BLOOMBERG GREASES BLACK MINISTERS
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an article in today’s New York Times on New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his relations with African American ministers:
Rev. Calvin O. Butts III has managed to grab “at least $7 million in city contracts” under Bloomberg for his church and non-profits.
Rev. Floyd H. Flake is awash in millions of dollars—make that $8 million—in city contracts for city services his church provides.
Rev. A.R. Bernard wins the trophy: the Bloomberg administration decided to sell parts of two streets to his Christian Cultural Center.
According to the article, Bloomberg “has deployed an unusual combination of city money, private philanthropy, political appointments and personal attention, creating a web of ties to black clergy members that is virtually unheard of for a white elected official in New York City.”
Look what Bloomberg got in return: he received the endorsements and “the blessings of the city’s most powerful black ministers, who together preach to tens of thousands of congregants each week.”
Where in the world are the church and state watchdogs when it comes to government aid to black churches? If Catholic priests had this kind of “relationship” with Bloomberg, all hell would break loose.
Once again, white liberal racism is at work: black ministers can endorse political candidates with impunity, but woe to a Catholic priest who preaches against abortion. Moreover, Catholics are still waiting for Bloomberg to say it’s okay to put a nativity scene in the classroom alongside the Jewish religious symbol, the menorah. We don’t even want the mayor to buy us a street.
Susan A. Fani
Director of Communications
Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
catalyst@catholicleague.org
New York, NY 10123
212-371-3191
212-371-3394 (fax)
http://catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1703
Thursday, October 29, 2009
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4 comments:
Well, are we to assume that Bloomberg made his billions being an honest and upright nice guy?
No surprise there.
Why is there no Republican running against Bloomberg? Isn't he running as an Independent instead of a Socialist, I mean Liberal?
Obviously, no Republican is running against him because he has paid everybody off to ensure he runs alone. He's where he is for that reason only, but his days are numbered because...the conservatives are coming.
CG,
He almost lost, though I am not sure the Democrat would have been much worse. I don't know how anyone can live in New York City surrounded by all those Democrats. I can't handle living in Wisconsin; too many Democrats for me.
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