Mayor Michael Bloomberg: ‘We Have to Get Behind the President’

“He is the one that leads congress, he is the one that sets the policies, he is the one that represents the country around the world and he needs our support.”
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Will someone PLEASE buy this man a civics text book? No, Bloomberg, the POTUS does NOT lead Congress. To ‘lead’ implies one is ‘over’ another. The Legislative Branch is equal to the Executive Branch.

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Posted by: mal2cats
Not when it coomes to Obamacare and Libya!

Mr. Bloomberg is a right winged Republican disguised as a Liberal who is an ### ######, yes I agree with that. However he laughs and scoffs at the fact the Government is not working for the people.. he says vote for someone else in Congress if you do not like it? What has happened to keeping our politicians accountable for the promises they make during elections..
Our President is doing the best under the circumstances of being constantly bullied by the GOP.
As for, George Stephanopoulos -I usually like your reports, but felt this was very biased.. and quite obviously your opinion-give the American people a fare look at these guys..they are all thieves and liars! No justice for the people anymore..

If a Republican, Bloomberg is neither conservative nor moderate. A liberal Republican is a Democrat. As an independent, he is neither conservative nor moderate. He is a liberal independent. A liberal independent is a Democrat. But Bloomberg’s recommendation, as captured in the headline, is very accurate. Obama’s party is certainly behind him and its getting further behind all the time. In some circles, we call that a retreat.

Personally, I think he’s right. This whole mess is being caused by the powers that be who want to make sure OBama fails, at any cost. Elect a woman and you’ll see the same stone walling.

Ask this guy if he supports ‘UN Agenda 21′ (Google it) like Bush and Obama do. It means the end of private gun and personal property ownership. Every person moved into population centers and vast areas of the US where Americans will not be allowed to set foot on. No, I do not support Obama, nor Hillary, especially in their current move in the UN to control all the guns in the world.

We have nothing to lose by electing anyone other than Obama—and perhaps a whole lot to gain.

If the Republicans were smart, they’d draft Bloomberg as a presidential candidate. He seems to be to only adult in the party.

I’d like to get behind him and kick him out the door.

The majority of Americans say that the president doesn’t deserve another term.
THIS IS NOT TRUE! The latest PEW Research Poll: 59% said he DOES,32% said he DOESN’T and 9% said don’t know. Even if you all the 9% to the 32% that’s ONLY 41%; STILL NOT THE MAJORITY.
George, Start DOING YOUR OWN RESEARCH and stop LYING to your views. You are entitled to your opinion, but NOT YOUR OWN FACTS.

teferreti…christ helped the poor,and god helps those that help themselves. i help the poor through involvement on boards and my hard earned cash donations outside of federal and state taxation. when the government gets involved the definition of poor expands beyond comprehension.
i have no problem paying my fair share but you have to ask yourself when 46 to 48 pct of this population pay no FEDERAL income tax are you telling me that 46 to 48% of the country are poor? dont think so. so why would you ask the other 52% who pay federal income tax to pay more?
unions have corrupted this country and have made us uncompetitive on a global basis where we sell our products.before you blame repubs for outsourcing it was bill clinton that pushed NAFTA and GATT. do you remember ross perot and that sucking sound of jobs leaving the country?i could go on and on but its not worth it.
when you get older and have to make a payroll,mortgage your future to run a business, lay awake at night because some federal gumbas are going to shut your project down because of an endangered blade of grass you will understand why conservatives are the way they are.if all you do is collect a paycheck from an employer you will never understand.thats whats wrong with have a community organizer running a capitalistic country thats out of money.
in california the teachers union now has starting scholl in early august so they can coordinate vacations for teachers?i am just as frustrated as you but from a different angle.the left cant accept that the country doesnt want a welfare state of a nation.

Republicans are really Democrats and just don’t know it. The majority, earn a wage, pay health insurance, pay a mortgage etc. They might be a little better off than their neighbors.
They vote Republican beacuse they think corporate CEOs and businessmen are smarter than the average coal miner, steelworker , truckdriver , etc an should run the country. They think if they vote Republican they are somehow part of that elite upper crust. Its an ego trip

TFERRETTI – I’m guessing you don’t know any republicans because if you did, you’d know that most cast their vote based on issues and candidate likability – just like democrats.
Many of the richest people and CEOs in the country are actually democrats – not republicans. It’s no secret – you can google your favorite CEO or rich dude and find out party affiliation, political contributions, fundraising activities, etc. Sure, some are republicans, but certainly not all or most. The most famous and the richest are in fact democrats, not republican (think Oprah, Bill Gates, George Soros, etc.).
So according your logic, if republicans vote republican because they think CEOS are smarter, you’d pretty much have to say the same about democrats …. they vote for candidates simply because they feel CEOs are smarter than them?

Bloomberg is right! Either get behind the president or get out of the way. I am tired of the right wing ranting!!

mike | Aug 10, 2011 9:40:13 AM
….I remember interviews of prospective voters in NYC who agreed that Sarah Palin would make a great VP for then candidate Obama! I want to make sure your party gets credit, there credit is due. There are enough ‘who don’t know enough’ to go around.

CATMAN AND SAYWHAT,
Then your a good man. You and I synbolize the differences between Republicans and Democrats.
I beleive that a government elected by the people, no matter how imperfect, can intiate programs, provide for our defense, help those who truly deserve help, and generally make the lives of hard working people better.
I might be wrong, but I feel the Republicans think all this would work better if we left it to the rich and powerful to do. You might have a point but its never worked in the history of the world and it won’t now.

This government should put 3 to 4 trillion dollars into the economy. Borrow it if you have too or tax the hell out of those Americans who enjoy the benefits that this society has given them.
The middle class will spend the hell out of the money and businesses will hire to meet the demand.
Businesses do not hire people out of the goodness of their hearts. In fact if they can make the same profits with less people it is in their interest to do so.
Businesses hire more people to fulfill consumer demand.
Obamas stimulus stopped the bleeding but it wasn’t nearly enough to get this economy moving again. Do that and watch the deficit melt away, Clinton knew this.

Americans are not going to spend money they don’t have or are afraid they won’t have.
The way out of this recession is to restore consumer confidence. Get people to buy things, cars appliainces etc. Business won’t hire (and rightfully so) if no one can buy their products.
It’s not rocket science

Bloomberg is right, now is not the time for name calling and playing the blame game. There’s enough blame to go around for both parties
Bloomburg seems like the only adult in the room. Maybe its because he has to govern New York city, and New Yorkers don’t put up with BS.

THANK YOU! Mr. Bloomberg for standing up to support our President.
It is about time someone had the nerve to stand up and say something — I haven’t even heard Clinton say anything — the politics stinks of late. He is our President, this is our country and we do support him and not tear him and our country down because the right has a hissy fit. I am sick and tired of watching this highschool stuff. What happened to respect — We get what we receive and all those that name call just want the same back in their faces.

Strange how we were falling behind in education, health care, wages, and job creation before Obama was even elected and yet some of you were apparently among the people who refused to see it. My husband and I have seen it coming for at least ten years.
Too many people were riding on this country is the greatest, the richest, etc. while other countries were moving ahead. Complacency kills a country and an economy. Keep sitting on your behinds complaining or get off your butts and do something constructive that will help the areas where we’ve fallen behind, if it’s not already too late for us to catch up.

I am politely pointing out that we do NOT have to get behind Obama. If he ever actually embraced democratic principles (and that is a big if), he’s abandoned them. He’s too busy embracing Reagan’s memory and passing republican ideals into laws.
I won’t vote for a fake democrat any more than I would vote for a republican or a libertarian/tea party candidate. I’ll be looking at and voting for third party candidates. Third parties have to start somewhere with someone. I think this is the somewhere and I plan to the someone whether in 2012 or 2030.

My parents didn’t want me to have to go thru a great depression like they did. I’m afraid their wishes won’t be granted
The Repulicans are bound and determined to jeopardize this counries economy just as they did in the late 1920s. The problem is we don’t have an FDR to fix it.
This focus on spending cuts in the middle of a recession is insanity. It won’t create a single job but will lead to the loss of many.
Why can’t they get thru their heads that tax cuts for big business does not work.
We need jobs programs to get people working aagain, borrow , beg or steal the money but put people back to work, and

tferretti | Aug 11, 2011 8:59:50 AM
…..FDR did not fix the great depression (according to most economists). In 1937, FDR’s Sec of Treas. said the govt spending had not worked.

george the president is the president ba the president can’t let criminal of the law destroy USA TO STEALING THE TAXPAYERS MONEY & PUT USA IN DEBT WIHT “CHINA” MONEY TO BE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL RICH OF THE CORRUPTION OF THE FEDRAL LAW TO HAVE CRIMINALS BEHAVIOR ON USA FAMILYS THE PRESIDENT IS THE PRESIDENT NOT A CRIMINAL FOR DON’T DO NOTHING, YES GET RICH & STUPID.

Blind loyalty to a president is not what makes this country great.
I’ll support the president in any instance in which I agree with his policies.
And I’ll politically oppose him when I disagree.
That’s how it works Mr. Mayor.
We don’t want an imperial presidency.

HE MUST BE FROM THE ” OLD SCHOOL” WHERE YOU DIDN`T BELIEVE IN LYING AND CHEATING AND NO MATTER WHO THE PRESIDENT WAS YOU DIDN`T BASH
HIM LIKE EVERYONE DOES TODAY!1

So Mayor Bloomberg says WE have to get behind the Presient. Then he says NO CLERGY at 9-11. Here is MY response…NOBAMA in 2012. Mayor that is MY RESPONSE!