New York City's Independent (formerly Republican) Mayor Michael Bloomberg had some strong remarks about wingnut attempts to caricature Barack Obama. According to "The Trail" in this morning's WaPo, Bloomberg "told a Jewish audience in Florida that 'demagogues' were engaging in a 'whisper campaign' against Obama, and he urged Jews to 'reject' such wedge politics 'loudly, clearly and unequivocally.'" Bloomberg continued,
"As I'm sure many of you know, there are plenty of e-mails floating around the Internet targeting Jewish voters and saying that Senator Obama is secretly a Muslim, and a radical one at that... Let's call those rumors what they are -- lies."
Bravo, Mayor Bloomberg! Let's hear more truth-telling about this shameful tactic.
