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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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 Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:09 pm Post subject: Bloomberg may have snuffed his chances |
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| Of attaining anything higher-up than NYC mayor. Here's hoping that the snurricane of 2010 crushes his chances of a run for the presidency in 2012! |
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stilicho25
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Why don't you like Bloomberg? |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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My mom's a teacher, and I see how her quality of life has changed.
I've many civil-servant friends and family members (medics, police, social workers, teachers) who have been screwed by his administration. At last sanitation was able to get him back for the demotions by not cleaning the city up as quickly as they usually do. My sister's a medic, and was told that they had 20 minutes dedicated to each patient's needs. After that, they had to move on. The cut backs are really ridiculous. |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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| It is a pension problem. It will be fixed, and you're friends/family won't like it. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| It's also a tenure problem. And a demotion problem. And a doubling workload problem. No, they don't like it. Let's hope this blizzard snafu snowballs out of control and he can't get elected anywhere again. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
| It's also a tenure problem. And a demotion problem. And a doubling workload problem. No, they don't like it. Let's hope this blizzard snafu snowballs out of control and he can't get elected anywhere again. |
He's just prescribed what many politicians are going to have to do for the indefinite future. Times have changed. And some of us are in full favor of scrapping tenure. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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He wouldn't run against Obama anyway, so 2012 was never on the table.
But really, are your issues with him political, or personal? |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
He wouldn't run against Obama anyway, so 2012 was never on the table.
But really, are your issues with him political, or personal? |
From what my friends at City Hall tell me, he's seriously considering it, but waiting it out to see what happens in the next 6 months.
I don't like how he's running the city. It's my home city, so I suppose you could say it is personal. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| bucheon bum wrote: |
| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
| It's also a tenure problem. And a demotion problem. And a doubling workload problem. No, they don't like it. Let's hope this blizzard snafu snowballs out of control and he can't get elected anywhere again. |
He's just prescribed what many politicians are going to have to do for the indefinite future. Times have changed. And some of us are in full favor of scrapping tenure. |
Scrapping it for new teachers, sure, but for those who've earned it already?
He's firing older teachers. Teachers who've got only a few years left until retirement. This doesn't bode well. |
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Robbo
Joined: 05 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 5:09 am Post subject: |
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| Did you hear the story about the lady who lost her baby in labor because she couldn't get through to 911? She attempted to walk for help and just couldn't make and wound up losing the baby. Saddest thing I've heard in a long time. Bloomberg said that 911 responders were slower due to spending time with families on the holiday. She'll never have a Christmas with her child. He can forget about his political career.(I'm on east coast right now in Caroilna and I've been following the news. My brother was stuck in Freeport LI) |
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conrad2
Joined: 05 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Id say that Bloomberg being a jew would be a far bigger detriment to his presidential aspirations than anything that happened during his tenure as NYC mayor. |
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goniff
Joined: 31 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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the last decent mayor that nyc had was fiorella la guardia
since then...?
forget wagner, lindsay and guilliani
breslin or mailer might have been interesting
these days I'd say the place is ungovernable... |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 6:33 am Post subject: |
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| Robbo wrote: |
| Did you hear the story about the lady who lost her baby in labor because she couldn't get through to 911? She attempted to walk for help and just couldn't make and wound up losing the baby. Saddest thing I've heard in a long time. Bloomberg said that 911 responders were slower due to spending time with families on the holiday. She'll never have a Christmas with her child. He can forget about his political career.(I'm on east coast right now in Caroilna and I've been following the news. My brother was stuck in Freeport LI) |
It had nothing to do with them spending time with families. Most of the EMS workers I know (my little sister included) were working double shifts. |
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