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Wounded but defiant, Bloomberg promises to keep fighting
apnews.com ^ | 2/21/20 | Steve Peoples and Lindsay Whitehurst

Posted on 02/21/2020 8:49:09 AM PST by a little elbow grease

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — His aura suddenly shattered, a defiant Michael Bloomberg sent a pointed message Thursday to a political world grappling with his underwhelming presidential debate debut: He’s not going away.

The New York ultra-billionaire lashed out at leading Democratic rival Bernie Sanders and President Donald Trump, addressing voters face to face in the Super Tuesday state of Utah. That was just hours after struggling to answer dangerous yet predictable questions about his record on race, gender and wealth during a nationally televised beatdown that rattled would-be supporters and thrilled critics in both parties.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bloomberg; campaign; election
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Mr Bloomberg's abundant "gray matter" was not so apparent at the debate.
1 posted on 02/21/2020 8:49:09 AM PST by a little elbow grease
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To: a little elbow grease

Well, not so much “fighting” as “flailing.”


2 posted on 02/21/2020 8:50:58 AM PST by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: a little elbow grease

NDAs are going to appear like ghosts from his past...

He will be the haunted candidate.

Boo!


3 posted on 02/21/2020 8:51:25 AM PST by cgbg (The Democratic Party is morphing into the Donner Party)
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To: a little elbow grease

He made the mistake of dissing communism...now they REALLY hate him!


4 posted on 02/21/2020 8:51:50 AM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: a little elbow grease

5 posted on 02/21/2020 8:53:35 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: cgbg

Remember Trump was lambasted over a non disclosure agreement with Stormy Daniels.

So now a Democrat is having to defend himself over non disclosure agreements.

Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.


6 posted on 02/21/2020 8:55:35 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego

The lefty womyn were never going to vote for a Republican.

Bloomberg is trying to get the nomination of _their_ party—and they _will_ _not_ tolerate it.

Bloomberg is about to face a legendary s^%$storm.


7 posted on 02/21/2020 8:58:16 AM PST by cgbg (The Democratic Party is morphing into the Donner Party)
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To: cgbg; enumerated; LS; bitt; thinden; JonPreston; Liz; Alberta's Child; semantic; iontheball; ...

I thought Bloomie had one GREAT line to salve his various wounds from the night ...

https://www.citizenfreepress.com/breaking/this-bloomberg-one-liner-was-his-best-moment/

Bloomie: “I can’t think of a better advertisement for Donald Trump than sitting here and listening to this conversation. This is ridiculous.
We’re not going to throw out capitalism. We tried that. Other countries tried that. It was called communism and it just didn’t work.”


8 posted on 02/21/2020 9:02:01 AM PST by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it unusual...)
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To: a little elbow grease

Not as much of an impact as you posit as he pointed to the work Trump has done and he “says” he will do too

Trump wins, bloomy wants be be like him, whathe did helps Trump more than him


9 posted on 02/21/2020 9:08:47 AM PST by 100American (Knowledge is knowing how, Wisdom is knowing when)
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I am of two minds about this. I mean, if you took the money, shut the hell up. It was Bloomy's money. But the A-holes in Congress used our money to keep their victim's quiet. If this somehow leverages that information to be made public, then have at it.
10 posted on 02/21/2020 9:13:46 AM PST by fhayek
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This may create pressures to open up these non disclosure agreements from members of Congress. See what happens .


11 posted on 02/21/2020 9:15:53 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: a little elbow grease
And they claim Trump is a narcissist

Trump is naturally likable. Bloomberg has to pay people to like him and they still don't.

12 posted on 02/21/2020 9:17:54 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: a little elbow grease

He promises to keep fighting? He meant he promises to keep spending.


13 posted on 02/21/2020 9:32:51 AM PST by Snook79 ( A small)
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To: a little elbow grease
Lindsay Whitehurst:


14 posted on 02/21/2020 9:34:48 AM PST by nwrep
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Is she the one Mini Mike called horse-face?


15 posted on 02/21/2020 9:40:10 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care!)
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To: nwrep

Is that a man?


16 posted on 02/21/2020 9:42:09 AM PST by colorado tanker
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To: a little elbow grease

He’s not fighting.

He’s buying.


17 posted on 02/21/2020 9:43:23 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: a little elbow grease

Yep...he actually did alright for a first time...but as said I think he took a good look at the bimbos on stage with him and just decided to pass getting into their mud fight.


18 posted on 02/21/2020 9:44:11 AM PST by caww
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To: nwrep

That’s a guy.


19 posted on 02/21/2020 9:44:55 AM PST by caww
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To: a little elbow grease

Addressing voters face to face in Utah?

Wonder how many showed up. Was it a rally? A diner? A street corner?


20 posted on 02/21/2020 10:06:41 AM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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