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Eric Garcetti Might Have Doomed His Candidacy by Telling Voters He Wants to Become L.A. "First Jewish Mayor"



Un
solicited Advice Column (Part 4 of a series of articles about the Los Angeles mayoral election)
By Bobby M. Reyes

{xtypo_quote} 'Garcetti, who has an Italian last name, pointed out that he could also make a historic breakthrough — as the city's first elected Jewish mayor (one was appointed in the 1880s, but only for a year)'. -- As reported by L.A. Times reporters James Rainey & Maeve Reston {/xtypo_quote}

T hus, mayoral hopeful Eric Garcetti, in a moment of political hara-kiri, told the audience and the people watching on KTLA-TV (Channel 5) his wish to become the "
city's first elected Jewish mayor" on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at the USC's Galen Center.

To read the entire account of the said televised debate between Eric Garcetti and Ms. Wendy Greuel, as written by
L.A. Times reporters James Rainey & Maeve Reston, please copy and paste to your browser this URL: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mayor-debate-20130506,0,4949642.story

The political handlers of Eric Garcetti and perhaps the candidate himself probably made the biggest blunder in this year's mayoral election's run-off on May 21, 2013. They wanted perhaps to remind Jewish-American voters of Mr. Garcetti's historic aspiration to become their "first Jewish mayor of Los Angeles" to win their votes. Mr. Garcetti and Company probably thought that in a real-close contest with Ms. Wendy Greuel, the Jewish ballots would become the deciding swing votes.

But such a political stunt of involving the Jewish voters is a dumb move on the part of Mr. Garcetti. Ms. Wendy Greuel does not portray her goal of becoming Los Angeles' "first woman city mayor" and not the
"first Christian female city mayor." After all, there is a separation between church and state. And ideally, religion has no place in politics.

While we live now in a spirit of Christian ecumenism and religious tolerance, there are still Christians that blame the Jewish people of killing Jesus Christ. Probably some Islamic voters of Los Angeles would vote for Mr. Garcetti's opponent simply because they hate the people from the Land of Judah and their descendants in America.

Perhaps in his desperation -- as Wendy Greuel has totally obliterated Mr. Garcetti's 10-point edge and in fact she now leads the polls -- Eric Garcetti repeated during the May 5th debate his ambition to become the city's "first Jewish mayor."

It was not the first time that Mr. Garcetti has trumpeted his Jewish ancestry. As early as January 2, 2013, he reminded

Eric Garcetti invokes Latino-Jewish ancestry in mayor's race


Garcetti prides himself on his ease with L.A.'s diverse cultures. He hopes to weave a multiethnic tapestry of voters in a city that often votes along ethnic lines.

To read the article in its entirety as written by
L.A. Times reporter Michael Finnegan, please copy and paste to your browser this URL: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-garcetti-mayor-20130102,0,3870098.story

"On his mother's side, Garcetti is a descendant of Jewish immigrants from Russia, Poland and the Ukraine. They too settled in Boyle Heights in the early 20th century. Garcetti's maternal grandfather, Harry Roth, turned the family's Los Angeles clothing business, Louis Roth & Co., into a major national brand of high-end suits for men.

"Eric Garcetti and seven relatives now oversee the Roth Family Foundation. On its website, it has reported giving $5.9 million in grants since 2000 to hundreds of organizations, among them the PUENTE Learning Center, Planned Parenthood LA and the Silverlake Conservatory of Music." # # #

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