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michael bloomberg
Sad New Yorkers Cowed Into Submission By Strongman
51% of New Yorkers polled would like a new mayor, and 73% of New Yorkers polled think Mike Bloomberg will be reelected. [Marist via Voice]
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By PareeneComment by The Real JR: It's sort of true, though. I mean I think he's been a good mayor, but we had term limits rules. Whatevs... 3 Responses | Other threads
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muppets
Bloomberg Kind to Little Guy, When Little Guy Is Made of Felt
Mayor Mike! What a lovable guy! One minute he's palling around with adorable muppets, the next he's telling a City Hall reporter "you're a disgrace" because the guy asked him a pertinent question about his bullshit rationale for buying a third term.
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By PareeneComment by seekingwhat: That puppet has been tanning on Staten Island. 1 Responses | Other threads
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questions
Why Won't Weiner Run for Mayor?
Because Mike Bloomberg has more money and name recognition, and you, like all New York Democrats, are scared to actually take him on and end your comfortable career? More »
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By PareeneComment by lobstr: 1. Kids really played stickball after the 1930s? 2. What's he doing standing in front of Madoff's building? 6 Responses | Other threads
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jobs
Bloomberg's Full-Employment Program for Political Operatives
Mayor-for-life Mike "Bitches Ain't Shit" Bloomberg has all the money in the world, and he is going to spend it to beat his mayoral opponent, The Great Gazoo, a Martian Democrat only Bloomberg can see. More »
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By PareeneComment by Paul.B.Dodd: Complain all you New Yorkers want about Bloomberg but he's vastly superior to the douchebag of a mayor we have... 2 Responses | Other threads
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aporkalypse now, redux
Are You Ready for the Other Great Swine Flu Hysteria of 2009?
Hey remember swine flu, that horrible, HORRIBLE scourge on humanity that killed tens worldwide a couple of weeks ago. Well, it's back, so says the media anxious to fan the flames of frenzied delirium again. More »
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Comment by Oy Veh (Informality Reigns): Flew back to the city through Laguardia the other day and GUESS what I saw!?! A couple of over-fed under-educated... 5 Responses | Other threads
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schadenfreude
Peter Thiel's Richer Than You, But Not as Rich as He'd Like You to Think
It's one of many casually accepted, unchecked assumptions in Silicon Valley: Peter Thiel, the cofounder of PayPal and Facebook investor, is a billionaire, right? Leaked documents from his hedge fund, Clarium Capital, show he's not. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by ADismalScience: I'd be shocked if you're right. 1.) 2006 is a faraway time. Most hedgies have seen the wisdom in putting less... 2 Responses | Other threads
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never forget 4/27
Terror-Op Head-Roll Update
Who will pay for scaring all of Manhattan last Monday? Obama promises action! Bloomberg promises... forgiveness! We promise finger-pointing. More »
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By PareeneComment by meechybee: Let's get down to the real issue -- how did the photos come out? 3 Responses | Other threads
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videuhoh
Mayor Pissed That Disabled Reporter Can't Fix Electronics Glitch Faster
They say corporate dysfunction starts at the top, and we're starting to think the nasty culture at Bloomberg LLC is no exception. Look at how the company's founder humiliated a wheelchair-bound reporter today. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by shavethatsoulpatch: Well I'm glad he supports marriage equality - I didn't know this, as I don't live in NYC - but... 12 Responses | Other threads
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journalismism
NYT Carries Weiner's Water
In a last-ditch attempt to prevent Michael Bloomberg from waltzing into another term on a cloud of money, the New York Times let rival Anthony Weiner plant a limp "push-polling" accusation on today's front page. More »
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By John CookComment by SkyHits is a sanctimonious prick: Aren't these push polls dependent on recipients having a land line at their residence? Is that still a substantial number... 3 Responses | Other threads
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metro
Maple Syrup Smell Mystery Solved!
In an astonishing feat of detective work worthy of the Hardy Boys, Mayor Bloomberg has announced the source of that mystery maple syrup smell. Click for the answer! More »
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Comment by Kari's Favorite Mark: In the United States, where maple syrup is popular, fenugreek is widely used as a substitute for maple syrup flavoring.... 12 Responses | Other threads
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inaugossip
Rich and Famous Rang in New Day of Peace and Prosperity While You Worked
All of the celebrities descended on Washington DC for yesterday's presidential ceremonies, in which former President Bush was pushed into the Potomac on an ice floe, never to be seen again. Read the dish! More »
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Comment by mypupmaxigirl: Me thinks that Heather Graham gets prettier with age.. 5 Responses | Other threads
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war
Hero Mayor Mike Survives Rocket Scare
New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, in Israel playing at being an international statesman when he can't even get the 7 train to run on weekends, heard a rocket and hid in a basement. More »
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By PareeneComment by Baroness: Yes, because this is what we elect NYC mayors to do, hop on their private jet to meddle and showboat... 7 Responses | Other threads
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messes
Kennedy Coup Continues Collapse!
What is going on with Caroline Kennedy and her magical pony trip to the US Senate? Disarray!! More »
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By PareeneComment by OwenKlient: "The candidate is unqualified and misty-brained and aloof and vague." Pareene, how did you come to the conclusion that she is... 12 Responses | Other threads
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kevin sheekey
One More For the "Get Fired in '09" List
Bloomberg aide Kevin Sheekey is a late addition to our list of people who should be unemployed in 2009. More »
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By PareeneComment by ian spiegelman: Oh, Pareene, you are good at this. Really good. Which probably means you'll be fired. I mean, if Gabe can't... 2 Responses | Other threads
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politics
Kennedy Senate Dream Dying as Allies Bail
Caroline Kennedy now almost certainly won't be the new Praetor of New York! The overreaching Bloomberg aide pushing her has given up. Good news for her! More »
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By PareeneComment by jbwan: The Clintons are behind this. It's payback for her jumping ship to Obama. Now CKen looks foolish, the same way... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Listicle
The Top Ten People Who Should Be Unemployed in a Just 2009
Obviously we live in a cruel and absurd universe of well-rewarded idiocy and undeserved second chances, but if we didn't, these are the ten people you'd meet in the nu-depression's breadlines. More »
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By PareeneComment by CodePink: Those women in the LIPSTICK BUNGLE picture really have shiny legs. Holy crap, those are shiny. Are my legs supposed... 13 Responses | Other threads
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dynasties
Kennedy Hated for Bullying, Once-Chummy Times to Report
Prospective senator Caroline Kennedy is "close friends" (ahem) with Times honcho Arthur Sulzberger, and has maybe been feeding the paper scoops, but apparently some Times writers are now trying to publish damaging dirt. Awkward! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Bring It On: I changed my surname to "Denton" and tell everyone I am Nick Denton's brother. It has opened a lot of... 8 Responses | Other threads
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four more years!
Mike Mayor For Life!
Goddammit. Mike Bloomberg is going to be mayor again, forever. He will pay lip service to the poor and raise the cigarette tax to $400 dollars and ban watching too much tv and give the entire Bronx to some developers and the NYPD will continue to shoot black people, tase crazies, and arrest hippies. But we need him, now, because he is a Serious Nonpartisan Grownup Expert Business Manager, and the City is in a Crisis. [NYT]
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By PareeneComment by ian spiegelman: Well, what was the alternative? One of those little worms on the Council? Or whatever job Mark Green used to... 21 Responses | Other threads
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john mccain
John McCain Liable To Become Confused Without Teleprompter
There's a big dinner in New York tomorrow in honor of Al Smith, the first Catholic presidential candidate. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch, CBS News' Katie Couric and various other smug media elitists will be there, along with Sen. Hillary Clinton. The Democratic and Republican presidential nominees have been asked to give 15-minute speeches, but only one has requested an a teleprompter to keep him from just repeating "Who is the REAL Barack Obama, my friends" over and over for the entire speech. Organizers are confused, the Post reports, because they've never met a politician who couldn't give a 15-minute address without elaborate technological aids, and in fact no one has asked for a teleprompter for this event, ever, but really McCain just knows he'll be tired out from personally insulting and snubbing Barack Obama in a variety of innovative new ways at tonight's debate.
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By Ryan TateComment by hummingpenguin: And shuffling. Don't forget shuffling. Or are they safely back behind podiums tonight? At least then John's little feet won't... 5 Responses | Other threads
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michael bloomberg
Bloomberg, Times Complete Each Other
"Arthur Sulzberger Jr., publisher of The New York Times, had two breakfasts with the mayor, and although no specific commitments were made [about endorsing Bloomberg's third term], an understanding was reached." [Times] -
parochial news
Michael Bloomberg: Mayor for Life
Michael Bloomberg, the man who we'll freely admit is the least bad man to have run New York in a long time, is seeking a third term as mayor of this great city, which is not actually legal. But, you know, people all like him, even (well-off white) Democrats! So unlike when vicious rat-faced monster Rudy Giuliani tried this, after 9/11, everyone will basically get behind this repeal of term limits thing. Because we need a rich old technocrat independent in this time of great strife! By "everyone" we mean the Times and the Post and the Daily News because the alternatives—what the hell are the alternatives? Some stupid Democrats from the City Council whom no one has ever heard of, and also Marty Markowitz—are lousy and unknown and scary. More »
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By PareeneComment by Mr. Kim Gordons Panties: The problem with Mike is that he thinks New York ends at the East River. And he also brought... 6 Responses | Other threads
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new york times
Chinese Whispers
If mayor Michael Bloomberg buys the New York Times, this may have been the genesis: a game of Telephone started by those two inveterate gossips, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his biographer Michael Wolff. -
the rich
Merrill Deal Makes Bloomberg $4 Billion Richer
That would bring the total, on paper at least, to $16 billion. Not a bad day for the mayor. [Business Sheet] -
lex fenwick
A 'Purple-Suited Arsse'
Lex Fenwick, purple-suited CEO-in-name-only of Bloomberg, did once put his finger on the greatest threat to the financial information service: "ourselves," he told Fortune, referring to the company's potentially complacent management. Behind the superficially charming self-deprecation, Fenwick hit upon a truth. For a highly profitable company founded by a supposed paragon of competence, Bloomberg is an astonishingly unhappy place run by bad-tempered cronies of the New York mayor. We wouldn't normally run the ravings of a disgruntled former employee. But Jerel Smith's farewell email captures some of the data terminal company's poisonous atmosphere; and his parting words for "loud mouth family size bag o'douche" Fenwick are particularly unfettered. More »
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By Nick DentonComment by Jeffrey Turley: Aww... Lex wasn't that bad. Way late I know. This post is done nearly a year later. I am also... more » | Other threads
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new york, minute
New funding for New York wantrepreneurs
Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of some city on the East Coast with good nightlife but lousy conditions for startups, has unveiled a $2 million fund for companies doomed to failure by their thoughtlessly poor choice of location. Why doesn't he just give the would-be founders plane tickets to San Francisco and a deposit on a SoMa loft office? That seems easier. [Silicon Alley Insider]
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By Owen ThomasComment by Swifter: @random_play: Yes, do bring the lovely Heft. Bring her to Seattle. I'll get her a gig at Microsoft. more » | Other threads
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By Ryan TateComment by a boy and his dog: "They are closer to their new mom now." That's a weird way of putting it. Does Nicole think of herself... more » | Other threads
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media
Who Would Bloomberg LP Buy, Other Than The Times?
Though Bloomberg News' decision to hire former Time Inc. Editor-in-Chief Norman Pearlstine is probably bad news for the news wire's tyrant editor, Matthew Winkler, it seems likely to open up opportunities for recently-installed Bloomberg executive Dan Doctoroff, a former Lehman Brothers dealmaker. The Times sees hints Bloomberg is getting ready to make some acquisitions: More » -
journalismism
Michael Bloomberg Gets Pissy Over Word 'Maintain'
The financial news service started by Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a set of rules designed to wring all hints of subjectivity out of the copy, for example by forbidding use of the word "but," which implies a contradiction with the facts that precede it and thus editorial judgement on the part of the writer. It is, perhaps, with the same zeal for objectivity that the mayor flipped out at Newsday reporter Michel Frazier during a City Hall news conference for saying Bloomberg "maintained" he took certain actions relating to the Sean Bell case, as shown in the clip at left. Either that or the mayor just wishes he was in charge of all the reporters again, instead of at their mercy. Maybe he can add a chapter on this naughty word to his forthcoming book of rules for the entire world. [Observer] -
media
Bow-Tied Bloomberg Tyrant Invites Revolution
The internet has given us so many things, among them jargon which can dress up any brutal corporate maneuver in bland and progressive-sounding language. When Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation decided to seize full control of the Wall Street Journal, the Australian media mogul's chief lieutenant took the title of head of content, reducing the role of managing editor to a cipher and sidestepping the rules intended to protect the editorial independence of the newspaper. And now the new management at Bloomberg's financial information company has played the same trick on the bow-tied tyrant who rules over wire service's newsroom like a dapper Stalin, Matthew Winkler. More »
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By Nick DentonComment by medman: Speaking of editorial in-fighting and murdoch, maybe it's time for a follow-up on the wsj succession ...Is it true, for... more » | Other threads
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he's very very rich
Dozens of Women Suing Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg is the greatest manager ever which is why pundits always want him to run for president. He's sooo great that he left an abusive tyrant in charge of his financial news company, and also that company gets sued every so often for being a hostile work environment for women. Last September, four women were suing Bloomberg LP for wrongful discrimination. Now, it's 58! It seems that whenever a lady employee became pregnant at Bloomberg, they were denied promotions and then received pay cuts. Mayor Mike always claims to have nothing to do at all with his company anymore, but the women filing the suit say he still calls the shots and "contributes to a culture of sexual discrimination." As there have been almost 500 women who've taken maternity leave from Bloomberg since 2002, the number of plaintiffs is expected to grow. And Mike himself is now writing a book about how to be as great a manager as he is. Like his last book, it will probably be ghost-written by his asshole-in-chief Winkler. [NYP]
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By PareeneComment by slimceagirl: When is he going away? Can we find someone better, like Giuliani!? more » | Other threads
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new york
NYC Still Black People-Arresting Capital Of World
Shocking fact: in New York City, "arrests for marijuana possession began skyrocketing in the late 1990s during the Giuliani administration." Oh, and that's "a trend that continued under Mayor Michael Bloomberg," the responsible soft-spoken billionaire who's continued many of the grossest aspects of Giulinai's reign of terror, just without the blustery hardman talk. And thanks to their team effort, New York now leads the world in marijuana arrests! But you probably don't need to worry, stoner—the vast majority of these arrests were of poor black people, because when they "decriminialized" possession of small stashes in the '70s they only meant it for like college grads and other responsible types. [WCBS]
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By PareeneComment by Rooo sez BISH PLZ: So according to this analysis, if a person of color get his/her college degree, does an NYPD's head explode? You know, like... more » | Other threads
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oh, honestly
RONG
Michael Bloomberg on the aquittal of the cops who shot Sean Bell a million times for no fucking reason: "There are no winners in a trial like this." WE CAN THINK OF A COUPLE. [WNBC]
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By PareeneComment by famousauthor: I think, in a tragic situation like this, we should all ask ourselves "What would Mayor Wagner do?" more » | Other threads
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new york
Graffiti "Scribble" On The Rise
Rudy Giuliani's legacy is being tagged away. Graffiti is back and more popular than ever &mdash complaints of taggings have risen 81.5% from 2006 to 2007. "It's not art - it's just scribble," said a random dude complaining to the New York Post. But even though graffiti has become more prevalent under Bloomberg's tenure, let's not forget that he has protected the rich from other eyesores like fatties and smokers. [NYP]
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By rebeccaComment by The Cajun Boy: bloomy looks very where's waldo-ish in that photo. more » | Other threads
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new york times
Bloomberg Thinking About Thinking About Buying Times
Oh no, now you've gone and encouraged Michael Bloomberg again: Newsweek reports that "the mayor's confidants and closest associates are, in fact, encouraging him to explore the idea" of buying the Times. And to bolster their case they've no doubt assembled clips of others saying the same thing in the press over the past few months, including Vanity Fair columnist Michael Wolff, shouting head Jim Cramer and former Wall Street Journal managing editor Paul Steiger. Despite frightful working conditions at Bloomberg's financial information company, his buddies imagine him shielding the Times newsroom from intense financial pressures: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by famousauthor: It's good to think about thinking about buying things. It saves money... more » | Other threads
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open caption
Bloomberg Is Giving Us This, When He Should Be Giving Us This
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new york times
Bloomberg Is No Savior
Oh no: yet another macher proposing mayor Michael Bloomberg step in to save the New York Times. This time it's Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff who, like the Wall Street Journal's former managing editor and that shouter from cable, believes the besieged newspaper could do worse than seek rescue by New York's billionaire mayor. More »
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By Nick DentonComment by Hamud Ibn Hamud: @famousauthor: "I think it would be an excellent way to make Yiddish live again in a new medium, and as the... more » | Other threads
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fashion victims
Mike Bloomberg Enjoys Musical Theater and Spandex
At last night's Inner Circle bash for the City Hall Press Corps, the Mayor performed with the cast of the campy Broadway roller-disco musical Xanadu. Bloomberg wore two ridiculous costumes that belong to two different City tribes— the gays and the hipsters. At left, an absolutely flaming photo of the Mayor in vaudeville dandy gear surrounded by boys in togas. In the shot on the right, Mike wears an ensemble straight out of the Lower East Side complete with shiny, purple American Apparel spandex and leg-warmers. So where do his loyalties really lie? Is Mayor Mike a gay or a hipster? More » -
bloomberg
The Other Reason Mayor Mike Couldn't Run
Here's a final thought on Michael Bloomberg's annoying flirtation with a presidential campaign, which ended with his declaration in the New York Times today that he wasn't running. The commentators have noted that a short Jew with no political base had no shot at the presidency. But even the New York mayor's supposed managerial competence, his main claim to credibility, wouldn't have stood up to the political spotlight. More »
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By Nick DentonComment by cassandra: so he must have known it wouldn't work. why did he pretend? more » | Other threads
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michael bloomberg
Lonely Bloomberg Really Truly Not Running For President
Mayor Michael Bloomberg wrote a Times op-ed in which he promised everyone he will not enter the presidential race, and everyone should cut this op-ed out of the newspaper and save it, like some kind of precious insurance policy. Apparently, after all of Bloomberg's friends abandoned his non-existent presidential campaign to support the infinitely more charismatic John McCain, he traveled from city to city like some kind of sad robot to bore everyone with "plain" talk about "common sense" solutions. The experienced convinced Bloomberg he is the perfect man to "steer the national conversation," which somehow he will accomplish by dropping out of the race (that he was never in) and banking the $1 billion he was (not) going to spend on presidential campaign ads. The nation has been deprived of a great and logical man. [NYT]
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By Ryan TateComment by BlinkyMcChuck: @MattGaymon: Yeah, yeah...oh wait... more » | Other threads
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