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liskddksil

(2,753 posts) Sun Feb 16, 2020, 11:16 PM Feb 2020

Bloomberg in 2013: Civil libertarians and teachers union are like NRA 'extremists'

Michael Bloomberg has made it his late life’s mission to take on the National Rifle Association, calling the organization “shameful,” “dangerous” and extreme.

The problem now that he’s seeking the Democratic nomination? In his final year as New York mayor, Bloomberg compared two groups core to the Democratic base — a local faction of the American Civil Liberties Union and the New York City teachers union — to the NRA.

“We don’t need extremists on the left or the right running our police department, whether it’s the NRA or the NYCLU,” the then-mayor Bloomberg said of the New York Civil Liberties Union, in a 2013 speech in which he defended the city’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/16/michael-bloomberg-teachers-civil-libertarians-nra-115430

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Bloomberg in 2013: Civil libertarians and teachers union are like NRA 'extremists' (Original Post) liskddksil Feb 2020 OP

at least he isn't a Democratic socialist evertonfc Feb 2020 #1

Racking up more reasons why I do not like him. Doreen Feb 2020 #2

And Politico is a right leaning site (listing heavily to starboard) Warpy Feb 2020 #3

I am trying to figure out why he hates Trump so much because in a lot of ways they sound similar Quixote1818 Feb 2020 #4

evertonfc

(1,713 posts)

1. at least he isn't a Democratic socialist

Reply to liskddksil (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2020, 11:52 PM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Doreen

(11,686 posts)

2. Racking up more reasons why I do not like him.

Reply to liskddksil (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 12:41 AM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Warpy

(111,267 posts)

3. And Politico is a right leaning site (listing heavily to starboard)

Reply to liskddksil (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 03:23 AM

Feb 2020

that is gleefully combing through everything he's ever said for the undoubtedly dumb stuff he's definitely said over the years.

He's not terribly popular among Democrats, so one wonders why they're making the effort. Could it be that his attacks against the Orange Excrescence are effective?

I'd love to see this crap stop. We all know who Bloomberg is, he's a rich guy with all those funny rich guy fallacies rattling around in his head, which is why he has said so many dumb things. This is enlightening no one.

I just hope it's not the kind of thing that will put him on the ballot in November. While I like his campaign against the OE, I prefer any of the other candidates for their experience in DC and how things are done, as well as many of their policies.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Quixote1818

(28,943 posts)

4. I am trying to figure out why he hates Trump so much because in a lot of ways they sound similar

Reply to liskddksil (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 03:30 AM

Feb 2020

That being said, I would vote for him in a second over orange fuckface.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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