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sheshe2

(83,764 posts)
Sun Sep 8, 2013, 08:45 PM Sep 2013

Bloomberg Thinks He Knows Class Warfare and Racism

Answering a question about Democratic party mayoral candidate, Bill de Blasio, Bloomberg dipped his gold-toed silk stocking into the deep waters of race and class war.

Then there’s Bill de Blasio, who’s become the Democratic front-runner. He has in some ways been running a class-warfare campaign—

Class-warfare and racist.

Racist?

Well, no, no, I mean* he’s making an appeal using his family to gain support. I think it’s pretty obvious to anyone watching what he’s been doing. I do not think he himself is racist. It’s comparable to me pointing out I’m Jewish in attracting the Jewish vote. You tailor messages to your audiences and address issues you think your audience cares about.

Being married to a black woman and having two kids and campaigning as a family is not the same as running around pointing out that you’re Jewish. Sorry, Mike.


The de Blaisio Family

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio joined with doctors, nurses, health care workers and activists at a major rally to protest the closure of Long Island College Hospital and Interfaith Medical Center. Seen here with his wife, Chirlane, and kids, Chiara and Dante. Image via Wiki.

So much more here~
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Bloomberg Thinks He Knows Class Warfare and Racism (Original Post) sheshe2 Sep 2013 OP
He does. last1standing Sep 2013 #1
Racism, Bloomie? X_Digger Sep 2013 #2
Doomberg is an ass SummerSnow Sep 2013 #3
Excellent article. Thanks for posting. nt adirondacker Sep 2013 #4
I hope Blasio cleans Bloomberg's clock. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #5

last1standing

(11,709 posts)
1. He does.
Sun Sep 8, 2013, 08:48 PM
Sep 2013

He's been waging class warfare for many years and engaging in racist activities as least since he's been mayor.

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
3. Doomberg is an ass
Sun Sep 8, 2013, 08:52 PM
Sep 2013

What does he want him to do hide his family? Doomberg is a racist fuck for even thinking that showing his family in his campaign is racist. is Anthony Wiener racist for putting his Arabic wife in his ads too?

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