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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 13

    emptywheel Retweeted The Times of London

    Can we stick three obnoxious NYC billionaires in a pit, have them duel for one slot, and then run a real election campaign around them?https://twitter.com/thetimes/status/1040023253794938881 …

    emptywheel added,

    The Times of LondonVerified account @thetimes
    Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire founder of a business news empire, is preparing to run for president as a Democrat http://spr.ly/6011D0udN 
    1:55 PM - 13 Sep 2018
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      1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 13

        For those suggesting we just leave them there -- I'm hoping they'll serve as bait for the billionaire from the West Coast making a stink about running. Once he's in, THEN we lock them in the pit and lose the key.

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      2. GOP delenda est  🍞 🌹 🌻 🏴 🚩‏ @alexroselle Sep 13
        Replying to @emptywheel

        So Trump, Bloomberg, and who should be #3?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 13
        Replying to @alexroselle

        Jamie Dimon is making a stink.

        2 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
      4. regularded‏ @regularded Sep 13
        Replying to @emptywheel @alexroselle

        Mark Cuban should be on that list. And in a pit forever

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      5. Juan Rivera‏ @juanrive Sep 13
        Replying to @regularded @emptywheel @alexroselle

        What about Zuckerberg?

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. regularded‏ @regularded Sep 13
        Replying to @juanrive @emptywheel @alexroselle

        I don't think he'd pass the turing test

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      1. Carl J. Feher‏ @CJ_Feher Sep 13
        Replying to @emptywheel

        That would be Michael Bloomberg who just hosted a fund raiser for Republican Rep. Peter King......Some Democrat he is.

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      2. Oregonemom  🇺🇸  🌊 🌊 🌊‏ @Oregonemom Sep 13
        Replying to @emptywheel

        No. More. Businessmen. Politics is a real profession. We need professionals to run government effectively. Especially in the clean up of this trump 💩show

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Karma Girl‏ @karmaatwrk Sep 13
        Replying to @Oregonemom @emptywheel

        FWIW, I have worked in NYC for nearly 20 years. Bloomberg was a pretty good mayor. Very fiscally sound, committed to maintaining affordable housing, increasing number of parks/public spaces, he understands the needs of businesses. His ding is rural voters may reject a NYC lifer.

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      4. Oregonemom  🇺🇸  🌊 🌊 🌊‏ @Oregonemom Sep 13
        Replying to @karmaatwrk @emptywheel

        I know. And still, I want real politicians, w/experience setting good policy for the people in elected office. Especially the presidency. Maybe Bloomberg is the exception in that he HAS been elected and proved pretty good on policy. But no Cuban, Whinfrey, Avenatti, West, etc.

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      5. Geoff Burling‏ @llywrch Sep 13
        Replying to @Oregonemom @karmaatwrk @emptywheel

        I suspect Avenatti said he’s running only to prod someone else into the race. And to annoy Trump

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Oregonemom  🇺🇸  🌊 🌊 🌊‏ @Oregonemom Sep 13
        Replying to @llywrch @karmaatwrk @emptywheel

        I think so too. And frankly I think that he could be a decent president. As could Oprah or Mark Cuban or Mike Bloomberg. Cuz, they’re educated & smart enough to hire good policy people. And still, I want a professional. That said, I will vote for WHOEVER the Dems put up.

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      7. Geoff Burling‏ @llywrch Sep 13
        Replying to @Oregonemom @karmaatwrk @emptywheel

        You, me & hopefully a landslide majority of Americans

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Dawn‏ @dawmllr1 Sep 13
        Replying to @emptywheel

        At least Michael Bloomberg has governing experience.

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Janet Patti Muller‏ @runPattirun Sep 13
        Replying to @dawmllr1 @emptywheel

        I'd vote Bloomberg over many other options. And, I'd think he could beat dump-dump.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Geoff Burling‏ @llywrch Sep 13
        Replying to @emptywheel @Mistress_Jan

        Only if it’s a fight to the death & we leave the winner in the pit

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      1. Christian Sieber‏ @Kazanir Sep 13
        Replying to @emptywheel

        How did our nation get this bad

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      1. Tyler Bilbo‏ @TylerBilbo Sep 13
        Replying to @emptywheel

        We’d be so lucky if we only needed to make room for three

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      1. Mom  🌊 🌊  🐓 ❤️ 🐓‏ @BohemianBeads1 Sep 13
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Uh, these good ol boys just won’t die.

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      1. M. Kei‏ @kujakupoet Sep 13
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Once we've got them in the pit, why not close the lid and leave them there?

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