{"id":361,"date":"2009-10-28T09:42:01","date_gmt":"2009-10-28T13:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=361"},"modified":"2009-10-28T09:42:01","modified_gmt":"2009-10-28T13:42:01","slug":"all-the-supporters-money-can-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=361","title":{"rendered":"All the supporters money can buy"},"content":{"rendered":"

MAIG<\/a> has lost a bunch of supporters after NRA<\/a> did a members mailing to their constituents. \u00a0Mayor Mike<\/a> isn’t about to let that challenge go unanswered. \u00a0He’s going to spread some money around. \u00a0From last nights mayoral debate<\/a> with challenger Bill Thompson<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… Thompson had his moments, too. He may have been at his best, and most ardent, when the candidates were asked about … Mr. Bloomberg\u2019s making, through his accountant, a $26,000 campaign contribution to Mayor Cory A. Booker<\/a> of Newark about a month after Mr. Booker endorsed Mr. Bloomberg<\/a>. \u00a0Mr. Bloomberg defended the contribution, saying he was proud to support mayors who shared his stances on gun control<\/strong> and education. \u00a0But Mr. Thompson said the contribution reflected a pattern in which Mr. Bloomberg used his money to woo supporters from mayors to community groups and muzzle potential critics. \u00a0\u201cThis is just a continuation of the worst kind of politics \u2014 this pay-to-endorse politics that Mike Bloomberg is engaged in,\u201d Mr. Thompson said …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bloomberg did the same thing a few months back<\/a> with Jerry Jennings<\/a>.<\/p>\n