Posted on 09/27/2011 2:29:56 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch recently endorsed Republican Bob Turner in the special election for Anthony Weiner's old congressional seat, helping him pull off the upset against Democrat Dave Weprin. Koch, who supported Obama in 2008, wanted to punish the Democratic party over "President Obama's open hostility to the State of Israel." But that was all a few weeks ago! He's now changed his mind and endorsed Obama, after being invited to a fancy party.
Koch released a statement today that, for the most part, is a party report with several off-topic detours along the way:
I attended the gathering of United Nations delegates at the New York Public Library held by President Barack Obama and Mrs. Obama. The New York Public Library is one of the most spectacular public buildings in New York City. Many of its ornate rooms, rivaling in their own American way, the dazzling gold-finished galleries at Versailles, the residence of Louis XIV outside of Paris, were restored with the personal fortune of Brooke Astor who lived until the age of 105.
I first met Mrs. Astor shortly after I became Mayor in 1978. A ceremony had been scheduled...
Skipping through several more paragraphs of stories about cocktail parties and zoo trips with the Astors in the '70s, he gets to the point: This Obama party was fun! Sure, he can win a second term now:
I believe the recent vote in the 9th Congressional District in New York affected in a positive way the policy of the U.S. on the Mideast.
(Excerpt) Read more at gawker.com ...
No, Ed doesn’t hate Jews; he just hates Jewish janitors!
I meant Obama hates Jewish janitors!
Maybe somebody just visited him, explained the Chicago way and asked if he would like to try sleeping with the fishes.
Hey Ed, is that a roll of cash in your pocket or are you just glad to see me? If it came from Bammy, it’s a “Chicago Roll” ... you better count it.
Did Eddie wake up this morning with a horse’s head in his bed?
Maybe they threatened to ‘out’ him.
These people have been, and continue to be, duped by obama.
This Obama party was fun! Sure, he can win a second term now: I believe the recent vote in the 9th Congressional District in New York affected in a positive way the policy of the U.S. on the Mideast.
I’m not surprised that Koch is backing Obama. Conservative talk show hosts were fooled by Koch, and praised him. All Koch cares about is Israel. He never criticized Obama for his domestic policies. Koch is stupid for backing Obama again.
LOL !!
ML/NJ
No, just the same old horse's ass.
Ed Koch????? Have you been drinking that OblahMao Koolaid again? Stick to the Maneshewitz wine if you’re gonna get drunk. Why not keep it kosher pal.
Let’s put it this way. Koch and the UN forced Obama to shut up and love the Jews. But we all know he’s a true muslim with that famous motto “Kill all the Christians and Jews.
Obama got 80% jewish vote in 2008. He will get at least that in 2012.
Ed Koch Stops Crying, Back On “Obama Reelection Express”
AP
Now that former New York City mayor and current bridge Ed Koch feels that he got what he wanted out of his support for winning GOP candidate Bob Turner in Anthony Weiner’s former district, he’s ready to be friends with Democrats again. “I believe the recent vote in the 9th Congressional District in New York affected in a positive way the policy of the U.S. on the Mideast,” Koch wrote in an email blast to supporters. “I’m now on board the Obama Reelection Express.” Yeah, doesn’t it feel good to get off the “Backstabby Crybaby Bus?”
If Koch’s endorsement of Turner never felt genuine it’s because he specifically said he was doing it to “send a message” to Obama about relations with Israel, not because he agreed with Bob Turner’s platform. Koch even called the GOP “scoundrels” while he was endorsing Turner.
Obama’s Israel-heavy speech at the UN surely had something to do with Koch’s change of heart. But lest he think that his Ninth District antics had anything to do with the president’s slight change of tone, it’s worth noting that Jewish voters have not flagged in their support of the president more than any other voting bloc. Look for Koch to threaten to endorse Rudy Giuliani in 2012 unless Obama renames New York City “Kochistan.”
http://gothamist.com/2011/09/27/ed_koch_is_finally_happy_back_on_ob.php
How about NBC?
Ed Koch Announces Support for Obama After Israel Speech
Tuesday, Sep 27, 2011 | Updated 3:56 PM EDT
Ed Koch Supports Obama Now
Former Mayor Ed Koch, who endorsed a Republican congressional candidate in New York as a way to “send a message” to President Obama on his policies toward Israel, now says he supports the president.
Koch told NBC New York that he is “back on the Obama Express Bus for re-election” after hearing his speech last week to the U.N.
“He has convinced me that he is very supportive of the state of Israel,” Koch said. “His speech at the U.N. in support of Israel was extraordinary... I couldn’t have made a better one myself.”
He musta got a visit from da boyz.
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