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Matt Damon Channels Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama to End Poverty

2008-10-29T03:30:45Z

In ONE's new ad "Voices," Matt Damon channels many celebrities, including Michelle Obama, Cindy McCain and Mayor Bloomberg, in an effort get the next president to address global poverty.

Go to ONE for more on this campaign.

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Michael Bloomberg - Taking the Lead on Global Warming

2008-10-29T09:37:02Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls for U.S. leadership on fighting global climate change, and discusses four steps he believes America should make to address this issue.

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Georgetown University welcomed industry leaders, scholars, and policymakers for panel discussions examining environmental challenges facing the world.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg opened the Newsweek Environment Leadership Conference with a keynote address in Gaston Hall - Georgetown University

Michael Bloomberg is an American businessman, philanthropist, and the Mayor of New York City. He was elected mayor in 2001, then reelected to a second term in 2005.

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Bloomberg and the Proliferation of Falling Cranes

2009-01-08T02:37:12Z

Sell the city to developers and this is what you get.
Bloomberg is a good businessman, making money for his buddies at New York's expense.

New York needs leadership not an out of touch billionaire mayor.

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Obama’s Surge Deflates Forum and Talk of a Bloomberg Run

2008-01-12T20:49:45Z

The whole idea of a "bipartisan" candidate was a pile of bunk anyway.

NORMAN, Okla. - He arrived here for what seemed like it could be a big moment. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, eyeing a third-party presidential bid, joined Republican and Democratic elders at a forum to denounce the extreme partisanship of Washington and plot how to influence the campaign.
But even as the mayor gathered on Monday with the seasoned Washington hands on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, the surging presidential campaign of Senator Barack Obama seemed to steal energy from the event and set off worry elsewhere among Mr. Bloomberg's supporters.

Yeah, "steal energy" from an event that was manufactured out of thin air. Funny, the Diane Rehm Show today is on this forum and I was doing some checking into stuff so I could try and get a question in. Check this out-

Now that the Iowa caucuses have supposedly demonstrated the nation's desire for bi-partisanship, and even droves of commenters in the progressive blogosphere are discussing the need to unify the country, I'd like to revisit the ideology to bi-partisanship ratio that I discussed six weeks ago:
HillaryClinton.com: Progressive, 178; Bipartisan, 194
JohnEdwards.com: Progressive, 288; Bipartisan, 94
Dennis4President.com: Progressive, 34; Bipartisan, 2
BarackObama.com: Progresive, 360; Bipartisan, 391
RichardsonforPresident: Progressive, 373; Bipartisan, 78
And on the Republican side:
JoinRudy2008: Conservative, 138; Bipartisan, 9
MikeHuckabee.com: Conservative, 483; Bipartisan, 8
JohnMcCain.com: Conservative, 315; Bipartisan, 54
Ronpaul2008: Conservative, 60; Bipartisan, 4 (also: Libertarian 27)
MittRomney.com: Conservative, 543; Bipartisan, 15
Fred08.com: Conservative, 766, Bipartisan, 5

So basically what these "bipartisan" pushers want is for the Democrats to give in more. The Republicans have fought bipartisanship tooth and nail and we're the ones supposed to offer the freakin' olive branch?

Are Bloomberg and Hagel Planning a White House Bid?

2008-01-12T20:44:51Z

Good morning!!! For your consideration-

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) "have been conducting regular, private phone conversations over the past few months in an effort to 'feel each other out' for a possible presidential run," according to the Huffington Post.

"It has been widely speculated that the two men could mount a third-party White House ticket. And while the maverick Republican and the independent mayor have met in the past, the private phone calls provide the clearest indication yet that they are considering such a move."

Via Poliitical Wire-

Obama, you heartbreaker

2008-01-12T20:38:40Z

First, Barack Obama snuggles up to Bill Clinton. Now he's rendezvous-ing with Michael Bloomberg and Chuck Hagel. What will Michelle say?

New York may be Sen. Hillary Clinton’s home turf – but the man in charge, Mayor Mike Bloomberg, met this morning with Barack Obama, one of her chief rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Bill's gonna be jeeaaaaallllooooussss!

The pair sat down for coffee and eggs in midtown Manhattan, just a quick cab ride away from former President Bill Clinton’s offices in Harlem. The mayor might be a billionaire, but Obama still paid, and left a big tip – almost 60 percent.

I've always wondered how big Obama's tips were. ... Oh come on, it's Friday. I get to do that.

Bloomberg reached out to the Obama campaign, according to campaign spokesman Bill Burton, who told CNN's Mary Snow the pair discussed issues from the economy and education to homeland security and global warming – but wouldn’t say whether the two talked about a possible presidential endorsement.

Playing footsies with us guys? You know how we love a good tease...as long as you follow through. Nobody likes a big tease.

Bloomberg, who is no longer registered to any political party, has long pledged to steer clear of national politics and the presidential campaign, but his morning meeting with the Illinois senator (which only appeared late last night on Bloomberg’s schedule, and caught many Obama-watchers by surprise), comes on the heels of a similar meal with Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Nebraska, just a few days ago.

Hey hey now, see what Barack's doing? Chuck's gonna get all jealous and start leaving needy voice mails, and then Michelle will be all, "Who was that?" and Barack will be like, "It's business", and Michelle will totally go ballistic and Barack will have to like, take her to a major dinner and leave a 70% tip.

But let's look a little deeper. Hagel blasts Bush, but says he's not running for president. Hmmm. What about vice president, Chuck? Obama/Hagel maybe?

Obama's talking to Bloomberg, who so many speculate will run for president on a ticket with Hagel. Will Barack jilt Chuck and hook up with Mike?

Obama has "reached out to Republicans to find areas of common ground." Is there anyone else he's stringing along? That flirt.

Bill Clinton is not the liberal many think he is. By batting his eyes at him, Barack is sending out mixed signals to his enamored fans, not to mention playing with Chuck and Mike's hearts.

So would President Obama be a swoon-inspiring uniter, or just another fickle "centrist" who would break the hearts of progressives?