Also on Charles Barron's Enemies List: Al Sharpton
As part of our continuing efforts to flood the zone on the Charles Barron beat, we caught up with him yesterday outside City Hall. Unlike David Yassky, who looked absolutely haggard -- he appears to have lost so much weight in the course of his campaign that he was swimming in his suit -- Barron didn't look or act like a man who'd just been defeated.
"Big victory, big victory. You're looking at the next Congressman from the 10th congressional district, that was a big loss for Ed Towns," said Barron, who finished second in a three-way primary in which Towns, the incumbent, received less than 50 percent of the vote. "That was a big loss for Al Sharpton endorsed someone who the majority of the people voted against," he said.
"I think Sharpton's influence is not only waning -- it is non-existent in some instances. Sharpton lost with two judges. Sharpton lost in our race I believe, and the races he was winning in, those folks were going to win any way. I think is shows a waning influence and people shouldn't let him continue to play this last-minute endorsement game, waiting to see who is going to win and then get on their side. So this is a victory for the masses."
Other Barron favorites appear to include primary opponent Roger Green, "the most disgraceful person in this whole thing," Andrew Cuomo, "a slumlord," and Hillary Clinton, because "she's for the war."
--Jason Horowitz
This guy is delusional. He got 37% when previous challengers to Towns have pushed him within 4-5%. Even if he got 2/3 of Green's votes (very questionable) he'd still have only gotten to 46%. He lost. Big.
As horrible as I think Barron is, he makes some good points. Towns' previous opponents spent much more $ than Barron and had a strong appeal to White voters. So Barron's showing among Blacks is quite good. And Sharpton's support of Towns shows what a phony he is when he calls himself a progressive. See Room 8 for more.
Be wary, doubters. Barron said the same thing after he lost to Priscilla Wooten in 97. And he stomped her son in 01.
You just can't give up taking a shot at David Yassky. Can you?
Barron has more integrity and more cojones than all those clowns mentioned in this piece -- especially Sharpton, Towns and Green. City Hall, the Capitol and Washington need more like him. We have toomany weasals, whores and hacks in government. Barron should be emulated and admired for the positions he's taken and the conviction he brings to public service.
I'm a white guy, and I absolutely agree with the last anon comment. Barron, while he has some faults, is one of the better public servants in this city. That is a pretty low bar, though.
Barron is the real thing - eventually he'll get to congress - and one day to City Hall. No NYC politician is more progressive, no politician has more integrity and no politician in NYC understands that Black power is key saving this city from the Bush's, Guiliani's and Bloomberg's of the world...
I totally agree with Charles Barron. He would have won the primary if that Roger (no good) Green would have backed out like he promised. Charles is a politician who understands and cares for his people. He is not afraid to stand up for his convictions. He is not afraid to be black!!!
Barron is one of the most racist people I have ever met. If he was for the poor then why does his district still full of crime and poverty?