Gothamist: Bloomberg Introduces Obama at Cooper-Union Today

AvenueHebrew

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:53:49 -0500

Ehhh... That's reading an awful lot into it, blabla. But hey, you just keep reaching for that brass ring of justification for your irrational distrust of black people.

blablanyc

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:51:47 -0500

This is the first piece of evidence of Obama being a puppet of the wealthy. Bloomberg is smarter, more knowledgeable and has many powerful connections than Obama. Bloomberg can control Obama very easily because Obama hungers to become president. Obama has sold his soul.

jsri

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:57:41 -0500

MSNBC today had similar numbers to what avenuehebrew said: about 28% of Hillary supporters voting for McCain over Obama, 19% of Obama supporters voting for McCain over Hillary. Those are current numbers. They probably will go up as this goes on, but probably will go down once the Democratic nominee can go one on one against McCain. As for llama: have a good trip to New Zealand. Bye.

starrygordon

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:23:09 -0500

Handouts and bailouts: There does not seem to be much difference between the candidates -- print money so as to offset the deflation which is occurring as a long-run effect of previous money-printing. As the Mayor said, it's like giving a drink to an alcoholic. However, some sort of symbolic program is politically necessary in an election year. The underlying problems will almost certainly remain unmentioned and unaddressed. On the whole, the economic crisis will probably benefit McCain, because it will district people from the general disaster of U.S. policy and action in the Middle East. Maybe. We can have more than one disaster at a time, I suppose.

babyhitler

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:07:54 -0500

avenuehebrew; Those were poll numbers from months ago. The new CNN poll has the new numbers and they will just get larger with all this infighting.

Politburo

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:56:19 -0500

I'll say it again.. there's a long time between now and November, a lot of time to highlight the stark differences between McCain and whoever the Dem nominee is. The number of crossovers will be much lower than the current polls indicate.

llama

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:41:57 -0500

he looks like a freakin chimp. its almost kinda cute. but i still hate him for president. but i want to pinch his chimpy little cheeks.

AvenueHebrew

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:40:03 -0500

Babyhitler, the statistics I saw read that 30% of Hillary supporters would go to McCain in the event of Obama's nomination, while 19% of Obama's would do so if Clinton gets the nom. Where'd you get your numbers? Also, what is up with Clintonistas being so dang angry about Barack. The shit I hear leveled against him is just friggin' mean. I'm not saying Obama's followers aren't just as capable of talking smack, but to listen to Hill-backers you'd think he'd burned their village and murdered all the children. llama, please tell me you're not referring to Obama. Because I don't even know how it is even possible to say that kind of shit in this day and age. Like it's 1958 in here or something.

llama

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:24:19 -0500

If that chimp becomes president I am moving to New Zealand.

babyhitler

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:15:39 -0500

who really cares about Obama anymore? the democratic party is done for. New polls indicate that 41% of all Obama supporters would vote for McCain if Hilary wins the nomination and 55% of all Hilary supporters would vote for McCain if Obama wins the nomination? Democratic party, can you say fucked? Thanx oprah!

EastRiver

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:15:04 -0500

The banks can and did measure the risk. I really disagree. There is simply no way to measure the risk if you have no idea what your trading partners are up to - until they implode. There are so many derivative instruments out there that nobody has a real clue who holds what risks.

likesrudylikesbooty

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:46:00 -0500

"This starts with providing a stimulus that will reach the most vulnerable Americans, including immediate relief to areas hardest hit by the housing crisis, and a significant extension of unemployment insurance for those who are out of work," Obama said in a wide-ranging speech in New York. The package would be worth $30 billion, aides said. Now, I'm all for helping out those that are truly in dire straits. But you know pretty well the more crafty folks will front run the lesser fortunate just to get their piece. The ones that know how to work the system will certainly use it to their advantage. What are your thoughts on handouts and bailouts?

Politburo

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:05:08 -0500

"If the banks can't accurately measure systemic risk until it's too late what prayer does a government regulator have of doing anything about it?" The banks can and did measure the risk. They just brushed it off, and most everyone went along. Check out this statement from Bear: "Additional leverage brings with it additional risk, however we feel the form of leverage we are utilising will complement our current strategy."

Dude69

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:59:09 -0500

More of his fluff again. I doubt anything concrete will come out of his "six principles" if he's elected, but I certainly will be selling all my stocks. I hope bloomberg stays neutral, since he doesn't want piss Hillary off when she's Senator again.

EastRiver

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:51:02 -0500

Sixth, we need a process that identifies systemic risks to the financial system. If the banks can't accurately measure systemic risk until it's too late what prayer does a government regulator have of doing anything about it?

EastRiver

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:42:02 -0500

Obama-Bloomber is a losing ticket. You don't pair a midwestern liberal with a northeast liberal. Not that it will happen anyway but I have to say, Why Not? It isn't like Obama is going to win the Deep South anyway except for the slimmest of possibilities that he could take a heavily African American state. But why bother? All the Democrats need is Ohio to flip the electoral math in their favor. It's not like either Clinton or Obama is going to lose New England, New York, California, etc. Maybe Bloomberg wouldn't help much in Ohio but short of picking the Governor of Ohio I don't know exactly who would help.

matty

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:29:42 -0500

A bloomberg backing is extremely important. New Yorkers voted for Hillary cause they know who she is (same with Obama and Illinois). This will help Obama secure much needed "big state" votes should he get the nomination.

MisterTissue

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:22:29 -0500

I know, right? This photo makes it look like Obama might just have EATEN Bloomberg following the introduction. I don't care about an Obama/Bloomberg ticket...I wanna see Obama v. Bloomberg in one-on-one basketball.

jsri

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:18:48 -0500

That's a great photo. I know Bloomberg is short, but the angle of the shot makes him look like a hobbit next to Obama, who must be 9 feet tall.

Politburo

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:00:32 -0500

Bloomberg won't go for VP, no doubt. "Obama-Bloomber is a losing ticket. You don't pair a midwestern liberal with a northeast liberal. You just end up losing the rest of the country. The Republicans will love it." Eh, this is the kind of 'concerned' thinking that put the Dems in the backseat for many years. Instead of analyzing how you think everyone else will react, I say if it's the right ticket, just goddamn do it. After all a similar argument could have been made 8 years ago: "Bush-Cheney is a losing ticket. You don't pair a Texan neocon with a Texan neocon..." And we all know how that turned out.

KYJurisDoctor

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:32:25 -0500

I believe Mike Bloomberg's endorsement of Obama is only a matter of time, but is forthcoming! http://osi-speaks.blogspot.com/2008/03/is-new-york-citys-mayor-mike-bloomberg.html#links

zodak

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:19:59 -0500

kissel is voting for mccain! 4 more years!

kissel

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:06:06 -0500

i'm so sick of obmama and all the media baggage we have to listen to every day because of him. i really hope he loses.

eyekantspel

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:23:18 -0500

After Hillary's whole "mistake" about coming under sniper fire, I really hope she loses.

likesrudylikesbooty

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:55:03 -0500

Not sure if Bloomberg would go for VP. Both have contrasting views. Obama claims to look out for the little guy by expanding government, while Bloomberg touts his prowess making money through big business and political relations.

tnturner

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:53:32 -0500

@yaronhearts: it's on CNN now.

MFer

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:47:04 -0500

Obama-Bloomber is a losing ticket. You don't pair a midwestern liberal with a northeast liberal. You just end up losing the rest of the country. The Republicans will love it. The idea that you need that much economic brains to be president is silly. That's why you have advisors... and the Treasury secretary. Did Bill Clinton have any economic expertize? Ah, good judgment on appointing Bob Rubin.

varonearts

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:27:49 -0500

Does anybody know if there is a way to listen to this speech live?

gossipgirl

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:20:43 -0500

Agreed, I like that idea.

Novanglus

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:56:52 -0500

I would actually strongly support an Obama-Bloomberg ticket. Bloomberg's economic brains would be MUCH needed these days in helping us recover our economy, and I honestly think could be our first chance of hope of becoming an economic superpower once again.