That quote comes from Viola Plummer (pictured above,) who is Chief of Staff for Councilman Charles Barron, a Brooklyn Democrat. Plummer, Barron and community activists, led by the Brooklyn-based December 12th Movement, had been strong backers of the Carson proposal. Plummer and supporters were apparently frustrated by the seven councilmebers who had abstained in the tension-filled vote. The reason? All seven, including Comrie, belonged to the Council's 25-member Black, Latino and Asian Caucus. As strong as the Carson backers were in calling for the name change, the Carson proposal was equally opposed in recent days by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and weeks earlier, Christine Quinn, the City Council Speaker.