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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-bloomberg-running-for-president-launching-2020-campaign-with-multimillion-dollar-ad-blitz/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=77622418&fbclid=IwAR35XWbW2T9XFrv9dJSdFXmjbYBZpPh_N1K9v0WOT bK5-8o85U5R8OBpIlI
We all knew it was coming after Arkansas. Part of me hopes he gets the nomination... that's the small part we all have that wants to "be there" when the race cars or airplane crashes at a show, except that would be just about all of 2020 in general.
If ya'll have been tired of political calls and advertisements in the past...
Just wait until two 70+ year old narcissistic wanna-be celeb billionaires are running against each other.
Zundfolge
11-24-2019, 13:36
So what are the rules on one campaign giving their war-chest to another campaign when they pull out of the race?
I gotta wonder if he actually thinks he has a chance of winning the primary (let alone the general) or if this isn't just some way for him to launder/funnel more money than the FEC allows into the campaign of whomever the DNC candidate ends up being?
hurley842002
11-24-2019, 19:21
More TDS from OxArt...
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Great-Kazoo
11-24-2019, 19:34
More TDS from OxArt...
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wouldn't that be tBs ?
bloomberg's only interest is to do as much damage to Trump as possible. Having an election platform to do so is a bonus. They've hated each other for decades.
Of course this only shows how hypocritical the D's are when it comes to their RICH, OLD, WHITE MAN condition.
One can hope that he's conceited enough to run as a 3rd party candidate when he loses the nomination...
More chaos for the Dems. Should be entertaining.
IMO, Bloomberg is the only credible candidate the Dems have at this time. Now that Biden is dead due to the Ukrainian corruption connection and his apparent dementia, and Warren's unpardonable Indian scams and ridiculous tax plans there is no one left who can pretend to be presidential.
Bloomberg will come across as reasonable and sane against Trump's endless twitchy tweets. The deep state media cabal has done it's job. Trump fatigue has piled up and both the moderate Dems and Rino Never Trumper Republicans will vote for relief. The Rinos will be sold by the fact that Bloomy was a Rino himself. The new moderate will heroically save us all.
This is the setup, billionaire vs. billionaire ala Mad Magazine in the new century.
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What does Trump and Muhammad have in common? Their worshippers can't accept a joke. When observational commentary on the Trainwreck of two billionaires being nominated is "Trump derangement".... Muhammad is just as sacred in some countries.
I do agree with Hummer's assessment. Bloomberg is dangerous. And the real problem with Trump is he is NOT a strong candidate. The reason the media pushed him so hard in 2016 is out of all possible R nominees, he polled the worst against Clinton, and Clinton drastically was doing almost the worst in their party.
Basically the D have a free court shot to elect whatever the hell they want to, with a strong possibility that wouldn't otherwise exist, because T is as hated (statistically) as HRC, and the only reason T got elected, e.g. squeaked enough votes, IS that hatred of HRC, which motivated her opposition. Bloomberg doesn't quite have the same level, and he has more $.
Without that universal co-hatred of candidates; Trump's chances of a second term may only be as good as a three legged horse at the derby esp while outspent.
If anyone wonders why the Dems have gone all out risking all credibility now and into history with Russiagate and the great Ukrainian impeachment fraud, it's because they're terrified someone will discover that Ruth Bader Ginsburg is already dead. Her corpse has been paraded back and forth from the hospital to the court like Bernie in Weekend at Bernies.The next Supreme Court appointment could determine whether the United States remains whole or devolves into the failed state necessary for the Marxist takeover.
Rucker61
11-25-2019, 08:22
What does Trump and Muhammad have in common? Their worshippers can't accept a joke. When observational commentary on the Trainwreck of two billionaires being nominated is "Trump derangement".... Muhammad is just as sacred in some countries.
I do agree with Hummer's assessment. Bloomberg is dangerous. And the real problem with Trump is he is NOT a strong candidate. The reason the media pushed him so hard in 2016 is out of all possible R nominees, he polled the worst against Clinton, and Clinton drastically was doing almost the worst in their party.
Basically the D have a free court shot to elect whatever the hell they want to, with a strong possibility that wouldn't otherwise exist, because T is as hated (statistically) as HRC, and the only reason T got elected, e.g. squeaked enough votes, IS that hatred of HRC, which motivated her opposition. Bloomberg doesn't quite have the same level, and he has more $.
Without that universal co-hatred of candidates; Trump's chances of a second term may only be as good as a three legged horse at the derby esp while outspent.
Agreed.
TEAMRICO
11-25-2019, 09:05
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/11/huge-black-support-for-president-donald-trump-hits-34-in-both-emerson-and-rasmussen-polls/
Hmmmm.....
unless the economy crashes and unemployment numbers go with it, Trump is going to beat anyone and everyone that tries to run against him. Heck Trumps approval ratings are actually rising, even with impeachment proceedings going on. Another little nugget is that the Repubs. have been raking in the money and the Dems. are struggling to raise any right now. And last I saw, Bloomberg's popularity was below Bernie's.
Steep hill to climb for the Dems. right now.
"It's the economy, stupid."
unless the economy crashes and unemployment numbers go with it, Trump is going to beat anyone and everyone that tries to run against him. Heck Trumps approval ratings are actually rising, even with impeachment proceedings going on. Another little nugget is that the Repubs. have been raking in the money and the Dems. are struggling to raise any right now. And last I saw, Bloomberg's popularity was below Bernie's.
Steep hill to climb for the Dems. right now.
A lot of very powerful D's hold a lot of equities (stocks) and selling a huge proportion off would just about trigger a recession all on its own. Consider this: While the 2008 recession occurred for a myriad of reasons, it's timing initiated exactly when Romney overtook Obama in the polls. I know one attorney (smarter than me) who sold everything he had when he saw the indication... and within days (not weeks) he averted all the losses everyone else took thereafter.
It would be wise, imho, to go to cash/bonds in advance, because it will happen again. On top of the factor that the market is already sensitive to a possible D president, we're overdue, and there are already many initial indicators showing (such as overnight intra-bank lending at high rates) it's one fracture away from a total break, ala 2008 again.
TEAMRICO
11-25-2019, 22:03
President Trump is going to win in a landslide....but you keep your fingers crossed anyways.
It would be wise, imho, to go to cash/bonds in advance, because it will happen again. You have at it, but I think I'll stick with the old tried and true method of "Time in the market is better then trying to time the market".
Aardvark
11-27-2019, 20:28
I'm wondering if Buttplug will maintain higher poll #s than Bloomturd, or if the MSN will take the Bloomy-buck buyouts and bury the other runners.
BushMasterBoy
11-27-2019, 20:46
Fruit of the loom berg ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSbAhN3NvSc
Zundfolge
11-27-2019, 22:08
After watching Mikey's campaign announcement video, I'm not worried. He didn't convince me that he'd even vote for himself in that tepid puddle of milquetoast.
Aaaand he's already funding a lot of political ads, youtube and who knows what else. He is coming in hot... T is going to get outspent if Mike gets the nomination. He once bragged in essence, that "he could buy his way into heaven" (inferring he already has); at minimum it won't be hard for him to "buy" his way into the nomination.
spqrzilla
11-30-2019, 09:50
Bloomberg has zero chance of the nomination.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/gloomy-bloomberg-polls-least-electable-most-disliked-candidate-in-race
Great-Kazoo
11-30-2019, 10:23
Aaaand he's already funding a lot of political ads, youtube and who knows what else. He is coming in hot... T is going to get outspent if Mike gets the nomination. He once bragged in essence, that "he could buy his way into heaven" (inferring he already has); at minimum it won't be hard for him to "buy" his way into the nomination.
He did it in NYC. But was a polar opposite of the platform he's saying now.
IMO his only saving grace is the media. Which has now shown to the ignorant among the voting populace how deeply entrenched and biased in the D party they are
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bloomberg-news-will-avoid-investigating-mike-bloomberg-during-his-presidential-campaign/2019/11/24/3314962a-0edf-11ea-b0fc-62cc38411ebb_story.html
https://www.dailywire.com/news/bloomberg-news-wont-investigate-bloomberg-democrats-its-journalists-go-to-work-on-bloombergs-campaign
JohnnyDrama
11-30-2019, 11:04
Bloomberg has zero chance of the nomination.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/gloomy-bloomberg-polls-least-electable-most-disliked-candidate-in-race
But he may have the perseverance and pocketbook to outlast his competition.
He did it in NYC. But was a polar opposite of the platform he's saying now.
IMO his only saving grace is the media. Which has now shown to the ignorant among the voting populace how deeply entrenched and biased in the D party they are
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bloomberg-news-will-avoid-investigating-mike-bloomberg-during-his-presidential-campaign/2019/11/24/3314962a-0edf-11ea-b0fc-62cc38411ebb_story.html
https://www.dailywire.com/news/bloomberg-news-wont-investigate-bloomberg-democrats-its-journalists-go-to-work-on-bloombergs-campaign
Interesting links Kazoo. To get back to what spqrzilla posted, I recall you posting, way back 2015ish, that if Clinton ran, the Rs could run, and be successful, a can of dried paint as their candidate.
If nobody wants you, you still can't buy your way into the Presidency.
Zundfolge
11-30-2019, 13:19
If nobody wants you, you still can't buy your way into the Presidency.
This fear of rich guys "buying" elections is somewhat unfounded. There are plenty of elections where the candidate that raised and spent less won. Most of the FUD about "buying elections" is put out there by people that want to restrict political spending as a means of throttling their opponents and empowering the state even more.
I'm much more worried that Diebold/ESS/Sequoia/SAIC/etc will steal our elections than Bloomberg will buy them.
I'm much more worried that Diebold/ESS/Sequoia/SAIC/etc will steal our elections than Bloomberg will buy them.
^This!
Just for the record: Mikey can choke on a whole bag of dicks, while pleasuring himself with a barrel cactus coated in Tabasco and Ebola sauce.
spqrzilla
11-30-2019, 20:32
In 2016, Hillary spent roughly twice what Trump did.
While he can't buy the presidential election; lets not forget Hillary didn't "win" the nomination; it was arranged it for her. The question is more who will be the DNC "chosen" one.
Maybe our best shot is for Bloomberg to get the nomination. The election would still be a trainwreck (of overwhelming bullshit political ads everywhere), but if he has less of a shot than Biden, then lets hope the next "Hillary" gets the nomination, as she had the lowest electability but was the "chosen one" which is how we got here. Maybe they will make the same mistake 2x.
Biden makes gaffes every two seconds, but he's not hated anywhere near like Obama/Hillary/Trump, so if nominated, T might have a very hard time with him. He's also not a bleeding progressive nut so a lot of people won't struggle as much to vote for him (like they would for e.g. Warren or Sanders) People don't care about Gaffes anymore... EX A: Twitter. This election will come down to "Who is less hated" just like the last.
Trump wasn't 'the one' with RNC support. Hillary saw a lot of competition and wouldn't have locked it up if she didn't own the DNC at the time. Are the DNC or RNC really in control any more?
Biden is damaged goods and will get the missteps of the Obama administration pinned to his chest if he goes up against Trump.
I haven't seen anything from the Dems that has me worried about 2020.
Zundfolge
12-01-2019, 13:42
This election will come down to "Who is less hated" just like the last.
I'd argue that the majority of presidents have been elected under that very dynamic. Ecclesiastes 1:9 and all that.
Great-Kazoo
12-01-2019, 18:47
Just for the record: Mikey can choke on a whole bag of dicks, while pleasuring himself with a barrel cactus coated in Tabasco and Ebola sauce.
No 40 .oz soda to wash it down?
This election will come down to "Who is less hated" just like the last.
This is literally one of the dumbest things I've ever seen written on this site.
That you, personally, hate Trump has exactly zero bearing on the fact that he has record high popularity for a president at this point in his career (and despite the fact that the press happily jukes the stats on polls to undermine him.)
On top of that, if you even bothered to take a cursory look at video from his rallies, it's clear that he still manages to pack stadiums full of people, there are lines out the door, and even in the massive venues he's going to, they still have to turn people away.
Goodness, I'm sure I've posted plenty of dumb things, you're probably way off the mark in calling that the dumbest [dig] [ROFL2]
My posts are for people capable of critical thought; they are obviously not for zealots who point towards Washington five times a day to pray.
It takes me all of 2 seconds to show you're full of shit. (and mind you, Obama himself was highly controversal; many presidents enjoyed far higher approval than even he)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_trump_job_approval-6179.html
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html
I think you mean Trump ranks somewhere near the bottom in disapproval at this point in the season. I don't "hate" Trump; I'm not blind. I voted for him out of necessity for SCOTUS. His chances of re-election are not good, no matter how much you might lick his ass, he is beyond polarizing. The only thing that drives enough voters to "trump" is quite literally, if they hate the D nominee enough for (whatever reason). Trump certainly has his zealots that will ride with him no matter what he does - just as many leaders before him have had, throughout the world - but those zealots do not win elections. The independents and to some extent, unmotivated democrats do. But, there's no hope in overcoming "faith" with "facts".
There is an important distinction between people that don't like Trump (Orange Man Bad!) and people who understand that Trump isn't any of the things his supporters make him out to be.
Saw my first Bloomberg ad last night on TV.
O2
Goodness, I'm sure I've posted plenty of dumb things, you're probably way off the mark in calling that the dumbest [dig] [ROFL2]
My posts are for people capable of critical thought; they are obviously not for zealots who point towards Washington five times a day to pray.
It takes me all of 2 seconds to show you're full of shit. (and mind you, Obama himself was highly controversal; many presidents enjoyed far higher approval than even he)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_trump_job_approval-6179.html
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html
I think you mean Trump ranks somewhere near the bottom in disapproval at this point in the season. I don't "hate" Trump; I'm not blind. I voted for him out of necessity for SCOTUS. His chances of re-election are not good, no matter how much you might lick his ass, he is beyond polarizing. The only thing that drives enough voters to "trump" is quite literally, if they hate the D nominee enough for (whatever reason). Trump certainly has his zealots that will ride with him no matter what he does - just as many leaders before him have had, throughout the world - but those zealots do not win elections. The independents and to some extent, unmotivated democrats do. But, there's no hope in overcoming "faith" with "facts".
RCP is a mainstream news organization, and therefore completely, utterly, and shamelessly biased. Sorry. Most of the mainstream polling organizations were caught with their pants down and their hands in the stat-juking-jar in 2016, and there's no evidence they've gotten any better.
Again, if Trump were so hated, you wouldn't see him packing stadiums full of people.
If he were so hated, he wouldn't be pulling record support from the African American community.
Etc., etc.
The fact that you slavishly signal boost content from mainstream outlets shows you're incapable of critical thinking; faith, nor misguided ad hominem accusations of analingus don't play into it all.
Saw my first Bloomberg ad last night on TV.
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Same here. I fell asleep part way through.
RCP is a mainstream news organization, and therefore completely, utterly, and shamelessly biased. Sorry. Most of the mainstream polling organizations were caught with their pants down and their hands in the stat-juking-jar in 2016, and there's no evidence they've gotten any better.
Again, if Trump were so hated, you wouldn't see him packing stadiums full of people.
If he were so hated, he wouldn't be pulling record support from the African American community.
Etc., etc.
The fact that you slavishly signal boost content from mainstream outlets shows you're incapable of critical thinking; faith, nor misguided ad hominem accusations of analingus don't play into it all.
RCP collects results from all polls, across all spectrums. They don't conduct any themselves, and they aren't "mainstream media". If you took your blinders off for even half a second, you'd see that fox news even shows a -15 spread (meaning 15% more people in their polls disapproved than approved). But, you're not an objective participant, you're a cult follower. If Trump Jim Jones'ed you, you'd drink it.
Let me guess, the earth is flat too? Some people have dissonance to such an extent they might as well call life "virtual reality". There is no contrary fact that can ever be accepted.
PS: A lot of people show up to certain mosques too. That doesn't mean more than 50% of the country is muslim.
"A lot of people showed up in one spot, he's winning, science bitch!" -- Jessie.
Before you try to accuse people of "ad hominem" attacks, you might want to google it and see some examples. But you might end up with hypocrisy.
Great-Kazoo
12-02-2019, 19:14
Goodness, I'm sure I've posted plenty of dumb things, you're probably way off the mark in calling that the dumbest [dig] [ROFL2]
My posts are for people capable of critical thought; they are obviously not for zealots who point towards Washington five times a day to pray.
It takes me all of 2 seconds to show you're full of shit. (and mind you, Obama himself was highly controversal; many presidents enjoyed far higher approval than even he)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_trump_job_approval-6179.html
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html
I think you mean Trump ranks somewhere near the bottom in disapproval at this point in the season. I don't "hate" Trump; I'm not blind. I voted for him out of necessity for SCOTUS. His chances of re-election are not good, no matter how much you might lick his ass, he is beyond polarizing. The only thing that drives enough voters to "trump" is quite literally, if they hate the D nominee enough for (whatever reason). Trump certainly has his zealots that will ride with him no matter what he does - just as many leaders before him have had, throughout the world - but those zealots do not win elections. The independents and to some extent, unmotivated democrats do. But, there's no hope in overcoming "faith" with "facts".
Well it is one of them.
I believe trump's a fucking moron. However he's not hillary, or any other leftist, with a give free shit away for votes.
Not sure where you get your polling data from however, he's pulling a 30+ % approval rating from POC's Closer to 35 depending on which data you look at
Coming from that pos USAT saying this. It has a legit value
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/08/16/trump-approval-rating-african-americans-rasmussen-poll/1013212002/
From Aug, 2019
https://spectator.org/why-trumps-approval-ratings-are-up-among-minorities/
So Mike is running, not Michael. How many millions was spent on fuckus groups to pick his name?
Given what a clown show the current DNC field is, it's unsurprising to see more savvy players circling in the waters; e.g. Bloomberg, Hillary, and Michael.
Bloomberg's got a better chance of seeing monkey's fly out of my ass.....
Given what a clown show the current DNC field is, it's unsurprising to see more savvy players circling in the waters; e.g. Bloomberg, Hillary, and Michael.
It wouldn't hurt my feelings to see all 3 of them attempt to suck start a 105mm howitzer...
BPTactical
12-05-2019, 18:24
Make no mistake, lil Mikey is a very real and tangible threat. He can dump 20 Billion into it and still have tens of billions left.
He can literally buy the Presidency.
And in case you had any questions on his intent:
AURORA, Colo. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said on Thursday he wants to become president to end “the nationwide madness” of U.S. gun violence, calling it evil and saying he would allow its victims to file lawsuits against gun manufacturers.
The billionaire media mogul, who jumped into the crowded field of Democratic White House candidates last month, unveiled a national gun control plan at a forum with survivors of gun violence in Aurora, Colorado, where 12 people were killed during a mass shooting inside a movie theater in 2012.
Apart from allowing gun violence victims to sue manufacturers, the plan would force owners of assault weapons to register their weapons and require permits for all gun purchases.
The former mayor of New York, 77, has made gun control a signature issue in recent years, and founded Everytown for Gun Safety, one of the biggest anti-gun violence organizations.
Bloomberg, who is funding his own presidential campaign, has been criticized by some Democratic rivals of trying to buy his way to the nomination. He intends to make gun safety a central issue as he and 14 others battle to take on Republican President Donald Trump in next November’s election.
Calling America’s gun violence epidemic an “evil”, Bloomberg, speaking next door to the movie theater where the 2012 massacre took place, said: “It’s why I’m running for president - just to stop this nationwide madness.”
Bloomberg launched his White House bid with a $37 million advertizing blitz. Recent polls show his late entry to the race has had some impact, although he trails leading contenders such as former Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg by double digits.
Endorsing Bloomberg at the event was Colorado state Representative Tom Sullivan, a gun safety advocate who ran for office after his son was killed at the Aurora shooting.
Bloomberg’s gun safety plan is similar to those of many of his Democratic rivals. If president, he said he would lift the immunity gunmakers currently have against civil lawsuits, require background checks for all gun sales, force every gun buyer to obtain a permit before a purchase and reinstate a ban on assault weapons.
His plan would also keep guns out of the hands of people who pose a danger to themselves or others by barring domestic violence and other violent offenders from buying guns.
Aides to Bloomberg have said his late candidacy, with the Democrats’ nominating contests beginning in Iowa on Feb. 3, reflects his concern that none of the others vying to take on Trump can beat him.
Entire text pasted, nope, not hot linking this: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/bloomberg-says-ending-nationwide-madness-of-gun-violence-drives-his-white-house-bid-idUSKBN1Y92MP
How much does each voter get?
BPTactical
12-05-2019, 19:04
How much does each voter get?
A free dick in the ass, New York style.
A free dick in the ass, New York style.
So with mustard, onions, and the stupid idea that bagels and pretzels actually taste good?
In 2016, Hillary spent roughly twice what Trump did.
Truth
Trump spent about half of what Clinton did on his way to the presidency (https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/09/trump-spent-about-half-of-what-clinton-did-on-his-way-to-the-presidency.html)
His campaign committee spent about $238.9 million through mid-October, compared with $450.6 million by Clinton?s. That equals about $859,538 spent per Trump electoral vote, versus about $1.97 million spent per Clinton electoral vote.
Great-Kazoo
12-05-2019, 19:41
So with mustard, onions, and the stupid idea that bagels and pretzels actually taste good?
HEATHEN. Go back to taco bell, for that Authentic Mexican food.
BPTactical
12-05-2019, 20:03
So with mustard, onions, and the stupid idea that bagels and pretzels actually taste good?
You got a problem with bagels?
Other than the taste and that they cost above zero dollars, nope.
I feel the same about potatoes though (but strangely not about rice or beans).
What people fail to remember with the clinton/trump spending is that the media gave trump about 6000% of the coverage of all the other GOP candidates --- free. Sometimes any attention is "good", especially when free. He got far, far far more name dropping and face-time than Clinton, regardless of dollars actually spent.
The Russian troll farms are working to harm Biden at the moment (considered a moderate) - but not for Trumps benefit. With Bloomies controversial stances, you can bet they'll be pushing for a Trump/Bloomberg ticket. That's a lot of social media "coverage", and warping D sheep into supporting him. He's already gained significantly in the polls in just a week or so, and knocked Harris out. One thing stands in the way right now - Biden.... look for even heavier efforts to destroy him politically in the coming weeks from various sources. Russia salivates at the prospects... no matter which way the election went, conservatives would be neigh on revolting over Bloom's 2A attacks, while a lot of liberals would be rabid over a 2 term. Win/Win.
He might not be able to "buy" the election per se, but buying the nomination isn't that hard when you also have the "pat" on the back from every hostile foreign nation out there. He's not gaming for your vote, he's gaming for the dem vote, and they aren't going to distrust what they see on facebook.
The media can't not talk about Trump.
New jobs report out today. Crushed the analyst expectations. Unemployment rate falls to 3.5%.
The report also included upward revisions to both September and October's numbers. Average 3-month job growth was 205,000. The markets are responding accordingly.
The Russian troll farms are working to harm Biden at the moment (considered a moderate) - but not for Trumps benefit.
LOL. The Russians don't have to do jack to undermine Biden. Given his obvious health issues and the fact that he keeps saying and doing tremendously weird things on the campaign trail, Biden's doing a better job of hurting his own campaign than the Russians could ever hope to do with another ham-fisted attempt at a clandestine social media campaign.
On top of that, even if Biden weren't mentally and physically disintegrating before our very eyes, he never would have had much of a chance anyway as the only demographic who has any enthusiasm for him would be aging white boomers.
Biden's continued campaign reminds me of my mother-in-law's insistence that she should still be able to drive so as to not burden the family; despite several incidents that have actually put a burden on the family.
http://youtu.be/UboVWRJiKWE
http://youtu.be/3LrSdcA81to
Biden has gaffes left and right, and yes, does plenty of self harm. Then again, so does Bloomberg....maybe not as often (who knows...) but we're not going to be hearing much about those at all.
What people often fail to realize, is much of the interference isn't "fake news", it's merely subtlety directing people what to pay attention to. The troll farms selectively push and republish certain content (even things like the above videos) while they push positive content for "their guy", coupled with strategies to reach their targeted group (democrats, right now). Subtle influences end up having cascading/avalanche effects the more they do it - they start the focus, and their follows share and retweet and it cascades. When it comes right down to it - with enough focus - any of us would look like jack-wagon imbeciles too. The stupid shit we say, stumbles we take, and mistakes of speech we make are ignored.
Selectively focus attention on anything and the social-media American's will run with it like a boulder in an Indiana Jones movie.
If people discount the sheer power of this machine, take a moment to consider that the American belief of "Nuclear Winter" is a farce started entirely by a single, small russian op to plant the idea into a single american publication; prior to the internet really being a thing. That was hard. Yup, if you're not aware, "Nuclear Winter" isn't a real thing. Ruskies wanted America to think the world would end as we know it.
Now their minimum wage jockies can do that shit left and right.
spqrzilla
12-18-2019, 11:20
The Russian troll farms are working to harm Biden at the moment (considered a moderate) - but not for Trumps benefit. With Bloomies controversial stances, you can bet they'll be pushing for a Trump/Bloomberg ticket. That's a lot of social media "coverage", and warping D sheep into supporting him. He's already gained significantly in the polls in just a week or so, and knocked Harris out. One thing stands in the way right now - Biden.... look for even heavier efforts to destroy him politically in the coming weeks from various sources. Russia salivates at the prospects...
Did you remember to check under your bed for Russians?
Did you remember to check under your bed for Russians?
2012 called. They were looking for their liberal punch line.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/years-mitt-romney-finally-credit-warnings-russia/story?id=61330530
It's unfortunate you'll always be eight years behind.
spqrzilla
12-18-2019, 17:51
The whole Russian election interference bullshit is just the Left's attempt to silence opinions they don't want to acknowledge. You can return it to your alimentary canal from where it came.
When this country implodes in stupidity some of us may be looking to move to Russia so we can enjoy a little freedom.
Great-Kazoo
12-18-2019, 19:24
When this country implodes in stupidity some of us may be looking to move to Russia so we can enjoy a little freedom.
In Russia, Elections come to you .
The whole Russian election interference bullshit is just the Left's attempt to silence opinions they don't want to acknowledge. You can return it to your alimentary canal from where it came.
Careful, when your knee jerks that hard you might break something.
There is a small bit of truth to that assertion (left casts it as a GOP thing, when it's not). However, the GOP cliche perspective- e.g. yours - is just as bad. "That dadgum stuff is all made up". Like many things, the truth is in the middle - and your source of information is merely your opinion, which in your head, constitutes sufficiency for "fact".
It would be wise, imho, to go to cash/bonds in advance, because it will happen again. On top of the factor that the market is already sensitive to a possible D president, we're overdue, and there are already many initial indicators showing (such as overnight intra-bank lending at high rates) it's one fracture away from a total break, ala 2008 again. Just wondering, have you moved your assets to cash/bonds yet? If not, will you please let us all know when it's time to?
Just wondering, have you moved your assets to cash/bonds yet? If not, will you please let us all know when it's time to?
Not yet. The public perception is leaning towards DJT right now after the dem's f'ed up with "impeachment" which provides, at minimum, a few more months of growth. If the D's nominated a very strong candidate (seems less likely) that polls well (possible), or something happens that dramatically shifts opinion/perception, right around then would be a good time. If Biden gets the nomination, there wont be dramatic implications either way, it might slow-crash. If Warren gets it and appears in any fashion, potentially electable (based on swing states) then many will be selling because they are worried about her implications, which in itself, can start to roll the boulder that quickly causes a crash, that is ironically blamed on DJT.
If DJT gets reelected, then it's harder to predict. It probably won't make it the full four years, but it'll bide some time. The American economy is cyclic, in part, by design. It doesn't matter who POTUS is, eventually bubbles do pop. We might have decent gains for at least a couple years, though.
Right now I'm in volatile equities in my self-directed 401k, but I have plenty of time until retirement. Already up 9% for the year (3 weeks in), my main technique there is to predict peaks and troughs and sell and buy on limit trades without expiration. I did about 40% in 2018... should be able to exceed that this year if the above circumstances don't happen. If they do, I'll selloff and sit for awhile to see what happens. Not exactly groundbreaking science (buy low, sell high) - but you have to understand what you are buying and step away from it well enough to trust your sell and buy thresholds.
DavieD55
01-23-2020, 19:16
https://i.ibb.co/jgdThhF/fc7b941c66203e00001.jpg (https://ibb.co/Yp6322G)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-trump-advertising.html
This is what I was originally warning about... more $ dumped into ads even before Super-Tuesday than most prior elections had in sum. Bloomberg alone is spending more than Obama did in all of 2012 combined... just before super Tuesday. Regardless of if he wins the nomination, he's promised to dump hundreds of millions of more. Oh and each D & R billionaire has bought a 60 second Superbowl ad already, and... yet...
Just about everyone already knows who "their guy is", but expect to be bombarded with 400% the ad volume of the prior election all over a handful of people, probably all over less than a couple hundred thousand people are actually influenced in swing states. Our only saving grace is that we're no longer a swing state.
And note, my commentary is not about who wins, or DJT losing, or anything else... just only to get your ad filters prepped, everyone's going to get burned out even seeing the relentless ads for "their guy" and interruptions every 10 seconds to play the same things over-and-over-and-over-and-over-and-over-and-over. Even if you're wearing a MAGA hat.. (or those nuts with a Bloomin' Onion or something?), you're going to just want to watch your f$$$ing video at some point.
PS: If you want to make a difference, figure out how to change your voter registration to a swing state [Coffee]
well apparently the DNC thinks a rich white guy needs to get in the race. Apparently the DNC has changed the rules for qualifying to get in the next Dem. debate, so that Bloomberg will qualify. I suppose with all his money, the DNC wants him to be included for the sole purpose of adds bashing Trump. That's the only thing he brings to the DNC that I can see, is money. I simply don't see him of having a chance of being the Dem nominee, but with that said, I think the DNC is scared to death that mad Bernie will end up beating Biden, and then what? The DNC needs a back up plan to Biden, and I think Bloomy is it...
Trump mentioned it in the interview he did with Hannity the night before the Super Bowl. He felt bad for the other candidates in that they were changing the rules for 'little Mike'. The DNC was stealing the election from Bernie again. I also heard from Bernie on the radio in the truck today that he was fighting the establishments of both parties.
Here's the interview with Trump where he discusses the opposition and the changes being brought in for 'little Mike', including his being able to stand on a box at the debates:
http://youtu.be/AuO2ZQBN9gI
buffalobo
02-03-2020, 18:29
Meh, spent couple minutes looking for article from last fall and couldn't find it and not gonna waste time on it.
How is bernie in them dem primary? He is an independent, not a democrat. They could rightfully boot him from their ticket and have him run an an independent.
How is bernie in them dem primary? He is an independent, not a democrat. They could rightfully boot him from their ticket and have him run an an independent.
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/700524861/bernie-sanders-signs-democratic-party-loyalty-pledge-for-2020-run
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/700524861/bernie-sanders-signs-democratic-party-loyalty-pledge-for-2020-run
Meaningless and non binding, especially if they cheat him off the ticket again.
He needs to get his army together and start collecting signatures in every state to force the DNCs hand in playing fair.
I've heard that from people as well. He talks about going against all the corrupt politicians, then joins hands with them and doesn't trash them in debates. Oh well, I can't really imagine voting for him so I only care as far as I like to see corruption brought down.
CobaltSkink
02-03-2020, 22:11
... the DNCs hand in playing fair.
By their rules, they are playing "fair".
They need a rich, white guy to oppose Trump (rich, white guy).
When you have no principles, the ends (D-2020) justify the means (Bloomberg).
Meaningless and non binding, especially if they cheat him off the ticket again.
He needs to get his army together and start collecting signatures in every state to force the DNCs hand in playing fair.
I don't see why it'd be any less meaningful than for former Republicans Elizabeth Warren or Michael Bloomberg. Trump was mostly a Democrat, would he qualify?
he party rules state that a candidate must "be a bona fide Democrat whose record of public service, accomplishment, public writings, and/or public statements affirmatively demonstrates that the candidate is faithful to the interests, welfare, and success of the Democratic Party of the United States who subscribes to the substance, intent, and principles of the Charter and the Bylaws of the Democratic Party of the United States, and who will participate in the Convention in good faith."
Forgive me if I missed this but what was the point of all these democratic debates and campaigning over the last few months if Bloomberg gets to just step in and take the nomination? Doesn't he need these delegates and votes that Bernie and Buttplug are locking up in Iowa and New Hampshire? I don't even see Bloomberg on the list of recieving any votes at all.
They're making the rules up as they go along. The Dems have no idea what they're doing, and the prospect of Bernie being their candidate scares the shit out of them.
Watching them turn on each other and lose their minds is a spectator sport at this point.
We'll here's to Bernie going 3rd party then!
He probably doesn't have another run in him at his age so hopefully he is thinking he doesn't have to worry about any bridges behind him.
Yeah! I'm all for Bernie going third party with all the classic Ross Perot narcissist stupidity. Maybe Bernie will surprise everyone and select Pocahontas as his post mortem vice presidential running mate and win 21% of the millennial vote with no electors. Oh heavens, we should abolish the electoral college! It would all be so delicious. We could embrace socialist chaos until the next media election scam. And the Republicans and Democrats will farce on.
Not that we should trust in our Very Wonderful Narcissist in Chief. Just because he appointed a constructionist Supreme doesn't imply he'll do it in his second term. Popularity, you know. Twitter and Fakebook, Netflix contracts. It's where it's at, where the media hangs out and where he'll find his next media bonanza, America the Beautiful. It's so, so, beautiful.
If only there had been an alternative to the Clinton crime cabal but there wasn't because the "honorable" opposition tucked tail and ran.
DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SETS:
Election results in New Hampshire show Soviet Sanders edging Buttigieg who came close behind. Meanwhile, Billionaire Michael Bloomberg was
11:55 p.m. Tuesday
President Donald Trump overwhelmingly won New Hampshire?s GOP primary,
With most of the vote in, Trump already had amassed more votes in the New Hampshire primary than any incumbent president in history.
Trump?s vote share was approaching the modern historical high for an incumbent president, 86.43% set by Ronald Reagan in 1984. Weld received about 9% of the vote of New Hampshire Republicans.
The outcome was a reflection of Trump?s strong support among Republicans and his campaign?s nearly 18-month effort to diminish any significant threats to his renomination.
Trump appeared in the state on Monday evening ahead of the vote to energize Republicans and to inject some chaos into the Democratic race.
?The Fake News Media is looking hard for the Big Democrat Story, but there is nothing too fabulous,? Trump tweeted late Tuesday. ?Wouldn?t a big story be that I got more New Hampshire Primary Votes than any incumbent president, in either party, in the history of that Great State? Not an insignificant fact!?
President Donald Trump overwhelmingly won New Hampshire?s GOP primary, but more than 12,000 votes went to a long-shot challenger, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld.
With most of the vote in, Trump already had amassed more votes in the New Hampshire primary than any incumbent president in history.
Trump?s vote share was approaching the modern historical high for an incumbent president, 86.43% set by Ronald Reagan in 1984. Weld received about 9% of the vote of New Hampshire Republicans.
The outcome was a reflection of Trump?s strong support among Republicans and his campaign?s nearly 18-month effort to diminish any significant threats to his renomination.
Trump appeared in the state on Monday evening ahead of the vote to energize Republicans and to inject some chaos into the Democratic race.
?The Fake News Media is looking hard for the Big Democrat Story, but there is nothing too fabulous,? Trump tweeted late Tuesday. ?Wouldn?t a big story be that I got more New Hampshire Primary Votes than any incumbent president, in either party, in the history of that Great State? Not an insignificant fact!?
Demo and republicans all under estimate bernie.
Bernie has some following from 16' campaign and new 18+ voters.
I am not a political scientist or do not have metrics, but if bernie pick a right running mate, R winning the White House won't be easy.
We got to win those MI/WI/MN and most of FL OH PA.
I don't think manufacturing people are currently happy
If pete gets enough pts and convince those west rust belt states, I believe they will win.
People fail to realize that if Bernie got the nomination in 2016 Trump wouldn't be in office. Bernie polled much higher than Hillary vs Trump, and as close as things were, there wouldn't have been a contest. Like I've said before... confidence is also the biggest enemy you can have. It also is what got trump elected - plenty of Hillary voters were 100% sure she was safe in the election and thus, didn't go to the polls. Now, the reverse can happen. If Bernie gets the nom... then there's a very real, if not highly likely chance that Bernie's running mate will be our president by 2024. He already, 100%, would've beat Trump in 2016, and now it may be even harder thanks to confidence that T voters have. Also don't forget, on top of the young 'tards, there's a TON of retired boomers that are 100% self-interested and will vote for any "free-shit" candidate too - even if they know it'll nuke the economy, they don't give a shit what happens a minute after they croak, so might as well steal from all them "whippersnappers" that don't deserve it, anyway.
I am already prepping for nov2020.
I am currently starting to buy some firearms for cheap (huge discounts) while excess supplies last.
I really didn't buy much or may be none (dont even remember) around 2016 due to knee surgery prep.
I really wanted to buy that rpk aes-10b which was listed here on year 2016.
People fail to realize that if Bernie got the nomination in 2016 Trump wouldn't be in office. Bernie polled much higher than Hillary vs Trump, and as close as things were, there wouldn't have been a contest. Like I've said before... confidence is also the biggest enemy you can have. It also is what got trump elected - plenty of Hillary voters were 100% sure she was safe in the election and thus, didn't go to the polls. Now, the reverse can happen. If Bernie gets the nom... then there's a very real, if not highly likely chance that Bernie's running mate will be our president by 2024. He already, 100%, would've beat Trump in 2016, and now it may be even harder thanks to confidence that T voters have. Also don't forget, on top of the young 'tards, there's a TON of retired boomers that are 100% self-interested and will vote for any "free-shit" candidate too - even if they know it'll nuke the economy, they don't give a shit what happens a minute after they croak, so might as well steal from all them "whippersnappers" that don't deserve it, anyway.
Oh hell. If I was a retiree depended on fixed income,MAobama and trump WOULD BE THE WORST.
Lower %rate for near free money for borrower and savers gets shit. They might leveraged some of their retirement fund on securities, but I wont be happy with this stupid levels of inflation.
Also people who had no house nor $ in stock probably dont give a rat's ass about russell3000 or ^ixic being all time high.
My 2012 cheeseburger dollar menu joke I use for financial analysts just became real.
I assure you that not many retired are not as happy with current monetary and fiscal policies.
Only way we will win is good turnout.
Maybe lots of 18+ voters who likes Bernie have a pre-election party or have midterm. LOL
Great-Kazoo
02-13-2020, 01:49
As mentioned. had the dnc not screwed bernie over, i believe he would have won. What happens now is up to the voters and electoral college.
Biden's finished, thanks to the dems throwing him under the bus, via the impeachment hearings.
Warrens polling fairly low. it seems the right of the left centrist are starting to pick up steam.
Im not sure if the die hard dems are going to go with the Bern due to TDS. Or find a way to drop doomberg in that slot.
http://americandigest.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SG-trump-obama-new-hampshire-incumbent-votes.jpg
hollohas
02-13-2020, 08:52
http://americandigest.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SG-trump-obama-new-hampshire-incumbent-votes.jpgThis is the sort of thing that makes me think that Trump voters are still motivated. And that there are likely even MORE on the Trump train than in 2016. His primary turnout has been off the charts for an incumbent and his rallys are bigger than ever. Trump supporters will show up to vote in large numbers IMO.
Bernie won the NH primary last time too. By a huge margin. I wouldn't take his win there as any proof of anything. The DNC still found a way to steal it from him. It's anyone's guess who's getting the D nomination this time.
Bernie is an "Independent" running as a "Democrat". I can understand the Dems not feeling comfortable with him representing the party.
spqrzilla
02-13-2020, 10:08
https://twitter.com/iowahawkblog/status/1227964352323555328
Great-Kazoo
02-13-2020, 16:32
Bernie is an "Independent" running as a "Democrat". I can understand the Dems not feeling comfortable with him representing the party.
The regular D's are not comfortable with the bern's ideology. As were the never trumper R's, when trump got the nomination. The status quo doesn't like being upset, ever.
Last time around it was pretty obvious that people weren't happy with the establishment parties on either side. Hillary just did a better job of rigging the DNC to prevent anyone but her getting the nomination. The Republicans didn't rig things to prevent Trump from getting the nod without their blessing (probably due to the RNC being very ineffective). I think the Dems are comfortable with Bernie's ideology, they're just not comfortable about being honest about it.
Bernie wants the highest marginal income tax rate to be 79%+
E.g. If you're a top income earner, you keep only 21% of your income (from that bracket*), before we even factor state tax. Let's not forget there's a lot of democrats with money too.
Just getting the nomination might throw the economy into a recession from the equity reaction alone... so beware of that ya'll, I did warn you. Be careful with your investments around the "nomination" timeframe.
* Common misconception: You are actually taxed at the rate of all the lower brackets, first, up to their respective income threshold. When you break into a new tax bracket, it is only that income above that bracket line that is taxed at that higher rate.
Surprisingly the young gay millennial is considered more moderate and would have less of an equity effect. Even more surprising he (BootyGig) lacks support in the younger crowd, but makes up for it with the fogeys. What a bizarre election.
Something of note: Remember that in Co, registered independents can participate in either side. I'm not sure what the more effective strategy is though... support Booty, and hope that in worst case, if T didn't get elected we get the lesser of all the evils, or support some close-second that has less of a chance of beating Trump altogether. Who that would be, no clue, and probably no chance of them getting a nom anyway. At any rate, CO independents can have more influence at this stage in the election than we will in November, when we all become irrelevant.
whitewalrus
02-13-2020, 22:17
May have been the reason Bloomberg is buying his way in...doesn't want to pay the tax rates the others are proposing. :)
Something of note: Remember that in Co, registered independents can participate in either side. I'm not sure what the more effective strategy is though... support Booty, and hope that in worst case, if T didn't get elected we get the lesser of all the evils, or support some close-second that has less of a chance of beating Trump altogether. Who that would be, no clue, and probably no chance of them getting a nom anyway. At any rate, CO independents can have more influence at this stage in the election than we will in November, when we all become irrelevant.
This is why I changed my registration to "unaffiliated" after the last election. Now that the state pays for the parties' candidate selection, and the primaries are 'open', there's no real advantage to being registered with either party.
Speaking of 79%+ INCOME TAX
Idiot vs reality.
Idiots thinks that billionaires gets multi million dollar salary/pay check to be a billionaire.
Reality is that they take home $1 per year income, and take dividends and exercise stock options and warrants , or dispose position for cap gain taxes.
Let the socialist raise it to 79%. Moderate rich suffers, but super rich will STILL get richer.
I use the same damn playbook from them.
I am planning to ONLY pay myself a ~$12k+ this year. :)
If my right pocket has a bigger hole, I will utilize my left pocket and take coin out of the left pocket.
The top 3% already pay 1/2 the taxes. The stuff Bernie is talking about giving away is our entire budget many times over. He's playing a class warfare game. He went after millionaires until he was one, so now his target is billionaires. He's a hypocrite that takes advantage of the naive, yet protects himself as one of the ruling elite.
Oh jeeeeeeeeez. Did you guys hear Bloomberg has a terminal disease and has only a little over 10 months to live?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hillary-clinton-wants-back-bloomberg-151839865.html
Where's the info on a terminal disease?
I heard he has a case of "Suiciditus" and isn't expected to live much after January 20th. See the link. Total rumor, at this stage, of course.
Yeah, it came to me as I was getting some ribs on the pellet grill. My pain levels are outrageous today and I was slow on the up-take. I was being way too literal.
Yeah, it came to me as I was getting some ribs on the pellet grill. My pain levels are outrageous today and I was slow on the up-take. I was being way too literal.
Sucks to have chronic pain. But at least, ribs. Ran out on my grill last night so had to finish on an electric skillet :/ always makes it suck. I should check before committing to grilling, but never do.
Shite. Bloomie is spending serious dough to buy this election. I got no less than 3 texts from usefull idiots paid for by bloomie asking for support. And I just slammed the door in the face of a paid usefull idiot canvasing registered voters. Hand fulls of bloomie flyers.
Dont discout that evil man. Shite will get interesting.
Bloomberg has the personality of a boiled eggplant. He's not nearly as charismatic as his commercials make him out to be. His commercials are also not difficult to tune out. I still think he's more of a threat to his party than the competition.
I wonder what the feel would be if he did cite Hillary as the VP. Hillary is toxic, so it could hurt, but I wonder if it wouldn't somehow unify slight support between people who like the billionaire and may dislike Hillary (not many...), and the other people who still support Hillary, knowing she'd be the "real" president in short order. if they got elected. Hard to predict, it seems. DNC might fully back and even engineer this - they can't justify a Hillary ticket but maybe this way is a cheaty-McCheaterpants trick to do it all over again and run Hillary against Trump.... agaaaain.
All speculation at this point, but it would be an insulting ticket and peak stupid, so I wouldn't put it past the DNC. It also could really boost Bloom in primaries... or not. Wild card, hard to say.
Bloomberg has the personality of a boiled eggplant. He's not nearly as charismatic as his commercials make him out to be. His commercials are also not difficult to tune out. I still think he's more of a threat to his party than the competition.
Jeezus. I find his commercials to be anti-charismatic. Mr Burns, but lacking the cartoon comedic evil.
I caught it on the news some where this weekend that Bloomy had spent a whopping $423,000,000 so far and the nearest to him was Sanders at less then 10% of that.
WoW!!!!! He's trying to buy his way in.
hurley842002
02-18-2020, 11:36
I caught it on the news some where this weekend that Bloomy had spent a whopping $423,000,000 so far and the nearest to him was Sanders at less then 10% of that.
WoW!!!!! He's trying to buy his way in.
I read somewhere (probably Fox but can't find the article) that Bloomberg was prepared to spend 2 billion on advertising alone!
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My wife has some Democrat friends and they are absolutely incensed that Bloomberg is trying to buy his way in. They find it antithetical to being a Democrat (they are apparently oblivious to the real world).
Read this a few hours ago;
With so much effort to run interference to Trump and his pro-American policies, I'm amazed that he's accomplished as much as he has. How a billionaire can put agents within the government that are on his payroll and pushing his agenda is extremely dangerous IMO.
Bloomberg’s ‘mercenaries’: Billionaire Dem funding network of climate lawyers inside state AG offices (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bloomberg-network-climate-lawyers-ag)
A program funded by 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is paying the salaries of lawyers who are farmed out to liberal state attorney general offices to pursue climate-based litigation -- a compact critics say amounts to Bloomberg buying state law enforcement employees to advance his preferred political agenda.
The arrangement, which currently pays the salaries of Special Assistant Attorneys General (SAAGs) in 10 Democratic AG offices, is drawing new scrutiny now that Bloomberg is running for president. The New York University School of Law's State Energy & Environmental Impact Center, which was started in 2017 with $5.6 million from Bloomberg's nonprofit, hires mid-career lawyers as "research fellows" before providing them to state AGs where they assist in pursuing "progressive" policy goals through the courts.
"This is a fundamental question of ethics and who's running our government," said West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, one of a handful of Republican attorneys general who have raised concerns about the Bloomberg-funded program. "When you actually get to place someone in under a specific agenda and then pay them and they’re within the office, that starts to call into question whether there are multiple masters within an attorney general office and that starts to really stink.”
Republican Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill also says he is concerned about how Bloomberg Philanthropies, NYU and state AG offices are cooperating.
“What’s problematic is the arrangement through which a private organization or individual can promote an overtly political agenda by paying the salaries of government employees," he said.
According to its website, the NYU State Impact Center currently has attorneys placed in the AG offices for Washington, D.C., Delaware, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York and Oregon. The attorney general running each of those offices is a Democrat.
The NYU center was first announced in an August 2017 press release, noting that it was boosted with funding from "Bloomberg Philanthropies," the informal name for Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc. According to the foundation's 2017 IRS 990 form, the $5.6 million came in the form of one $2.8 million payment in 2017 and another to follow in 2018. The Bloomberg Family Foundation's 990 forms are not available for 2018 or 2019, so it is unclear whether Bloomberg continued to fund the State Impact Center last year or if he has yet in 2020.
In an August 2017 email to state attorneys general, State Impact Center Executive Director David Hayes, a former member of the Clinton and Obama administrations, laid out the qualifications for AGs hoping to hire SAAGs from the program.
"The opportunity to potentially hire an NYU Fellow is open to all state attorneys general who demonstrate a need and commitment to defending environmental values and advancing progressive clean energy, climate change, and environmental legal positions," Hayes said.
That email, along with other documents reviewed for this report, was obtained by conservative nonprofit Energy Policy Advocates and shared with Fox News.
It continued: "State attorneys general should describe the particular scope of needs within their offices related to the advancement and defense of progressive clean energy, climate change, and environmental matters."
According to Washington-based attorney Chris Horner, who worked with Energy Policy Advocates on public records requests into the State Impact Center's activities, the group's self-declared "nonpartisan" label is a smokescreen allowing it to pursue ideologically motivated, "progressive" goals with SAAGs he labeled "mercenaries."
"Nonpartisan, in that you need just promise to use the mercenaries to advance 'progressive' climate legal positions," he said. "So, partisan? Perish the thought. It's merely ideological."
Both publicly and in correspondence, the State Impact Center and those who work with it express hostility toward the Trump administration. The State Impact Center's website celebrates the fact state AGs have taken at least 300 legal actions against President Trump's administration since his inauguration.
'It turns out that our first Bloomberg Fellow... was a student of yours at Harvard... Do you know anyone 5-10 years out of school who would be interested in saving the planet from the predations of [Trump EPA Chief] Scott Pruitt and [Trump Interior Secretary] Ryan Zinke?'
— Email from Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh to Yale law professor Heather Gerken
Additionally, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, who was one of the most involved AGs during the program's early stages and was communicating regularly with State Impact Center officials beginning in July 2017, explicitly said he was using his State Impact Center attorneys -- whom he referred to as "Bloomberg Fellow[s]" -- to battle the Trump administration.
"It turns out that our first Bloomberg Fellow, Josh Segal, was a student of yours at Harvard. He's a big fan," Frosh wrote in a January 2018 email to Heather Gerken, now a Yale Law School professor. "We are looking to fill a second position... Do you know anyone 5-10 years out of school who would be interested in saving the planet from the predations of [Trump EPA Chief] Scott Pruitt and [Trump Interior Secretary] Ryan Zinke?"
Morrisey said that the fact Bloomberg is now running for president makes the program even more suspect.
"It’s also very clear that this is being used to attack the presidency of Donald Trump," he said. "And that raises other questions when the benefactor of this organization is running against the president."
And Bloomberg Philanthropies' involvement with the activities of the State Impact Center's attorneys and their respective AG offices goes beyond just cutting a check.
Although the program attorneys technically report to the attorney general that they work for, they are still employees of NYU for the two-year term they are on loan. In turn, NYU's State Impact Center provided biweekly reports on its activities and the activities of its SAAGs to Bloomberg's foundation through Daniel Firger, who until 2019 was a member of the Environment Program at Bloomberg Philanthropies.
A Dec. 1, 2017, email from Hayes to other members of the State Impact Center advisory council noted that they should "keep these reports on a close hold basis; they are not appropriate for public circulation."
'Imagine if the shoe was on the other foot and if the Republican AGs were saying that ExxonMobil was going to be paying for 25 full-time lawyers to be working out of the office ... Why is that any different? The reality is it’s not.'
— West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey
Additionally, one of the members of the State Impact Center's advisory council is Jeremiah Bauman, a program officer for the environment team at Bloomberg Philanthropies.
As an example of the cases these SAAGs are working on, Frosh filed a brief in federal court supporting a suit brought by the city of Baltimore against B.P. and a gaggle of other fossil fuel companies. The suit sought monetary damages from those companies for pollution and climate change issues allegedly caused by the companies.
Frosh's brief, which several other states involved in the State Impact Center's program joined, lists as counsel on the brief Frosh's first "Bloomberg Fellow," Segal, and one other SAAG for Maryland.
Segal also appears on a petition by several states filed late last month against a rollback of an EPA Chemical Accident Safety Rule.
"Imagine if the shoe was on the other foot and if the Republican AGs were saying that ExxonMobil was going to be paying for 25 full-time lawyers to be working out of the office?" Morrisey asked "They’d be paying for them, they’d have to report back to them and talk about what their agenda is. I mean people would go crazy over that concept. Why is that any different? The reality is it’s not."
In a statement for this report, the State Impact Center did not address questions about its relationship with Bloomberg or its funding but emphasized its position that it is nonpartisan.
"The nonpartisan State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at the NYU School of Law brings academic rigor and independence to its mission of supporting state attorneys general who are protecting existing environmental regulations, addressing climate change and respecting the law," it said. "The Center also provides legal assistance to interested AGs and serves as a centralized public source of information for ongoing AG initiatives to enhance the public’s understanding of the importance of the clean energy, climate change and environmental matters that attorneys general are pursuing."
A request for comment to the Bloomberg campaign was forwarded to Bloomberg Philanthropies, whose spokesperson stood by their support of the State Impact Center -- saying that attorneys general are benefitting from NYU's help fighting "unprecedented rollbacks of fundamental health and environmental protections."
Their statement said: "Bloomberg Philanthropies is proud to support the NYU School of Law, which provides legal, analytical and communications support to state attorneys generals' offices across the country through its NYU Law Fellow program. Funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies helped launch the NYU School of Law - State Energy & Environmental Impact Center, which is dedicated to helping state attorneys general fight regulatory rollbacks and other actions that undermine clean energy initiatives, efforts to combat climate change, and environmental protections. Attorneys general across the country have benefited enormously from this support as they have faced unprecedented rollbacks of fundamental health and environmental protections."
Frosh's office did not respond to requests for comment.
Critics like Horner and Morrisey maintain that such private influence at the top of state law enforcement is something Americans should be very concerned about.
"This is absolute outsourcing of law enforcement," Horner said. "Amid all the handwringing over Bill Barr, if you want to talk about weaponizing law enforcement, consider what Bloomberg would do, with the roadmap of what he's already done."
Apparently the debate tonight was a reenactment of the Donner Party.
Bloomberg under siege at chaotic debate debut, as Warren attacks field in bid to revive campaign (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-debate-bloomberg-sanders)
Sanders, meanwhile, warned that Bloomberg couldn't be elected because he wouldn't be able to assemble a diverse coalition of voters.
He also called it "immoral" that Bloomberg had vast wealth while homelessness remained a problem. (A debate moderator then asked a pointed question: "Mayor Bloomberg, should you exist?")
Hypothetical question.
IF Sanders, Buttigieg, or Warren becomes a nominee:
If one of those 3 candidate askes Joe Biden to be their runningmate, do you think he will do it?
They'd have to be nuts to do that. Why attach yourselves to Biden and his baggage, including Hunter, if you don't have to?
They'd have to be nuts to do that. Why attach yourselves to Biden and his baggage, including Hunter, if you don't have to?
Name recognition, he has the most recognized name in the bunch.
Name recognition, he has the most recognized name in the bunch.
Not for the right reasons.
How come the other candidates have commercials with Obama voice-overs and he doesn't? [Coffee]
I don't see Biden being chosen as a VP running mate either, for starters I don't think he'd be interested in the job, and second, he's just not that popular really. Instead, I figure someone outside of the current bunch that are still running will be called up for VP. May even be someone that very few of us know much about.
I watched quite a bit of the debacle, I mean debate, last night. Was actually quite entertaining. I don't know who came out on top but I do believe Bloomberg came out on the bottom.
DenverGP
02-20-2020, 11:41
I don't think any of the dems has a chance... If they pick bernie, they lose because too much of the country won't vote for his communist ideas. If they don't pick bernie, all the bernie bros will stay home, or vote third party, or even vote for trump just to screw the DNC.
And when trump wins again, if bernie wasn't the candidate, the dem party will get pushed even further left for the next election. So dems best hope is to give the nomination to bernie, let him crash and burn, and then move back toward the center.
I'm not sure the Dems could find 'center'. They wandered off, and ran off, 'the center' decades ago. It's really not possible to be a conservative, pro-life, pro-gun Democrat anymore.
I still remember Democrat Zell Miller's speech at the RNC back in 2004 (https://youtu.be/JXSQ5BX6YXg).
Name recognition, he has the most recognized name in the bunch.
That is what I am thinking. He will continue to link his name to the president(chairman) MaObama.
Tenure at Senate might be great experience for some demo to think he can go against majority leader.
Former Chairman is still popular with democrats, and BinBiden might be able to take some moderates democrats and independents.
http://youtu.be/BS3RxFApv6U
It was fun watching Elizabeth Warren take Bloomberg's scalp.
Not directly related, but no where else to post it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=73&v=sKrNJwo-cfo&feature=emb_logo
It was fun watching Elizabeth Warren take Bloomberg's scalp.
I've heard about it and saw a video. It was probably funniest stuff i've seen. It was like democrats and socialist bash on DICTATOR-WACKO BLOOMBERG. :D
Bloomberg admits company signed NDAs with 3 women who complained about him (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mike-bloomberg-ndas-women-democratic-debate)
Democratic presidential contender (https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/2020-presidential-election)Mike Bloomberg (https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/michael-bloomberg) announced Friday that he will allow three female former employees of his media company to be released their non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that were signed "to address complaints about comments they said I had made."
In a statement released Friday, the former New York City mayor said the agreements had been signed "over the past 30-plus years," but did not provide a specific timeframe.
"If any of them want to be released from their NDA so that they can talk about those allegations, they should contact the company and they’ll be given a release," he said.
“I’ve done a lot of reflecting on this issue over the past few days and I’ve decided that for as long as I’m running the company, we won’t offer confidentiality agreements to resolve claims of sexual harassment or misconduct going forward," Bloomberg added.
ETA: Did some cleanup.
Sick of getting texts from the dems...
80196
Okay. I just saw 2 Warren's tv ad (super tues being close), and ad was about Chairman talking good stuff about Sen Warren.
Many candidates are trying to be closer to chairman for this democratic race.
kidicarus13
02-21-2020, 18:41
Sick of getting texts from the dems...
80196Good stuff
hollohas
02-22-2020, 12:16
What kinda of shity list do you have to be on to get texts from these commies? I've been seeing a lot of these texts posted...
Bloomberg campaign office in Utah vandalized, one day after pointing finger at Bernie supporters for similar inciden (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bloomberg-campaign-office-vandalized-utah)t (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bloomberg-campaign-office-vandalized-utah)
Twitter suspends 70 Bloomberg-boosting accounts posting identical messages of support (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/twitter-suspends-bloomberg-accounts)
Leave all the "bros" alone!
BTW
Gerald Ford For President 1976!!!!!
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I saw this fellow in Denver and campaigned for him. Have this pin too:
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During the 1964 campaign, I met Barry Goldwater at East High School in Denver.
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Will JFK?s Party Become Sanders? Party?
https://buchanan.org/blog/will-jfks-party-become-sanders-party-138205
Sen. Bernie Sanders may be on the cusp of both capturing the Democratic nomination and transforming his party as dramatically as President Donald Trump captured and remade the Republican Party.
After his sweep of the Nevada caucuses, following popular vote victories in Iowa and New Hampshire, Sanders has the enthusiasm and the momentum, as the crucial battles loom in South Carolina on Saturday and Super Tuesday on March 3.
The next eight days could decide it all.
And what is between now and next Tuesday that might interrupt Sanders? triumphal march to the nomination in Milwaukee?
One possible pitfall is tonight?s debate in South Carolina.
Sanders will be taking constant fire as a socialist whose nomination could end in a rout in November, the loss of Speaker Nancy Pelosi?s House and the forfeit of any chance of recapturing the Senate.
Yet Sanders has often been attacked along these lines, to little avail.
He?s shown himself capable of defending his positions, and attacks on Sanders may simply expose his opponents? own political desperation.
?Buchanan,? Richard Nixon once instructed me after I went to work for him in 1966, ?Whenever you hear of a coalition forming up to ?Stop X,? be sure to put your money on X.?
Nixon recalled the Cleveland governors conference after Barry Goldwater defeated Nelson Rockefeller in the California primary. There, on the Cuyahoga River, Govs. Rockefeller, George Romney and Bill Scranton colluded absurdly to derail the Goldwater express.
A second event is the anticipated endorsement of Biden by Rep. Jim Clyburn, the most influential black politician in South Carolina, who warns that nominating a socialist like Sanders invites electoral disaster.
Yet Clyburn?s endorsement could be a mixed blessing.
With it, Biden becomes the favorite in the primary where 60% of the vote is African American. If Biden cannot beat Sanders there, in his firewall state, with Clyburn behind him, where does Biden win?
Biden faces another problem: Billionaire Tom Steyer has pumped millions into South Carolina, hired black leaders and pledged to support reparations for slavery. Polls show Steyer with rising support among black voters who might otherwise have stood by Biden.
For Biden, South Carolina is do-or-die.
If he wins here, he is revived. Yet, still, he lacks the broad and deep support Sanders has and the funds Michael Bloomberg has to be competitive in all 14 states holding primaries March 3, including the megastates of Texas and California.
Sanders is predicting victories in both and has been gaining in the polls on Sen. Elizabeth Warren even in Massachusetts, her home state, which also holds its primary on Super Tuesday.
The basic question: With Biden, Buttigieg, Warren, Steyer and Klobuchar ? none of whom has beaten Sanders in the popular vote anywhere, and all competing in South Carolina and Super Tuesday three days later ? who beats a surging Sanders? When and where do they beat him?
Bloomberg can probably buy enough votes to win some states. But would the other Democratic candidates, who have fought for a year, stand aside to yield the field so this ex-Republican oligarch can save their party from Sanders? Why should they?
And where is the evidence that Bloomberg can beat Sanders? Or beat Trump?
Bloomberg?s first debate raises questions of what, besides his $60 billion, qualifies him to be on the stage or in the race.
The Democratic establishment worries that if the ?moderates? in the race do not start falling on their swords, dropping out, and joining behind a single candidate ? Biden, Buttigieg or Bloomberg ? to challenge Sanders, they will lose the nomination to Sanders and the election to Trump.
The establishment is right to worry.
While Sanders? chances of becoming president are slim, the odds he wins the nomination and reshapes the party are good and have been improving weekly.
What model does socialist Sanders have in mind for the Democratic Party? Something like the British Labour Party of Jeremy Corbyn.
?Medicare for All.? Abolition of private health insurance. War on Wall Street. The Green New Deal. Free college tuition. Forgiveness of all student debt. Open borders. Supreme Court justices committed to Roe v. Wade. Welfare for undocumented migrants. A doubling of the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Winston Churchill once observed: ?Some regard private enterprise as if it were a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look upon it as a cow that they can milk. Only a handful see it for what it really is ? the strong horse that pulls the whole cart.?
Sanders sees free market capitalism as a fat goose that lays golden eggs and can be hectored, squeezed and beaten into producing lots more.
And those most widely receptive to his message ? are the young.
Welcome to the Party of JFK as reconceived by Bernie Sanders.
Great-Kazoo
02-25-2020, 19:17
IMO.
the rush to prop bloomberg up as a centrist over the DS Bernie is causing a decent rift among D's Just as the never trumpers of the r party did. Only the left is so focused on a "they deserve it" they literally have no clue where to turn , hoping "they" can keep some semblance of power.
Like my sister said the other day, some clown show they have.
The debate tonight is a most excellent train wreck.
Biden just said as President he'd have been on the phone demanding to be let into China to figure out what's going on with Coronavirus. [LOL]
Sick of getting texts from the dems...
80196
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OtterbatHellcat
02-26-2020, 00:05
The debate tonight is a most excellent train wreck.
I thought this, and it was entertaining as well.
FTR, Bernie is the worst possible nominee for economic reaction. The latest dives have had less to do with Corona and more to do with his successes.
It would be wise to start moving into bonds before super Tuesday, imho. Any CO independents, smartest thing to do is use the dem ticket to cast for whoever-is-closest besides Bern just before the deadline. Who that is, don't know.
FTR, Bernie is the worst possible nominee for economic reaction. The latest dives have had less to do with Corona and more to do with his successes.
It would be wise to start moving into bonds before super Tuesday, imho. Any CO independents, smartest thing to do is use the dem ticket to cast for whoever-is-closest besides Bern just before the deadline. Who that is, don't know.
If he gets decent amount of delegates after super tues, I will be start hedging.
Another pretty good entertaining train wreck last night. It looked like Bloomberg had more coaching before this one and it also looked like most everyone aimed their flames at poor old Bernie instead of Bloomy.
The Dems have to be in full panic going forward. If the rest of the party is anything like the nominee's that they are putting on stage, they got real problems as a party.
Warren seemed to me to be running defense for Bernie.
Did anyone else catch the comments by Bloomberg that seemed to support Trump on the economy?
So, how much did Pete get paid to drop out?
I just read that.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/buttigieg-campaign-why-ending-presidential-bid
yikes! probably going to get offered Vice Presidency. My guess is DNC wanted him to drop out for more so that Bin Biden would get more action.
Great-Kazoo
03-01-2020, 20:47
I just read that.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/buttigieg-campaign-why-ending-presidential-bid
yikes! probably going to get offered Vice Presidency. My guess is DNC wanted him to drop out for more so that Bin Biden would get more action.
Rumor has it, he said being on the road this long was a pain in the ass.
Rumor has it, he said being on the road this long was a pain in the ass.
Is that why he pulled out?
Great-Kazoo
03-01-2020, 21:00
Is that why he pulled out?
get a grip
I guess he already paid for the commercials that I continue to see run locally.
Watching the Bloomberg Town Hall on Fox News. They finally called him out on having a fully armed security detail but wants to restrict everyone else's rights. Then he answers the question by saying he is only against minors, crazies, and felons from having guns. LIE.
Then a guy who seemed reasonable tried to follow up that question and he was drowned out by some protesters whining about racism or something. Went to commercial and then Bret Baier and Martha decide to move on from guns and go to climate change. Pretty piss poor by Fox. They scratched the surface and exposed his BS and then let him slide to the next topic. Hopefully people saw through that shit show.
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I always put thumbs down on any repeating ads.
I tumb downed bloomberg ad over 10 times , and I still get them.
I guess they want me to buy a YouTube premium to avoid those ads. LoL.
I'm wondering if it's better to let the whole ad play, and also click on it. Then it forces them to pay the YouTube channel it's playing on, which in my case is usually someone I like anyway.
if someone has android ad blocker app recommendation, let me know. Downloaded some in the past and it wasn't working well.
I'm wondering if it's better to let the whole ad play, and also click on it. Then it forces them to pay the YouTube channel it's playing on, which in my case is usually someone I like anyway.
In sufficient numbers, winning strategy. IIRC skips inside of a few seconds are no charge. But watching say fifteen and then skipping is a full charge (I forget exact threshold and my info might be old). So... Support the channels you do agree with by letting ads you disagree with run for half a minute :D effectively sending assholes money to better people and depriving them of more ad impressions to other people.if they are pay-per-click, then click the crap out of it! Conservative sites should have Google ad-links for high dollar liberal Google ad words. Hilarious way to donate if you cantotherwise afford to.
Aloha_Shooter
03-03-2020, 12:51
LOL, Bloomberg ads on YouTube are my opportunity to go grab a drink or use the restroom. I don't want to block them because I want the YouTuber to get his/her monetization from Mikey. I just don't want to have to listen to his BS.
In a related note, my cell phone somehow got on the call list for Elizabeth Warren's campaign (maybe because state records show me unaffiliated?). Have received text messages pushing her candidacy. Finally decided to respond to one this morning that was pushing her and asking if I'd decided who to vote for today. I responded and typed back words to the effect of, "certainly not voting for a lying racist socialist who got rich by falsely claiming minority status to advance her career." I don't believe anyone is actually reading replies but the response was cathartic.
LOL, Bloomberg ads on YouTube are my opportunity to go grab a drink or use the restroom. I don't want to block them because I want the YouTuber to get his/her monetization from Mikey. I just don't want to have to listen to his BS.
In a related note, my cell phone somehow got on the call list for Elizabeth Warren's campaign (maybe because state records show me unaffiliated?). Have received text messages pushing her candidacy. Finally decided to respond to one this morning that was pushing her and asking if I'd decided who to vote for today. I responded and typed back words to the effect of, "certainly not voting for a lying racist socialist who got rich by falsely claiming minority status to advance her career." I don't believe anyone is actually reading replies but the response was cathartic.
You might be surprised. I actually got a response from a Bernie Bro I replied to a while back...
Nothing from them since, though.
Bloomberg....OUT!
Endorses Biden.
Love the headline at Fox News: "$500M Faceplant"
Bloomberg has a lot of money, but he still didn't have enough to buy a likable personality.
thanks for playing Mikey. Wish you would've spent more of your money, as you still have more than one man should, especially the man that is against the 2A.
Buahaahahahahahaha... $500M to get 5 delegates...[ROFL1]
newracer
03-04-2020, 14:33
thanks for playing Mikey. Wish you would've spent more of your money, as you still have more than one man should, especially the man that is against the 2A.
Buahaahahahahahaha... $500M to get 5 delegates...[ROFL1]
I read somewhere that what he spent on his campaign is similar to the average couple going out to dinner.
Mark Steyn on Rush Limbaugh's show today said basically he spent 8 months of interest without touching his principle.
Mark Steyn on Rush Limbaugh's show today said basically he spent 8 months of interest without touching his principle.
[ROFL1]
Aardvark
03-04-2020, 18:00
Just this morning I saw two "Bloomberg 2020" signs. First signs for him I've seen, glad they'll be the last.
500m ego. lol
I wanted to see 1b ego from him on 2024. I would laugh twice harder. :D
hurley842002
03-04-2020, 20:14
Side note: I was at La Cumbre brewing in Albuquerque the other night, and we were sitting next to some very vocal "Bernie Bro's", and they were LIVID over the other Dems pulling out and supporting Biden. I'm not certain these socialists will vote for ANYONE but Bernie.
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Great-Kazoo
03-04-2020, 20:40
Side note: I was at La Cumbre brewing in Albuquerque the other night, and we were sitting next to some very vocal "Bernie Bro's", and they were LIVID over the other Dems pulling out and supporting Biden. I'm not certain these socialists will vote for ANYONE but Bernie.
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They're either going to stage a protest at the convention. OR, sit it out. wouldn't be surprised if some vote Trump, just to do a final screw you to the D's
If he really wanted to screw the Dems, run as a 3rd party candidate.
Milwaukee could use a revitalization around the convention center. I hope they burn it to the ground.
Milwaukee could use a revitalization. I hope they burn it to the ground.
FIFY.
I lived there (Brown Deer suburb) for a couple years and had to spend most of my days doing field repairs in and around that sh*thole city. I imagine it's gotten worse since I left in 92.
Great-Kazoo
03-05-2020, 08:16
If only Bloomberg had hired Russians to buy $100,000 in barely literate Facebook ads, instead of spending $700 MILLION, he’d be president now. That’s what the media have told us for 3+ years.
According to the MSM, Trump stole the election. Why the hell was Mikey trying to buy it instead of just stealing it?
Liz Warren just dropped out.
Why the hell was Mikey trying to buy it instead of just stealing it? Hmmm, maybe because he could afford to buy it with his billions?
Why the hell was Mikey trying to buy it instead of just stealing it?
Hmmm, maybe because he could afford to buy it with his billions?
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