By COLlive reporter
Photos: Shimon Roumani
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was publicly castigated in connection with the 2012 election, but found one place where he was accepted without prejudice.
This week, Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich said: “We don’t come out of a background where we can buy a seat or buy, as Mayor Bloomberg did, buy the mayorship of New York.”
Speaking on the campaign trail in Iowa, Gingrich added, “I mean if you look at how much he spent, he just wrote a check and bought it.”
Back in New York, the mayor’s office didn’t comment and Bloomberg was publicly seen on the last night of Chanukah with Rabbi Shmuel Butman, Director of Lubavitch Youth Organization.
Despite heavy rains and strong winds, the two were lifted on a Con Edison cherry picker on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to light the Largest Menorah in the World.
“I would never miss it,” said the Mayor, but quipped “Where is Noah?”
“Coming here was of great significance,” Rabbi Butman replied. “It tells the story of the Jewish people. We do not give in to difficulties and with the help of G-d we prevail.”
It’s not that the umbrella is so huge, Butman and Bloomberg are both tiny men. If there were ever an air-raid warning they’d be able to seek safety by standing under their desks.
Where can I get such a HUUUGGGGEEEE umbrella?
i will vote for Newt in a heartbeat. He is a genuine friend of Israel.
Don’t forget who was one of the main political players to make sure the Rebbe received the Congressional Medal of honour was Newt. At the time it was a very significant event, and the Rebbe was the first religious leader to receive the honour