Mayor Bloomberg booed at St. Patrick's Day Parade in Queens for perceived attack on union workers

[proud2BlibKansan]

Irish eyes were not smiling at Mayor Bloomberg.

Hizzoner was roundly booed as he marched in the first St. Patrick's Day Parade of the season in Queens Saturday, drawing jeers for his perceived attacks on union workers.

Walking through the blue-collar neighborhoods of the Rockaways, home to scores of city workers, Bloomberg was loudly heckled for his plans to lay off teachers and slash pensions .

"The classrooms are already overcrowded and now he wants to lay off thousands of teachers?" asked Jeanne O'Leary, who has been teaching at nearby Public School 104 for 10 years.



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[Wilms]

1. Now is that any way to treat the mayor from a different city?

Oh. Wait. Bloomberg is SUPPOSED to be the mayor of the outer boroughs too.

Easy to forget.

[maryf]

2. Yes!! We need more of this!

Solidarity! Hope the poor get into this act too, enough boos will get media notice!

[monmouth]

3. "Perceived??" HA!...n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. LOL! I had that same reaction.

:rofl:

[Scurrilous]

4. K & R

:thumbsup:

[JVS]

6. I dare NYC to protest him as vehemently as Wisconsin does Walker.

[Starry Messenger]

7. k&r

[maryf]

8. kick because I like this so much!

:)