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Obama comedy zinger at Bloomberg; Thompson to drop out?President Obama, at last night's correspondents dinner, provides the quote of the day: "In the next hundred days, I will meet the leader who rules over millions with an iron fist, who rules the airwaves and uses his power to crush all who challenge his authority at the ballot box. Good to see you, Mayor Bloomberg." LINKS: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/09/obama.correspondents.dinner/#cnnSTCVideo http://www.nypost.com/seven/05102009/news/columnists/dropout_rumors_roil_bill_168540.htm DROPOUT RUMORS ROIL BILL May 10, 2009 AS if he doesn't have enough problems going up against a billionaire incumbent, now Bill Thompson has to fend off persistent rumors that he might drop out of the mayoral race. The rumors have been circulating for weeks, both at City Hall and among officials who would be considered allies of the Democratic comptroller. A top labor leader has whispered to friends about Thompson's possible departure. Last week, former Mayor Ed Koch -- a longtime ally of Mayor Bloomberg -- predicted flat out on New York 1 that Thompson would pull the plug on his uphill run for City Hall. "I believe everyone who likes him and thinks he's done a good job as comptroller and thinks he's wasting his time must be telling him don't do it," Koch later told The Post. "He doesn't have a chance."
Bill Thompson came to the United Progressives Dinner Dance this past Thursday and was very upbeat about the race. The problem as I see it is that he's not getting the P.R. that Bloomberg is enjoying. The media have already annointed Bloomberg the winner and they're not considering the fact that there are many, many people (even those who voted for Bloomberg in 2005 - I was not one of them) who will vote for Thompson this cycle. Bloomberg's numbers must be showing him something other than what the media is saying because today is May 9th and the election is not until November 3rd - 6 months from now and already he's got several TV commercials, a glossy book mailing (mine went right into the recycle bin as did those received by many of my neighbors) and next I expect he'll give everyone $5.00 to guarantee their vote. A lot can happen in that time (hey, look at the 13th CD and what went on with that election last year). Sure Bloomberg is a billionaire and spending money to buy votes but why doesn't the media give Thompson the same coverage? The Daily Gotham (mole333) has as blog post about Bloomberg not being the Messiah and he's not. He claims he's the only one that can run this city during a financial crisis but where has he been the past 8 years while the financial crisis was being created? We survived rebuiling after 9/11 and Guiliani having to leave office due to term limits and we'll survive not having Bloomberg as our Mayor also. If Thompson leaves the race, Weiner FORMALLY declares he's not running that will only leave Tony Avilla as a candidate. Too bad the voters know less about him than they do Thompson and Weiner. If Thompson is getting no media coverage Avilla is getting even less and has less than Thompson's 5 million or so for his campaign. With only a small circle of supporters and not even having his name recognized by many Dems we'll be doomed to another 4 years of Bloomberg and his rich friends distroying NYC for the middle class and poor. Already he's raising the sales tax, has raised the water tax and let's not talk about the $1.50 parking meter charge just installed in Park Slope and Greenwich Village, and which will probably be city wide within 1 year of his re-election to an illegal 3rd term because he took our term limits votes and threw them in the garbage.
lets not forget about his not fairly negotiating the contracts of the agencies that serve the new york city - namely policemen, firemen, school personnel. He created budget cuts in the department of education that left little to no remedial services for students in need of help. This will result in more students being evaluated and put in special education programs when AIS might have been the answer. He needs to have his hands in less agencies. His ego preceeds his heart!!!!
lets not forget about his not fairly negotiating the contracts of the agencies that serve the new york city - namely policemen, firemen, school personnel. He created budget cuts in the department of education that left little to no remedial services for students in need of help. This will result in more students being evaluated and put in special education programs when AIS might have been the answer. He needs to have his hands in less agencies. His ego preceeds his heart!!!!
lets not forget about his not fairly negotiating the contracts of the agencies that serve the new york city - namely policemen, firemen, school personnel. He created budget cuts in the department of education that left little to no remedial services for students in need of help. This will result in more students being evaluated and put in special education programs when AIS might have been the answer. He needs to have his hands in less agencies. His ego preceeds his heart!!!!
lets not forget about his not fairly negotiating the contracts of the agencies that serve the new york city - namely policemen, firemen, school personnel. He created budget cuts in the department of education that left little to no remedial services for students in need of help. This will result in more students being evaluated and put in special education programs when AIS might have been the answer. He needs to have his hands in less agencies. His ego preceeds his heart!!!!
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That way, the simmering anti-Bloomberg vote would have no place to go.
This wish gives lie to the assertion that extention of term limits would provide voters with more, not less, choice.