Who was this dude Tim on MSNBC trying to spin away all Bloomberg's evils?

[jmg257]

Wonder if he's fooling anybody.

[Dennis Donovan]

1. Tim O'Brien

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_L._O%27Brien

Journalism career
O'Brien is the executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion, a commentary site about business, politics, and foreign affairs. O'Brien was a reporter for The New York Times before becoming editor of the paper's Sunday Business section in 2006. He was previously the executive editor of The Huffington Post and has been a staff reporter and writer for The Wall Street Journal and Talk Magazine. O'Brien edited a multi-part series on wounded war veterans that won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting in 2012. He is also a recipient of a Loeb Award for Distinguished Business Journalism. He helped oversee a team of New York Times reporters that was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for its coverage of the 2008 financial crisis. O'Brien is also a contributing, on-air analyst with NBC/MSNBC where he frequently appears to discuss politics and national affairs.

Books
O'Brien has written two nonfiction books: 1998's Bad Bet: The Inside Story of the Glamour, Glitz, and Danger of America's Gambling Industry (ISBN 0-8129-2807-5) and 2005's TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald (ISBN 978-1422366189). His novel,The Lincoln Conspiracy (ISBN 978-0-345-49677-5) was published in 2012. TrumpNation is notable for its claim that celebrity real estate mogul Donald Trump was worth no more than $250 million (USD). Trump, who claimed at the time to be a billionaire and who has built a reputation upon his wealth, filed suit against O'Brien and Warner Books on January 23, 2006. On July 15, 2009, the suit was dismissed by a New Jersey judge.[1] Trump appealed, but the dismissal was upheld by an appeals court on September 7, 2011.[2]

Poltical career
In 2020 O'Brien was hired as a senior adviser to Michael Bloomberg's Democratic Party primaries campaign for the 2020 United States presidential election.[3]

[jmg257]

3. Thank you...I am streaming the audio, and didn't get all the info.

Yep - he was getting beat up on Joy's show a few days back...pretty much the same rhetoric

"Gag book" - not very funny.

Cheers!

[Taraman]

2. Nicole Wallace's show loaded with Republicans today

mostly criticizing the Democratic Party for being too liberal. They may be never-Trumpers, but they aren't in my party either. They won't vote for Trump, but they can't conceive of voting for a Democrat. Bush-Cheney Republicans are not "centrist".

Tim O'Brien is selling himself to Bloomberg, like Steve Schmidt sold himself to Howard Schultz. Big money to be had among these rich folks.

[CalFione]

4. Bloomberg's spokesman

I must say, he is much better at it than most other spokespeople for the other candidates.

[Peregrine Took]

5. So disappointed to hear Tim flakking for Bloomberg.

He has been one of my favorite long time anti-trumper's.

[hlthe2b]

6. First and foremost a highly critical Trump biographer. But, he's worked for Bloomberg Media as well.

[brooklynite]

7. If Bloomberg is "evil"...

...does that mean that 16% of Democrats are "evil" for supporting him?

[jmg257]

8. Depends on what they like about him...if its the evils, then I think that could say a lot.

[bdamomma]

9. why don't they play

all Bloomberg's videos cause black lives do not matter to Bloomberg.

Listening to Randi Rhodes
Bloomberg was very against black and brown people.

Watch out for this man.