Bloomburg Presidency

JWT · June 19, 2007, 06:35 PM

Does the fact that Michael Bloomberg just announced he's leaving the Republican party and becoming an Independant, while sounding very much like a presidential candidate scare anyone else? The thought of the very anti gun mayor of New York as president is very frightening to me. The only good outcome of him as a candidate is that it would probably draw potential votes from Hillary.

Scott Conklin · June 19, 2007, 06:58 PM

Bloomy was never a Repub in any realistic way. He simply used the label for convenience. As for this arrogant, semi-retarded, self-agrandizing bag of monkey crap becoming POTUS, what a purely vomitous idea. :barf:

Wildalaska · June 19, 2007, 07:00 PM

why waste bandwidth he isnt going anywhere

WildfairmayorbadcandidateAlaska

Scott Conklin · June 19, 2007, 07:08 PM

Since you have no actual idea nor crystal ball your point would be...?

allenomics · June 19, 2007, 08:47 PM

If Bloomberg enters the presidential race and actually appears on the national ballot, he will take votes away from the Democrat and insure a Republican victory, JMO.

ConcealCarryNY · June 19, 2007, 09:36 PM

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If Bloomberg enters the presidential race and actually appears on the national ballot, he will take votes away from the Democrat and insure a Republican victory, JMO

That would be delicious if he robbed old Billary of a win like Ross Perot did for Bush Sr.

Wildalaska · June 19, 2007, 10:07 PM

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Since you have no actual idea nor crystal ball your point would be...?

that you guys surely aren't going to waste mental energy worrying about a numbnuts like him...or do you just like to find something to whine about?

Fact of Life 101....folks don't remember WHY your name is popping up everywhere, they just remember your name.

Thus, ignoring fringe babblers like Paul, Kucinich and Bloomykins whilst flitting around on the Boards serves to lower their googleability as their name bandwidth decreases, thereby helping us forget that such politicos exist. I mean, does anyone really care about David Duke anymore? There comes a time when critisizing them gives them more credibility than they deserve, let em sink into tinfoil or moveonish obscurity for Petes sake

WildsupposetheygaveacampaignspeechandnobodycameAlaska

Tamara · June 19, 2007, 10:22 PM

Heck, I've got about as much of a shot at the Oval Office as he does.

C'mon, TFLers! Vote for me!

I promise to abolish welfare.

I will roll back every gun law back past NFA '34.

The Federal Income Tax? Fuggedaboutit! It's a goner!

I'll fly to Moscow, tell Putin to shut up or I'll shoot him in the kneecap, and then on to Tehran, where I'll put Ahmadinejad in a headlock and make him cry.

I'll form a new Border Patrol from the first 10,000 illegals to tag up 'home free' at the nearest Federal Buildings; the rest get deported. Then I'll put the 10,000 at the border and tell them that if anyone gets past them, they lose their citizenship and their butt goes on a plane to Tierra del Fuego.

If a bill comes across my desk that doesn't include a photocopy of the Constitution with the relevant Congressional authority highlighted in yellow, it's vetoed, baby!

Who's with me?

Jamie Young · June 19, 2007, 10:27 PM

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Who's with me?

I'll consider it.

What are you going to do about the rising cost of ammo?

Tamara · June 19, 2007, 10:32 PM

You're on your own there.

I believe in free markets. If the corn farmers ain't gonna get subsidies, neither is anybody else.

Wildalaska · June 19, 2007, 10:39 PM

can I marry Spiff under your plan, get a tax break, but still sleep with girls so folks think I am normal?

WildwellyawanttobuymyvoteorwhatAlaska

Tamara · June 19, 2007, 10:42 PM

You can marry your dog under my plan (if it's an adult, consenting dog.)

You're outta luck on the tax break, though. We're going back to running the joint on tariffs and import/export duties. I figure stiffing the Gray Panthers on their doctor bills should make up some of the difference.

Wildalaska · June 19, 2007, 10:47 PM

OK you got my vote. When we close the borders can we keep em open for Russian and Thai girls

Wildwaitswmboiwasjustkiddingputdownthe.25hehegoodthingitsapeashooterowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwAlaska

obxned · June 19, 2007, 11:14 PM

Sounds like neither party wants him.

paratrooper · June 20, 2007, 01:12 AM

Just so no one thinks there's any "hanky panky" going on with that logic San Francisco laws will apply . The dog MUST be at least 12 years old to consent . (people years of course .)

Eghad · June 20, 2007, 06:49 AM

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I'll form a new Border Patrol from the first 10,000 illegals to tag up 'home free' at the nearest Federal Buildings; the rest get deported. Then I'll put the 10,000 at the border and tell them that if anyone gets past them, they lose their citizenship and their butt goes on a plane to Tierra del Fuego.

Actually my plan would be better...pay the Mexican police and the Army a bounty on each illegal they catch trying to cross the border. It would be cheaper than having to feed and house them and transport them back. Might even cut the drug cartels in on the action.

Musketeer · June 20, 2007, 07:36 AM

We will not see a third party candidate win the presidency. If Theodore Roosevelt, who was president and widely loved, couldn't win as a thrid party then nobody can. Especially not Bloomy who has burned every bridge with the Rep party long ago.

At least we don't have to call him a RINO anymore.

ZeSpectre · June 20, 2007, 08:45 AM

Are we going to see if a rich man actually -can- buy an election? Hasn't worked for others but then again Mr. Bloomberg is very good at not seeing what he doesn't like.

Musketeer · June 20, 2007, 09:25 AM

He is not going to run. Bloomy does not like to spend money on what he can't get. He can't get the presidency as an independent (or any other affiliation). He also doesn't need the GOP to support him for another run for mayor since term limits sees him out in about three years.

By going independent he makes the announcement that the endorsement of NYC's mayor is up for grabs to both Dem and Rep. As a Rep (even a RINO) he was not really a major candidate for courting by the DNC for an endorsement. Now he is open to panderring from both sides.

k8do · June 20, 2007, 11:10 AM

The instant Mike becomes a serious candidate for president the ground he is walking on will turn into a glowing bed of hot coals... He has no conception of the white heat of national media attention... Every girlfriend (or better yet, boy) that he ever had will be interviewed and offered money if they can come upwith something juicy... Every business deal he ever did will be sifted through with a microscope... Every partner, associate, employee, or even the guy who drives his limo, will have reporters going up their rectums like a colonoscope... The guy who mows his lawn and the gal who scrubs the floors in his house will get background checks like they are joining the CIA... He has no conception of what he is walking into...

denny

Silver Bullet · June 20, 2007, 11:17 AM

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If Bloomberg enters the presidential race and actually appears on the national ballot, he will take votes away from the Democrat and insure a Republican victory, JMO.

I don't know about the "insure" part, but otherwise I agree. He isn't going to be siphoning off any gunny votes.

If Paul or Thompson don't appear on the ballot, maybe I'll write in Tamara. That is, I could if she had a last name.

Redworm · June 20, 2007, 11:56 AM

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If a bill comes across my desk that doesn't include a photocopy of the Constitution with the relevant Congressional authority highlighted in yellow, it's vetoed, baby!

Who's with me?

BAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA zomg that's absolutely brilliant. you've got my vote!

obxned · June 20, 2007, 01:55 PM

As if the thought of Hilary wasn't enough to give us all nightmares, now we gotta worry about if this egomaniac will buy himself another public office.

jselvy · June 20, 2007, 03:37 PM

You've got my vote Tamara. Where do I sing up to help with the campaign.

For the Republic!!

Jefferson

Ben Swenson · June 21, 2007, 10:46 AM

What does the Tamara plan have to say about the military (size, purpose and spending) and foreign relations?

June 19, 2007, 06:35 PM	#1
JWT Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 3,888	Bloomburg Presidency Does the fact that Michael Bloomberg just announced he's leaving the Republican party and becoming an Independant, while sounding very much like a presidential candidate scare anyone else? The thought of the very anti gun mayor of New York as president is very frightening to me. The only good outcome of him as a candidate is that it would probably draw potential votes from Hillary.

June 19, 2007, 06:58 PM	#2
Scott Conklin Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2000 Location: B.F.E. Posts: 1,721	Bloomy was never a Repub in any realistic way. He simply used the label for convenience. As for this arrogant, semi-retarded, self-agrandizing bag of monkey crap becoming POTUS, what a purely vomitous idea. :barf: __________________ "Once the monkeys learn they can vote themselves bananas, they'll never climb another tree." - Heinlein www.libertydwells.com

June 19, 2007, 07:08 PM	#4
Scott Conklin Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2000 Location: B.F.E. Posts: 1,721	Since you have no actual idea nor crystal ball your point would be...? __________________ "Once the monkeys learn they can vote themselves bananas, they'll never climb another tree." - Heinlein www.libertydwells.com

June 19, 2007, 08:47 PM	#5
allenomics Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2007 Posts: 1,536	If Bloomberg enters the presidential race and actually appears on the national ballot, he will take votes away from the Democrat and insure a Republican victory, JMO. __________________ NRA Benefactor Life Member Knowledge is not power. Applied knowledge is power!

June 19, 2007, 10:22 PM	#8
Tamara Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 11, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 16,002	Heck, I've got about as much of a shot at the Oval Office as he does. C'mon, TFLers! Vote for me! I promise to abolish welfare. I will roll back every gun law back past NFA '34. The Federal Income Tax? Fuggedaboutit! It's a goner! I'll fly to Moscow, tell Putin to shut up or I'll shoot him in the kneecap, and then on to Tehran, where I'll put Ahmadinejad in a headlock and make him cry. I'll form a new Border Patrol from the first 10,000 illegals to tag up 'home free' at the nearest Federal Buildings; the rest get deported. Then I'll put the 10,000 at the border and tell them that if anyone gets past them, they lose their citizenship and their butt goes on a plane to Tierra del Fuego. If a bill comes across my desk that doesn't include a photocopy of the Constitution with the relevant Congressional authority highlighted in yellow, it's vetoed, baby! Who's with me? __________________ MOLON LABE! 2% Unobtainium, 98% Hypetanium. The Arms Room: An Online Museum.

June 19, 2007, 07:00 PM	#3
Wildalaska Junior member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: In my own little weird world in Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 14,172	why waste bandwidth he isnt going anywhere WildfairmayorbadcandidateAlaska

June 19, 2007, 10:32 PM	#10
Tamara Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 11, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 16,002	You're on your own there. I believe in free markets. If the corn farmers ain't gonna get subsidies, neither is anybody else. __________________ MOLON LABE! 2% Unobtainium, 98% Hypetanium. The Arms Room: An Online Museum.

June 19, 2007, 10:39 PM	#11
Wildalaska Junior member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: In my own little weird world in Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 14,172	can I marry Spiff under your plan, get a tax break, but still sleep with girls so folks think I am normal? WildwellyawanttobuymyvoteorwhatAlaska

June 19, 2007, 10:42 PM	#12
Tamara Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 11, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 16,002	You can marry your dog under my plan (if it's an adult, consenting dog.) You're outta luck on the tax break, though. We're going back to running the joint on tariffs and import/export duties. I figure stiffing the Gray Panthers on their doctor bills should make up some of the difference. __________________ MOLON LABE! 2% Unobtainium, 98% Hypetanium. The Arms Room: An Online Museum.

June 19, 2007, 10:47 PM	#13
Wildalaska Junior member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: In my own little weird world in Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 14,172	OK you got my vote. When we close the borders can we keep em open for Russian and Thai girls Wildwaitswmboiwasjustkiddingputdownthe.25hehegoodthingitsapeashooterowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwAlaska

June 19, 2007, 11:14 PM	#14
obxned Senior Member Join Date: May 30, 2007 Location: OBX, NC Posts: 1,128	Sounds like neither party wants him. __________________ “If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth.” Ronald Reagan I'm a proud member of a North Carolina *Committee of Safety*

June 20, 2007, 01:12 AM	#15
paratrooper Senior Member Join Date: March 31, 2000 Location: Kingman AZ Posts: 1,290	You can marry your dog under my plan (if it's an adult, consenting dog.) Just so no one thinks there's any "hanky panky" going on with that logic San Francisco laws will apply . The dog MUST be at least 12 years old to consent . (people years of course .) __________________ TOM NRA LDMA AMERICAN LEGION U.S. PARATROOPER

June 20, 2007, 07:36 AM	#17
Musketeer Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2005 Posts: 3,733	We will not see a third party candidate win the presidency. If Theodore Roosevelt, who was president and widely loved, couldn't win as a thrid party then nobody can. Especially not Bloomy who has burned every bridge with the Rep party long ago. At least we don't have to call him a RINO anymore. __________________ "Religions are all alike - founded upon fables and mythologies." Thomas Jefferson "The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." Benjamin Franklin

June 20, 2007, 08:45 AM	#18
ZeSpectre Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2007 Location: Shenandoah Valley Posts: 3,276	Are we going to see if a rich man actually -can- buy an election? Hasn't worked for others but then again Mr. Bloomberg is very good at not seeing what he doesn't like.

June 20, 2007, 09:25 AM	#19
Musketeer Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2005 Posts: 3,733	He is not going to run. Bloomy does not like to spend money on what he can't get. He can't get the presidency as an independent (or any other affiliation). He also doesn't need the GOP to support him for another run for mayor since term limits sees him out in about three years. By going independent he makes the announcement that the endorsement of NYC's mayor is up for grabs to both Dem and Rep. As a Rep (even a RINO) he was not really a major candidate for courting by the DNC for an endorsement. Now he is open to panderring from both sides. __________________ "Religions are all alike - founded upon fables and mythologies." Thomas Jefferson "The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." Benjamin Franklin

June 20, 2007, 11:10 AM	#20
k8do Senior Member Join Date: June 11, 2007 Posts: 102	hot coals The instant Mike becomes a serious candidate for president the ground he is walking on will turn into a glowing bed of hot coals... He has no conception of the white heat of national media attention... Every girlfriend (or better yet, boy) that he ever had will be interviewed and offered money if they can come upwith something juicy... Every business deal he ever did will be sifted through with a microscope... Every partner, associate, employee, or even the guy who drives his limo, will have reporters going up their rectums like a colonoscope... The guy who mows his lawn and the gal who scrubs the floors in his house will get background checks like they are joining the CIA... He has no conception of what he is walking into... denny

June 20, 2007, 01:55 PM	#23
obxned Senior Member Join Date: May 30, 2007 Location: OBX, NC Posts: 1,128	As if the thought of Hilary wasn't enough to give us all nightmares, now we gotta worry about if this egomaniac will buy himself another public office. __________________ “If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth.” Ronald Reagan I'm a proud member of a North Carolina *Committee of Safety*

June 20, 2007, 03:37 PM	#24
jselvy Member Join Date: June 5, 2007 Posts: 40	You've got my vote Tamara. Where do I sing up to help with the campaign. For the Republic!! Jefferson

June 21, 2007, 10:46 AM	#25
Ben Swenson Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2000 Posts: 1,210	What does the Tamara plan have to say about the military (size, purpose and spending) and foreign relations?