Robert Reich on Mike Bloomberg

[melman]

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[brooklynite]

1. I'm not aware that Bloomberg is joining the debates; are you?

[melman]

4. I was not aware that I'm Robert Reich

Are you somehow under the impression that I am?

[brooklynite]

6. You chose to repeat his complaint...

Good to know it doesn't bother you.

[melman]

9. It doesn't bother me?

I guess that makes one of us.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread melman.

[wisteria]

3. This is the way I see it.

I wouldn’t call him an oligarch, but he is a spoiler and is bombarding the media outlets with his commercials. I am a Biden supporter, and I will never vote for anyone who thinks he can manipulate the system like this and buy the Presidency.

[bdamomma]

8. It scares me

that with all that money he has he can/will manipulate the citizenry and tRump will get in again.

So one rich guy is going to do damage to another rich guy. Bloomberg was Mayor but does he know anything about foreign policy???

[jcmaine72]

5. Yes, of course he is. However...

He bought a bright, shiny parenthetical (D) next to his name, so now he can do no wrong in the eyes of some.

[Zolorp]

12. Sort of like how Sanders was a Communist in 1980 but has a shiny parenthetical (D) now.

[jcmaine72]

23. Better being a commie back in the day than....

....an anti-busing bigot, like some people we now know and love, right? It certainly could be argued that someone who fits that description is hardly worthy of even having a parenthetical (D) adjacent to their name these days.

[Progress_Dem]

7. Robert Reich and Nina Turner are exactly right!

Sorry some MSNBC analysts get their feelings hurt when the truth is spoken.

[delisen]

10. Reich omits important facts.

Bloomberg is financially supporting Democratic candidates.
He has pledged to spend his money for Democratic candidates even if he is not the presidential candidate in the general election
His ad campaigns are issues oriented and reflect concerns of democrats and independents.

I see him as filling a void, building the Democratic party, and totally committed to defeating Trump

It may be unfortunate that he is a billionaire but what group of people are doing what he is right now?

[Zolorp]

11. Robert Reich is convincing me to switch to Bloomberg.

IF he is agreeing with Nina Turner, I may have to switch support to Bloomberg.

[highplainsdem]

15. Know what you mean.

[ChubbyStar]

16. Holy shit how could you?

Your entire month of posting here has been about Joe, but you are thinking of giving up on him now? That is some weak sauce Zo.

[Zolorp]

17. Gotta go with the most viable candidate who can defeat Sanders

I am 100% convinced that if Sanders is the nominee, Trump will end up with a unanimous EC vote for the first time since Washington.

And we CANNOT allow that to happen.

[ChubbyStar]

18. " bviable candidare " WTF is that?

[Zolorp]

19. A typo. Sorry, I am not a perfect typist like you.

[OneMoreCupOfCoffee]

13. Sanders supporters could stave off the "oligarch" by shifting their support to Joe Biden.

Who is up for it?

[denem]

14. Left out that bit about ruling the state.

That's what an oligarchy is, a clique that rules the state.

At the moment the USA is closer to a monarchy - rule by one person.

Anarchy - rule by none.
Democracy - rule by the people
Oligarchy - rule by a few
Monarchy - rule by one

[melman]

20. "a very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence."

https://www.lexico.com/definition/oligarch

[denem]

22. And what political influence does Bloomberg have with our monarch?

[Autumn]

21. Once again Nina Turner is 100% correct.