Posted on 02/17/2020 8:35:07 AM PST by bitt
Warning: Strong Language
On February 14th, 1990 for Michael Bloombergs 48th birthday, staffers at Bloomberg L.P celebrated their boss most famous offensive quips and anecdotes by creating a pamphlet and presenting him with a leather-bound copy. Some of the quotes are anti-female, anti-faith, and someone who looks down upon people who arent like him. Called The Portable Bloomberg: The Wit and Wisdom of Michael Bloomberg, it was edited by Bloomberg L.P.s chief marketing officer Elisabeth DeMarse. Some of the tidbits in the pamphlet include:
The only liberal I trust is a rich old liberal. Why? Because theyre old enough to understand what theyre saying, and theyre rich enough to pay for what they say! If women wanted to be appreciated for their brains, theyd go to the library instead of to Bloomingdales. The three biggest lies are: The checks in the mail, Ill respect you in the morning, and Im glad that Im Jewish. If Jesus was a Jew, why does he have a Puerto Rican first name?
At the beginning of the book DeMarse wrote Editors Note that reads, Yes, these are all actual quotes. No, nothing had been embellished or exaggerated. And yes, some things were too outrageous to include. When I joined BLOOMBERG Financial Markets, I wondered if I had inadvertently joined a religious sect, such was the dedication of the employees to its founder, and their enthusiasm for the company. Today, Im a convert. And when we rent Madison Square Garden for mass nuptials, Ill be there.
Michael Wolff interviewed Ms. DeMarse in 2001 for New York Magazine:
(Excerpt) Read more at lidblog.com ...
Isn’t Bernie the “rich old liberal” Bloomers was talking about?
IF it takes nanny boomberg out, I’m ok with that.
“If women wanted to be appreciated for their brains, theyd go to the library instead of to Bloomingdales. The three biggest lies are: The checks in the mail, Ill respect you in the morning, and Im glad that Im Jewish. If Jesus was a Jew, why does he have a Puerto Rican first name?”
Is this supposed to make me like him less?
I thought they were pretty funny, especially the Hesus one.
They were very un-PC... Trumpian even.
I think we should leave Mike Weinstein .... I mean Bloomberg alone.
Bloomberg is in it to stay - even if he does not get the nomination, and the primary process is not friendly to him, his money will swing many races in many venues just as Soros has targeted many places for an application of cash.
We have entered the “era of oligarchs” in U.S. politics.
This is coming out now so we can be done with it. It’s not a fatal blow.
Wow. With those few sentences, he offended Women, Puerto Ricans and Jews. On that basis alone he should lose New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. (He didn't have a chance at Florida, but these quotes would expand Trump's margin of victory considerably in Florida.)
He also offended Christians, especially Catholics, but the press doesn't care about those groups so nothing will be made of it. So it may not cost him. Besides, he probably has the pope in his pocket.
The media for the last four years essentially
Did Trump ever say anything like this in the office? Saying something in a Men’s Lockeroom, is a whole different kettle of fish.
a link to the entire book.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6774102-The-Portable-Bloomberg.html
one of his quotes is:
A sport that doesn’t use balls....
“LESBIAN SEX”
now that one will go over big with the LGBT crowd...
Three biggest lies in Texas...
1. I won this belt buckle at the rodeo.
2. My pickup is paid for.
3. I was just helping that sheep over the fence.
That’s the Howard Stern Show, that’s the way Howard rolls in all his interviews, it’s expected that a guest will reveal some lurid details.
Trump is a different person today than he was then, it’s clear to see.
I don’t see any indication that Bloomberg has changed.
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