NY’s Bloomberg (Heart) Obama?

Mike Bloomberg is highly popular in New York, has extraordinary economic expertise, and by backing Obama, will demonstrate a keen sense of what the country needs now in a leader.
The sun, moon, stars and Bloomberg all seem to be coming into positive allignment.

It’s amazing how Presidential Bloomberg looks compared to Obama. Perhaps, he could be the alternative when the Democratic Convention becomes a stalemate!

I need to agree though Obama does give great speeches.

MsUSA, I live in Chicago as well and Senator Obama is well respected and endorsed by the people as evidenced by the primary results and the recent polls.
I HOPE and PRAY the world learns as much about Senator Obama as we know here in Chicago.

“Wright” is not a scandal – guilt by association doesn’t work
Otherwise posting on the same thread as many of the foolish silly comments here would make the rest of us look stupid

One thing is clear – it won’t be Clinton. And while she may well be playing for 2012 anyway, I think that too would be a miscalculation on her part. She’s doing serious damage to her standing in the Democratic Party.

The good news for McCain is that if Hillary loses the nomination, she will be behind the scenes ensuring a Barack loss in the general (he won’t need help with that – it’s already over thanks to Rev. Wright) because Hillary will be looking to 2012 for a comeback. Plus, her supporters will not vote for Barack for the same reason – the comeback in 2012.
It will be fun having Hillary’s help in electing President McCain, however “silent” it may be. :)

That speech was a HISTORY LESSON!!! That’s all it was…Stupid!

Obama may have higher poll ratings right now but so did Gore in 2000 and Kerry in 2004. That is why Cheyney says “So” when talking about approval ratings. We all know that polls mean nothing. What is going to matter is who offers the most in overall value. I think clinton and Mccain have the most to offer. Could you Imanagine how screwed Obama would be if he went against Mccain/Clinton. I don’t think it would ever happen but I think it’s a better dream ticket then Clinton/Obama

If you want an average to above-average president, by all means support McCain or Clinton. They are both head and shoulders above Bush. If you want a potentially great leader, you should look to Obama. He’s a once in a lifetime candidate.
Also, if you’re going to judge these candidates by the company they keep, all three have friends with skeletons in their closets. Don’t we all?

America is not perfect. There are lots of things wrong with our country. To acknowledge this and dedicate your life to improving it, working toward a more perfect union, is not something to be ashamed of.
It’s a far more patriotic path than those who drape the flag around themselves while they drive our nation’s economy, military and government into the ground.

The way I see if there is still racism in America. Mccain will have harder time getting people to vote against a liar than getting them stirred up on the basis of hate that Obama has already begun. Obama is damaged goods.

I really think that guys like Bill Maher on HBO only endorse Obama the way they do because it is job security. He is in the bitch and moan business. If the candidate that he supports gets elected who is he going to complain about every Friday night.

Obama is not going to stop hate by becoming president. I think he will only fuel more of it. I think it will spark a new resentment towards black and cause even more problems. We are not ready for this as a civilization. Missisippi shows how polarized the blacks and whites are and its the same in many parts of the country. There are still many cities where white people will not live in parts of town that are prtimarily black.. You can’t end hate with a speech.

It has been a long day of listening to Obama, Bush and Hillary. One thing remains perfectly clear. Hillary misses every opportunity to unite a nation. Her reference to the “Drive or Reverse” insures that she will “turn off” any Republican vote that may be captured from the frustrations of Washingtion rhetoric. She just does not “get it”, the rants and raves of party politics are weighing our country down. The Clintons should step aside and let our country progress beyond the negativity of “yesterday”.
President Bush showed himself to be stuck in that same sinkhole that Washington politicians have built. McCain rides the same band wagon. They utilize the same buzz words that frightened our parents and anchored them to the party lines. It is old and out of date and needs to be changed. The people have been betrayed to often by Wasjomgtpm.
Obama once again showed himself to be “wise beyond his years” with a wonderful grasp on how this world has changed and how our “politics of econimics” has not kept up. He is not linked to lobbist monies. He does not have a daughter who manages Hedge Funds that rely on poor banking policies for profits. He is open to releasing his tax returns. How refreshing.

Furthermore it will be easier for mccain to build a base of support on that same hate. Hillary clinton may be called a liar but it is harder to motivate voters against a liar(since most people see all politicians as liars) than it is to motivate them to vote on an issue based on hate.

Can’t believe some of the insane stuff getting thrown around this blog.
I challenge everyone of fair mind to take a look at Reverend Wright’s entire sermons, not just the theatrical and provocative 10 second sound bytes.
There is a reason he was invited to the Clinton White House, and a reason why he’s been defended publicly by Mike Huckabee and even Hillary’s own pastor. Sure he had a few wild moments, but on the whole, this guy is pretty mainstream Christian. The whole chickens coming home to roost bit? Turns out he was quoting a US ambassador who had recently been on the evening news.
If you’re going to judge Obama based on reverend Wright, be fair and do your homework. you don’t want to be a dupe for the Clinton’s “kitchen sink” slime strategy, do you?

The Obama camp want to blame Hillary for Obama’s negatives? She doesn’t have to slam him. There is Rezko, there is Wright, there is his plaigirizing someone else’s speech as his own, and there is Michelle, who, try as she might, shows her hard and hateful view of the world around her. If we wait long enough, more of “the chickens will come home to roost.”
I put my money on someone who studies the issues, knows the issues, and contantly works for the issues. We need someone who is smart, experienced and who has always had a purpose-driven life for the needs of others. That person is Hillary Clinton.

Hillary’s last batch of outrageous lies pretty much did her in for me. Sniper fire? GIVE ME A BREAK LADY. How am I supposed to respect her as a candidate when she’s a compulsive liar.
Basically, you can’t believe a single thing she says. And if you do, I’m starting to agree with the media saying Hillary gets most of her support from uneducated people.

Obama and his minions complain about the unfairness of “guilt by association.” However, last month in Milwaukee, long before the chickens came home to roost, Obama attacked McCain:
To Carl,
Thank you for this information!
“I am looking forward to a debate with John McCain. John McCain is a good man. He’s an American hero. We honor his service to this nation.
“But he has made some bad choices about the company he keeps.”
This is such c-ap, BHO can keep company with nurmerous black radicas and nothing is said about it, his wife is just as bad with her radical backround, I ‘ve read that they keep company with the “Weather Underground” and groups like that. Yes please explain how BHO does NOT have to explain his bad choices about the company he keeps!

I am one of the most open minded, free loving people you will ever meet. Rev Wright has ever “right” to preach what he so choses, but what he has chosen is not good for the unity of all Americans.
I have chosen to no longer support Senator Obama, because if I do, I feel in a way I am standing up for Rev Wright. I happen to be one African American that does not believe in preaching/teaching racial inequality, how can this possibly help unity?

whether any of it is right or wrong it is still politics

Today Obama wants to give homeowners specials treatment with billions of dollars in the form of rebates too? Obama wants more regulations according to his speech today —what happened to the changes? There is a BIG difference between more regulations and change. Everyday Obama promises something wonderful to some group –we should call him “Mr. fix it man”. I guess it will get him votes as people hear something and all they can remember is that this man said he would fix this for me–kind of misleading and deceptive.

I still cant get over the fact Liberals judge Obama on his speeches. His books he writes.
We should get Anthony Robbins, or Tom Vu to run for president. Apparently the only thing required is your ability to be a motivational speaker.
He is unelectable .

Jason…We are really tired of hearing the same old crap. We want to talk about the issues that our nation is facing, not what Michelle, Rev.Wright,Ferraro or Carville is saying. There are more important issues at hand. Thank you for sticking to the issues.

If this is an issues race than HRC has already won, she has a better grasp of the issues we face and better solutions. However if you want to base your vote of feelings of hope and change than BHO has won, he brings thoose feelings out in people. I think today we need substantive solutions, not feelings, no matte rhow goo dthose feelings are. I want to win in November, thats why I support Hillary

Change, unity, hope, yes we can! They now seem like ancient buzz words. What happened to the “genius”? Alas, his feet are made of clay, too. We cannot get enough of the irony in this campaign. Whose fault is it? Hillary’s, of course. She dared to think that the issues she deeply cares about and has worked for all her life would resonate with the electorate. What’s that you say? She is still in it? Thank God! And God bless America, “the land that we love!”

Well, what the flag wavers show is their own “latent” racial fears and hatred.
Getting to know Obama in some cases means jumping on any negative item one hears or can distort to fit one’s pathetic flag-waving rants about anti-american statements. Pretending that the US does nothing wrong, or that anyone who points it out is unpatriotic is taking the first steps towards losing freedom, and in fact is a return to McCarthy mentality. 9-11 has been the excuse of the Bush administration to take those steps, and what we need now is to turn our backs on fear and mistrust cloaked in patriotism. Obama offers the best choice to regain some of the freedom, courage, and democracy we have lost. He would make a fine president.

40 years ago, my Dad told me: “The Democratic Party is the party of the Working Man. Beware of a RICH Democrat; something is WRONG!”

SteveC…. We appreciate ll the lives that we given for America. Just remember all the lives that was given by blacks just for freedom and equal rights. There are many great people regardless of their race. Don’t take anything from any of the people that gave their lives for freedom in either case. God Bless all Americans.

I think Bloomberg, in his introduction, wanted to make a “mockery” of Obama. Bloomberg is teasing Obama and of course, Obama and his camp fell for it…LOL! Bloomberg knows to stay away from Obama….just yesterday, another slap from his “uncle”, the Rev. Wright, who critized and put down Italians…..there are a LOT of Italians in New York, I rest my case….Bloomberg was making fun of the idiot Obama, and he’s so stupid, he didn’t realize what was going on…LOLOLOLOL!

.there are a couple of stats you left out….1. 85% of people who voted for Obama in primaries said they wouldn’t vote for him in the GE. 2. 78% of Obama supporters said that if Hillary wins the nomination, they would vote for McCain. 3. Obama & Hillary both have a 45% standing of being dishonest. 4. McCain has a 60% standing of being the most likely candidate to be elected President. McCain will beat both democrats because they are killing each other, however, out of the two, I think Hillary will win the nomination…..

I have family members living in NY and they have always sung praises of Mayor Bloomberg, a true New Yorker. Some still see Senator Clinton as an outsider who only managed to get into NY politics because she has friends who bought over NY for her.
An endorsement fot Senator Obama from Mayor Bloomberg does speak a lot for Senator Bloomberg. And I can believe that Mayor Bloomberg would want to endorse a Candidate who could unite this nation and the world and bring peace to all. Without peace, all the money and wars in the world won’t bring us safety and happiness.
We need to show the world we can unite among ourselves. We need to show the world that America’s creativity leads. We need to show the world we can get rid of corruption withing our own nation. We need to show the world that we don’t have poverty among our people. Only then can we lead the world with absolute credibility and integrity and be a true model to all nations.
Senator Obama does inspire and give us all hope that “YES, WE CAN”

There are so many polls out there how do you know what to believe. Now they’re saying Hillary is losing some of her female base. I think all this bickering is hurting both of them. I wish they would hurry up and decide who the nominee is.

Democrat all my life. The first time I voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate was 1996 for President William Jefferson Clinton. I still dont regret my vote. That being said I will never vote Hillary after what they are doing to the party. No chance to win the game, she burn down down the stadium. Ill vote republican in 2008-2028 to keep that pair out of the White House.

Apparently many of you don’t get it. This Democratic nomination process is not the the Presidential election!! We are attempting to pick the best candidate we have that can stand up to John McCain in the Fall and win the Presidency. There is more here than just whether Obama is playing nice and Hillary isn’t or vice versa. If you have a stable and you want a winner out of your stable, you put them all through the rigors of intensive training and endurance to try to figure out your best and strongest horse. Then you send that horse to the Derby and hope you win. It’s not that simple but that is the simple version. So saddle up! and let this thing play out. We have to present out strongest candidate for the november election.

I agree with maryland. The Rev Wright issue is already old hat, and Obama hasn’t suffered much as reflected in the most recent polls. The voters are tired of negative campaigning, and if the McCain campaign comes out negative it could backfire.

GS: You and I think alike.
Obama should take a deal from Clinton to get his foot in the door, maybe he can inspire trust while he acquires more experience and contributes to solving our problems as VP. After VP, perhaps then we could expect a Presidential landslide victory when he is proven and vetted. Beside, if he were to win the Presidency now, we would have at least 4 more years of racial discussion because he would be scrutinized by everyone for racial parity every time he said or did anything. We have more important problems that need immediate attention in Jan 2009. Best scenario now Clinton /Obama ’08

McCain and Clinton have more lobbist ,more insider than Obama. What Rev Wright sermon is the truth as
Americans we can not face the truth look thur American history ;committed genocide against the native American ;had slavery ;stole the Panama canal;kill Chilean leader allendan in the name of democracy and i could go on and on

I think most of the comments on this page are unbelievable, and show just what Hillary Clinton has managed to do to the democratic party… that is assuming that the posters who write such vitriol against Obama are really Democrats. These posts read like what you would expect from the rabid right. The irony is that while you are ranting about Rev. Wright’s & Michelle Obama’s words, you are just proving them right in what they said about us as a country.

Very true Carl

DCVoter…you hit the nail on the head. AND that is why many Clinton supporters had rather vote for McCain than Obama if he gets the nomination.We don’t really want McCain but we would vote for him to save the country. Although some may vote for McCain out of revenge, I think most of Hillary’s supporters understand what you have just put into words. The Obama posters here as well as the media would have everyone believe Hillary supporters are uneducated and less than smart. Not so. Could it be that Hillary is fighting tooth and nail because she senses what we do but can never say it? You are correct DCvoter. Thanks for putting it out there.

I think what Carl says is absolutely true. We are proving Rev Wright true.

So, Barack Obama steps on the stage with Michael Bloomberg.
We are talking about the Republican, Bloomberg?
And Obama is howling about how he can unite the Democratic party?
Next thing we will see is Obama being endorsed by Newt Gingrich.
Or maybe it will be for Jeremiah Wright and Obama to star in the next Terminator movie with Arnold.
Change we can believe in?
DUDE!

you have accurately recounted some of Hillary’s massive list of lies. How people can be so concerned about what surrogates of one candidate say, and ignore a fatal flaw of the other candidate, which is an inability to tell the truth. Have they forgotten the past problems we have had with lying presidents, including Bill C. and George W?
Emily, I’m a Jew, no American is perfect.

Forget Rev Wright. He can preach and say anything he wants people to hear..he may or may not believe what he says. It’s still a free country. Similarly, Barack Obama can “preach” to his supporters and say anything he wants whether true or not. The problem I have with Barack Obama now is one of trust. The church Obama attends uses Black Liberation Theology(google it.) as its core dogma. The church also subscribes to the BLACK VALUE SYSTEM. Barack , of his own free will, chose to remain a member of that church. This is worrisome for me. In the Fall,it will not be Rev Wright that sinks Obama’s ship. It will not be Hillary either.It will be Obama himself for having associated himself closely with a church that is based on Black Liberation Theology, a church that gave Farrahkahn a lifetime Achievement award. Most of America knows very little about Black Liberation Theology. The Black Value System is another core part of the Trinity United Church of Christ. When the Republicans get finished with Obama I suspect that America will have the worst possible view of Black Liberation Theology and The Black Value System. Barack Obama will be unelectable.

Georgia, I posted this before. What Michelle Obama said is(I’m paraphrasing, if you understand that): Many times we have the opportunity to understand each other better, simply by coming out of our comfort zones and talking to befriending people who are not like us. Many of us don’t. That is what we do how we live in America. Is Mrs Obama wrong? Why do so many companies have to spend so much money on sensitivity training if she is wrong? Be honest for a change and then you will admit that what she said is perfectly true of our society.

What is McCain going to do for America keeps us in Iraq for another 100 years keep support corporations sending jobs overseas squeezing the middle class more,no plan for health care issue the same status quo as always.

Whatever happened to all the useless media chatter about the Obama-Clinton (or even more useless, the Clinton-Obama) dream ticket? Now y’all are moving on the latest distraction — the Obama/Bloomberg ticket? What’s the deal? I thought there’d at least be a few more articles you could pry out of the earlier dream ticket…

“Most rational people have placed Wright in his own context. Wright is not Obama. On the other hand Hillary alone is responsible for her own lies – “remembering well” something that never happened anywhere.”
I absolutely agree with you, Jon. Most RATIONAL people have indeed processed the information and moved on. However, most Clinton supporters would rather hold on to what Rev. Wright has to say and totally forget the lies being told — directly from her mouth — due to Clinton’s “selective memory.” And it’s not just the Bosnia story. There’s also the Ireland whopper, NAFTA, Iraq, etc., etc..
Most people in this country will flat out deny that they are racist when, in fact, we are a Nation of racists, and sexists. Rev. Wright may have a highly charged way of saying things, but he has spoken the truth.
This reminds of me of a line I heard in a movie once. I don’t recall the name of the movie, but Jack Nickelson (sp?) was in it. It went something like: “You want the truth?? YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!”
Rev. Wright has proved to us that we cannot handle the truth.

That happened December 1, 2007.. so many things happened.. Do not count the chickens .. it had not been hatched. I am sorry Obama supporters… hope is the last thing you have to have.

“I have family members living in NY and they have always sung praises of Mayor Bloomberg, a true New Yorker. Some still see Senator Clinton as an outsider who only managed to get into NY politics because she has friends who bought over NY for her.
An endorsement fot Senator Obama from Mayor Bloomberg does speak a lot for Senator Bloomberg. And I can believe that Mayor Bloomberg would want to endorse a Candidate who could unite this nation and the world and bring peace to all. Without peace, all the money and wars in the world won’t bring us safety and happiness.
We need to show the world we can unite among ourselves. We need to show the world that America’s creativity leads. We need to show the world we can get rid of corruption withing our own nation. We need to show the world that we don’t have poverty among our people. Only then can we lead the world with absolute credibility and integrity and be a true model to all nations.
Senator Obama does inspire and give us all hope that “YES, WE CAN”"
Bilbo983:
Great message from you! I am not an American but I was educated in Kansas.
We people outside the USA need this America for a better life for all of us.

No, no, no Obama. NOT Bloomberg! He is NOT a Progressive, and has major flaws! You pick him as VP, you lose my vote!

The race card, or the gendre card should not have been played, but they were…by the MEDIA! I’m not saying they were not factors, they were/are, having the first Woman candidate, with the first black man as her running mate…but the media have used them to boost stories, sometimes in a very derogatory way. At the end of the day, Bush and his admin’ have left America in a real mess and, regardless of what the old boy’s network think, there is only one candidate qualified to put the country back on it’s feet and that is HILLARY CLINTON…or do you want those “chickens coming home to roost”?!

Is that so, Lyn? Then why is he ahead in all the polls, the popular vote, and pledged delegates! YOU ARE THE ONE MISINFORMED! Oh, and by the way, I just watched a video that said, it’s only 20%of Clinton’s supporters but also 20% of Obama’s! However, there are several months yet till all the primaries are over and “it ain’t over till the fat lady sings!” I am waiting for Hillary to sing! I think eventually her supporters (when Barack Obama gets the nomination) will realize that he is the lesser of two evils between him and John McCain, who is old, has already had cancer, shows signs of dementia, (gee he misspeaks too!), could die in office and wants to keep the war, which
is ruining our economy, going on indefintely! Even,I, who really can’t stand Hillary, who vote for her before I would vote for another 4 years of Bush! I’m surprised Bush hasn’t nicknamed McCain “mini me”! csuse that’s what he is! He lives in lala land just like Bush!