You gotta love this

24 January 2020, 08:26 AM

jon-nyc

You gotta love this

Whatever you think of Bloomberg, the idea of him buying ads on Fox & Friends specifically to get in Trumps head is pretty funny.

And strategic. As the anonymous Trump campaign staffer says, Trump responding on Twitter is playing right into Bloomberg's hand.

https://www.politico.com/news/...attacks-trump-102723

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24 January 2020, 08:43 AM

wtg

Mike takes a page from Vladimir's book. Play the sucker.

Bloomberg does know how to get inside of Trump's head, no doubt about it. And Trump has no self-control and will undoubtedly keep taking the bait.

Bloomberg's got a ton of money to carry on for a long time and keep Trump off-balance and distracted, whether he's the Dem nominee or not.

Seems like a win-win strategy.

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24 January 2020, 09:27 AM

piqué

I didn't think much about Bloomberg one way other. Now i am in love with him.

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24 January 2020, 10:21 AM

CHAS

Opposed Bloomberg before this.
Now I want to give him a hug.

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24 January 2020, 10:51 AM

Steve Miller

What good is having money if you can't have fun with it?

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24 January 2020, 11:30 AM

Nina

heh heh heh

BTW, in the ads here, he refers to himself as "Mike" Bloomberg. I've never, ever heard him called anything but "Michael Bloomberg." Are we supposed to think he's now a regular guy? Was he called Mike as mayor of NYC?

24 January 2020, 12:17 PM

RealPlayer

quote:
Originally posted by Nina:
heh heh heh

BTW, in the ads here, he refers to himself as "Mike" Bloomberg. I've never, ever heard him called anything but "Michael Bloomberg." Are we supposed to think he's now a regular guy? Was he called Mike as mayor of NYC?

Yes, often.

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24 January 2020, 12:33 PM

ShiroKuro

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31 January 2020, 07:38 PM

jon-nyc

More of the same:

Apparently, he was asked if the country was ready for a race between two New York billionaires.

"Who's the other one?" he quipped.

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31 January 2020, 07:41 PM

ShiroKuro

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31 January 2020, 09:40 PM

piqué

quote:
Originally posted by jon-nyc:
More of the same:

Apparently, he was asked if the country was ready for a race between two New York billionaires.

"Who's the other one?" he quipped.

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31 January 2020, 11:21 PM

jon-nyc

This piece from AP tells a bit of their history.

https://apnews.com/f4331d26381eb9d8bca68a2f6b69ff5b

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01 February 2020, 06:59 PM

wtg

Interesting piece; thanks for posting it.

01 February 2020, 09:13 PM

Piano*Dad

I'm beginning to like the guy. Yes, he's a flawed candidate. But who isn't. Only a Bernie Bro or other form of zealot thinks so highly of their own "choice" that all the others become dung to them.

01 February 2020, 09:24 PM

Steve Miller

quote:
Originally posted by Piano*Dad:
I'm beginning to like the guy. Yes, he's a flawed candidate. But who isn't. Only a Bernie Bro or other form of zealot thinks so highly of their own "choice" that all the others become dung to them.

Do you think he can win?

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