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brooklynite

(94,703 posts) Mon Mar 30, 2015, 02:38 PM Mar 2015

George Pataki Says Bet on Him to Run For President

Source: Bloomberg

George Pataki, the former three-term New York governor, has a tip for gamblers: Place your chips on his running for president.

Pataki has traveled to New Hampshire six times since September and two weeks ago appeared at the Republican National Committee’s donor retreat in Boca Raton, Florida. In an interview with Rita Cosby on WABC in New York, Pataki said he’ll probably run, suggesting that the only hold ups are campaign-finance laws that would limit his fundraising once he formally declares.

“If you care about the country, it’s very hard to sit on the sideline if you believe you have the ability to run a government like this country’s well,” Pataki said Sunday. “At this point, I am strongly inclined to do it.”

Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-03-30/george-pataki-says-bet-on-him-to-run-for-president

Replace "Pataki" with "Trump", and the message is pretty much interchangeable with respect to personal ego and likelihood of success.

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George Pataki Says Bet on Him to Run For President (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2015 OP

As a NYer I say... hrmjustin Mar 2015 #1

+1000s DinahMoeHum Mar 2015 #11

How is a race with 20 candidates going to work? Renew Deal Mar 2015 #2

Longer bus. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2015 #8

So, a long short clown bus? Kelvin Mace Mar 2015 #10

huh Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #3

And after the announcement, the GOP faithful got together, locked hands in unison, looked far off... TlalocW Mar 2015 #4

They're going to need a bus to fit all their clowns in. herding cats Mar 2015 #5

Tacky Pataki, join the group. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #6

I remember years ago, when he first became governor.... George II Mar 2015 #7

Christie-Pataki @ Madison Square Garden BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #9

Haven't sen him since father founding Mar 2015 #12

I'll bet on him not making it through the first couple of primaries. Vinca Mar 2015 #13

Damn I read that first as George Takei The Animator Mar 2015 #14

Yes, but I woudn't bet on him to win CreekDog Mar 2015 #15

The Repub primary is turning into a form of DDOS attack. Thor_MN Mar 2015 #16

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

1. As a NYer I say...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 02:39 PM

Mar 2015

DinahMoeHum

(21,806 posts)

11. +1000s

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 03:46 PM

Mar 2015

Renew Deal

(81,869 posts)

2. How is a race with 20 candidates going to work?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 02:41 PM

Mar 2015

TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)

8. Longer bus.

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 03:09 PM

Mar 2015

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)

10. So, a long short clown bus?

Reply to TheCowsCameHome (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 03:39 PM

Mar 2015

Man from Pickens

(1,713 posts)

3. huh

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 02:41 PM

Mar 2015

I thought the "Wall Street's bitch" position already had more applicants than they can process.

TlalocW

(15,389 posts)

4. And after the announcement, the GOP faithful got together, locked hands in unison, looked far off...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 03:00 PM

Mar 2015

To the distance as if they could see Reagan's fabled shining city on a hill, and with tears in their eyes and their voices quivering, exclaimed...

"Who?"

TlalocW

herding cats

(19,566 posts)

5. They're going to need a bus to fit all their clowns in.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 03:00 PM

Mar 2015

Maybe the strategy is to clog up polling places while Republicans take an hour each getting through their primary ballots?

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

6. Tacky Pataki, join the group. n/t

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 03:02 PM

Mar 2015

George II

(67,782 posts)

7. I remember years ago, when he first became governor....

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 03:09 PM

Mar 2015

....he was at Saratoga on Travers Day, signing autographs. Some guy came running up to his wife (who was next to me) saying "I got Pataki's autograph". I looked at it and said, "that says Al D'Amato", then added that the only thing he'd done so far as Governor was raise the speed limit to 65!