ELECTIONS ARE COMING: SOME GREAT, SOME DISAPPOINTING NEWS…..STAY TUNED
FIRST THE GREAT NEWS:
Barron loses in Brooklyn congressional primary *****
NEW YORK (JTA) — City Councilman Charles Barron, a fierce critic of Israeli policy who was opposed by Jewish lawmakers and top party officials, lost in his bid to secure the Democratic nomination in a Brooklyn congressional race.
Barron lost to state Assemblyman Hakeen Jeffries Tuesday in the fight to succeed 24-year incumbent Rep. Edolphus Towns, also a Democrat, who is retiring at the end of this year. Jeffries attracted support from pro-Israel activists throughout the city and around the country.
Several current and former New York Jewish elected officials had denounced Barron’s candidacy to represent New York’s 8th Congressional District, citing what they called his anti-Israel views. Ex-Mayor Ed Koch, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), City Councilman David Greenfield and state Assemblyman Dov Hikind, among others, gathered earlier this month in front of the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in downtown Battery Park to call Barron an “enemy of the State of Israel” and the New York Jewish community.
Barron’s candidacy drew widespread opposition, including from the liberal group MoveOn and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, who is running as a Republican for Congress in New Jersey.
The politicians at Battery Park expressed support for Jeffries and called Barron an “anti-Semite,” “hateful” and a “bigot.”
Barron has compared the Israeli treatment of the Palestinians to the Nazi treatment of Jews during World War II. He also has publicly praised foreign dictators such as the late Muammar Gadhafi of Libya and Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.
DISAPPOINTING NEWS:
Too bad Bob Turner lost yesterday and now Wendy Long will challenge Gillibrand so she’s now my candidate.
GOOD NEWS:
On a good front Chris Collins is the GOP challenger for Congress in New York District 27……stay tuned.
FUNNY NEWS
Charlie Rangel remains unchallenged in New York, so don’t make fun of Chicago style politics.
HO HUM NEWS:
Senator Hatch stays on as GOP Senate candidate in Utah.
Stay tuned!
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