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Bye, bye Mikey (Original Post) snowybirdie Nov 2019 OP
So many trying to stop Bloomberg n/t left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #1
Yeah. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2019 #2
Or they fear him left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #3
LOL /nt tonedevil Nov 2019 #4
i know ... it's funny left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #6
Bloomberg said them. Out of his mouth. Why would a woman vote for that? Jewls2 Nov 2019 #8
"Why blame others for Bloomberg's attitude and beliefs about women?" left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #10
Because you say people are "scared of Bloomberg" and Cha Nov 2019 #17
Right on! mudpuddle Nov 2019 #5
A snippet: demmiblue Nov 2019 #7
It's a joke snowybirdie Nov 2019 #9
I saw the video below. demmiblue Nov 2019 #13
Did you hear the one about the Borscht Belt? Celerity Nov 2019 #11
Interesting. Thanks! demmiblue Nov 2019 #12
YW! Celerity Nov 2019 #14
If one reads the whole story, he changed in a major way. Blue_true Nov 2019 #15
oh my... myohmy2 Nov 2019 #16
 

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
1. So many trying to stop Bloomberg n/t
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 02:11 PM
Nov 2019
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Act_of_Reparation

(9,116 posts)
2. Yeah.
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 02:14 PM
Nov 2019

But you know, if it's just one person trying to stop Bloomberg the problem could very well be with that one person, but if a shitload of people are trying to stop Bloomberg... maybe it's Bloomberg.

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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
3. Or they fear him
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 02:15 PM
Nov 2019

And what he'll do to the wannabees.

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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
6. i know ... it's funny
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 02:24 PM
Nov 2019

Bloomberg has some folks scared.

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Jewls2

(218 posts)
8. Bloomberg said them. Out of his mouth. Why would a woman vote for that?
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 02:44 PM
Nov 2019

Why blame others for Bloomberg's attitude and beliefs about women?

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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
10. "Why blame others for Bloomberg's attitude and beliefs about women?"
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 02:53 PM
Nov 2019

No one has.

Why say they did?

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Cha

(295,929 posts)
17. Because you say people are "scared of Bloomberg" and
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 02:08 AM
Nov 2019

that's not true.. They just don't like him.

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mudpuddle

(42 posts)
5. Right on!
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 02:20 PM
Nov 2019

I received a call from a "pollster" yesterday who began the discussion by asking questions to find out who my preference was, and also asking if I was swayed by positions or accomplishments of Bloomberg. The "poll" ended with a serious of "questions" that slandered Sanders! I went to the Bloomberg Wikipedia page and it looks like a campaign biography of Bloomberg. Bloomberg is well on his way to buying the primary! That would end with a battle of 2 rich white New Yorkers that want to be President.

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demmiblue

(36,751 posts)
7. A snippet:
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 02:29 PM
Nov 2019
It was a cheeky birthday gift for a hard-charging boss, a 32-page book of one-liners compiled by colleagues at his company. “The Portable Bloomberg: The Wit and Wisdom of Michael Bloomberg,” presented in 1990 to the future mayor of New York City, even featured drawings of its namesake in gladiatorial garb.

One remark attributed to Mr. Bloomberg went like this: “If women wanted to be appreciated for their brains, they’d go to the library instead of to Bloomingdale’s.” Another line, purportedly Mr. Bloomberg’s sales pitch for his eponymous computer terminal, said the machine will “do everything,” including oral sex, although a cruder term was used.

“I guess,” Mr. Bloomberg was quoted as saying, “that puts a lot of you girls out of business.”

When the pamphlet resurfaced during Mr. Bloomberg’s 2001 mayoral run, he dismissed the comments as “borscht belt jokes” and said he did not recall saying them. The story line receded after the 9/11 terror attacks, and Mr. Bloomberg went on to win election three times over.

But the comments revealed a cruder side of Mr. Bloomberg, now 77 and a potential presidential candidate, who made his billions in the towel-snapping culture of Wall Street decades before #MeToo became a household term.

Lawsuits portrayed the early days of his company as a frat house, with employees bragging about sexual exploits. Even after entering politics, Mr. Bloomberg’s cavalier attitude caused trouble: In 2012, the mayor, while admiring a woman at a party, urged two guests to “look at the ass on her.” Just last year, he cast doubt on harassment allegations against Charlie Rose, the disgraced CBS anchor. “I don’t know how true all of it is,” Mr. Bloomberg told The New York Times.


What the heck is a borscht belt joke?
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snowybirdie

(5,191 posts)
9. It's a joke
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 02:49 PM
Nov 2019

told by rookie comedians at Catskill mountain resorts back in the day. The audience was mostly Jewish middle class from Eastern Europe. Borscht is a soup favored by the audience, hence broach belt. Watch "Dirty Dancing" to see an example.

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demmiblue

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13. I saw the video below.
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 07:54 PM
Nov 2019

In addition to Dirty Dancing, I would add The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (a must see Netflix series, imo) as an example.

Thanks!

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Celerity

(42,674 posts)
11. Did you hear the one about the Borscht Belt?
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 07:35 PM
Nov 2019
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demmiblue

(36,751 posts)
12. Interesting. Thanks!
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 07:50 PM
Nov 2019
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Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
15. If one reads the whole story, he changed in a major way.
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 11:38 PM
Nov 2019

I have always been respectful toward women. But if I went back to my twenties, I have painful memories of sitting with men at work commenting on female fellow employees' looks and figures. I learned and changed for the better as time went by. Bloomberg has for a while promoted and funded policies and public action favorable to women. His company seems to have leading policies of support of female and LGBTQ employees.

If people just listen to soundbites or read directed headlines, then yes he has a big problem. But if they dig deeper, they find a person who is modeling how men should treat their female associates and employees.

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myohmy2

(3,118 posts)
16. oh my...
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 01:18 AM
Nov 2019

" One remark attributed to Mr. Bloomberg went like this: “If women wanted to be appreciated for their brains, they’d go to the library instead of to Bloomingdale’s.” Another line, purportedly Mr. Bloomberg’s sales pitch for his eponymous computer terminal, said the machine will “do everything,” including oral sex, although a cruder term was used.

“I guess,” Mr. Bloomberg was quoted as saying, “that puts a lot of you girls out of business.” "

...

...shameful, not right...

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