NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio chimed in today about a controversial remark made by Rep. Charles Rangel during a congressional debate, telling the candidates to stick to the issues.
During Friday night’s debate, Rangel, who is seeking a 23rd term, questioned Democratic opponent Adriano Espaillat‘s record, saying, “What the heck has he done, besides saying he’s a Dominican?”
The comment has reportedly infuriated Hispanic political leaders.
“There’s no place in this discussion for questions of race or nationality,” de Blasio told reporters, including WCBS 880′s Rich Lamb, in Harlem on Monday.
“I certainly have heard from Congressman Rangel that he is very mindful of being cautious with word choice going forward, and I respect that. But I would say to all the candidates involved, let’s get back to the issues. I don’t think the people will smile on any discussion of anything but the issues.”
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Actually he hasn’t done much — but it isn’t his fault. Republicans in the NY State Senate prevent Democrats other than the 6 turncoats from having any influence on anything, ever. This despite the fact that voters elected 33 Democrats and 30 Republicans to the Senate.
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Hey Bill, you cant have it both ways.