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Saturday, Nov 7, 2009
Is Israel the fifty-first state? Some kind of "sister" nation? No? Where, precisely, would President Bloomberg's allegiance reside?
Nothing doing. We already have a nearly full field of candidates who fall over themselves swearing fealty to Israel, which, the last time I checked, is a FOREIGN COUNTRY.
It's splendid that 2% of the population has enough money (that "mania for gold which Cicero mentioned) to sway politics. Good for them. Capitalism at its finest. But the President of the United States ought to put this country first, second and third. Which eliminates virtually all of the candidates running as far as I'm concerned.
Ballot access laws can be a challenge to third party candidacies. While the Democratic and Republican parties are usually entitled to ballot access in all fifty states in every election, third parties often need to meet extra criteria for ballot access, such as registration fees or, in many states, petition requirements in which a certain number of voters must sign a petition for a third party or independent candidate to gain ballot access. In recent presidential elections, Ross Perot appeared on all 50 state ballots as an independent in 1992 and the candidate of the Reform Party in 1996. (Perot, a multimillionaire, was able to provide significant funds for his campaigns.) Patrick Buchanan appeared on all 50 state ballots in the 2000 election,[2] largely on the basis of Perot's performance as the Reform Party's candidate four years prior. The Libertarian Party has appeared on the ballot in at least 46 states in every election since 1980, except for 1984 when David Bergland gained access in only 36 states. The Green Party gained access to 44 state ballots in 2000 but only 27 in 2004. The Constitution Party appeared on 42 state ballots in 2004.[3] Ralph Nader, running as an independent in 2004, appeared on 34 state ballots.
Like Perot, money would not be an issue for Bloomberg, but what do folks think about the petition requirements? Is Broder et al's noise machine (or Republican dissatisfaction with the current cast of boobs) sufficient to get people to sign on the dotted line?
Is Broder et al's noise machine (or Republican dissatisfaction with the current cast of boobs) sufficient to get people to sign on the dotted line?-- Pedinska
I like to believe that the opposite will prove to be the case. Broder and the noise machine may well have finally worn out their welcome. I mean, if Shooter is all in, that's a good sign.
...drop Bloomberg like a hot potato once Bloomberg's out-of-control ego begins to take over.
Broder & the Beltway elitists are seeking to use their 4th Estate jobs & connections to build a propaganda machine around Bloomberg.
But once Bloomberg says something outrageous out on the campiagn trail (or does something outrageous out on the campaign trail) Broder and his ilk will begin to trash Bloomberg relentlessly.
This is a stupid idea dreamt up by stupid people. Typical Washington D.C. inside-the-Beltway frat house caper.
Of course, our gullible & cowardly Democratic leaders will probably take this whole Bloomberg nonsense seriously.
He's an insane antismoking fanatic. If he could imprison all smokers for life, he would. So there's that.
And oh yeah Gordon, fuck the Jews. Up the Chimney '08.
Donna Brazos, or Brzill, or whatever, one of the Dems spinnerettes, said today on NY public radio that Edwards has nowhere to go unless he wins Iowa and gets a Bounce - some Big Mo'.
How could he get a bigger bounce to New Hampshire?
It'd be nice if he and Dodd bounced out of Iowa together, and Hillary could talk about how much she likes Mike Bloomberg.
All the calls for bi-partisanship could be rolled up into a big jowelly ball if Unity 08 would simply nominate Bloomberg and Lieberman for President and Vice President! Think of it: wealthy, bloviating, gutless wonders telling the American people why they ought to vote for the only two candidates without ANY constituency beyond Washington, D.C. and NYC! What they lack in ideas, policies, and positions can more than be made up for with billions and billions of dollars from the N.Y. and Washington elites!! Praise Jehovah and pass the caviar!! Our saviors have come at last to save us from ourselves!!
Yes BBBBBBillionaire and mdeia owner at that.
Thought I'd err on the side of safety with MMMMMillionaire.
If he's pro-war--why would he be hooking up with staunch anti-war politico C. Hagel then?
Are you serious or is this Der snark?
The latter - I love how anyone who criticizes the political system is automatically demonized with all those bad words - angry, intemperate, too confronatational, etc. etc.
One can never know the authenticity of any politician, or any person for that matter. But there are some politicians who become more interesting and real once they're liberated from the fear of losing, once they've been through the political system long enough and realize how corrupt it is. I'd put Al Gore and Wesley Clark in that group, even Newt Gingrich (as much as I can't stand him; he's more interesting now than when he was desperate to win elections).
I think John Edwards has become that, too -- more emancipated from political constraints, speaking more from passion and authencticity, and therefore more interesting (and scarier to the political establishment, which hates/fears passion -- at least populist passion -- more than it hates/fears anything else).
the dark clouds forming over the housing market, mortgage scandals, trade deficits, etc.
Yesterday's NYT "Week In Review" suggested the -- gasp -- inadequacies of "free trade" as a one-note cure-all chorus ...
titled: The Free Market: A False Idol After All?
Available over at commondreams (left sidebar of links, at the top) linked on my name ...
As far as I can tell, a remarkable number of Americans seem to believe that material success really DOES connote god's approval ... (forget about all that camel/eye of needle jazz) ... much as many assume beauty is so MUCH MORE than skin deep and similary signified more than lucky genes... but I digress.... ditto, the reassurance and solidarity people feel towards others with good or at least similar tastes ... which often substitutes for actual well-founded values or opinions (often seen in the specious opinons of actors, musicians and artists )... but I digress ...
Bloomberg seems to have an abundance of such "virtues" ... Glenn has done us all a great service in providing the "ammo" to shoot down this would be "savior" ...
Maybe these would-be tycoons can get Donald Trump to give it a go.... If Guiliani can make it this far with HIS record, Trump may not be the non-starter he appears....
Interesting times, indeed.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The Maine fight was supposed to be the dress rehearsal for repealing California's Prop. 8 -- but gay marriage lost
Once one obtains Seriousness credentials in the Washington media, they are irrevocable no matter one's conduct.
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