Posted on 07/30/2010 11:40:37 AM PDT by HearMe
A Democratic representative from New York has fired his campaign spokesperson after she gave a newspaper a list of what she called "Jewish money" going to his Republican opponent.
In an effort to show that Republican challenger Mike Grimm has received most of his financial support from donors outside of New York's 13th district, Democratic Rep. Mike McMahon's re-election campaign gave the New York Observer a list of more than 80 Jewish donors to Grimm.
The list was entitled "Grimm Jewish Money Q2."
At least half a dozen of the donors on the list live on Staten Island, which is part of the 13th district.
"Where is Grimm's money coming from," Jennifer Nelson, McMahon's campaign spokesperson, asked the Observer. "There is a lot of Jewish money, a lot of money from people in Florida and Manhattan, retirees."
Nelson told the Observer she did not know how the campaign's finance team compiled the list, but she said that finance director Debra Solomon is Jewish and "knows a lot of people in that community."
Politico reports that McMahon has fired Nelson and apologized for her comments.
"These comments were entirely inappropriate and there is no place for this kind of behavior. I was outraged by these unfortunate remarks which were unauthorized and are in no way indicative of my beliefs or of my campaign," McMahon said. "I am proud to represent an incredibly diverse community and to enjoy an incredibly diverse base of support. Any comments that could serve to divide our community along religious or ethnic lines have no place in our community or my campaign. I sincerely apologize for her comments, and as she has since been terminated from our campaign, there will be no such incidents in the future."
Grimm said the list was an outrage.
"The fact that a U.S. Congressman would separate out any group by religion or even by ethnicity is nothing short of outrageous," he told the Observer. "This goes beyond politics."
The 13th district went to John McCain in the 2008 presidential election, and both McCain and his 2008 running mate Sarah Palin have endorsed Grimm, the blog RedState points out.
Actually, the assistant who was fired is a female, an ugly one I might add.
Well, someone is responsible. And most people outside the local 'Rat circle think McMahon himself bears the responsibility. The buck has to stop somewhere.
McMahon seems to be doing fine, outraising both his Republican opponents combined. And with all the right names, Goldman Sachs at the top of his donor list.
| Contributor | Total |
|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs | $51,050 |
| Jobs, Opportunities & Education PAC | $12,500 |
| Calcagno Construction | $12,000 |
| Laborers Union | $11,000 |
| Bank of America | $10,250 |
| American Assn for Justice | $10,000 |
| American Hospital Assn | $10,000 |
| AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America | $10,000 |
| BRIDGE PAC | $10,000 |
| Honeywell International | $10,000 |
| Icap | $10,000 |
| Impact | $10,000 |
| International Assn of Fire Fighters | $10,000 |
| Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | $10,000 |
| National Air Traffic Controllers Assn | $10,000 |
| New Democrat Coalition | $10,000 |
| New York Life Insurance | $10,000 |
| Operating Engineers Union | $10,000 |
| PAC to the Future | $10,000 |
| Turkish Coalition USA PAC | $10,000 |
| Contributor | Total |
|---|---|
| Sun Coast Resources | $16,650 |
| Goldberg & Rimberg | $9,800 |
| G&G Construction & Development | $9,600 |
| Greenscape Ventures | $9,600 |
| Satcom Corp | $9,600 |
| Centers for Specialty Care LLC | $9,000 |
| Chetrit Group | $9,000 |
| Kasowitz, Benson et al | $8,400 |
| Benchmark Co | $7,800 |
| McB Holdings | $7,500 |
| American Print Works | $4,800 |
| Barclays | $4,800 |
| CDS International Holdings | $4,800 |
| Cox Padmore Skolnik Llp | $4,800 |
| DC Government | $4,800 |
| Elmo Realty Co-Vice Pre | $4,800 |
| First American Corp | $4,800 |
| Heb Grocery Stores | $4,800 |
| Joshua A Rosenbaum PC | $4,800 |
| King Fuels | $4,800 |
| Quad Capital Management | $4,800 |
| Roy Moffitt Customized Fueling | $4,800 |
| Self-Waterbridge | $4,800 |
| Stonehenge Partner, Inc, | $4,800 |
| Stonehenge Partners | $4,800 |
| Surgical Management | $4,800 |
| Tri State Funding | $4,800 |
| Wubben Brothers | $4,800 |
Interestingly neither the FEC nor opensecrets.org has a listing of donors for Grimm yet, so I can't play find the Jewish name.
In an effort to show that Republican challenger Mike Grimm has received most of his financial support from donors outside of New York's 13th district, Democratic Rep. Mike McMahon's re-election campaign gave the New York Observer a list of more than 80 Jewish donors to Grimm. The list was entitled "Grimm Jewish Money Q2."
I suppose that Goldman Sachs people laugh at the harsh rhetoric thrown around at them by the Obamatons in public, because they know that when they are really in trouble, they can come begging the federal government and get a bailout.
So Goldman Sachs generally prefers Democrats for good reason.
*Yawn*
Democrat slings mud, fires mud-backspattered lackey with a nice letter of recommendation.
*zzzz*
With McCain and Giuliani endorsements, Grimm is possible RINO material in spite of the TEA party support.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.