Ronnie Eldridge

Here’s former City Councilwoman Ronnie Eldridge of Manhattan at a rally for Barack Obama on the City Hall steps yesterday.

“Experience doesn’t count that much,” she said, before referencing Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam War.

How many black elected officials from Brooklyn were at the rally for Barack Obama on the City Hall steps this afternoon?

Enough that State Senator Bill Perkins of Harlem muttered to himself at the podium, “Oh man, we’re going to have to mix this up a bit.” He then introduced state Senator Eric Adams--who's from Brooklyn.  read more »