Why is UFT President Leading Attacks on Eliot Spitzer?

[Smarmie Doofus]

Interesting... and curious. From Perdido St. blog:

>>>Why Is Michael Mulgrew Leading The Attacks Against Eliot Spitzer?
UFT President Michael Mulgrew seems to have a personal vendetta against former governor Eliot Spitzer.

When Spitzer announced his candidacy for New York City comptroller late Sunday night, Mulgrew immediately sprung into action to try and destroy Spitzer's fledgling campaign.

First, Mulgrew told the NY Times that he had put "all options" on the table to deal with Spitzer and he was considering using the UFT's campaign funds to run TV ads against him.

Today the NY Post reports that Spitzer, desperate to get the necessary signatures to get on the ballot by Thursday, reached out to one of the few firms that does petitioning work and got a preliminary agreement from them to join his campaign, but Mulgrew pulled strings with the firm (Red Horse Strategies) and got them to leave Spitzer in the lurch.>>

http://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.com/2013/07/why-is-michael-mulgrew-leading-attacks.html?showComment=1373866139527#c2432765272847258857

[WCGreen]

1. Because being Governor or Mayor means you are on the other side of negotiations

with all the public workers Unions...

[Smarmie Doofus]

3. Spitzer's running for Comptroller. The only tie in there that I see....

is that Comptroller reviews Dept of Ed spending. ( i.e . contracts.)

Hmmm.....

[HiPointDem]

5. good point. and i'll add that it's not just him --

Spitzer Must Be Doing Something Right
The corporate crooks who own this city and the neo-liberal functionaries in the press that shill for them are out for Eliot Spitzer this morning, with all three major daily newspapers attacking Spitzer with all their guns a blazin'.

The Daily News sends out Mike Lupica, Denis Hamill, Bill Hammond, and the editorial staff writer to shoot him down.

The Post puts out the hit on Spitzer with Andrea Peyser, Bob McManus, and the editorial staff writer as well.

Not to be outdone, the NY Times sends out Frank "I Loved 'Won't Back Down'" Bruni, Michael Powell, and the editorial staff writer to shiv Spitzer.

As I posted last night, UFT: A Union Of Retirees President Michael Mulgrew has threatened to personally take out campaign ads against Spitzer himself.

And Kathryn Wilde, head of the corporate criminal lobbying group New York City Partnership, attacked Spitzer in the Times.

Given how much of a reaction Spitzer's announcement to run for comptroller generated from the neo-liberal ruling class and their functionaries in the media, I'm starting to think Eliot Spitzer back with political power is just what we need in this city. Anybody who upsets Kathryn Wilde, Michael Mulgrew, and the Post, Daily News and Times editorial staff/neo-liberal columnist brigade must be doing something right.

http://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.com/2013/07/spitzer-must-be-doing-something-right.html

I'd like spitzer to win if only because he's the only politician of note who took a really aggressive line against financial malfeasance. Going to a prostitute is nothing against that.

[Warpy]

2. Looks like a personal vendetta to me.

If it is, Mulgrew's longevity as the head of the UFT is not something I'd bet the rent on.

It's either that or Stringer is someone Mulgrew thinks he can control. The problem with Spitzer is that he's reasonably honest and expects everybody else to play by the rules.

[Smarmie Doofus]

4. Hmmm. Yeah. This is what I'm thinking, also:

>>>>The problem with Spitzer is that he's reasonably honest and expects everybody else to play by the rules.>>>>