Looking to skip out on your taxes, lie, cheat, obfuscate and scam four rent-controlled apartments for yourself? Then according to Mikey Bloomberg, you're his
go-to guy in Washington. Quite a track record Bloomberg is racking up lately. He theorized the Times Square bomber was probably an opponent of ObamaCare, he's been as belligerent as possible when it comes to trashing opponents of the Ground Zero Mosque and now he comes out with a ringing endorsement of the
crooked Charlie Rangel. I can't wait until next year when he starts playing it cute with a possible White House run.
Mayor Bloomberg is giving beleaguered Rep. Charles Rangel a big boost with a recorded phone message urging voters to support the 20-term lawmaker, the Daily News has learned.
"Tough times require tough leadership, and that is what Charlie Rangel has provided for us, and will continue to provide for us going forward," Bloomberg says in the robo-calls expected to flood phone lines in Rangel's district on Sunday.
The mayor calls the 80-year-old Harlem Democrat the "go-to guy in Washington." He credits Rangel with "bringing $300 million in stimulus funds to protect the jobs of New Yorkers," "insuring affordable housing for working families" and "working to expand health coverage for all Americans."
The calls, which were recorded this week, will come 48 hours before Rangel faces a five-way fight in Tuesday's Democratic primary. A House ethics panel is due next week to start trial proceedings on 13 alleged violations.
Bloomberg, who has stayed out of most local races this season, recorded the call because "Charlie Rangel has always been there for New York City, and the mayor hasn't forgotten that," mayoral spokesman Jason Post said.
Team Rangel predicted the message will shore up his support with voters in the district, which includes Harlem, the upper West Side, Washington Heights and a sliver of Queens.
"The mayor is really a standup guy, and this is an important message," said a Rangel aide.
Considering Bloomberg's waning popularity, any endorsement from him may well be the kiss of death.
Looking to skip out on your taxes, lie, cheat, obfuscate and scam four rent-controlled apartments for yourself? Then according to Mikey Bloomberg, you're his go-to guy in Washington. Quite a track record Bloomberg is racking up lately. He theorized the Times Square bomber was probably an opponent of ObamaCare, he's been as belligerent as possible when it comes to trashing opponents of the Ground Zero Mosque and now he comes out with a ringing endorsement of the crooked Charlie Rangel. I can't wait until next year when he starts playing it cute with a possible White House run.
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