Posted 11/17/2009 8:04:00 PM
It is now 7:30 A.M. I am up early reviewing the show rundown sheet for this morning. Checked in with Mtume on any updated topic deviations for the Show. Picked up Mtume a little after 9 A.M. and heading to the station. On the way, we chat about the topics for the morning. Mtume is especially animated about President Obama and his lack of respect and loyalty to Bill Thompson, the democratic mayoral candidate, during the recent mayoral election in NYC. Mayor Michael Bloomberg just barely won by 5% over Thompson - an unexpected close race given Bloomberg's $100 million dollar outlay versus Thompson's mere $10 million outlay for the race.
Mtume feels very strongly that President Obama should have paid more attention to the NYC mayoral election and just maybe Thompson could have won. He was disappointed that the President chose only to give Thompson, what he describes as ...
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Posted 11/7/2009 3:27:00 PM
Bill goes radio silent vs. slur
Keeps mum during caller's anti-Semitic slap at Mike
By SALLY GOLDENBERG and MAGGIE HABERMAN
Last Updated: 7:35 AM, November 2, 2009
Posted: 3:21 AM, November 2, 2009
Bill Thompson yesterday failed to challenge an anti-Semitic statement by a caller on a radio show who slammed Mayor Bloomberg as caring only about "the Jewish people of his persuasion."
The Democratic mayoral hopeful was appearing as a guest on KISS-FM's "Open Line" during the final 48 hours before tomorrow's general election when a caller who identified himself as "Carl from Harlem" greeted him and said, "I believe that you will be a good mayor . . . ...
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