Bloomberg in 2015: "you can just take the description, Xerox it and pass it out to cops"

[melman]

Link to tweet

[evertonfc]

1. Bad policy

but we want to beat Trump. My guess is we can forgive and move on or,at least, the people I know are.

[Kurt V.]

51. we have other candidates that will beat trump without me having to forgive racism.

[Alhena]

2. This is the guy with surging support among black voters?

[uponit7771]

12. THANK YOU !!! ... and what happens when Red Don plays this 2 weeks from the general election ?!

... knowing Mike just 3 months ago "apologized" then said no one told him about stop and frisk.

[George II]

3. Of course that's not verified, just a voice over of a bunch of stills.

[Amishman]

6. Seeing it said he blocked the video release, so it is audio only

This was only a few years ago. Bloomberg is not who he presents himself to be in his campaign ads.

I know we like his money, but it is tainted.

No Bloomberg

[phleshdef]

37. Get off of it. Its fucking Bloomberg saying that shit and you know it.

[melman]

4. Michael Bloomberg blocks footage of Aspen Institute appearance

Michael Bloomberg representatives have asked the Aspen Institute not to distribute footage of his recent appearance in Aspen, where the three-term New York City mayor made pointed comments concerning minorities and gun control.

Both the Institute and GrassRoots TV, the organization that filmed the event, confirmed Thursday that they will not broadcast the footage online or on television as planned.

“We basically honor the wishes of our speakers, and Mayor Bloomberg preferred that we not use the video for broadcast,” the Institute’s chief external affairs officer Jim Spiegelman wrote in an email Friday. “He did not give a reason nor did we have any reason to ask for one. We often feature speakers who prefer that their presentations not be videotaped.”

Appearing before nearly 400 people in Aspen on Feb. 5, the billionaire founder of Bloomberg L.P. argued that in order to save lives, police should seize guns from male minorities between ages 15 and 25.

“These kids think they’re going to get killed anyway because all their friends are getting killed,” Bloomberg said during the speech. “So they just don’t have any longterm focus or anything. It’s a joke to have a gun. It’s a joke to pull a trigger.”

National media outlets latched onto that portion of the discussion, in which Bloomberg said one method to deal with the issue is to “throw them up against the wall and frisk them,” referring to the controversial stop-and-frisk tactics New York City implemented during Bloomberg’s tenure.

Neither Bloomberg nor his representatives could be reached for comment.


https://www.aspentimes.com/news/michael-bloomberg-blocks-footage-of-aspen-institute-appearance/

[George II]

5. He's not "blocking it", he asked them not to run it, they agreed. He's obviously not the only one:

"We often feature speakers who prefer that their presentations not be videotaped"

[melman]

9. Why would he do that?

[George II]

34. You'd have to ask his people. And while you're at it why not ask all the other speakers, too?

[PDittie]

7. oops

[Devil Child]

8. This will be conviently ignored

Thanks melman for shining light on this.

More of Bloomberg on stop and frisk

Link to tweet

[George II]

35. Another short video of only seconds taken from a long interview. What happened before....

....and after those 22 seconds?

[honest.abe]

10. I predict this wont stick.

Most Democrats, including black voters, are laser focused on removing Trump and if it take Mike's $billions then so be it... regardless of things he said many years ago.

[melman]

13. "many years ago"

This is from 2015

[honest.abe]

14. Yes 5 years ago.

That's many.

[melman]

17. No it's not

[honest.abe]

18. How many is many??

[melman]

21. Word games

So clever.

[honest.abe]

22. You are the one challenging my use of the term "many".

You define it.

[melman]

24. No

That's not what I challenged and you know it.


Done here.

[George II]

36. You'll NEVER get a direct response, sir.

[uponit7771]

15. Mikes S&F support wasn't many years ago it was last year and 3 months ago he says no one told

... him about stop and frisk.

Bloombergs run is the most cynical I've seen

[honest.abe]

19. I still think it wont stick.

Voters are seeing the current ads he's running and they love them. That's his image now.

[phleshdef]

39. Who gives a shit? Do we have principles against blatant racism or not?

[honest.abe]

42. Because at this point it only about defeating Trump.

Most Democrats are scared shitless, myself included, that Trump could win again. We have to nominate our strongest candidate. It would appear Bloomberg matches up best against Trump and he takes away the money advantage Trump and the GOP have. That is a huge benefit Bloomberg brings.

[phleshdef]

43. Nope. Not giving in on racism. Trump can be beat without selling our souls.

[honest.abe]

46. I dont think he is a racist and I will give him a pass on making those ugly comments...

given that he is our best chance to take out Trump and the corrupt GOP.

If Trump wins again you will see racism like you have never seen it before.

[phleshdef]

16. It wasn't "many years ago".

[honest.abe]

26. It certainly feels like many years ago.

President Obama was still sitting in the WH. Seems like eons ago.

[SpazzTheCat]

11. According to CNN this was released by a Bernie supporter

[link:https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/11/politics/bloomberg-stop-and-frisk-comments/index.html|

From the article
The audio was posted to Twitter by writer and author Benjamin Dixon on Monday. Dixon said earlier this year that he believes Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is the best option in the Democratic presidential field. While promoting the clip, and several other critical articles and videos of Bloomberg, Dixon has repeatedly tweeted "#BloombergIsaRacist." He also did a podcast episode attacking what he called Bloomberg's "racist, classist past."

[melman]

20. Irrelevant

These are Bloomberg's real words he really said.

[SpazzTheCat]

25. I wasn't debating that he didnt' say it

I was pointing out where the source of the attack came from.

[melman]

28. And I was telling you the 'source' is irrelevant.

And I'll add that it's not an attack. It's called vetting.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

23. So?

Or should we applaud them? Because this isn't a lie. And this is one of the significant reasons why I am shocked Bloomberg is getting traction with Dems.

[Tom Rinaldo]

27. Good on anyone who released this. Bloomberg speaks for himself on this tape

If a Biden supporter somehow got hold of one of those alleged "The Apprentice" tapes where Trump uses the "N word" would that make it all just "political" and irrelevant because the leaker was opposed to Trump?

Didn't we just go through this with irrelevant attacks on the "whistle blower"?

[SpazzTheCat]

29. Don't misread me

I was just pointing out where it came from.

I personally feel like our Democratic Party is being hijacked by outsiders as I don't view either Sanders or Bloomberg as Democrats.

Sanders is an avowed Independant...go run in the independent primary, please. Bloomberg seems to be a wolf in sheep's clothing to me. I feel like he's switched sides to run for President. I will never support him.

I believe we need to beat Trump, but I wish we could do it with someone who was a real Democrat.

[redqueen]

30. It should bother you that the MSM didn't report it themselves.t

They report on decades old scandals, unprompted.

But this, they not only ignore, but then when it comes out, they start pointing fingers and trying to create more divisiveness?

Anyone who doesn't see the problem there is not paying attention.

[SpazzTheCat]

31. Don't disagree with you at all

The current state of the media in our country leaves a lot to be desired.

[jimfields33]

44. You seriously want Senator sanders to run as an independent in the general election?

Wow!!!!!

[SpazzTheCat]

47. Is he an Independent or a Democrat?

Which is he?

[jimfields33]

48. Doesn't matter

Thank God he’s running as a Democratic candidate. We’d lose if Bernie ran as an independent for sure.

[SpazzTheCat]

49. I think

From a primary perspective, if he had run from the start as an Independent we'd be talking a lot more about Biden, Warren, actual Democrats.... and Bernie would be dead in the water.

I think one could argue that he's taking the vote away from more electable candidates by running as a Democrat.

[totodeinhere]

52. So shouldn't Bernie supporters be allowed to release negative information about other

candidates that is true and verifiable? This is a political campaign, not a picnic.

[SpazzTheCat]

53. Bernie supporters are free to do whatever they want.

That applies to all campaigns, not just Bernies.

Just pointing out where it came from as I've seen several people try to blame it on the RW.

[totodeinhere]

54. Fair enough. n/t

[highplainsdem]

32. If you see the actual NYC homicide statistics you'll understand the emphasis on minorities. See this

thread:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287501392

[melman]

33. Oof

[redqueen]

38. And this is the DEMOCRATIC party

I am appalled.

[jimfields33]

45. +1,000,000,000

[highplainsdem]

41. Bothered by statistics, are you?

[melman]

50. Yeah that must be it

[phleshdef]

40. Stop trying to apologize for blatant racism.