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At last night's Working Families Party mayoral forum with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Comptroller Bill Thompson and City Councilman Tony Avella, Bloomberg defended his campaign spending, "I made every dime that I have... I've used my money only to talk about what I would do and what I have done. There's nothing wrong with that as far as I can see... Rich people don’t always win...You can't buy an election. The public's much too smart for that. You can use it to get a message out." The NY Times, though, found the explanation "drew some hisses and even laughter."
Bloomberg also said his staff was looking at whether NYC could mandate paid sick days (he supports it for large businesses, doesn't know about impact on small ones) and said his administration's homelessness policy made shelters "much more humane and civilized." However, Thompson and Avella questioned Bloomberg's reluctance to raise taxes on the rich.
The Times also reports that, per crowd reaction, Bloomberg seemed the "least popular of the three" while Avella "seemed to generate the most applause" and notes that the WFP endorsement is "especially crucial to Mr. Thompson, the presumptive Democratic nominee, because he trails Mr. Bloomberg badly in polls and has watched many Democrat-friendly unions and officials back the mayor." The WFP will endorse a candidate on July 9. And Reverend Billy, who is also running for mayor, wonders why the WFP didn't respond to his application to appear at the forum; the WFP claims they never received one.
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Did I say I hate Bloomberg?
and they also don't always laugh all the way to the bank.
Right. Rich people don't always win. And movie stars' children have to audition for roles just like everybody else.
I think that has to do with having connections rather than being rich.
I think that has to do with having connections rather than being rich.
"The public's much too smart for that."
I guess we'll see when the NYS Senate elections come rolling around.
Bloomberg actually does have a point. Two examples of rich election losers are H. Ross Perot and Tom Golisano. To which I'd have to say, "Thank God!"
There is a very long list of rich people who couldn't buy their way into political office. Citizen Kane wasn't just fiction.
WFP is corrupt and supports the politician that extended term limits without a public referendum. They have already endorse both Quinn and Bloomberg. Note how they did not ask about term limits and gave the candidates the questions in advance. what a joke.
Im just curious but what is wrong with Quinn?
Slush fund, etc.
http://christinequinn.com/
I don't know about the public being too smart. Half the political disasters and corruptions over the past century have been from politicians who slid right into office because the public wasn't paying attention. Or they were and just wasn't active.
I don't know about the public being too smart. Half the political disasters and corruptions over the past century have been from politicians who slid right into office because the public wasn't paying attention. Or they were and just wasn't active.
Reverend Billy's application to appear at this debate was left behind at a Starbucks by a WFP staffer.
I think Bloomberg meant "the richest person doesn't always win." It's been a while since I've seen a truly poor politician.