Video of the Day: Bloomberg Pooh Poohs Political Parties

The Politicker posted this video of Mayor Mike going after both Republican and Democrats during a Crain's Business breakfast. Specifically, when questioned by WNYC's Brian Lehrer, Mayor Bloomberg said, "I don’t think I disagree with what any national party stands for because I don’t think either national party stands for anything." Cue the cheers!

More shocking was Mayor Bloomberg's thoughts on crowded conditions of the 4/5/6, "I take the Lex line most days and it's not that crowded. So you stand next to people. Get real. This is New York. What's wrong with that?" Has anyone seen Mayor Bloomberg riding subway? Doesn't he travel with a security detail? Anyway, he claimed being stuck in the subway was pleasant one time, so we take what he says with a grain of salt.

And congestion pricing opponent City Councilman David Weprin said about Bloomberg's subway POV, "He doesn't take [the subway] from Queens." Heh!

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By Jen Chung in News on June 28, 2007 3:43 PM

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Steven

Not that croweded!? He is smoking pot? What is crowded then...please tell me.

guest

Ive seen Bloomberg riding the 6 train before. It was interesting. He did have a few security guys with him. Yeah yeah so he was riding it during non-rush hours.

Still, its impossible for him to change overcrowding on those lines. The people responsible for that were the ones who decided to take down all the elevated trains without replacing them with a 2nd ave subway. (Eventually.... Eventually)

I like Bloomberg. Compared to most billionaires, he does seem to have some idea about the average guy and is a most pragmatic mayor. He's not wasting tons of money, he doesn't care about adding on taxes if its necessary. A lot of people I think don't really understand the congestion charge. They just think its supposed to be more revenue for the city. Ahhh another tax.. ahhhh. These people aren't the ones riding the slow buses.

If the congestion charge is done wrong, itll fall flat on its face, not do what its designed to do and just piss everyone off. It might even be canned forever because everyone will be seething. But the idea is a great one if its executed correctly. Eliminate joy-riders in the city while protecting people who actually NEED to drive in there. Speed up our bus system. Reduce some pollution, reduce honking.

So my idea is:: Throw out the special interest groups, and get some disinterested economists in there to help model the theoreticals, and come up with the best plan. People who wont be personally affected. Get those London econ guys over here.... and they can have our NYC econ guys. Its a fair switch right? (I live near the border of the proposed zone... I definitely shouldn't be allowed anywhere near this plan!)

Again about Bloomie

The interesting thing about people that finance their own campaigns is that they don't owe anything to anyone. None of this. "I pat your back, you pat mine". Thats not necessarily good, but it does let the mayor think independently.

ps.... does nyc even have enough cameras to do the congestion charge correctly??

samsamsam

Very out of touch.

guest

i've run into him a few times on the 6 - in fact, you can see and flickr him

guest

Ah, Gothamist. I recomment M-W 11. m-w.com will do in a pinch. The word is "pooh-pooh." Though "poo poo" certainly has a nice ring, esp. when we're talking Bloomberg!

newsyspice

The reason I dislike Bloomberg is because he doesn't seem to GET what regular people go through. Overcrowded subways? eh. Nine days of no power in Queens last year? He showed up on day -- what? three or four? Eh.