McCain Finds Surprise Pocket Of Support In Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn Ink:

Venture to the southeastern point of Brooklyn, below Avenue H, and you will find a Brooklyn where Syrian Jews dine on kibbeh in Gravesend, and where Muslims heed the call to prayer in Bensonhurst. This is a Brooklyn where the manicured lawns and Mercedeses on Ocean Parkway or in Dyker Heights shout one kind of American dream, and where the Cyrillic lettering on the Russian supper clubs in Little Odessa speak another.

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Yet for all its many disparate parts, there is one thing that many in this Brooklyn share: a belief in the candidacy of John McCain. Avenue H is, roughly by our measurement, Brooklyn's equivalent of the Mason-Dixon line. North of it - as our map of the borough reveals - is Obama country. But it is a different story south of Avenue H. Here, according to the Federal Election Commission, is the pocket of Brooklyn where contributions to McCain exceed those to Obama. In a sea of blue, this small quadrant of Brooklyn is an island of red.

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Comments

[gr8abz]

There was a time decades ago back in the early 70's when lots of Italian Americans voted Democrat in north eastern urban thresholds like Brooklyn and South Philadelphia. Don't ask me when it happened but those days are gone. FYI. There are more nail salons in Bensonhurst per square mile than any other part of the country. Guess that sums up the values of that district. No surprise they want to be a part of the rich man's party and vote for Palin/McCain even if she/he ruins the economy and starts a nuclear war. WTF.

[SilentShout]

I live in this are and no one is nastier than these people. Sorry but it's true!

[haveitoldyoulately]

Of course they are....they're still paying back Giuliani for kneeling down to them. When Giuliani was mayor....this area did not have to abide by laws.....they double parked (no ticketing) They had movie locations shut down (because they didn't like it in THEIR neighborhood) anything they wanted, they got.

[WinterStorm]

SURPRISE POCKET!!! Give me a break. The NeoCons have had the full support of this group since 2000. No...this is status quo...No surprise here...keep it moving people...nothing to see here...

[Skye]

"Oh pleeze! Talk about a minority! The entire sect will vote for McCain".





Yes.. It's a minority within a minority. I get the feeling some of you think they represent all Jews.

[SD leaker]

l don't see who is surprised? They only want the US to keep making vvars on lsrael's behaIf.

[jusion]

Check this out — from the tape (apparently — this was on Free Republic and Hillbuzz):

Saw a clip from the tape. Reason we can’t release it is because statements Obama said to rile audience up during toast. He congratulates Khalidi for his work saying “Israel has no God-given right to occupy Palestine” plus there’s been “genocide against the Palestinian people by Israelis.”

It would be really controversial if it got out. Tha’s why they will not even let a transcript get out.

This fits with what we heard Obama did at that dinner. It’s consistent with what Obama bundlers here in Chicago said was on that tape from the Khalidi dinner. This was the second big punch these bundlers said would hit Obama — after the socialist punch. That leaves one punch left to go in what these bundlers were afraid of.

Seems to us the LA Times should really release the tape they are holding to disprove the claims on FreeRepublic that Obama said these vile, antisemitic things about Israel.

Here’s the link: http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2008/10/red-alert-tip-why-times-wont-release.html


Seems to us the LA Times should really release the tape they are holding to disprove the claims on FreeRepublic that Obama said these vile, antisemitic things about Israel.

Here’s the link: http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2008/10/red-alert-tip-why-times-wont-release.html

[TroubleNYC]

No facts.

[LeslieM]

Thank you for letting me know which part of Brooklyn to avoid.

[Skye]

"This could really effect the outcome, as these sects vote as a block. It's how they have virtually run the government in the area that they settle and take over. The entire sect is told who to vote for, and they do".


You're kidding right? This small group of Orthodox Jews is not going to have any affect on the election outcome. Thankfully, there's not enough of them to matter.

Obama has at least 75% of the Jewish vote.

[DAdvocate123]

Because they still think they are voting for FDR. Someone should tell them that FDR died.

[CammyV]

This could really effect the outcome, as these sects vote as a block. It's how they have virtually run the government in the area that they settle and take over. The entire sect is told who to vote for, and they do.

[Yola]

Oh pleeze! Talk about a minority! The entire sect will vote for McCain.

[Yermammy]

Diamond Merchants for McCain??? NO! What are the odds! LOL

[Spesabsquemetu]

And I assume these men are just fine with John McCain's contributions to the group run by Rashid Khalidi?

[hortonhearsawho]

Angry white men convention?

[ErnestineBass]

Fundies will be fundies no matter where they live.

[walk0nwalls]

People let you down sometimes. It's disheartening.