Did Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert imply that Bloomberg is gay last night?

[Beaverhausen]

I don't really know much about Bloomberg but both of these guys made jokes that inferred that he is gay. (Stewart's was an impression of Bloomberg giving the SOTU and saying "The state of the union is FABULOUS")

What is the deal? Did I dream it up?

Not that it matters to me one way or the other, but I'm just wondering why I got the impression watching these guys last night.

title edited for the grammar nazis!

[AlCzervik]

1. no you didn't dream it up, he said "Single" and then "Jewish" about 10 times which

i thought was hilarious--yes i am a jew and he did say "Fabulous" with jazz hands.

[Beaverhausen]

5. Jazz hands!!! and didn't Colbert talk about Bloomberg hunting men?

[aquart]

2. How odd.

Don't think so. Ed Koch, now...

[Capn Sunshine]

3. no, people have inferred he's gay for years

I assumed he was but it's none of my business. He's short , too.

[Captain Hilts]

7. Wow. I missed all that. I like Bloomie. nt

[catgirl]

26. Bloomberg campaigned for Lieberman.

Barf.

[Redstone]

4. IMPLY!!!!...They IMPLY, you INFER!

Redstone

[Beaverhausen]

8. Imply this!

Just kidding.

Sorry about that. I was trying to use my words very carefully in order to not offend anyone with my question, and here I did it with my bad grammar!

[Redstone]

12. Sorry...just one of those things that gets me going.

Nothing personal, as I'm sure you know.

Redstone

[soothsayer]

22. I'm right with ya'! Someone has to be the grammar police...

[Capn Sunshine]

25. except they are incorrect in this case

see my post below.

[assclown_bush]

6. self deleted post.

[Captain Hilts]

9. THANK YOU for the usage correction. nt

[Capn Sunshine]

13. well

—Usage note Infer has been used to mean “to hint or suggest” since the 16th century by speakers and writers of unquestioned ability and eminence: The next speaker criticized the proposal, inferring that it was made solely to embarrass the government. Despite its long history, many 20th-century usage guides condemn the use, maintaining that the proper word for the intended sense is imply and that to use infer is to lose a valuable distinction between the two words.
Although the claimed distinction has probably existed chiefly in the pronouncements of usage guides, and although the use of infer to mean “to suggest” usually produces no ambiguity, the distinction too has a long history and is widely observed by many speakers and writers.
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I think some of you are married to your style manuals.
:)

[ThomCat]

10. Given Bloomberg's reputation for sexually harassing the

women on his staff, that's kind of ironic.

[Beaverhausen]

11. Oh my- I hadn't heard about that

that's not good.

[ThomCat]

14. Not good at all, but apparently acceptable and charming

when it's a white billionaire doing it.

I remember it was in the media briefly a few years ago. There were a number of news articles, and his staff even produced a book for his birthday at one point with "bloombergisms" that were incredibly sexist and demeaning. But it was okay, because it was all meant as a joke.
x(

The women who complained were attacked as petty and vengeful, and it was implied that they were just trying to soak this poor billionaire out of his money because they weren't talented and thick-skinned enough to play with the big boys in the world of big business.

Edit for spelling.

[Smarmie Doofus]

18. Wikipedia has a 'santized for his protection' summary:

>>Harassment controversies

Bloomberg has been sued over allegations about sexual harassment and discrimination at his companies.<10> Allegedly, he said "I'd do her" in reference to a female employee, and complained when one woman became pregnant.<11> He was also accused of failing to investigate a sexual assault alleged to have been perpetrated by one of his company's executives. All lawsuits over these issues were withdrawn or settled outside of the courts, and no such allegations have arisen from Mayor Bloomberg's time in office.<12>>>>

The operative phrasing there would be "settled outside of the courts."

[smirkymonkey]

16. It's true. My roommate worked for him and confirmed the

stories.

[smirkymonkey]

15. Sometimes sexual harassment of women is just a cover.

I know a lot of closet cases (who aren't fooling anybody) that go overboard in trying to act like sexist pigs. The harassment is real, but a lot of women can tell when a just really isn't interested in them "that way" no matter how much the guy pushes. It's annoying, but not that threatening, except in the most extreme cases.

[rox63]

17. He has always set off my gaydar, despite the harrassment stories n/t

[Sparkly]

21. You know who strikes me as gay? (Apologies to gay people everywhere...)

Mitt Romney.

I've never told anybody but Husb that before... I don't know why, I just can't stop thinking he's gay. :hide:

[jcrew2001]

27. how about lindsey graham?

nt

[mitchum]

28. Everyone in SC has known forever that Gomer is gay...

I don't know why they even bothered trotting out that "fiancee" a couple of years ago. Wonder where she went to...

[Smarmie Doofus]

19. Christ. We're gonna be blamed for Bloomberg too? nt

[Bitwit1234]

20. I have nothing against being gay...but

I am sure that I have heard that rumored before. If he wants that lifestyle there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. I don't think he could get very far in running for president tho. If people are against Hillary because she is a woman and Obama because he is black, they sure would not go for a gay person.

[TwilightGardener]

23. So Bloomberg might be gay, Thompson apparently rumored to be "bi"--

Rudy and his cousin-scronking--this is going to be ONE HELL OF AN INTERESTING YEAR!!!! The Democrats will be the boring ones this time around.

eidt to add: Stewart and Colbert better be careful though, with those sorts of implications.

[Sgent]

24. Stewart called Bloomberg

a member of the Blintz Cabin Republicans... I'm still chuckling over that.