NY Mayor Bloomberg to appear with Obama at economy speech

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http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=8076324&nav=4QcS

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to appear today at an event with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in Manhattan.

Bloomberg will introduce the Illinois senator at a speech on the economy at the Cooper Union college.

The billionaire mayor had considered his own independent presidential campaign but said a month ago that he had decided not to run. He said his focus would be on getting the candidates to embrace a bipartisan approach.

He says his endorsement is up for grabs in the presidential race.

Would this be considered an endorsement of his economic plan?

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Thursday Gotham City highlights include being introduced by Michael Bloomberg at morning economic address (that’s where/why tongues will wag)…. records “The View” for Friday airing…. and does a bucket-load of media interviews, including with some network bigs.

He also raises money.

[Kittycat]

1. I'm going with a yes on that...

Maybe not a full political endorsement, but certainly an endorsement of his economic plan. Otherwise he wouldn't be there at all.

[panAmerican]

2. Awesome! Bloomberg is ok in my book

[cooolandrew]

3. If he ran with bloomberg it would be a force to reckoned with...So many viable vp's.

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4. I don't know how he can have a short list

because I have a very long list in my head!

[BenDavid]

5. Maybe Blooms has not seen the news about the latest

on wright and his anti Jew and anti israel statements.....obama in my honest opinion is a bigot, and the more that comes out about his true association with pastor wright I could see where he would be a racist as well....

[Inuca]

7. Why do you have

to keep spouting stupidities and venom?!?!? Incidentally, I am Jewish.

[Inuca]

6. He introduces him but does not endorse?!?!

What the hell does that mean? He is playing polite host since the event takes place in NYC? Bloomberg is playing coy again.

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8. Link to watch below:

http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream1

[malik flavors]

9. About to start on CNN.com

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10. thanks, I'd start an "official thread" , but I'm fresh out!

[slinkerwink]

11. kicking

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

12. Cool, Obama to go on Clinton News Network (CNN)!

his speeches resound, while Hillary's fall flat. Who can believe anything she says?

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13. it looks like they're going to carry it live on CNN TV, too

I hope they carry the entire thing.

[Renew Deal]

14. That's awesome!

:bounce:

[npincus]

15. Bloomberg for VP?

OK, he is Repub in name only, the guy's a liberal Dem. He is a finanical whiz with knowhow about the economy, the voters' main conern now. And, he is a bottomless money-pit. AND... I think McCain is going to pick LIE-berman for a runningmate; Bloomberg would be a perfect foil for that, and would appeal to Independents, peeling them away from McCain.

What do you think?

[npincus]

16. he's at my alma mater- Cooper Union!

GoBama!