Gothamist: City Council to Vote on Term Limits Thursday

sowhtifithppnsitwll

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:32:43 -0500

people in office who are voting are the only ones to gain how would anyone expect them to vote differently? soooo pathetic...sooooo wrong. seems like monopoly. strike when you have the hotels. they own ny.

felixthecat

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:31:59 -0500

Join Democracy for NYC and the The People Have Spoken Coalition Stand against Overturning Current term limits Date: Wednesday Night October 22nd 208 Time 5:30 pm Where: Steps of City Hall Contact Josh Skaller 646-408-5312

zyskandar

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:34:55 -0500

BILLIONAIRE RON BLOOMBERG cuz he couldn't 'buy' the presidency or the NY gubernatorial title - and he certainly could not get rid of SENATURTD CHUCK'the-schmuck'SCHUMER or SENATURD HILLARY wearing her "...asbestos pants-suits" to hide all her 'UGLINESS/CORRUPTION' - was left with 'buying/coercing' the doofuses on the NYC CITY COUNCIL. SORTA LIKE CHOOSING 'USEFUL IDIOTS' FOR A BOUGHT JURY!!!

blablanyc

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:14:22 -0500

There is too much opposition against Bloomberg and Quinn for them to win. The NY Bar Assoc, Human Rights groups, housing activists and anyone that hasn't been bribed by Bloomberg is against the Council changing the term limits. I don't even want to see this got to referendum. Why? Spite. I don't even want to give Bloomberg and Lauder the satisfaction of having a chance to change term limits. It's going to be interesting to see what happens after the vote shoots down Bloomberg's attempt. Quinn will get hit hard. After congestion pricing failed, people at City Hall ratted out Quinn's slush fund. Everyone thought she was going to be done. It's funny that after coming close to losing everything, Quinn still sides with Bloomberg. Unbelievable. If congestion pricing did pass, Bloomberg's ass would have be ran out of NYC like Mayor Livingston of London was ran out of office. Thompson: Bloomberg risks voter backlash http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081021/FREE/810219987/-1/rss01&rssfeed=rss01

sowhtifithppnsitwll

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:09:13 -0500

i just hate bloomberg.

thefacts

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:11:35 -0500

Lauder and Galisano are two right-wing billionaires, one a Republican, the other a Conservative. Ef 'em Galisano had Conservative Party Chair, Michael Long, at this side yesterday when announcing he would bankroll the opposition to extend term limits. These creeps oppose Choice, Gay rights, are anti-Union, support Bush, etc. Moreover, Galisano is from upstate. What is TL to him, except an excuse to break the power of the Democratic Party in the city. Notice he is not doing it statewide or countrywide. Anything they support, progressives should oppose!

HUGO_MEGO

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:54:54 -0500

Elmo said to Bloomberg, "You're a total asshole."

jack9

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:46:01 -0500

"And then there are the billionaires who want to keep term limits in tact in some way or another." "Intact" is one word.

sinisterteashop

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:39:11 -0500

Agreed, felixthecat!

felixthecat

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:19:48 -0500

Elmo said to Bloomberg " I want to just say, I DON'T love you

felixthecat

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:17:18 -0500

@sinister, don't be so certain, there are 9 votes needed and 13 undecided. We need at least 5 council members to go against Bloomberg. The 13 undecided include Michael McMahon, Simcha Felder, Gale Brewer and Jessica Lappin that rubberstamp everything Quinn does. Please call your council members stop the hijacking of democracy.

roomtobreathe

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:53:48 -0500

Bloomberg soils the good name of Elmo.

sinisterteashop

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:49:07 -0500

City council people don't have to vote. Bloomberg might loose this one because it'll be safer for coucilmembers to abstain than take a position.