Bless their hearts-

Strange, these days, how so many in politics are just champing at the bit to spew some race talk:

Democratic Congressman’s Staff Hits Opponent For Taking “Jewish Money”

DOUG MATACONIS | FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2010 LEAVE A COMMENT

File this one under worst gaffe ever:

Mike Grimm, a G.O.P challenger to Democrat Mike McMahon’s Congressional seat, took in over $200,000 in his last filing.

But in an effort to show that Grimm lacks support among voters in the district, which covers Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, the McMahon campaign compiled a list of Jewish donors to Grimm and provided it to The Politicker.

The file, labeled “Grimm Jewish Money Q2,” for the second quarter fundraising period, shows a list of over 80 names, a half-dozen of which in fact do hail from Staten Island, and a handful of others that list Brooklyn as home.

“Where is Grimm’s money coming from,” said Jennifer Nelson, McMahon’s campaign spokeman. “There is a lot of Jewish money, a lot of money from people in Florida and Manhattan, retirees.”

Not surprisingly, Nelson was fired yesterday.

Will this hurt McMahon in November ? Most likely not. He won in 2008 with nearly a 30 point margin and, this is New York City.

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