Mike Bloomberg launches pro-black business ad campaign

[mia]

The ad, entitled “Cheryl,” features construction firm owner Cheryl McKissack. McKissack highlights how her fifth generation family business had difficulties getting contracts the company needed to thrive and how Bloomberg, as Mayor of New York City, leveled the playing field for businesses like hers.

The ad comes just days after audio surfaced of Bloomberg discussing, and defending, his controversial “stop and frisk” program in New York City that allowed police officers to detain and pat down anyone they thought might pose a risk. The policy disproportionately affected minority communities.

In the audio, Bloomberg can be heard saying the only way to keep guns out of the hands of minority youth is “to throw them up against the wall and frisk them.”

Since then, Bloomberg and his campaign have rallied a network of African American surrogates and community leaders in a demonstration of his support from the community....

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/319212-mike-bloomberg-launches-pro-black-business-ad-campaign

[wiley]

1. And I helped!

Y'all got to watch last night's Chris Hayes. Only Bernie supporters dislike Bloomberg. We like him.

[Amimnoch]

2. They kind of have to take him down.

else the ridiculousness of their whole argument kind of pops out there for all to see.