Democratic Primaries

totodeinhere

(13,688 posts) Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:04 PM Feb 2020

Michael Bloomberg Quietly Rejoined Clubs That Largely Exclude Women, Minorities [View all]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-bloomberg-elite-social-clubs-accept-white-men-the-brook_n_5e458365c5b6e095c6bc44f5

When no one was watching, the presidential candidate re-upped his membership at two of these clubs after resigning from them in 2001.

Bloomberg has not represented our values and he should not be our nominee. We can do better.

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

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Michael Bloomberg Quietly Rejoined Clubs That Largely Exclude Women, Minorities [View all] totodeinhere Feb 2020 OP

Perhaps...but we can also do much, much worse. nt LexVegas Feb 2020 #1

But why aim for the worst when we can have better? totodeinhere Feb 2020 #3

I would ask you the same thing. nt LexVegas Feb 2020 #4

That just adds to the concern jr1118x Feb 2020 #2

Would another 4 years of Trump be better? Rider3 Feb 2020 #30

Probably not jr1118x Feb 2020 #38

Sounds bad until I read the article. I suggest people do that OKNancy Feb 2020 #5

Yes--thank you Lulu KC Feb 2020 #35

He also as recently as 2016 contributed to Peter King's campaign. King has held what many believe emmaverybo Feb 2020 #6

Source, please. Squinch Feb 2020 #8

Several other sources. Just google. He also wanted to fingerprint people in public housing who emmaverybo Feb 2020 #19

Ah! "Several other sources." Impressive. Squinch Feb 2020 #20

I don't know how to do multiple links without going in and out of my post. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #24

I think you might be confusing Peter King with Steve King. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #22

Many believe he is a racist and an Islamaphobe for his positions. He blamed Earl emmaverybo Feb 2020 #32

Racist and white supremacist aren't interchangeable terms. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #33

Changed it. Some do consider King a White Supremacist, but don't think he went about in a white emmaverybo Feb 2020 #41

That's Steve King nt sweetloukillbot Feb 2020 #27

No. Many feel Pete King's views were racist and anti-Muslim. Yeah, the White Supremacist label emmaverybo Feb 2020 #34

IN THE ARTICLE it says that one of the two is "predominantly white" which means Squinch Feb 2020 #7

Right - It's huffpo by the way OKNancy Feb 2020 #9

Thanks for the correction. Squinch Feb 2020 #13

I for one don't want a country club billionaire as my standard bearer. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #11

Moving the goalposts from the actual article content, eh? Nice. LanternWaste Feb 2020 #15

Good for you. You take your purity right along with you wherever you end up Squinch Feb 2020 #16

I want to protect our representative democracy as much as you do. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #21

Bernie can't win the GE. Bloomberg can. That's what matters redstateblues Feb 2020 #37

That is your opinion but I disagree. I think that Bernie can win and Bloomberg totodeinhere Feb 2020 #40

I want a winner OKNancy Feb 2020 #17

I already said in numerous posts that I will vote for him if he is the nominee. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #23

Who's striving? Lulu KC Feb 2020 #36

No the headline is quite accurate. Those clubs predominantly exclude women and minorities. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #39

I really didn't come here to argue, but... Lulu KC Feb 2020 #42

I don't want Sanders to be our nominee so? I think he loses. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #25

That's fine, We can disagree on who we think is most likely to win in November. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #31

Millionaires and billionaires doing what millionaires and billionaires do. LanternWaste Feb 2020 #10

Bloomberg is taking it straight to the enemy. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2020 #12

Both of which accept women these days. MineralMan Feb 2020 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #18

I agree with that...and losing is losing...no pride in losing. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #26

heh d_b Feb 2020 #28

At this point.... Rider3 Feb 2020 #29