Bloomberg for President

Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,936
I'm starting to wonder if he's "the guy."  Although I think Biden's baggage (Burisma, etc.) is bullshit, Bloomberg seems to be the perfect counter to tRump right now.   I'm torn...

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  • "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 NYC Posts: 25,719
    I’m sure a billionaire entered the race this late to help the common folk 😒
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  • Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,094
    I’m sure a billionaire entered the race this late to help the common folk 😒

    MB is all in on healthcare which will be completely gutted if trump wins
  • I’m sure a billionaire entered the race this late to help the common folk 😒
    The rich enemy of my bankrupt enemy is my friend.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 22,129
    i am torn on him as well. but, i am voting blue no matter who. a fucking dead pig head on a spike like in lord of the flies is better than what we have currently in office.
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  • OnWis97OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 4,813
    Tom Steyer is my preferred rich guy 
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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,936

    lol
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

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    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
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    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,936
    OnWis97 said:
    Tom Steyer is my preferred rich guy 
    I like him too...at least our guys are true billionaires
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,072
    He intrigues me.  I think he would beat Trump.
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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,936
    He intrigues me.  I think he would beat Trump.
    I do too...he's articulate.  Biden can be as well but the GOP has had time to beat him up and damage him just like they did to Hillary.  Bloomberg is fresh.
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,072
    He intrigues me.  I think he would beat Trump.
    I do too...he's articulate.  Biden can be as well but the GOP has had time to beat him up and damage him just like they did to Hillary.  Bloomberg is fresh.
    Are there any videos of a creepy Bloomberg?  If not, he is already way better than Biden!

    But seriously, I get the concern about yet another billionaire.  But for christs sake, just about every candidate is a millionaire anyhow.
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  • OnWis97OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 4,813
    Isn’t Bloomberg behind some nanny-state stuff in NYC...like limited soda portion sales?  I think he’ll be open to socialism attacks (then again that’s gonna be the primary tactic regardless).
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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,936
    OnWis97 said:
    Isn’t Bloomberg behind some nanny-state stuff in NYC...like limited soda portion sales?  I think he’ll be open to socialism attacks (then again that’s gonna be the primary tactic regardless).
    socialism like massive farm subsidies?  bring it on...
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,936
    https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/bloomberg-trump-fake-hair-obese-spray-on-tan-little-946685/?fbclid=IwAR3C_fSojuPQiG-_Q-2OvcMWLTTV3r3MZ70Sl_Egz_PCk9rSkhnKKzsbdXM

    Now we are fucking talking.  I have been saying this for months...anyone who is interviewed needs to hammer tRump on these vanity items.  It will drive him fucking insane.  EVERY FUCKING DAY.

    “The president is lying,” Bloomberg’s statement said. “He a pathological liar who lies about everything: his fake hair, his obesity, and his spray-on tan.”
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
  • hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    He went low too, though (per Mrs. Obama in the article). I’d think more of him had he just laughed off the stupid comment. 
  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,936
    hedonist said:
    He went low too, though (per Mrs. Obama in the article). I’d think more of him had he just laughed off the stupid comment. 
    I'm done with that.  The only way to convert tRump voters is for them to be humilated at supporting him.  The way to do that is to humiliate him.  Fuck him.
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
  • hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    I guess I just don’t like dirty fights, no matter the parties or people involved. They both end up looking like trash. 
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,592
    That's one of the things I like about Yang.  You don't hear him talking trash about other candidates.  Even with Trump.  I'm sure Yang dislikes him as much as many of the rest of us.  But when Yang talks, he talks about what he want to get done and doesn't waste our time trash talking about other people.   Unfortunately,  Americans seem to only like candidates that spend campaign time berating the other candidates. 
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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,936
    brianlux said:
    That's one of the things I like about Yang.  You don't hear him talking trash about other candidates.  Even with Trump.  I'm sure Yang dislikes him as much as many of the rest of us.  But when Yang talks, he talks about what he want to get done and doesn't waste our time trash talking about other people.   Unfortunately,  Americans seem to only like candidates that spend campaign time berating the other candidates. 
    I agree that too many people like tRump for my comfort.  But you fight fire with fire.  

    The only issue is getting tRump out of the WH.  Nothing else matters.  Talking about healthcare and minimum basic income won't get us anywhere until he's gone.
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
  • rustneversleepsrustneversleeps The Motel of Lost Companions Posts: 2,209
    hedonist said:
    He went low too, though (per Mrs. Obama in the article). I’d think more of him had he just laughed off the stupid comment. 
    I'm done with that.  The only way to convert tRump voters is for them to be humilated at supporting him.  The way to do that is to humiliate him.  Fuck him.
    agree. try to play nice with those people and you'll get steamrolled. the new slogan should be- "When they go low, kick them in the fucking face"
  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,936
    hedonist said:
    He went low too, though (per Mrs. Obama in the article). I’d think more of him had he just laughed off the stupid comment. 
    I'm done with that.  The only way to convert tRump voters is for them to be humilated at supporting him.  The way to do that is to humiliate him.  Fuck him.
    agree. try to play nice with those people and you'll get steamrolled. the new slogan should be- "When they go low, kick them in the fucking face"
    I don't have a problem with it as long as it is the truth.  Calling tRump a fucking liar with fake hair, fake wife, fake weight, fake teeth, etc. is all true.
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 7,958
    hedonist said:
    He went low too, though (per Mrs. Obama in the article). I’d think more of him had he just laughed off the stupid comment. 
    I'm done with that.  The only way to convert tRump voters is for them to be humilated at supporting him.  The way to do that is to humiliate him.  Fuck him.
    agree. try to play nice with those people and you'll get steamrolled. the new slogan should be- "When they go low, kick them in the fucking face"
    I don't have a problem with it as long as it is the truth.  Calling tRump a fucking liar with fake hair, fake wife, fake weight, fake teeth, etc. is all true.
    Fake wife?
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 28,602
    I’m sure a billionaire entered the race this late to help the common folk 😒
    They're all worth multi million except Pete. What's the difference really? 
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,592
    brianlux said:
    That's one of the things I like about Yang.  You don't hear him talking trash about other candidates.  Even with Trump.  I'm sure Yang dislikes him as much as many of the rest of us.  But when Yang talks, he talks about what he want to get done and doesn't waste our time trash talking about other people.   Unfortunately,  Americans seem to only like candidates that spend campaign time berating the other candidates. 
    I agree that too many people like tRump for my comfort.  But you fight fire with fire.  

    The only issue is getting tRump out of the WH.  Nothing else matters.  Talking about healthcare and minimum basic income won't get us anywhere until he's gone.

    Well, yes and no.  Yang vs. Trump would not be fighting fire with fire, it would be fighting stupidity with intelligence.  But maybe America doesn't care two shits about intelligence any more so it may have to be fire against fire.

    In any case, Yang would agree that the #1 priority is to get Trump out.  He said if he isn't nominated he will back the Dem candidate regardless of who it is.  I just happen to think Yang would be a better president than all of the above and I will vote for him in the primaries.  No reason not to. Then in November I will vote for who ever wins the Dem slot. And then I will hope we start doing more- much more- to create a more sound environmental and greater social justice in the world because if we don't, we will all soon be screwed.
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  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,072
    pjl44 said:
    hedonist said:
    He went low too, though (per Mrs. Obama in the article). I’d think more of him had he just laughed off the stupid comment. 
    I'm done with that.  The only way to convert tRump voters is for them to be humilated at supporting him.  The way to do that is to humiliate him.  Fuck him.
    agree. try to play nice with those people and you'll get steamrolled. the new slogan should be- "When they go low, kick them in the fucking face"
    I don't have a problem with it as long as it is the truth.  Calling tRump a fucking liar with fake hair, fake wife, fake weight, fake teeth, etc. is all true.
    Fake wife?
    Yeah I don’t get it.  Are we talking Bill Clinton or trump here?  ;)
    hippiemom = goodness
  • dudemandudeman Posts: 2,962
    Michael Bloomberg is Donald Trump, just on a different side of the aisle. Vanity, narcissism and the desire to be dictator are far more similar than different between the two. 
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 7,958
    pjl44 said:
    hedonist said:
    He went low too, though (per Mrs. Obama in the article). I’d think more of him had he just laughed off the stupid comment. 
    I'm done with that.  The only way to convert tRump voters is for them to be humilated at supporting him.  The way to do that is to humiliate him.  Fuck him.
    agree. try to play nice with those people and you'll get steamrolled. the new slogan should be- "When they go low, kick them in the fucking face"
    I don't have a problem with it as long as it is the truth.  Calling tRump a fucking liar with fake hair, fake wife, fake weight, fake teeth, etc. is all true.
    Fake wife?
    Yeah I don’t get it.  Are we talking Bill Clinton or trump here?  ;)

  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,072
    dudeman said:
    Michael Bloomberg is Donald Trump, just on a different side of the aisle. Vanity, narcissism and the desire to be dictator are far more similar than different between the two. 
    Minus the sexual assaults, paying off strippers and adding in building your own worth of course
    hippiemom = goodness
  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,171
    Bloomberg will annoy the shit out of Trump though.   a far more successful New Yorker will really stick in trump's crawl. he is already getting to trump.
  • dudemandudeman Posts: 2,962
    dudeman said:
    Michael Bloomberg is Donald Trump, just on a different side of the aisle. Vanity, narcissism and the desire to be dictator are far more similar than different between the two. 
    Minus the sexual assaults, paying off strippers and adding in building your own worth of course
    Just wait for it. You'll see. 
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
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