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Continuing with my sharing of the 9/16 issue of New York magazine...
Bloomberg did a lengthy exit interview which I have to admit was so good that it almost made me forget how much I came to despise him. I have to say this for him - he's knowledgeable, shrewd, strong-minded, and overall, I suppose, well-intentioned. (Sorry, I can't figure out how to make the font smaller.)
In Conversation: Michael Bloomberg
The mayor has harsh words for Bill de Blasio, rebuts the charge that he’s in the tank for the wealthy, questions just how poor the poor really are, and considers (for the first time) what he might like named after him.
Continuing with my sharing of the 9/16 issue of New York magazine...
Bloomberg did a lengthy exit interview which I have to admit was so good that it almost made me forget how much I came to despise him. I have to say this for him - he's knowledgeable, shrewd, strong-minded, and overall, I suppose, well-intentioned. (Sorry, I can't figure out how to make the font smaller.)
In Conversation: Michael Bloomberg
The mayor has harsh words for Bill de Blasio, rebuts the charge that he’s in the tank for the wealthy, questions just how poor the poor really are, and considers (for the first time) what he might like named after him.
Magazine: Then there’s Bill de Blasio, who’s become the Democratic front-runner. He has in some ways been running a class-warfare campaign—
Lameduck: Class-warfare and racist.
Magazine: Racist?
Lameduck: Well, no, no, I mean* he’s making an appeal using his family to gain support. I think it’s pretty obvious to anyone watching what he’s been doing.
Jack..a***.
Oh, this little gem on poor people having air conditioners or some mess:
Quote:
"One of the things that’s different today is the poor—80 percent [nationally] have air-conditioning. Seventy percent have cars. When we grew up we didn’t have air-conditioning. Air-conditioning in the schools, the subways. Are you crazy? Now, by most of the world’s standards, you ain’t poor. The old measure just looked at your income. It didn’t look at what services you need. I’m not being cavalier about it, but most places in the world our poor are wealthy. There’s a lot of tragedy around the world."
Who gives a crap about the poor in POOR COUNTRIES!!
Just cause they live in huts, eat mud pies and have no electricity or we really as a FIRST WORLD COUNTRY supposed to compare "our" poverty to "theirs"??
Bloomberg is one of the greatest mayor NYC has ever had, yet he gets zero respect from some people. I'm glad that most voters weren't this ignorant in the past decade.
You never know how good you have it until it's gone
I hate bloomy, and never even liked him in the beginning. But his statement about poor people in this country is valid IMO. It's good to keep that shyte in perspective. I'd go so far as to say that pretty much 100% of poor people in this country (not homeless) have TVs for christ sakes. There are millions upon millions of actual poor people in this world who have never owned shoes...
Bloomberg is one of the greatest mayor NYC has ever had, yet he gets zero respect from some people. I'm glad that most voters weren't this ignorant in the past decade.
You never know how good you have it until it's gone
It hasn't been "good" for the OTHER NEW YORK for a few years now. I'd like to see and feel the "good" again.
That was an enlightening interview. I think Bloomberg was a pretty good mayor. I only wish he concentrated more on infrastructure and sanitation. Rebuild penn station!
It hasn't been "good" for the OTHER NEW YORK for a few years now. I'd like to see and feel the "good" again.
^ True. The exit interview responses sadly reflect Bloomberg's lack of urban awareness. He doesn't realize New York City has working-class poor people who may have sold air conditioners and tvs to make rent or mortgage payments. What good is an AC or LCD tv, if you can't have safe affordable home to furnish these things. Maybe in future, people will afford basic staples like: AC, cable/satellite TV service, and you know... food.
Bloomberg is one of the greatest mayor NYC has ever had, yet he gets zero respect from some people. I'm glad that most voters weren't this ignorant in the past decade.
You never know how good you have it until it's gone
+1
I do think he gets respect....just not loved. He gives millions & billions away....plus he has done many things for not just NYers
I do think he gets respect....just not loved. He gives millions & billions away....plus he has done many things for not just NYers
IMO by far his biggest advantage was his wealth, because he didn't have sell his soul to get elected and owe favors to all these special interests like every other politician. De Blasio looks like a well meaning guy, reminds me of Clinton, I just hope he doesn't start giving unions all sorts of benefits & money while the regular merit-based workers get hit with higher taxes to pay for it all
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