Michael Bloomberg Blasts Bill De Blasio Over 'Racist' Campaign

[RandySF]

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg blasted Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio, accusing him of running a "racist" campaign.

In an interview with New York Magazine published Saturday, Bloomberg said de Blasio is "using his family to gain support."

"I think it’s pretty obvious to anyone watching what he’s been doing," Bloomberg said of de Blasio. "I do not think he himself is racist. It’s comparable to me pointing out I’m Jewish in attracting the Jewish vote."

Back in August, de Blasio released an ad featuring his African-American wife, Chirlane McCray, and his 15-year-old son Dante. In the clip, the teen says his dad "is the only Democrat with the guts to really break from the Bloomberg years."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/07/michael-bloomberg-bill-de-blasio_n_3886338.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

[hrmjustin]

1. Bloomberg is an idiot and I am glad he will no longer be our mayor.

de Blasio 100%

[Bluenorthwest]

2. The stop and frisk campaign is a racist campaign.

Bloomberg's policies are deeply racist.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. yeah, clearly the presence of non-whites is racist. how dare he showcase his non-white family.

#fuckyoubloomberg

[RevStPatrick]

4. I don't think that word means...

...what you think it means, Mr. (soon to be former) Mayor.

[Igel]

5. Think of it as a dog whistle.

Dog whistles are so high pitched that humans can't hear them.

That means there could be a very loud dog whistle being blown just outside your window. You wouldn't hear it.

On the other hand, if you claim one is being blown just outside your window, it might be hard (unless there was a dog around who would show he was bothered by it) to disprove the claim.

If it was a mostly white area, everybody knew deBlasio's wife was black, and Bloomberg featured an ad with his white wife and kid saying that "stability and consistency was important" at least some point out a dog whistle that nobody could deny. Nor would anybody try.

Bloomberg says there's a dog whistle. Nobody can deny that there is one because we can't hear it. On the other hand, in this case we demand proof.

"Dog whistle" ... just another way of saying, "You'd better believe my claim, because I'm not going to prove it."

[RandySF]

6. My theory

He's pointing out that deBliasio has a black wife. NYC is not a mecca of racial tolerance.