Posted on 05/11/2007 4:32:16 PM PDT by Stoat
Boy!! More pro-police state republicans!
What ?????
A third party candidate has absolutely no chance - none! Bloomberg is a liberal. From where will he take votes? From liberal democrats “fed up” with Barak Obama? Why would a liberal vote for Bloomberg when he can have the real thing? Why would a conservative vote for Bloomberg when...you get the idea.
Ross Perot was a phenomenon of his times - we were in the midst of a recession with widespread discontent towards Goerge Bush and government in general.
The only difference I've noticed is that the city is dirtier.
LMAO
Don't be cruel now! They make some awfully nice cannoli there :-)
He wouldn’t attempt it if either Rudy or Hillary were in the race. If it was, say, Obama or Edwards against (your choice of the “lesser” non-NY Republicans — I aint insultin’ anyone candidate) then he might spend the large amounts of cash that a 3rd party organization might need.
Shades of Ross Perot!
Ross Perot, who secured 19 per cent of the vote in 1992, is widely credited with enabling Bill Clinton to defeat President George Bush Snr.
***One of the driving forces behind Ross Perot getting into the race was that his family and the Bush family had been waging a feud for a long time. He absolutely hated Bush. There might be something like that operating with Bloomberg as well. It would mean that the republican party needs to pull their candidate from the right side of the spectrum, like Duncan Hunter or Fred Thompson. Regardless of what happens, it would be an interesting race.
From the article:
“I’m absolutely in touch with leaders in all 50 states who want a third party established,” said Mr MacKay.
I suppose this should be differentiated from being 'tentatively in touch', but I'm not sure on what grounds, considering they didn't even bother to specify WHICH "leaders" he is referring to. Leaders of third parties? Sure.
On a similar level of coherence, I'm sure that if you were to be "absolutely in touch" with manufacturers of tinfoil hats, you would be able to get a clear feeling that they want the wearing of tinfoil hats mandated worldwide..
Nationally? Not a prayer.
Nationally? Not a prayer.
I suppose this could be viewed as a textbook definition of "having far more money than sense".
The idiots would starve to death, or drown in their own crap, without the rest of The Nation.
Hell, I got really pissed off on 9/11, but it could have been worse, the towel heads could have hit Spuds, Florida, and wiped out the supply of decent taters! I’ve been to NYC, it impressed me, enough to keep my arse well clear of there, ever since!
Hey, Spuds Florida is a real place, nothing like NYC! The folks in Spuds actually do productive stuff!
If Bloomies foot, {either one of them} ever caught on fire, he would burn up, looking for a phone to dial 911, and die, before figuring out which leg to piss down!
Just as soon as NooYawk runs the Nation, kiss your butt goodbye!
He is worth north of $10 billion. Dropping a few hundred million dollars on a bid for the presidency is like you or me splurging on a really nice Harley.
It's not a comment on his intelligence, but on his means.
In this case, it appears to involve a glass navel.
Dang. The Republican candidate doesn’t have a chance of winning New York now.
"Some" New Yorkers feel that New York is all that matters, so I suppose this is to be expected. I would enjoy seeing his face after he sees the first national polling results that include him as a potential national contender.
But could also be in California as they are totally left-wing out there on the left coast.
There are a few of us out here that like to consider ourselves reasonably sane but it's true the Leftist hysterics make all the noise.
Bloomberg makes Rudy look like a conservative by comparison. And we’ve already seen more than enough of Rudy.
“He wants to do this, he thinks he could win it...”
Believe it or not, money cannot buy everything.
“run as a social liberal and fiscal conservative with signature issues such as environmentalism and gun control.”
It would be very difficult to imagine Bloomberg running as a fiscal conservative! This is just not going to be allowed by the Left. Bloomie would split the liberal vote with Hillary and that is exactly why the Dems will not allow it.
I guess that if the money is not a big deal, then being forever known as a losing third-party candidate means nothing either.
For many, it might be considered a matter of personal shame to put so much money into an obviously impossible and highly public escapade, but I suppose that in his social circle it's merely regarded as a "stylish amusement" to chat about at the next cocktail party at Barbra Streisand's.
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