Anti-Bloombergers Invoke Bush
By Azi PaybarahHere's yet another anti-Bloomberg web video, this one asking, "What if George W. Bush Wanted a Third Term?"
Probably not the preson Michael Bloomberg wanted to be even vaguely equated to, but there is one big difference: unlike Bush's polling numbers, Bloomberg's indicate voters want him to stick around.
UPDATE: The organization that made the video, ChangeNYC.org, just sent out an email saying the video is having some technical problems, so here's the link to watch it directly on YouTube.
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When it comes to democracy, Bloomberg is Bush
Doesn't matter if Bloomberg's poll numbers are better than Bush's. Without some major tinkering with NYC law, he's no more eligible to run for mayor than my neighbor's five-year-old dog.
Let Bush run again - he
Let Bush run again - he would never get a third term because he would never get elected. That's the key - term limits don't give incumbents another term, they just give them the chance to have voters decide on them or not one more time. We as voters are no less in control of who serves in office than ever before. Everyone who says that a referendum is so necessary but an election doesn't count for anything are being completely hypocritical and the politicians that oppose it most are as self-serving as they get. Give them another chance to run and if they are all as bad as the complainers say they are, they won't serve anyway.
You think these guys vote?
Why do these silly videos always ask newbie hipsters their opinion?
As a seasoned campaign worker, I tell you when I ask these 20-something hipsters with mid-west accents whether they are registered to sign petitions, 90% of the time they respond "NO".
Yet they seem to be the only ones who get interviewed.
Is MichaelB the mayor?
MichaelB:
You don't seem to understand: we're talking about overturning term limits, not instituting them.
You seem as confused as the mayor . . . Are you Michael Bloomberg?
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