Smarmie Doofus
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Wed Jun-20-07 06:30 AM
Response to Reply #70 |
| 94. Almost all of said 'talk' has sprung.... |
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... suspiciously, in my opinion.... from the metropolitan section of the NY Times. Complete with the perfunctory "denials".
I've yet to encounter a single New York citizen who has offered the opinion that Bloomberg should run for , or serve as, president.
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| -Bloomberg Leaving GOP |
Newsjock |
Jun-19-07 05:15 PM |
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Well, I don't give a shit. |
HawkeyeX |
Jun-19-07 05:16 PM |
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I do. |
Bleachers7 |
Jun-19-07 05:20 PM |
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Holy shit. Here we go. I saw this coming. Unity '08's poster boy. |
wienerdoggie |
Jun-19-07 05:17 PM |
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The guy is either a chameleon or the Bishop of Bray. |
no_hypocrisy |
Jun-19-07 05:18 PM |
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Ladies and Gentlemen, meet the Repuke's answer to Ross Perot |
youngdem |
Jun-19-07 05:22 PM |
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"They" aren't doing anything. |
Bleachers7 |
Jun-19-07 05:39 PM |
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HEAR HEAR |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 06:34 PM |
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Wrong on all counts |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 06:30 PM |
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nah |
JoFerret |
Jun-19-07 06:40 PM |
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Then perhaps the Dems need to run a candidate that won't lose votes to Bloomberg |
Mike Daniels |
Jun-20-07 07:04 AM |
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And if Hagel runs with him....hello, President Fucking ROMNEY?? |
MADem |
Jun-20-07 12:20 PM |
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My take is the "republicon" party |
zidzi |
Jun-19-07 05:26 PM |
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I agree. Anytime someone in the GOP |
monkeyhq |
Jun-19-07 05:38 PM |
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Bloomie WAS a Democrat |
Chovexani |
Jun-19-07 09:27 PM |
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But But I don't live in Arizona, so local politics don't interest me |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 10:28 PM |
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So he'll split those voters with the Dems, and we'll end up with President Romney. NT |
MADem |
Jun-20-07 12:25 PM |
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Thank you for using one of my favorite words. |
tabasco |
Jun-19-07 05:40 PM |
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Congratulations to us.. |
zidzi |
Jun-19-07 05:56 PM |
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A skeezer is a person, male or female, who is scuzzy and |
tabasco |
Jun-19-07 06:04 PM |
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I'll bet they'll sell their |
zidzi |
Jun-19-07 06:57 PM |
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Hallelujah. |
Drum |
Jun-19-07 05:33 PM |
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No. Think Bloomberg/Hagel. |
monkeyhq |
Jun-19-07 05:40 PM |
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I agree with you. I think it's a done deal. Remember Hagel's non-announcement? |
MADem |
Jun-20-07 12:27 PM |
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Possibly...but I think Lieberman would only consider running if Clinton was not the candidate |
rpannier |
Jun-19-07 06:21 PM |
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Lieberman/Bloomberg not a chance. |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 06:31 PM |
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I agree with you for a number of reasons. |
MADem |
Jun-20-07 12:34 PM |
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Holy shiet! |
grytpype |
Jun-19-07 06:13 PM |
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This could help them, the same way Ross Perot helped Clinton. |
MADem |
Jun-20-07 12:30 PM |
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You can take the man out of the GOP................. nt |
Greeby |
Jun-19-07 06:29 PM |
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I guess you didn't know he was a life-long Democrat, did you? |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 06:32 PM |
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Why did he, anyway? (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Jun-20-07 02:09 AM |
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To avoid the NYC DEM mayoral primary. |
PaulHo |
Jun-20-07 07:14 AM |
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He's a Democrat. n/t |
MadAnne |
Jun-19-07 08:30 PM |
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Not really. He is an authoritarian who calls himself whatever he thinks |
tblue37 |
Jun-19-07 09:16 PM |
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MSNBC just said |
Catchawave |
Jun-19-07 06:38 PM |
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Nanananah, Nanananah, hey hey hey, goodbye |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 06:46 PM |
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If the choice is between Hillary and Rudy, |
MindMatter |
Jun-19-07 08:58 PM |
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What if it were between Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney? Who would you vote for then? |
MADem |
Jun-20-07 12:38 PM |
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I refuse to accept the blame |
MindMatter |
Jun-20-07 04:23 PM |
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You didn't answer my question. The nominees are HRC and Mitt the Shitt. |
MADem |
Jun-20-07 05:16 PM |
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He will not want to be/ settle for bottom of ANYONE's ticket |
JoFerret |
Jun-19-07 06:42 PM |
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Bloomberg/Hagel |
Singular73 |
Jun-19-07 06:44 PM |
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Yup |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 06:59 PM |
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Mayor Bloomberg leaving Republican Party |
fujiyama |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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All of us in NY/Metro KNEW he wasn't a Rethug |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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"back to being a Democrat instead" - maybe he doesn't recognize the |
davidwparker |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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He switched to make it easier to become Mayor in 2002 |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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He switched because the Dems didn't offer him the nomination. He said so. |
aquart |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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"It was ambition. Vanity. Pique." Isn't that what politics is about?? |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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He'll take independent and Democratic votes. |
aquart |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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I don't think so I have no intention of voting for him |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 07:15 PM |
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Sane republicans would. (to the extent there are any still lurking) |
JoFerret |
Jun-19-07 07:15 PM |
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I am POSITIVE they are |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 07:15 PM |
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You don't think Spitzer has ego and ambition? |
soleft |
Jun-20-07 08:27 AM |
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He pulled a Lieberman, in essence. Lose the opportunity to run under one party's flag, so shop |
MADem |
Jun-20-07 12:43 PM |
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I still don't see what so appealing about Hillary. |
ScreamingWhisper |
Jun-19-07 09:57 PM |
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FAR better than Rudy could even imagine being |
JoFerret |
Jun-19-07 07:15 PM |
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Let's call him "Wac-A-Mike" |
DURHAM D |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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Do you live in NYC or near it? Speak up. |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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Yep -- we've been discussing lately how Bloomberg seems unleashed now that Spitzer is Gov. |
quiet.american |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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MB is a self-made billionaire, think he's slow? |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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We'll see how he does. n/t |
quiet.american |
Jun-19-07 07:15 PM |
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What's wrong with you? |
DURHAM D |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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What's with your comment about Bloomberg? |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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I guess you don't get the reference to Wac-A-Mole. |
DURHAM D |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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He was a LIFE-LONG DEMOCRAT before he ran for Mayor |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 07:15 PM |
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But he was sure in bed with the Rethugs during their '04 convention! (eom) |
tblue37 |
Jun-19-07 09:21 PM |
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Really, were you there, or was it for the income for NYC? |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 10:18 PM |
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People's rights were widely violated on his orders. |
tblue37 |
Jun-19-07 10:21 PM |
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You have proof? I remember well, and I was sure the Police Commissioner gave the orders |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 10:23 PM |
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What??? You're suggesting that the city's MAYOR didn't have positive control over his own police? |
MADem |
Jun-20-07 12:51 PM |
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Is he gearing up for an "independent" presidential run? |
Blue-Jay |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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With some renegade Republican from the upper west? |
alfredo |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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Takes the steam out of any Republican press right now |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 07:15 PM |
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There has been a lot of talk about an indy run by Bloomberg, who has very deep pockets |
IndianaGreen |
Jun-19-07 08:43 PM |
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Almost all of said 'talk' has sprung.... |
PaulHo |
Jun-20-07 06:30 AM |
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Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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Right sure, you must have loved that phrase during Kerry's run |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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give_me_a_break |
dweller |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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Who gives a shit? Not me, why you? |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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Jun-19-07 07:15 PM |
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A tiger can't change its stripes... |
Squatch |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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He's not a tiger, he's a billionaire. |
aquart |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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Then he's still a life-long Democrat |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 07:14 PM |
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Look, for all of you nay-sayers, until Al Gore says he is running |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 07:15 PM |
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After his speech on the west coast I got such a strong feeling he was going to bail nt |
Javaman |
Jun-19-07 07:15 PM |
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He seems to spend his life switching parties! |
LeftishBrit |
Jun-19-07 07:18 PM |
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He's just another enemy of the working class - n/t |
entanglement |
Jun-20-07 05:47 PM |
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Next year's bestseller: Buying the Presidency |
mcscajun |
Jun-19-07 07:25 PM |
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Isn't it bought and paid for anyway??? |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 07:38 PM |
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Yeah, but that's in the aggregate. For Bloomberg, it would be |
mcscajun |
Jun-19-07 07:50 PM |
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An expensive stereo at that! |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 10:26 PM |
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I would just as soon Bloomberg pay for it |
MadAnne |
Jun-19-07 08:38 PM |
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And the Winner Is ...Mike and Chuck |
earthside |
Jun-19-07 07:32 PM |
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1912 or 1992? |
tinrobot |
Jun-19-07 10:38 PM |
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1912, too! |
BestCenter |
Jun-20-07 03:06 AM |
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Bloomberg-Wes Clark and Hillary could finish third. |
FreeStateDemocrat |
Jun-19-07 07:33 PM |
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He had a big meeting yesterday here in LA with our mayor (D). lots of |
robinlynne |
Jun-19-07 08:36 PM |
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What exactly are his qualifications to serve as president? |
FVZA_Colonel |
Jun-19-07 09:02 PM |
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What were Shrub's??? |
DainBramaged |
Jun-19-07 10:31 PM |
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He has none. nt |
PaulHo |
Jun-20-07 07:05 AM |
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He's the founder of Bloomberg L.P. which sells financial information |
mcscajun |
Jun-20-07 08:01 AM |
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He used authoritarian police methods to protect the Republicans from |
tblue37 |
Jun-19-07 09:14 PM |
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Lawsuits related to which have cost NYC taxpayers... |
PaulHo |
Jun-20-07 06:25 AM |
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Maybe big business will formally have their own party now. |
ryanmuegge |
Jun-19-07 09:34 PM |
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They don't already? nt |
PaulHo |
Jun-20-07 07:07 AM |
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They already have two parties, don't need another(n/t) |
harun |
Jun-20-07 09:19 AM |
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I've never denied that I'm a former |
ScreamingWhisper |
Jun-19-07 09:48 PM |
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no longer able to edit...'92 not '94 |
ScreamingWhisper |
Jun-20-07 09:35 AM |
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Well I ain't voting for him or any other Billionaire DemRethuglickIndepenlickcan. |
Up2Late |
Jun-19-07 09:53 PM |
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Whatever you think of Bloomberg, he recently endorsed the idea of a Gore Presidency |
dave29 |
Jun-19-07 09:58 PM |
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Gore / Bloomberg? |
tinrobot |
Jun-19-07 10:27 PM |
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A Gore "presidency", or a Gore *candidacy*? |
PaulHo |
Jun-20-07 06:21 AM |
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don't believe that ..it just like Joe they change coats like a wolf in sheep's clothing |
april |
Jun-20-07 10:43 AM |
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NPR - He Can Wait Until Mid-2008 to Decide to Run |
JPZenger |
Jun-20-07 11:04 AM |
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They nailed it, NPR did. It's a cogent analysis. NT |
MADem |
Jun-20-07 12:52 PM |
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Electoral College Considerations |
LVZ |
Jun-20-07 07:19 PM |
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wow |
WindRavenX |
Jun-20-07 12:32 PM |
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