Bloomberg Says He's Considering Getting In The 2016 Race

[flamingdem]

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Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg said for the first time Monday that he is considering launching a White House bid, and told the Financial Times he's "looking at all the options."

"I find the level of discourse and discussion distressingly banal and an outrage and an insult to the voters," Bloomberg told the financial publication.

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. Joy. We get actual fascism as opposed to Trump's pantomime.

Thanks. But no thanks.

>>>January 15, 2014 — In a settlement announced today with the New York Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights advocates, New York City has agreed to pay nearly $18 million for the arrest, detention and fingerprinting of hundreds of protesters, journalists, legal observers and bystanders during the 2004 Republican National Convention – the largest protest settlement in history. The NYCLU filed the first cases following the Convention and has been central to the legal challenge to the NYPD’s actions.

“No lawful protester should ever be treated like a criminal in New York City, or anywhere else in the United States,” said NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman. “This historic settlement must serve as a reminder to New York City and government across the country that the right to protest is a fundamental pillar of a fair and functioning democracy. And it is the role of government and law enforcement to not only tolerate protest, but protect and defend it.”

The 2004 RNC prompted hundreds of thousands of people to participate in lawful demonstrations in New York City. Despite the peaceful nature of the gatherings and the First Amendment’s guarantee of the right to protest, the NYPD engaged in mass arrests, including of more than 1,800 protesters, bystanders, legal observers and journalists. The Department then fingerprinted everyone and held hundreds for more than 24 hours at a filthy, toxic pier that had been a bus depot.

In early October 2004, the NYCLU filed the first two Convention lawsuits. One (Schiller v. City of New York) arose out of the mass arrest of 226 people on a sidewalk on Fulton Street near the World Trade Center and the other (Dinler v. City of New York) out of the mass arrest of nearly 400 people on East 16th Street near Union Square. Both challenged the mass arrest, lengthy detention and blanket fingerprinting of protesters, journalists and bystanders at each location.

Following many years of litigation, the federal District Court in October 2012 ruled that the Fulton Street mas
the rest: http://www.nyclu.org/news/victory-unlawful-mass-arrest-during-2004-rnc-largest-protest-settlement-history

[roguevalley]

2. because nothing says politics this year than another billionaire running. Fuck him.

"I find the level of discourse and discussion distressingly banal and an outrage and an insult to the voters," he said looking into a mirror.

[davidn3600]

3. I say we all celebrate by getting a Super Big Gulp!

[flamingdem]

6. I think I will!!!

[Bucky]

4. Article says he's willing to drop a billion of his own bread into the race

I kinda like the vibe of a Sanders-Trump-Bloomberg race. Three very different New Yorkers, all about the same age. Three very different choices.

[flamingdem]

7. Bernie would get the likeable vote

by a mile. I'd like to hear all those New Yawkers going at each other - wonder if Bernie would lose much from Bloomberg being in the race, I think he'd gain.

[vinny9698]

5. Ironically

Ironically Bloomberg will run the same race as Trump. Just his name and status will bring in tons of free media. And promote his brand name. So these billionaires are running on some one else dime.

[flamingdem]

8. Good point, he'd win by making money

with a ton of free promotion, yeech.

[WillyT]

9. K & R !!!