The Sinking Ship

Democratic mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer cannot get a break; even the Clintons only barely are supporting him. Case in point — Bill Clinton appeared at a rally yesterday to support Ferrer but not before unplugging the sound system so no one could hear what the former President actually said:

For New York Democrats seeking to take back City Hall, it was supposed to be a picture-perfect moment: Bill Clinton in the Bronx yesterday to rally voters behind Fernando Ferrer, the party’s beleaguered candidate against Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.

But a run-of-the-mill campaign stop turned into a bizarre frenzy after the Clinton team removed the entire sound system during a dispute with low-level Ferrer supporters, who were trying to make the event more dramatic. As a result, a crowd of 1,000 people could barely hear Mr. Clinton praise “this good man.”

Real classy!