I wish I had a nasty photo to post..... Guess this will have to do.
Posted on 06/05/2007 10:58:03 AM PDT by finnman69
While questions continue to arise about the alleged plot to blow up a fuel pipeline beneath JFK Airport and surrounding neighborhoods, some are questioning why New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg hasn't had a louder voice since the plot was foiled on Saturday.
On Monday, Bloomberg finally weighed in, but his response was not what some would have expected.
"There are lots of threats to you in the world. There's the threat of a heart attack for genetic reasons. You can't sit there and worry about everything. Get a life," he said.
That "What, me worry?" attitude pretty much sums up Bloomberg's advice to New Yorkers on the terror plot. As far as he was concerned, the professionals were on it, so New Yorkers shouldn't let it tax their brains.
"You have a much greater danger of being hit by lightning than being struck by a terrorist," he added.
New Yorkers say Bloomberg is entitled to his opinions, but not everybody agrees with him.
"I feel that he's definitely wrong about that because terrorism right now is at its all-time high since 9/11. Everybody wants to be a terrorist and blow something up," one New Yorker told CBS 2 HD.
"We're always going to be a major hit for terrorism. After 9/11, you never know," another added.
Still, others agreed with Bloomberg and said the only way to live in normalcy is to do just that -- live in normalcy.
"There's always a threat, always a possibility, but you always have to keep living your life," a city resident said.
"If you are scared, you know it will be tough to come to work in the city everyday. You don't have to be scared, we're not afraid of anything," said another.
Officials do point out that our post-9/11 intelligence is much better now than it was back then. According to Bloomberg, New York City is still the safest city in America.
New FBI crime statistics show the city continued its decline in violent crime, defying the national trend. Last year the city posted another 5.3 percent drop, whereas violent crime nationally increased by 1.3 percent.
"In terms of what you as individual on the streets should worry about is not whether the person sitting next to you on the subway is a terrorist. The likelihood of that is so small it is not something you should worry about," Bloomberg said.
Really? What are the odds of 3000 being killed by terrorism at one time, Bloomberg?
Hey, its not like he would have been killed....
What a putz.
Bloomberg is a Socialist gadfly moron...who lives in Bermuda on the weekends.
Sounds like Bloomberg wants to differentiate and distance himself from Giuliani’s stance on the WOT and terrorism in general should he (Bloomberg) decide to enter the race.
He could have said: "We cannot live in constant fear. We need to maintain the quiet courage of going about our daily lives without letting terrorists achieve their main goal: instilling fear and self-doubt in a free people."
Instead, he says this.
What a jerk.
Agreed. It proves he would be a self financed disaster if he runs. Oh that talk appeals to many, but the kind that would vote for Hillary, Edwards, or Obama.
Funny. He worries alot about legally operating gun stores in Virginia. He should “get a life.”
Another billionaire who thinks he is smart because he got rich. Just a loser in my book.
Am I allowed to say that Bloomberg is a jackass on this site? I’m new here.
He says the odds of dying in a terrorist attack is the same as being struck by lightening. There are an average of 73 lightening strike deaths a year in the USA. That’s over 40 years of lightening strikes to equal just the World Trade Center attack. Throw in the soldiers killed by bombs and we are up around 80 years of lightening strikes . . .
Incredible that a mayor of New York City can say something like that with the families of the dead in the city and get away with it.
He would not have said this if the accused plotters had planned to use a firearm, I bet.
He’d be calling for nationwide civil disarmament.
By all means please do so. And allow me to second it.
Bloomberg is a jackass.
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Gee, Mayor B,when the mooselimbs blow up NYC with an atomic bomb, can we worry then????
I gather he isn’t planning on running for mayor again.
I wish I had a nasty photo to post..... Guess this will have to do.
My reply to the dimbulb : "There are lots of threats to you in the world. There's the threat of a heart attack for genetic reasons. You could get shot by an illegal gun from a Virginia gun store. You can't sit there and worry about everything. Get a life,"
No Problemo!
It says that it’s OK on the Bumper Sticker John Breck Edwards gave him.
Hey, guns and cigarettes weren’t involved, so there was never any problem...
Mark
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