McMahon Campaign Hits Grimm For Taking 'Jewish Money' (Updated)

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This is bizarre:

Mike Grimm, a G.O.P challenger for 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."

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Reached by phone, Grimm, who is part-Italian, part-German, said he was proud of his Jewish support and said he was disturbed to hear that the McMahon campaign compiled a seperate list of his Jewish donors.

"The fact that a U.S. Congressman would seperate out any group by religion or even by ethnicity is nothing short of outrageous," he said. "This goes beyond politics."

So how exactly does "Jewish money" differ from standard U.S. currency? Perhaps someone in the McMahon campaign can enlighten us.

Sarah Palin endorsed Mike Grimm just yesterday, and apparently not a day too soon. This McMahon character needs to go. Meanwhile, Grimm's opponent on the GOP side doesn't sound like much of a prize either.

Update: Nelson has been fired and is in quarantine under the bus for Foot-In-Mouth Disease.

- JP