Michael Bloomberg and the eternally Pearls Clutching Political Left

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  1. Spim

    Spim Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    well, I guess all the spending he's doing is good for the economy, probably a great time to be a TV ad salesman, they probably drool over this kind of spending, and it super early in the process still.
     
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    Bloomberg has already spent the most money by any candidate in history and we still have a long way to go. Beyond that, he has funded dozens of individual groups each with their own axe to grind, ie: Moms Demand Action, Everytown, etc.
     
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    And the DNC lining up to push Bloom into front runner status.
     
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    Any links as proof of that?
     
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    Did you learn nothing from Hillary and the way she with the help of the DNC stole front runner status from Bernie? Will you sit idly by and watch them do it again?
     
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    Anyone close to the Clintons is a bad idea.

    How about someone not from the east coast?
     
  9. Gatewood

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    Er . . . yes? Wait . . . darn it . . . that was yet another trick question, wasn't it? It is so much fun to watch the political Left of this nation garbage-can the ethics that they so very loudly claimed to clutch to their chest for all these past decades.
     
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    I just said I'm all for transparency from the DNC. What else would you have me do?
     
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    No, the conflict is essentially a tribal one to the left; their side hating our side. That's why @Daniel Light can so easily switch to a Bloomberg.
     
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    The rent control idea isn't a bad one. Rent extortion is a thing, and it hurts low income families who otherwise would like to save money and climb up the economic ladder. Now, the whole "build 10 million low income homes", I don't know where that comes from. Does he mean expanding the Section 8 program?
     
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    Raise hell about changing rules to accommodate the late comer billionaire
     
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    Oh my, my, my...pot meet kettle...

    I will go out and raise hell about a potential candidate who has not been on a ballot as yet just as soon as you go out and raise hell for the POTUS putting his thumb on the scale of the DOJ. By comparison, I think your task is more dire and imminent.
     
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    So now Bloomberg is your candidate. That was easy lol
     
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    1. It's Bernie so who knows. He pulls unobtainable promises out of his rectum.
    2. Rent control is great if you are not a contractor or the landlord who for some reason does not get " city or state property tax control" or "new regulation control", or damage costs when a tenant skips pay and have trashed the unit.
     
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    Then we can make adjustments based on that. But good paying tenants shouldn't be extorted to make up for bad paying tenants. Also, I'd argue that if the federal government did more to actually assist the States(look at that misguided spending chart of our federal government), we wouldn't need state/local taxes nearly as much or at all.
     
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    No argument from me. I completely agree with that. Slum landlords are a different story.
     
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    I didn’t say I would vote for Bloomberg. I merely said that Bloomberg and Trump were the different sides of the same coin so a voter (generalized, not me) might as well vote for the more successful businessman, Bloomberg.
     
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    Charisma shouldn’t mean **** in politics. That stuff should be reserved for actors and comedians.
    Politicians should have good policies and Bloomberg has a proven record of helping everyone where he governed and is a truly successful billionaire
     
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    This isn't about who my candidate is - it's about calling out a failing governmental system. It doesn't matter who gets elected - from either side - if the whole system is going down in flames.
     
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    THIS threads about Bloomberg buying off the DNC and their cooperation in once again viewing democrat voters with disdain as they shove Bernie out.
     
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    So if Bloomberg is the nominee...you'll vote for Bloomberg!

    Just as I said.
     
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    If not for him they'd be lining up to spit on Bernie who is after all the front runner. They only reason they'll go after him is all that money scares the bejezus out of them. The rest of it is just the targeting mechanism de jure for their attacks.
     
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    And you don't see that as a failing governmental system?
     

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