Gothamist: Mayor Bloomberg And His Lack of Empathy

stewart

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 07:19:38 -0500

"I would also like to echo the thanks to Jen and Gothamist for keeping tabs on the city's highest-profile Civil Servant." Yeah, god forbid I make up my own mind - instead I'll let someone with half-baked, poorly edited ideas, with no original source material influence me because they're published on a free blog. Thanks for interpreting AP articles for me. The proper grammar was inhibiting my comprehension. Why don't you stick to aggregating the news up top and then post your opinions to the forum section?

everyday peeple

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:43:01 -0500

Rudy was every man only if you're WHITE. So, guess lots of you whities fell for it.

ohplease

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:26:59 -0500

I guess people still miss Rudy's phony everyman bullshit.

Not Amused

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:25:11 -0500

He's a businessman ! How many businessmen you know pay special attention to singular events ? The phrase " If it happened to you, You'd see it differently " Sound familiar ?

BS filter

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:32:35 -0500

>>He should be criticized ... for supporting real estate boondoggles that are ruining the city... Amen. I think Bloomberg's doing a decent job (remember Rudy's idiotic "Decency Panel"? ) but I do dislike how he's letting these cheap, ugly developments ruin the character of some of our great Manhattan nabes...

doctor kahrma

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:59:35 -0500

You heartless souls will get their due. Ask your friend, dick ebersol, why his youngest, most precious and caring son died. Ask others why their children has autism.

Doctorted

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:08:09 -0500

Just typical NYC liberals whining because they dont like the fact their babysitter wont pay attention to them.

knews flash

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:05:52 -0500

You people are Heartless. No one said he should be weeping. Just more sensitive and stop it with the knee jerk insensitive comments. another child has died. Karma will prevail.

Polite New Yorker

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:55:20 -0500

I agree that Bloomberg has done some terrible things, but he's not our Daddy or our therapist. He should be criticized for pimping out our police to be the Republican Party's political muscle in 2004, for supporting real estate boondoggles that are ruining the city, and for being cozy with big business to the detriment of the city. I don't want our mayor to become a weeping pile of mush every time a gaggle of illegal immigrants sets their house ablaze.

darcy

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:27:13 -0500

Bloomberg speaks in a straight forward manner, but I don't think that's offensive. Bikers SHOULD be extra attentive because they are more vulnerable. He didn't say it was the guy's fault. And out of all of the public statements he makes, of course over several years there are going to be a few things that irritate some people, but overall, he isn't uncompassionate. He still has to work, despite whatever happens...personal tragedies or not. I think he handled it all decently.

drewo

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 14:36:43 -0500

I would also like to echo the thanks to Jen and Gothamist for keeping tabs on the city's highest-profile Civil Servant.

BS filter

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 14:04:19 -0500

I actually like it that Bloomberg isn't so great with "empathy" and other professional political tricks. Most "empathy" we see from our leaders is pure PR and nauseatingly hypocritical. It's sad that a lot of Americans fall for it and vote based on a candidate's ability to project folksiness (look who's in the White House).

RNC blow up

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 13:48:22 -0500

re. the RNC do check out this week's voice article (03/07/07 voice) for which i cannot provide a URL right now, but ... the general gist is that many cases are coming up. i suggest that anyone who can provide testimony, evidence, etc. for the crap that went down, speak up. bloomberg, kelly, smolka, et al should not get away with this.

monte burns

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:30:49 -0500

And, he wants to be President? This guy hates being with the common people, can't you see him recoiling everytime someone wants to hug or get close to him? And, Jen, More Bloomberg posts, the more it gets out the more people will know about it. Thanks, is all I have to say. I love seeing him get all huffy and snippy. I bet it trickles down to his staff, most notably, Skyler.

bklynd

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:17:22 -0500

Actually, I'm surprised that people expected the mayor to immediately attend to this event. It's tragic, yes, but what can he really do about it. I'm sure that getting a visit & press conference from the mayor on the day after it happened was the least of the family's concerns.

Lexiphane

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:16:59 -0500

I love that second quote. A prize to anyone who can produce a picture of Bloomberg shoveling out his own car.

JAMMER

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:13:18 -0500

bloomy is better than a lot of mayors in major cities. he gets shit done, or at least tries to. at least he addresses things like the cyclist getting killed, sean bell, or the bronx fire. there are plenty of other politicians that would rather sweep those stories under the rug. he can't be expected to shed a tear every time something happens to his fellow new yorkers. but as long as he takes action to ensure that these sorts of things don't keep reoccuring, then that's alright by me.

David McCaffredy

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:10:40 -0500

I gotta agree with Jen on this one. While he has overall been a good Mayor, he does have a very business-first/people-second instinct when a crisis occurs. There are also more and more revelations about the '04 RNC Convention that are coming to light every week. That may blow up in his face his last couple of years in office.

Jen Chung

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:00:39 -0500

Hey, I think the Mayor has done some good things and I don't hate him. I think his heart is in a good place most of the time, and I agree with him a on a lot of issues. But I think as the Mayor, he deserves to be questioned as any leader would.

anomalous

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:00:04 -0500

stewart, that's a false dichotomy. Part of the job of being mayor is empathizing with people when things go wrong.

yano

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:56:19 -0500

It's been continually interesting over the past few years reading Jen Chung's posts on Bloomberg. She does not ever attempt to hide her disdain for him--and his continued popularity and success must be rankling her. Was it because he went to Johns Hopkins instead of Columbia?

Jen Chung

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:37:26 -0500

That's a good question. I think he's done a pretty decent job with running the city, but some compassion might be nice.

stewart

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:28:56 -0500

Do you want this guy to run the city or do you want him to sit around like Donahue and empathize with every sob story that crosses his desk?