Weeee, more stonewallvets candidates!
Everyone thank Founder Harry Hay for this mess.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1794584/posts?page=12#12
http://www.stonewallvets.org/upcomingevents.htm
STONEWALL
Veterans’ Association (S.V.A.)
~~Newzletta~
Wednesday, August 15 — MAYOR BLOOMBERG’S RECEPTION for DISABILITIES HONORS AWARDS
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has long been one of the S.V.A.’s favorite hosts. Besides the formalities and awards, there will be a big outdoor barbeque and festive music. S.V.A.’s posilute representatives include Williamson Henderson, Bert Coffman, Bob Diamond, Elaine and Cece. This private invitation affair is at Ed Koch’s and Rudy’s old house (Gracie Mansion) from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Prominent Acknowledgments:
Among the public officials who responsibly and thoughtfully sent a letter of praise and good will to the S.V.A. for its June 27th anniversary event are the following: U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (a note and a journal letter), N.Y.S. Governor Eliot L. Spitzer (a letter and a proclamation), U.S. Congressmember Carolyn Maloney (an e-mail and a letter), N.Y.S. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, former N.Y.C. Mayor Ed Koch, current Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (visit to the SW-Vetz at the Gay parade and official letter), N.Y.S. Senator Thomas Duane, N.Y.C. Councilmember Eric Gioia (journal ad), et al.
Tuesday, June 12 — N.Y.C. MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG’S 6th GAY PRIDE CELEBRATION
New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg hosts his sixth annual Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Transgender (”GLBT”) pride celebration. This tradition of N.Y.C. Gay Pride at Gracie Mansion was inaugurated by the S.V.A.’s Honorary Male Chairperson former Mayor Ed Koch. Only the GLBT organization of the STONEWALL Veterans’ Association has been involved since the very beginning. The S.V.A. has been invited and attended every year. Confirmed from the S.V.A. are SW-Vetz Williamson Henderson, Emile Griffith, Storme DeLarverie (w/ sprained ankle), Bert Coffman, Leigh McManus and Betty Bristol in addition to Matthew Samuelson, Gerry Stark, Luis Rodrigo, Gina Wright, Kenni Jones and Ron Ross. Special Stonewall guests are the musical group Village People’s original cowboy Randy Jones and his partner Will Grega. Scheduled time is @ 5 p.m. For S.V.A. confirmations, contact Andre Christie at (212) 6-27-1969. (Due to the limited location, this annual event is always by invitation only.)
Friday, March 9 — TIME MAGAZINE CALLS the S.V.A. re: 2008 PRESIDENTIALS
Do U know Y? Clue: See the “S.V.A. Prominent Supporters”! The investigative female political reporter from Time magazine querried whether the legendary Stonewall veterans organization favored Republican Rudy Giuliani or Democrat Hillary Clinton as the next U.S. President. Williamson asked the reporter: What about Independent Michael Bloomberg? Then, WLH explained in detail that it is much too early in the process. Williamson clarified that the S.V.A. is not a political group and does not “endorse” candidates; however, the S.V.A. has non-political avenues of very effective “support”. [More 411 will come in Time!]
Wednesday, February 14 — HONORARY MEMBER MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG’S BIRTHDAY
Yes, the New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s birthday is on Valentine’s Day. No wonder he’s such a sweetheart! Today is his milestone 65th! As in every year since we had candidate Bloomberg as our special guest leading the 2001 Gay Pride Parade, the Mayor received a heartfelt birthday card from the S.V.A.
I hope he does run! He will take votes away from Hillary.
He might get Obama to be his running mate.
John
Bloomberg would not be a bipartisan candidate. He would be just another NY liberal. On the other hand, he might cost the Dems NYC.
The way I see it if bloomberg runs for President. Slow talking no fire in the belly Fred Thompson will get to beat a millionaire robot, and a billionaire lib. Very exciting.
GO FRED GO.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PR- 205-07
June 19, 2007
STATEMENT BY MAYOR BLOOMBERG ON PARTY AFFILIATION
“I have filed papers with the New York City Board of Elections to change my status as a voter and register as unaffiliated with any political party. Although my plans for the future haven’t changed, I believe this brings my affiliation into alignment with how I have led and will continue to lead our City.
“A nonpartisan approach has worked wonders in New York: we’ve balanced budgets, grown our economy, improved public health, reformed the school system and made the nation’s safest city even safer.
“We have achieved real progress by overcoming the partisanship that too often puts narrow interests above the common good. As a political independent, I will continue to work with those in all political parties to find common ground, to put partisanship aside and to achieve real solutions to the challenges we face.
“Any successful elected executive knows that real results are more important than partisan battles and that good ideas should take precedence over rigid adherence to any particular political ideology. Working together, there’s no limit to what we can do.”
An expensive but short run.
No, Michael, no
H. Ross Perot had the advantage of no public record. This enabled people to project whatever they wanted onto him. If one was for gun control or abortion, then Perot was also for it. If one was against gun control or abortion, then Perot was also against those things. With no record, it became virtually impossible to campaign against him.
As Rudy and McCain are finding out, the Republican base is very well informed before they vote. 6 months ago Romney and Huck were unknowns - now they lead the pack. Why? Simple, the base doesn’t pay attention until the election draws near...once the election does draw near, they look at candidates closely and found both Rudy and McCain to be in left field. That is why these candidates are pretty much out of contention.
In the case of Bloomberg, once the Reagan Democrats realize where he stands on guns and abortion and immigration, he’s simply toast with them...and they are, by far, the largest group of independent voters. So these Democrats will stay with Romney and the election will be a rout.
Good. Let the billionaire peel off some liberal votes. I love it.
It’s amazing what money and ego will do to one’s perception of reality. This guy doesn’t have the slightest chance of being elected President now or ever.
Considering that the Pub candidate is likely to be a “moderate” such as McCain or Romney, it seems to me that a Bloomberg run hurts the Pubs far more than the dems, because he’s now mostly considered a Pub. This would be the lock for H. taking the WH, just as Perot (intentionally) was for Bill.
The only way for this calculus to change would be for the Pubs to nominate a clearly conservative, viable candidate (no one really comes to mind at this point, unfortunately), or a really charismatic candidate such as Petraeus. That triangulation would set the Pub guy against H and Bloomberg, who would then cannibalize each other. That would indeed be sweet. Lacking that, though, I don’t view a Bloomberg candidacy as good news at all.
p.
We've already got Romney and his merry band of liberals running. What's one more. Were did all these loser RINOs come from? U.S. Army Retired |
I truly don’t see how enough “Republican votes” will end up going to a “moderate third political party” instead. Too many people still remember how having Ross Perot in the ‘92 Presidential race helped Democrat Bill Clinton become POTUS for the next eight years (although there are polls that say that if Perot wasn’t in that race that Perot’s votes would of ended up being split 50/50 between Clinton and Bush). I still believe that this possible ‘08 Presidential run by either Bloomberg or by whoever runs for President instead of Bloomberg will end up taking away much more votes from the final Democratic Presidential nominee than from the final Republican Presidential nominee. The total “leftist” vote in the general election will also possibly be split even more with the final Green Party Presidential nominee and also with the possible entrance of Ralph Nader into the Presidential race. I also don’t see the majority of conservatives splitting enough of the final general election votes with: the Republicans, the Constitution Party, the Libertarian Party, “Bloombergs Group of Bi-Politicians Party”, and others. The majority of conservatives will just stick with the Republican Party this time.