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melman

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39. "It's pretty clear why the BS campaign is so afraid of a Bloomberg candidacy"
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 10:20 AM
Feb 2020

Charles Blow a Bernie surrogate now?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided

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Is this YOUR sentiment of Charles Blow's: George II Feb 2020 #1
Every word is copied directly from the NY Times site melman Feb 2020 #2
"As you can easily see if you clink the link." - when you post a link from a site behind a paywall.. George II Feb 2020 #3
I was able to read it and I don't have a subscription melman Feb 2020 #4
The New York Times allows five free articles a month. George II Feb 2020 #6
Yes and there are ways around the article limit melman Feb 2020 #14
I try not to cheat, just as I try not to violate copyright infringement polity. "Bump" away! George II Feb 2020 #17
Oh you are so wonderfully virtuous melman Feb 2020 #19
I try to be. George II Feb 2020 #22
Charles Blow seems to have his facts wrong. lapucelle Feb 2020 #30
"It's pretty clear why the BS campaign is so afraid of a Bloomberg candidacy" melman Feb 2020 #39
It's clear that the BS campaign (and by extension some BS followers) lapucelle Feb 2020 #40
Excellent points PJMcK Feb 2020 #57
Thank You! lapucelle Feb 2020 #70
There is nothing wrong PatSeg Feb 2020 #55
I haven't used up my five free articles customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #64
I suspect most people don't know how to get past paywall even if they want to thesquanderer Feb 2020 #25
There's no paywall if you haven't exceeded their 5 article limit, and if you have, google the title chia Feb 2020 #34
Times links are posted all the time melman Feb 2020 #38
I have no issue with anyone posting NYT links (or WSJ or WP) thesquanderer Feb 2020 #41
Did I say that it was? melman Feb 2020 #53
But, see, I don't know how to do that. MineralMan Feb 2020 #51
I know there are ways about the pay wall PatSeg Feb 2020 #52
Maybe you could subscribe to the Times? melman Feb 2020 #56
Honestly, I prefer the Washington Post PatSeg Feb 2020 #60
Good for you Charles. You are one of the few journalists not afraid to stand up to this media mogul. Skya Rhen Feb 2020 #5
I concur. jcmaine72 Feb 2020 #7
Yup, alarmed at how many people are buying into Bloomberg's contrived persona Amishman Feb 2020 #27
Yes PatSeg Feb 2020 #59
The knives are out of Bloomy now! Dem2 Feb 2020 #8
He's been fuming about Bloomberg on twitter for the past couple of days DesertRat Feb 2020 #9
These are valid points Mr. Blow is making and they need to be discussed. jcmaine72 Feb 2020 #12
I agree DesertRat Feb 2020 #50
+1 nt backtoblue Feb 2020 #62
Wow. This got ONE reply? Who can read that and not react? redqueen Feb 2020 #44
It's my understanding there are also a few troubling NDA's. Bloomberg sounds like airmid Feb 2020 #63
Bloomberg is another rich white authoritarian Dem4Life1102 Feb 2020 #10
If the November election customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #65
Yes we do. Dem4Life1102 Feb 2020 #71
Yep Garrett78 Feb 2020 #11
I agree with him 100% but he shouldn't be blocking people demofan40 Feb 2020 #13
video melman Feb 2020 #16
I couldn't have said it better Sunsky Feb 2020 #48
It shouldn't even be a question Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #18
+1000 Excellent post! jcmaine72 Feb 2020 #24
Exactly. It's like some people WANT to drive other people out of this party. nt redqueen Feb 2020 #45
The plan customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #67
I'm glad this is blowing up Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #15
But you'll still vote for him if he is the nominee. Kaleva Feb 2020 #32
You say it's blowing up hangaleft Feb 2020 #36
In my experience, DU is behind the curve on this Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #49
He could have spent the money without injecting himself loyalsister Feb 2020 #47
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #20
Bloombergs problem is his ego, I figure, BootinUp Feb 2020 #21
Charles Blow has no clue Awsi Dooger Feb 2020 #23
Bloomberg is atoning and as he long as he can beat Trump Lexblues Feb 2020 #26
Hear, hear...... secondwind Feb 2020 #29
Stop calling not violating millions of Black and Hispanic men's civil rights a "Purity test". redqueen Feb 2020 #46
Mr Blow has nothing to do with me, as I just early voted for Bloomberg in the CA primary. stopbush Feb 2020 #28
Everyone here will vote for Bloomberg in the general if he is the nominee. Kaleva Feb 2020 #31
Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #33
Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #35
"I won't vote" brooklynite Feb 2020 #37
It sure taught the 4,000,000 voters ChiTownDenny Feb 2020 #66
You think there was a lot of third party voting in 2016? customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #68
Sorry Charlie, I'll vote for whoever I please. I really don't need comradebillyboy Feb 2020 #42
This guy really alarms me. I found an old article about him, I knew about stop and frisk Autumn Feb 2020 #43
He has shown by his actions who he is Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #54
Blow's twitter feed is a must read. jmg257 Feb 2020 #58
I'm in total agreement with Blow! Devil Child Feb 2020 #61
Just like the MAGAts customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #69
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