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CAMPAIGN 2008

The Revolutionary

He has the money and the message to upend 2008. Michael Bloomberg's American odyssey.

By Jon Meacham | NEWSWEEK
Nov 12, 2007 Issue

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  • Posted By: Oili @ 02/29/2008 2:38:09 PM

    Comment: i am amazed of such people! they know how to do the business and what to aim at! i am an economist, i always use some books (for example http://loadingvault.com/search.php?q=economics
    ) but they are not useful, maybe i am not a businessman at all&

  • Posted By: IbisNYC @ 01/28/2008 2:35:53 AM

    Comment: Wow, I've read the issues that matter to people on this forum; guns, abortion, gay marraige, but we've got an ECONOMIC CRISIS at the moment! Keep your guns but please consider that we have an impending recession that we will soon begin to feel personally. When hard-working people can't pay the mortgage and lose homes, can't afford to care for their families, pay hospital bills-- our priorities will shift. Bloomberg has been the head of the world's largest financial firm. We need an accountant to balance the budget and I think he's more than qualified. He's a problem solver. I saw him accomplish things in NY after 9/11 when our economy was in shambles.

  • Posted By: PatrickHarris87 @ 01/16/2008 2:04:23 PM

    Comment: Wow...I'd really like Michael Bloomberg to run for President. We need someone with the common sense to lead and turn around our great country.

  • Posted By: Cathyg7 @ 01/03/2008 12:53:59 PM

    Comment: Wee need a strong leader as Michael Bloomburg for the Republican party and He will definitely have the Rural America votes in Kansas.

  • Posted By: Mwalimu @ 01/03/2008 12:28:43 AM

    Comment: What's so "revolutionary" about a billionaire trying to buy a public office? Same old .. same old. Bloomberg is not runniing for office because he loves Jesus or because he loves America. He just wants to keep all his tax cuts. That''s all. If we want a revolution - let's tax the rich to give more to the non-rich. Come to think if, that's what Jesus had in mind when he told the rich billionaire (Bloomberg, Romney, Schwarzenegger) to "sell all you have and give to the poor." Not THAT's a revolution!!!

  • Posted By: Stew77 @ 12/31/2007 4:08:17 PM

    Comment: Gee, not one mention of Bloomberg's strong support for the Iraq War/Fiasco. Bloomberg's bid is nothing more than an attempt by Wall Street interests to throw the elction to the GOP. That's it.

  • Posted By: Stew77 @ 12/31/2007 4:07:16 PM

    Comment: Gee, not one mention in the article regarding Bloomberg's strong support for the Iraq

  • Posted By: Stew77 @ 12/31/2007 4:06:34 PM

    Comment: Gee, not one mention of Bloomberg's strong support for the Iraq War/Fiasco! The only purpose of a B. run for Wall Street interests and neocons to throw the election to the GOP. That's it.

  • Posted By: Progress2008 @ 11/14/2007 4:54:43 PM

    Comment: Mr. Bloomberg, announce with a slate of potential cabinet appointees, staffers and ambassadors, thirty or so dynamic figures from Liberty Island. You could say something like, "We are here, representatives, of a like mind for progress, from ever corner of this great country. We are here, neither from the left nor the right, we are here, together. We are here because America now faces its greatest challenges to which there is only one answer, inclusiveness. We are here because Americans are ready for solutions. And on November 4, 2008 we will be ready to move forward, all of us, together.

  • Posted By: wmtreed@aol.com @ 11/13/2007 6:18:51 PM

    Comment: Please run for President! We need a competent technocrate that's not a bible beater. You will do an incredible job and you can win. I'm for Mike and grab Arnold while you're at it.

  • Posted By: RyWagner @ 11/12/2007 1:44:39 PM

    Comment: This stupid war could actually turn into a greater war than you might imagine, considering that the Muslim population is on the rise at about 5 kids per woman (if not more) in every Arab country, which if I don't know if you've noticed that the radical Muslims are the ones most intent on Jihad (they all believe in Jihad) to kill all the Infidels (the infidels being everyone that isn't Muslim).. Did you know that a third (if not more now) of all babies born in France are Muslim? We're going to be seeing Europe turn into Eurabia pretty soon, and I'd like a President that understands this whole matter. I'm for Bloomberg.

  • Posted By: RyWagner @ 11/12/2007 1:43:22 PM

    Comment: This stupid war could actually turn into a greater war than you might imagine, considering that the Muslim population is on the rise at about 5 kids per woman (if not more) in every Arab country, which if I don't know if you've noticed that the radical Muslims are the ones most intent on Jihad (they all believe in Jihad) to kill all the Infidels (the infidels being everyone that isn't Muslim).. Did you know that a third (if not more now) of all babies born in France are Muslim? We're going to be seeing Europe turn into Eurabia pretty soon, and I'd like a President that understands this whole matter. I'm for Bloomberg.

  • Posted By: jlsewell @ 11/10/2007 12:04:41 PM

    Comment: Mr. Bloomberg should be pushed with all expediency to run in this race. He alone is positioned to pull together both Democrats and Republicans in the fight for the American soul. He is pragmatic and stands far above the fray. He seems deeply moral without being offensively religionist. It's time to rebuild America in the world's eyes. This is the man to do it.

  • Posted By: TooDamnDumb @ 11/09/2007 2:58:27 PM

    Comment: I am armed to the teeth. I have no intention of ever giving up my guns as long as I breathe free air. My sons and grand sons are also so armed .I will however go to the wall with Bloomberg. If Chuck Hagel, a gun owning anti-abortion, anti-affirmative action maverick says Bloomberg is okay than that`s fine with me.
    Bloombrg will end this stupid war and when it`s over we can vote his abortion loving gun grabbing behind out of office with the thanks of a greatful nation and world.
    Toodamndumb

  • Posted By: Cannoneer2 @ 11/08/2007 6:43:03 PM

    Comment: Let's just remember that Johnny Tremain had to arm himself. If it had been up to Bloomberg, he wouldn't have had that option, and we'd be singing "God Save the Queen" today.

  • Posted By: uuforyou @ 11/08/2007 8:59:33 AM

    Comment: I think Bloomburg is worth considering. I'd like to hear more about him. Not just media-spin stories, but about what he has done, and what his vision is. I want to be an informed voter.

  • Posted By: LHayes @ 11/07/2007 12:01:01 PM

    Comment: There appears to be a ground swell for Mike Bloomberg to run.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7w-FuRGGa8
    It'll certainly make things interesting next year.

  • Posted By: drp @ 11/06/2007 1:47:55 PM

    Comment: Why Bloomberg is unellectable as President

    NEWS RELEASE

    BLOOMY'S ANTI-GUN HYSTERIA PERPETUATES SOCIAL BIGOTRY AGAINST FIREARMS OWNERS

    BELLEVUE, WA

    A new series of anti-gun posters now showing up around
    New York City are an affront to law-abiding gun owners, while also
    serving as an attempt to scare younger people from pursuing legal gun
    ownership, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
    said today.

    The signs have two messages: " Guns Open Doors for Young People...Prison
    Doors" and the other says "JAIL" in capitol letters, with the "L" being
    the image of a Beretta semiautomatic pistol. Only when one gets close to
    the sign to read the small print is it apparent that the posters carry
    what might constitute as a disclaimer by noting, "Get Caught Carrying
    an Illegal Gun, Get 3 1/2 Years in Prison." The posters were sponsored
    by the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, headed by Richard
    Aborn, past president of Handgun Control, Inc.

    If New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg had his way, said CCRKBA Chairman
    Alan Gottlieb, all guns would be illegal. In his Utopian fantasy world,
    signs like that would not be confined to the Big Apple, they would also
    show up in places like Lander, Wyoming or Ft. Collins, Colorado.

    Now it appears Mayor Bloomberg has teamed with one of the most
    virulently anti-gun extremists in the nation," he continued. "If
    Bloomberg truly wanted to do something about criminal misuse of
    firearms, instead of teaming with Aborn to pander social bigotry against
    guns and the people who own them, then these posters would carry a
    different message so that the average person, looking at the poster from
    a distance, would not be left with the impression that guns in general
    are bad."

    "If Bloomberg wants us to believe he really isn't trying to take guns
    from everyone, he should revise those signs so people can tell the
    difference," Gottlieb challenged, "and if he doesn't change the wording,
    then he is showing his true colors. As it now stands, Bloomberg is
    frightening people into giving up their firearms, or never buying a
    firearm in the first place. He is demonizing inanimate objects in the
    furtherance of his anti-gun agenda, and planting the subliminal message
    that anyone who owns a gun is a criminal who belongs behind bars."

    "What is the Citizens Crime Commission," Gottlieb asked. " It's not about
    reducing crime, it's about attacking gun ownership. And Mayor Bloomberg
    is in bed with this bunch. He should publicly apologize to people who
    legally own and carry firearms every day in every corner of this
    country. Right now, he is holding up guns and their owners to public
    scorn and ridicule."

    • Posted By: centriststation @ 11/06/2007 16:58:44

      Comment: I love things like this absolutely no reference what so ever.... might as well be

      NEWS RELEASE

      DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS USING ADVERTISING TO DESTROY CENTER POLITICS

      WASHINTON, DC

      A new series of political advertising is now appearing in print and on television portraying only Republicans and Democrat's in an attempt to suffocate any view held by the non-partisan center. The attempted fascist and conspiratorial tactics are being used to prevent the introduction of new ideas, the dilution of Federal power, and to avoid exposing the ingrained corruption in Washington DC by both parties the committee for Exposing Bull-Sh*t Quoted Articles on the Internet said today.


      .....laughably pathetic.... BRAVO BRP!!! BRAVO!!!!


  • Posted By: LHayes @ 11/06/2007 1:17:05 PM

    Comment: Let the man run and let the public decide.
    This may help:
    http://www.dailymotion.com/bloombergwhitehouse/video/x3cz1u_gender-bender

  • Posted By: miliki @ 11/06/2007 12:52:40 PM

    Comment: Posted By millie
    I now you can do it God give you power and hope you have faith you be ok. iam for Pensylvania

  • Posted By: miliki @ 11/06/2007 12:48:09 PM

    Comment: My name is Milagros Soriano and i apologize and i give a hope thath you can do better and God will give you power and faith. Pensylvania

  • Posted By: clarkpena @ 11/06/2007 8:43:39 AM

    Comment: Mayor Bloomberg may be the only person that will be able to turn this country around. I hope he decides to run for out country's sakes.

  • Posted By: chianti @ 11/06/2007 8:25:26 AM

    Comment: I listen to him every Friday on WABC when he speaks with John Gambling. What I do not like about Mr. Bloomberg is that he is non-committal on everything he is asked about. He answers most questions from both sides. "I see it this way, but that being said, I see it the other way too." He never pins his answers down and I'm surprised John Gambling doesn't press him more about that. The article was a puff piece. There were no negatives in it. It was meant to promote. The media in this country do not do anything except promote their own agendas.

    Most of what has happened in NYC is due to Giuliani, not Bloomberg. I would say he has started to get a grasp on education in the city, but other than t hat, he is taking credit for programs started un Giuliani. While the writer touches on that, he does nothing to find out the facts behind it, but discredits it instead.

    To me his nothing more than a double-talker. He continually straddles both sides of an issue.


    Anyway, just my opinion after hearing him speak week-after-week.

  • Posted By: emsweeney64 @ 11/06/2007 7:19:59 AM

    Comment: He is possibly the most honest of all (potential) candidates. No false modesty , which i find more deplorable than any character trait known to man. I'd rather a person of sincere logic without pretense running for office on behalf of our Nation, than a bunch of rehtorical cliche lobbers trying to wiggle their way into your lap.

  • Posted By: seanstratford @ 11/06/2007 2:16:51 AM

    Comment: This plug by Newsweek of Bloomberg is nothing but shameless.. Just like Senators Coleman or LIeberman who change their political stripes to bolster their own ambitions, he is unprincipled and only believes in self-promotion and do not care about what's good for the USA at all. No way!!!!!

  • Posted By: drp @ 11/05/2007 9:17:37 PM

    Comment: NEWS RELEASE
    BLOOMY???S ANTI-GUN HYSTERIA PERPETUATES SOCIAL BIGOTRY AGAINST FIREARMS,
    OWNERS
    BELLEVUE, WA ??? A new series of anti-gun posters now showing up around
    New York City are an affront to law-abiding gun owners, while also
    serving as an attempt to scare younger people from pursuing legal gun
    ownership, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
    said today.

    The signs have two messages: ???Guns Open Doors for Young People...Prison
    Doors??? and the other says ???JAIL??? in capitol letters, with the ???L??? being
    the image of a Beretta semiautomatic pistol. Only when one gets close to
    the sign to read the small print is it apparent that the posters carry
    what might constitute as a ???disclaimer??? by noting, ???Get Caught Carrying
    an Illegal Gun, Get 3 1/2 Years in Prison.??? The posters were sponsored
    by the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, headed by Richard
    Aborn, past president of Handgun Control, Inc.

    ???If New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg had his way,??? said CCRKBA Chairman
    Alan Gottlieb, ???all guns would be illegal. In his Utopian fantasy world,
    signs like that would not be confined to the Big Apple, they would also
    show up in places like Lander, Wyoming or Ft. Collins, Colorado.

    ???Now it appears Mayor Bloomberg has teamed with one of the most
    virulently anti-gun extremists in the nation,??? he continued. ???If
    Bloomberg truly wanted to do something about criminal misuse of
    firearms, instead of teaming with Aborn to pander social bigotry against
    guns and the people who own them, then these posters would carry a
    different message so that the average person, looking at the poster from
    a distance, would not be left with the impression that guns in general
    are bad.

    ???If Bloomberg wants us to believe he really isn???t trying to take guns
    from everyone, heshould revise those signs so people can tell the
    difference,??? Gottlieb challenged, ???and if he doesn???t change the wording,
    then he is showing his true colors. As it now stands, Bloomberg is
    frightening people into giving up their firearms, or never buying a
    firearm in the first place. He is demonizing inanimate objects in the
    furtherance of his anti-gun agenda, and planting the subliminal message
    that anyone who owns a gun is a criminal who belongs behind bars.

    ???What is the Citizens Crime Commission,??? Gottlieb asked. ???It???s not about
    reducing crime, it???s about attacking gun ownership. And Mayor Bloomberg
    is in bed with this bunch. He should publicly apologize to people who
    legally own and carry firearms every day in every corner of this
    country. Right now, he is holding up guns and their owners to public
    scorn and ridicule.???

    -END-

  • Posted By: drp @ 11/05/2007 9:17:09 PM

    Comment: NEWS RELEASE
    BLOOMY???S ANTI-GUN HYSTERIA PERPETUATES SOCIAL BIGOTRY AGAINST FIREARMS,
    OWNERS
    BELLEVUE, WA ??? A new series of anti-gun posters now showing up around
    New York City are an affront to law-abiding gun owners, while also
    serving as an attempt to scare younger people from pursuing legal gun
    ownership, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
    said today.

    The signs have two messages: ???Guns Open Doors for Young People...Prison
    Doors??? and the other says ???JAIL??? in capitol letters, with the ???L??? being
    the image of a Beretta semiautomatic pistol. Only when one gets close to
    the sign to read the small print is it apparent that the posters carry
    what might constitute as a ???disclaimer??? by noting, ???Get Caught Carrying
    an Illegal Gun, Get 3 1/2 Years in Prison.??? The posters were sponsored
    by the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, headed by Richard
    Aborn, past president of Handgun Control, Inc.

    ???If New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg had his way,??? said CCRKBA Chairman
    Alan Gottlieb, ???all guns would be illegal. In his Utopian fantasy world,
    signs like that would not be confined to the Big Apple, they would also
    show up in places like Lander, Wyoming or Ft. Collins, Colorado.

    ???Now it appears Mayor Bloomberg has teamed with one of the most
    virulently anti-gun extremists in the nation,??? he continued. ???If
    Bloomberg truly wanted to do something about criminal misuse of
    firearms, instead of teaming with Aborn to pander social bigotry against
    guns and the people who own them, then these posters would carry a
    different message so that the average person, looking at the poster from
    a distance, would not be left with the impression that guns in general
    are bad.

    ???If Bloomberg wants us to believe he really isn???t trying to take guns
    from everyone, heshould revise those signs so people can tell the
    difference,??? Gottlieb challenged, ???and if he doesn???t change the wording,
    then he is showing his true colors. As it now stands, Bloomberg is
    frightening people into giving up their firearms, or never buying a
    firearm in the first place. He is demonizing inanimate objects in the
    furtherance of his anti-gun agenda, and planting the subliminal message
    that anyone who owns a gun is a criminal who belongs behind bars.

    ???What is the Citizens Crime Commission,??? Gottlieb asked. ???It???s not about
    reducing crime, it???s about attacking gun ownership. And Mayor Bloomberg
    is in bed with this bunch. He should publicly apologize to people who
    legally own and carry firearms every day in every corner of this
    country. Right now, he is holding up guns and their owners to public
    scorn and ridicule.???

  • Posted By: airbuilder7 @ 11/05/2007 8:48:13 PM

    Comment: A very well-done article, in my opinion. I will have to do more research, of course, and find out in-depth about the various issues he supports, but if Bloomberg decides to run, I believe my vote will go to him.
    In addition, I am an Eagle Scout, and the fact that he is one too makes a deep impression on me.

  • Posted By: airbuilder7 @ 11/05/2007 8:44:58 PM

    Comment: fd

  • Posted By: mazamas1 @ 11/05/2007 6:50:36 PM

    Comment: This is exactly the kind of smart savvy leadership that our country so desparatly needs. His experience is building highly successful private and public organizations on a large scale is invaluable. And he is not beholden to any private interest groups. This is genuine "turning the page"

  • Posted By: mazamas1 @ 11/05/2007 6:47:30 PM

    Comment: This is the kind of leadership that can really "turn the page". A smart, savvy leader who has successfully built private sector and public sector organizations, knows how to innovate, and is not beholden to any private interest groups.

  • Posted By: quest @ 11/05/2007 5:13:26 PM

    Comment: I like his talk and I feel he will walk his talk unlike other candidates. We are due for some changes in government, however can one man break the system which is controlled by private interest groups???

  • Posted By: longjudson @ 11/05/2007 4:46:27 PM

    Comment: Very good article. I knew little of Bloomberg and this artricle was most informative.

    • Posted By: LHayes @ 11/06/2007 13:20:57

      Comment: Also try his website - www.mikebloomberg.com - to read more about his achievements as Mayor of NYC

  • Posted By: SHARKLY @ 11/05/2007 4:44:32 PM

    Comment: w

  • Posted By: SHARKLY @ 11/05/2007 4:41:27 PM

    Comment: I agree with not voting a billionaire into the whitehouse, could any one be farther away from the middleclass, ie: the majority of voters and their ideals, when was the last time this cooshy pretty boy ever got his hands dirty, and i dont mean just physical labor, i mean normal stuff like yard work or helping clean the house, I know the answer is years, and its because he has some one to do it for him, how can we really expect any of these golden spoon canidates to know whats best for America, when their lives are too easy to start with

  • Posted By: jurbop @ 11/05/2007 4:38:57 PM

    Comment: So many of the comments I've read refer to Republicans, Democrats, red states, blue states, left wing, right wing, liberal and conservative. When are the voting people of this country going to wake up and realize there is no longer any difference between the 2 parties? The politicians we vote into office have proven time and time again they no longer represent the citizens of this country. They are there representing themselves and corporate America, with their primary goal being to get as much as they can for themselves while afforded the opportunity. The 2 party system has become totally dysfunctional. They may have different approaches and theories on solving the same problems, but once they get into office, its business as usual. They renege on their promises and nothing gets done. We need an outsider who has the wealth and power to resist bowing down to corporate America, being absorbed by Washington's political machine, and not be afraid to make hard decisions that will benefit the people of this country. Incompetence, corruption, deceit, and arrogance have become the norm with politicians at all levels, and we've gotten to the point where voters have completely lost confidence in the system, and non-voters are apathetic to the point where more and more radical views are being considered. Our government needs a complete overhaul and we need to get back to the fundamental ideals that made this country great. We have lost focus, our international arrogance has made us hated throughout the world, and our aggression in thinking we can convert other governments to our ways is a pipe-dream. Free enterprise is still the best system, and gives every citizen the opportunity to live their dreams, but we have taken it to the next level. Greed, corruption, and a total lack of ethics and morals have lead to a system of free enterprise gone horribly wrong! It's beyond the point where trying something new is worth the risk. Citizens of this country need to seriously consider a third party candidate, and Bloomberg appears to be sincere and doesn't appear to have the need to push any other agenda than to make this country as great as it used to be.

  • Posted By: jurbop @ 11/05/2007 4:36:51 PM

    Comment: So many of the comments I've read refer to Republicans, Democrats, red states, blue states, left wing, right wing, liberal and conservative. When are the voting people of this country going to wake up and realize there is no longer any difference between the 2 parties? The politicians we vote into office have proven time and time again they no longer represent the citizens of this country. They are there representing themselves and corporate America, with their primary goal being to get as much as they can for themselves while afforded the opportunity. The 2 party system has become totally dysfunctional. They may have different approaches and theories on solving the same problems, but once they get into office, its business as usual. They renege on their promises and nothing gets done. We need an outsider who has the wealth and power to resist bowing down to corporate America, being absorbed by Washington's political machine, and not be afraid to make hard decisions that will benefit the people of this country. Incompetence, corruption, deceit, and arrogance have become the norm with politicians at all levels, and we've gotten to the point where voters have completely lost confidence in the system, and non-voters are apathetic to the point where more and more radical views are being considered. Our government needs a complete overhaul and we need to get back to the fundamental ideals that made this country great. We have lost focus, our international arrogance has made us hated throughout the world, and our aggression in thinking we can convert other governments to our ways is a pipe-dream. Free enterprise is still the best system, and gives every citizen the opportunity to live their dreams, but we have taken it to the next level. Greed, corruption, and a total lack of ethics and morals have lead to a system of free enterprise gone horribly wrong! It's beyond the point where trying something new is worth the risk. Citizens of this country need to seriously consider a third party candidate, and Bloomberg appears to be sincere and doesn't appear to have the need to push any other agenda than to make this country as great as it used to be.

  • Posted By: willrolv @ 11/05/2007 4:14:14 PM

    Comment: DO IT!!!!! The others all suck!!!!!!

  • Posted By: willrolv @ 11/05/2007 4:13:38 PM

    Comment: DO IT

  • Posted By: Identitytheftvictim @ 11/05/2007 3:50:14 PM

    Comment: Government has become a cesspool for cronyism. Senator John Thune's aide, a Republican does not know why prosecutions are based on gender. To expound a Man in Sioux Falls South Dakota is on trial for using 2 security numbers illegally. He was charged with aggravated identity theft. Yet the Inspector General's office investigated a woman who has used 31 social security numbers to commit financial felonies and will not be prosecuted. Court documents at southdakotagov.info show the sad story of how the government has become a cesspool of crony ism.

  • Posted By: Identitytheftvictim @ 11/05/2007 3:44:43 PM

    Comment: Government is worthless. I just talked to Senator John Thune's aide about identity theft. A man is on trial in Sioux Falls SD for using 2 social security numbers illegally yet a woman who has used 31 social security numbers she does not get prosecuted. Laws are not enforced equally and prosecution is based on money or gender. Google southdakotagov.info on court docuemtns.

    Jo

    L

  • Posted By: lecroyman @ 11/05/2007 3:33:05 PM

    Comment: To tmtd
    I would only change one word in your comments. Your sentence beginning with "I have always been a republican" I would change republican to democrat and still fill same as you. National politicians today are only concerned about getting reelected no matter how. F,E.B.

  • Posted By: lordnikon31 @ 11/05/2007 3:32:13 PM

    Comment: apparently no one really read this article...... this is proof that Mike Bloomberg can do a better job than any other candidate so far..... wanna compare his pros and cons? see that he has more success and achievements in his life and as a Mayor that Hillary as a senator, rudy as a mayor, romney as a governor, etc..... open your eyes people.... media says that americans are stupid but you still dont do anything about it....

  • Posted By: drp @ 11/05/2007 3:18:26 PM

    Comment: Texas? You gotta be kidding. Same with the other red states Bloomberg is rerentlessly and aggressively anti-gun. Guliani can be forgiven because he limited his efforts to NYC. Bloomberg sent his minions to sue gun-stores in Virgina.

    True, to New Yorkers, the only use for firearms is for yound inner city males to fight duels. Lacking expereince, In more civlized areas, an antigun position will cost you 3-7% of the popular vote, no matter what the other issues are. This is enough to swing most elections. .

    George Bush is now president because in the '94 election the incubent Texas governor Ann Richards was not sufficiently pro-firearms so George dubya beat her. And she was very popular otherwise.

  • Posted By: sfbarna @ 11/05/2007 2:05:37 PM

    Comment: theboltguy, thank us New Yorkers along with a few other chosen "liberal cities and states" for the little prosperity found in the US today.

  • Posted By: sfbarna @ 11/05/2007 2:01:44 PM

    Comment: Mike, you can be a patriot and reject the "all out cowboy" culture so many Americans still subscribe to. Gun control, the way Mr. Bloomberg sees it, is not only within the scope of our constitutional rights, but also more patriotic that an absurd idea of self-before-anything.

    • Posted By: drp @ 11/05/2007 15:37:35

      Comment: Without arguing the issue of gun-control-- repeated experience shows it absolutely kills you anywhere outside the East and West coast urban areas and a few urban areas on the Great Lakes.

      At least Guilaini limited his gun control efforts to NYC alone and ate a little crow with the NRA.. OTOH, perhaps he And Bloomberg are right and New Yorkers really can't control their murderous impulses. But that is not the case for gun-owers out here in fly-over country. And we vote this issue, no matter how much we agree with the candidate on any other ones.

  • Posted By: coppermoose2 @ 11/05/2007 1:59:33 PM

    Comment: There is no way Bloomberg could get elected outside of New York with his anti-gun sentiments.

  • Posted By: ru4real6846 @ 11/05/2007 1:56:49 PM

    Comment: Bloomberg is a joke. Just because he has money, he thinks he can do anything. He hasn't a snowball's chance in hell to amount to anything. Money's not everything, so get off your high horse and stick your money where the sun don't shine.

    • Posted By: samjco @ 11/05/2007 15:42:51

      Comment: Seems to me that Mike has amounted to quite a bit already. This doesn't mean you have to like him, but get off your own high rorse. Bloomberg is a refreshing individual and he has genuine concern for our country. Not like the typical politician who is only concerned for themselves. Who can you name that has been elected to any office and actually represents their constituants? It is about time that all politicians do exactly that, represent the people that put them there. Michael Bloomberg is doing that in NYC!

  • Posted By: theboltguy @ 11/05/2007 1:31:21 PM

    Comment: it seems to me that hes a wolv in sheeps clothing. and his ILLEGAL prosecution of gunshop owners in virginia is a joke. he blames them for his lack to control the crime rate in the rathole city known as new york. seems hes a liberal who claims to be a republican. hes a clown and a joke for a mayor id vote for hitler before id vote for this clown

    • Posted By: samjco @ 11/05/2007 15:45:45

      Comment: Another educated person showing his smarts! What is higher, the rounds you can stuff into your 44 magnum or your IQ?

      • Posted By: drp @ 11/05/2007 21:33:09

        Comment: Cultural bigotry at its clueless finest. Actually, gunowners tend to be more affluent and better educated than the average American. Bloomberg wishes to enforce his personal fanatical views on everyone else. True, he is not antifirearms when it concerns his personal safety-- his security personel are all doubtless well-armed. Why doesn't he take their firearms away?

  • Posted By: redsky @ 11/05/2007 1:30:16 PM

    Comment: that's it Mike592? your entire political outlook on Boomberg is based on one issue? Rather myopic. I think his goal is for you to keep your gun to yourself and keep them off the streets of new york. Not exactly a big picture guy are you?

  • Posted By: theboltguy @ 11/05/2007 1:27:36 PM

    Comment: its funny to me that a gun hating liberal referal to the founding fathers when his illegal attempts into making honest gun shop owners look bad is a total joke. he had a convicted felon working for him trying to make a straw purchase. like the gun shop owners knew this. the person who actually bought the weapon was legal to do so. then he climbed on his soapbopx and chimed to the world that these gunshop owners where knowingly selling to convicted felons. what a total joke blookberg is. id vote for binladen before id vote for this clown

  • Posted By: Mike592 @ 11/05/2007 12:56:37 PM

    Comment: It's ironic (and disgusting) how much this article discusses Bloomberg's supposed affinity for patriotism and the ordinary citizens that won our American Revolution, given the fact that he is one of the most active zealots obsessed with stomping out our Second Amendment rights. The founding fathers that he claims to admire are spinning in their graves due to his (sometimes illegal -- see Virginia gun dealer lawsuits) attempts to deny law-abiding, ordinary individuals their innately held right to keep and bear arms for their security that our Constitution guarantees. Perhaps he needs to read up on Paul Revere and our nation's history a litle more.

  • Posted By: Mike592 @ 11/05/2007 11:47:43 AM

    Comment: It's ironic (and disgusting) that so much of this story focused around Bloomberg's dedication to "patriotism" and the heroic, ordinary citizens that fought for our freedom during America's Revolution. This billionaire elitist is one of the most active zealots in our country trying to stomp the Second Amendment out of existence. The founding fathers that he supposedly admires are spinning in their graves thanks to his (sometimes illegal) attempts to remove the cornerstone of our country's freedom -- an individual right for every law-abiding, everyday citizen to keep and bear arms for their security.

  • Posted By: Mike592 @ 11/05/2007 11:46:34 AM

    Comment: It's ironic (and disgusting) that so much of this story focused around Bloomberg's dedication to "patriotism" and the heroic, ordinary citizens that fought for our freedom during America's Revolution. This billionaire elitist is one of the most active zealots in our country trying to stomp the Second Amendment out of existence. The founding fathers that he supposedly admires are spinning in their graves thanks to his (sometimes illegal) attempts to remove the cornerstone of our country's freedom -- an individual right for every law-abiding, everyday citizen to keep and bear arms for their security.

  • Posted By: tempnewsweeker @ 11/05/2007 11:05:25 AM

    Comment: Never! Whi in the world would we vote for yet another rich billionaire elitist and expect anything to change? There is nothing in this guy's record to indicate he would by anything except more of the same. I want change, real, lasting and radical change.

  • Posted By: gberges @ 11/05/2007 9:54:20 AM

    Comment: No more elites, it amazes me that for over two decades we have elected two presidents from two different dynastic families. Now we are talking about electing a billionaire to run the country, truly, if there ever was class warfare, the rich and powerful have won. May this not last, it probably has to get worst before it gets better.

  • Posted By: newsveek @ 11/05/2007 9:05:00 AM

    Comment: Fageddaboudit! He's a sure no-show. However deep his pockets may be.

    Mayor Mike had an appealing no-nonsense style going for him for a few years there. But he's made some bad moves since then that have taken the bloom off the rose. That ill-conceived west-side development project was a major mistake; it carried a stong odor of Mike doing a favor for some of his wealthy developer buddies, And this new congestion tax has a lot of ordinary people p-o'd at His Honor. Not to mention the stacked-deck of a commission that's charged with evaluating the proposal. Bloomberg for President? Neva happen!

  • Posted By: mitchellhaugen @ 11/05/2007 7:04:30 AM

    Comment: I am a recent Iraq war veteran. I am also a college student majoring in International Relations. For the last year or so I've been following the possibility of a Bloomberg candidacy, and at this point, if he makes the decison to throw in his lot, he has my vote. Neither of the traditional parties says much to me other than that I'm in for more-of-the-same mis-government. Their candidates are stale. Traditionally I have voted Republican ( two for Bush, to my chagrin), but that has been for a lack of better options. I sincerely hope that in '08 Mayor Bloomberg runs for the Presidency. He has my moderate vote.

    • Posted By: seanstratford @ 11/06/2007 02:39:25

      Comment: If you say you were with Bush then, how sure are you that you are right with Bloomberg now? He is a self-promoting politician with no priniciples but his own self aggandization even if that means treading on American's rights. If Bush was scary, Bloo,bers is way scarier.

  • Posted By: mitchellhaugen @ 11/05/2007 7:04:13 AM

    Comment: I am a recent Iraq war veteran. I am also a college student majoring in International Relations. For the last year or so I've been following the possibility of a Bloomberg candidacy, and at this point, if he makes the decison to throw in his lot, he has my vote. Neither of the traditional parties says much to me other than that I'm in for more-of-the-same mis-government. Their candidates are stale. Traditionally I have voted Republican ( two for Bush, to my chagrin), but that has been for a lack of better options. I sincerely hope that in '08 Mayor Bloomberg runs for the Presidency. He has my moderate vote.

  • Posted By: mitchellhaugen @ 11/05/2007 7:02:35 AM

    Comment: I am a recent Iraq war veteran. I am also a college student majoring in International Relations. For the last year or so I've been following the possibility of a Bloomberg candidacy, and at this point, if he makes the decison to throw in his lot, he has my vote. Neither of the traditional parties says much to me other than that I'm in for more-of-the-same mis-government. Their candidates are stale. Traditionally I have voted Republican ( two for Bush, to my chagrin), but that has been for a lack of better options. I sincerely hope that in '08 Mayor Bloomberg runs for the Presidency. He has my moderate vote.

  • Posted By: Bloomberg2008 @ 11/05/2007 12:43:36 AM

    Comment: This nation needs a chief executive who is more concerned with what is right and just instead of what is most popular. We need someone who can govern toward real results and true progress instead of party rhetoric and political agendas. We need someone who has the vision, experience and passion of a true and demonstrated leader. Bloomberg08nyc.com

  • Posted By: Cleverman @ 11/05/2007 12:06:03 AM

    Comment: There is no way he would win. He may be a very successful mayor and businessman and have a lot of good ideas for leading America back into the limelight. The problem is his religion...there is still too much hatred and anti-semitism for us to have a Jewish president. I wish it were otherwise, and that religion did not matter, but I am afraid it still does. Too bad, he seems like a very good man.

  • Posted By: rogerally @ 11/04/2007 11:03:05 PM

    Comment: "He is pro-choice, pro-gun control and pro-gay rights." Now I am what many refer to to as a swing voter. I am a christian conservative who typically votes Republican, but won't this time because of the war. There are many like me. We don't mind status quo on abortion. And having to have a license, to show competance before owning a gun makes sense. So, we can bend there. But Pro-Gay rights too? Three strikes and your out. A centrist would not choose advocacy for the three social hot buttons of our time. If Mike believes in all three of those thingds, then he is not a centrist. I am.

    And many of us are looking for a centrist. I am.

    • Posted By: centriststation @ 11/05/2007 14:59:34

      Comment: lol..... you think the rest of the country cares about a failed development or congestion pricing. You NY'rs really do think you are the center of the country. Bring on Bloomberg!!

    • Posted By: Greg Sekellick @ 11/05/2007 02:37:25

      Comment: You call yourself a centrist, but you're ant-choice, anti-gun control, anti-gay rights, and a self described Christian conservative. Wow, that's mind boggling to me. Why don't you stop deluding yourself; you are not a centrist. In fact, you sound like, well, a Christian conservative. By the way, you should check out Ron Paul. He is a Christian republican who does not support the war.

  • Posted By: Canuck @ 11/04/2007 8:07:44 PM

    Comment: If I was a American I would think He would be a logical choice.

  • Posted By: Canuck @ 11/04/2007 8:05:46 PM

    Comment: If I was a American I would think He would be a logical choice.

    Bob In Canada

  • Posted By: bob j @ 11/04/2007 6:59:45 PM

    Comment: at least he "Bloomberg" apparrantly isnt a transvestite cross dresser like R.G. ,(see google if don't belive) ,and ask McCains fellow prisoners about him while a pow ,,"song bird Mc Cain ,they called him " yes are a bunch of scum running ,,im going to vote for Ron Paul,,(even if i have to write in),the only one i feel is a true statesman and not a lying scum politician.,and he is for the constitution.

  • Posted By: georgies @ 11/04/2007 6:53:42 PM

    Comment: Check out the Independence Party of America!

  • Posted By: georgies @ 11/04/2007 6:52:30 PM

    Comment: We have been encouraging Mr. Bloomberg to run. Independents love Bloomberg because he does not have to be controlled by ANY special interests and if he can run a billion dollar empire, he can certainly help clean up the mess Washington has become. I joined the Independence Party of America because they are pushing Bloomberg to run. Frank MacKay is the Chair and he is a working to make this happen. Also check ou out Draft Bloomberg.

  • Posted By: Common sense @ 11/04/2007 6:22:37 PM

    Comment: I know many people who would vote for Bloomberg in a heartbeat. Mayor Bloomberg has every attribute voters seek in a presidential candidate. Mayor Bloomberg has the smarts to deal with the problems facing this country. Neither Republicans nor Democrats will vote for Julanni. He is joke.
    It is disgusting to most Americans when we see the wannabes line up for the country's most important office.
    I do hope mayor Bloomberg loves our country enough to consider a higher calling to public service. he would be a shoo- in. MW

  • Posted By: cyberbyte @ 11/04/2007 6:03:25 PM

    Comment: Let's be realistic though, America is not a progressive country, and candidates like Obama, Clinton and Giuliani face significant obstacles (ethnicity, gender, religion). Tolerance is not one of our strengths, and for Bloomberg, being Jewish will end up being a liability, unfortunately.

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  • Posted By: bob j @ 11/04/2007 3:38:45 PM

    Comment: hey second amendment 'ers ,,he's anti gun too!

    • Posted By: abfabinri @ 11/04/2007 16:44:28

      Comment: Nothing wrong with gun control, after all no one needs machine guns to hunt. The 2nd amendment refers to militias and that was it..read it.

      • Posted By: bob j @ 11/04/2007 17:56:43

        Comment: it means the whole body of the people ,who could form a militia if need be .the comma makes it a 2 part sentence ,with 2 separate meanings ask any english major or proffessor . and yes we do need machine guns if we are to stand against tyrants ,besides this new world order ,one worlder scum like bloomberg ,would totally disarm us if they could .

      • Posted By: bob j @ 11/04/2007 17:47:46

        Comment: the second isntt about hunting at all its about personal protection and standing against an abusive and tyanical govt.

  • Posted By: votenic @ 11/04/2007 2:58:09 PM

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  • Posted By: votenic @ 11/04/2007 2:36:37 PM

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  • Posted By: pinkpanther87413 @ 11/04/2007 2:21:57 PM

    Comment: i wounder how much he paid newsweek to interview himself???

  • Posted By: pinkpanther87413 @ 11/04/2007 1:47:54 PM

    Comment: Any GOP member gets into office will bring only more blood on our hands as they want to rule the world, not the country!

    • Posted By: bob j @ 11/05/2007 12:23:08

      Comment: to pink panther,,,,not Ron Paul,,hes against the war ,,bring all our troops home and tend to our own affairs.

  • Posted By: pinkpanther87413 @ 11/04/2007 1:45:05 PM

    Comment: Christians are not the founders and name me one president who adheres to the seven deadly sins and then vote if you can!!! sin is sin including the seven deadly sins which every politician breaks daily and that is what they are elected to do!!! If you want die hard Christians in office, all women quit and get back to the kitchen, as the bible tells us so!!! Never forget God did not give women the right-mankind did!!!

  • Posted By: nykhouston03 @ 11/04/2007 1:37:21 PM

    Comment: Right now, I am undecided about who I would vote for but I would definitely vote for Bloomberg if he ran. I hope he does.

  • Posted By: KenBJs @ 11/04/2007 1:35:41 PM

    Comment: Who is "Arnorld [sic] S.?" If you mean Arnold Schwarzenegger, please READ the Constitution -- he's not a native-born citizen, and would be ineligible to serve not only as President but Vice President, too.

    As far as a Bloomberg candidacy goes, thanks but No thanks. His opportunistic, partisan flip-flopping over the past several years clearly demonstrate that Michael Bloomberg is more interested in ???Michael Bloomberg??? than he is interested in ???public service.???

    He???s the billionaire mayor of New York, and his NYC mayoral candidacy was about adding another feather to his hat. Today???s (filthy) rich, after becoming bored with the money, like to use that money to run for public office precisely because they can use their obscene amounts of cash to overwhelm an opponent.

    Moreover, WHAT has Michael Bloomberg actually done for New York City as mayor?

    (nothing)

    The (much-needed) improvements to NYC were started by Giuliani (and I???m still not going to vote for Giuliani), not Bloomberg. Bloomberg just continued Giuliani???s initiatives ??? big deal. It???s like Bush ???41??? after Reagan??? where???s the beef?

    In any case, Bloomberg is, essentially, a LIBERAL, and all he would do is hurt the Democratic nominee???s chances of winning the Electoral College, because the fact of his liberalism would be plainly evident, and Bloomberg would not carry one ???Red??? state.

    Newsweek need not foist its fanciful love affair with Bloomberg upon the rest of U.S., masquerading as ???news.???

  • Posted By: nykhouston03 @ 11/04/2007 1:34:53 PM

    Comment: I would definitely vote for Bloomberg if he ran. I hope he will.

  • Posted By: schratboy @ 11/04/2007 1:23:05 PM

    Comment: Only in NY....the ultra-rich presiding over all the working drones...and they think they've got it good.

  • Posted By: ronped @ 11/04/2007 1:17:19 PM

    Comment: Michael Bloomberg brings in the much needed Washington "outsider". The country is ready for Mr. Bloomberg and with (a) Obama, or (b) Arnold S. CA., he may very well become our next President.
    This is very encouraging.

  • Posted By: schratboy @ 11/04/2007 1:16:39 PM

    Comment: I can't believe the stupidity and gullibility of the public that they'd even consider this billionaire ***.

  • Posted By: schratboy @ 11/04/2007 1:15:29 PM

    Comment: Yet another example of the media whores blowing up a worthless politician's skirt, which in this case is for Bloomberg.

    • Posted By: clikdawg @ 11/04/2007 18:59:01

      Comment: Slight correction, schratboy: Politicians are the whores; the media are just pimps; and someone behind the scenes runs 'em both.

  • Posted By: ronped @ 11/04/2007 12:52:43 PM

    Comment: I would vote for Michael Bloomberg above all existing choices. Add either Obama or Arnorld S. as VP
    and they could win in a landslide. The country is ready for a strong and qualified contender.

  • Posted By: cbtx @ 11/04/2007 12:45:16 PM

    Comment: This story reads like a paid advertisement. Bloomberg may be phenomenal for all I know, but I can't remember the last time I read a pumped-up encomium like this in a supposedly "objective" publication. The language used is over the top: "Patriotism???of the merit-badge-earning, flag-waving kind???was in his blood." And: "Bloomberg is among the best showmen and leaders at work in American politics." And: "What is not open to question is Bloomberg's steadiness, self-confidence and apparent sanity." The writer calls on the ghosts of Paul Revere and Norman Rockwell to keep spiritual company with Bloomberg. We learn, from no less neutral a source than his sister, that Bloomberg is "a towering intellect."
    The writer asserts "that he wants to overcome such divisions of religion, race and class is a tribute to his determination to make the most, and the best, of everything." The writer even did enough research to be able to say "He has been a good father to his two daughters." Come on, guys! In one sense it's refreshing to read a journalistic piece about a politician that does not cynically imply he is venal and manufactured. But surely there is a middle ground between that and a a panegyric.

    • Posted By: pinkpanther87413 @ 11/04/2007 13:09:34

      Comment: that's why i said time will tell not one article i listen to people not read what has way to many ways to interpet!! time is still on the voters side!

  • Posted By: pinkpanther87413 @ 11/04/2007 12:38:31 PM

    Comment: WELL PUT EC! BUT I WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON BLOOMBERG. AS HE IS A NEWCOMMER, AND TIME IS STILL ON OUR SIDE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE EDWARDS AND GORE FOR NOW, TILL I SEE AND HERE BLOOMBERG SOME MORE!! TIME FOR THE VOTER IS NOT SHORT YET SO I LIKE EDWARDS FOR NOW IT CAN CHANGE. ALL I WANT IS THE BEST WE CAN GET FOR THE WORST TIME THEY WILL HAVE!

  • Posted By: georgies @ 11/04/2007 12:34:53 PM

    Comment: Bloomberg is a great success story, with a strong sense of what the nation needs to repair its broken systems -- we need him at this moment in time and I hope he does run for President.

  • Posted By: mytwocents @ 11/04/2007 12:31:53 PM

    Comment: If Bloomberg ran for president I would most definitely vote for him, even though I'm tired of seeing an old, white dude in that office. As much as I would love to see a woman, minority, post-op transvestite - heck, anyone who's not a member of the good ol' boys club - become president of the United States, I just can't stomach the two-party system anymore. We need a BIG change and we need it now. Our country is starting to crumble before our eyes and no one seems to notice this. We are making some of the same fatal flaws the Romans made and we are not learning from our mistakes, we are making them over and over again. Here's a clue people, Rome fell and so can we. Maybe not tomorrow, but it will happen if we don't get our *** together and learn to be adaptable and change with the times. I think having an Independant win the election might just send the wake-up call we need. And did I mention the fact that I also LOVE the fact that Bloomberg doesn't have to kiss the a@#es of the lobbyists! He doesn't need your money Beeotches, he can run for office and run the country the way HE sees fit without pressure from you a@#holes. Wow, wouldn't that be nice...

  • Posted By: mytwocents @ 11/04/2007 12:31:36 PM

    Comment: If Bloomberg ran for president I would most definitely vote for him, even though I'm tired of seeing an old, white dude in that office. As much as I would love to see a woman, minority, post-op transvestite - heck, anyone who's not a member of the good ol' boys club - become president of the United States, I just can't stomach the two-party system anymore. We need a BIG change and we need it now. Our country is starting to crumble before our eyes and no one seems to notice this. We are making some of the same fatal flaws the Romans made and we are not learning from our mistakes, we are making them over and over again. Here's a clue people, Rome fell and so can we. Maybe not tomorrow, but it will happen if we don't get our *** together and learn to be adaptable and change with the times. I think having an Independant win the election might just send the wake-up call we need. And did I mention the fact that I also LOVE the fact that Bloomberg doesn't have to kiss the a@#es of the lobbyists! He doesn't need your money Beeotches, he can run for office and run the country the way HE sees fit without pressure from you a@#holes. Wow, wouldn't that be nice...

    • Posted By: tmtd @ 11/05/2007 14:03:35

      Comment: I agree with the two party system being worthless. Most politicians are affluent and use smoke and mirrors to keep themselves voted in. Ask yourself this--how many politicians ever keep their promises? Do you even know what they promise to do when elected? The debates are a laughable comedy. The questions that are never answered directly or indirectly. The candidates use the questions to spout their agendas or points that they think will get them elected. Our country needs the voters to march on their municipalities and capitals and demand the politicians become accountable fiscally and ethically. The corruption starts at the local level and goes straight to the big white house. I have always been a republican, but have come to a point where I am disgusted by all politicians regardless of their affilitions. These people continue to improve their financial situations while depleting middle and lower America of the American dream. Banks give out credit cards to young adults and people who are fiscally irresponsible. When bankruptcy occurs, the tax payer pays the bill. Let the ban