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The Candidate of the Permanent Will

By David Sirota

To the consternation of news bureaus, political consulting firms and has-been politicians, the Wall Street Journal’s poll last month shows that America is hostile to an independent presidential candidacy by Michael Bloomberg. The New York mayor is viewed more unfavorably than favorably by voters. In head-to-head general election polls, he gets crushed everywhere, losing even the city he now governs.… return to article

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    At least this put down of candidates other than Barack Obama is labeled as a viewpoint instead of masquerading as a news story. It should carry a disclaimer, however, because this opinion piece could have been taken directly from an Obama campaign play book.

    United States Posted by SillyLeftist on Feb 16, 2008 at 3:46 AM

    Well, I think the story is about “one prima donna” and he is not Bloomberg. His avid fans care not a whit that he has no accomplishments or experience to speak of. He has a questionable past as a state legislator. He has unsavory benefactors, one of which has been arrested. He is generous to his benefactors, for example, he steered 14 million dollars to the unfortunate benefactor who sits in jail today. Pooh, pooh, who cares. Like the Texas congressman when asked by Chris Matthews to list one accomplishment he could only say that he gives great speeches. Oh, but when he doesn’t read them from a teleprompter, ala George Bush, he just rambles on and on and on and does not say anything really. Oh, well, he sounds so good and we all want to be progressives, don’t we, and what better way than to vote a smooth talking black man.

    United States Posted by mayone on Feb 20, 2008 at 6:16 AM

    Write on, David. Your considereable involvement with Ned Lamont’s campaign should have well acquainted you with what once was called “Radical Chic” in NYC and has now become Practical Slick. I’d suggest some effort at substantiating a Bloomberg-Lieberman link with Israeli liquidity might prove cogent. Then again, such notions are now considered anti-Semitic, no? Perhaps the most glaring truth of the past 25 year of our nation’s politics is that high office can now be bought because, to paraphrase, it’s the television, stupid. Maybe Ned can assit you in getting to the source of those who think Bloomberg’s candidacy would prove a potent spoiler to a Democratic victory. That is, unless Ned’s going after Lieberman has cost him entree to those haunts of Mammon which you so eloquently lambaste with this piece. At the very least, I’m sure Ned’s invites to mitzvahs have declined. Where, of where, is that Jewish intelligentsia that gave the world its most progressive thought advanced by the thinker whose name marks capital’s corruptions? Is there nothing left of Leonard Bernstein’s chutzpah?

    United States Posted by Bud Wizer on Feb 20, 2008 at 6:34 AM
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