Posts tagged with 'Bloomberg'

Bloomberg as Obama's VP? Dream on....

POSTED BY ALEXANDRA STEIGRAD, MARCH 27 2008 03:19 PM | PERMALINK

There's some buzz today that Mayor Bloomberg could be considered VP candidate for Barack Obama. From MSNBC's First Read:

*** A fall preview: Those who love the Veepstakes will enjoy today's Obama speech, not for the substance but for the person who will introduce him: Michael Bloomberg. While the mayor says he's not endorsing anyone (yet?), this is the second time Bloomberg has given Obama a high profile photo-op (remember the meeting at that diner a few months back?). As for Obama's...
Bloomberg and Paterson react to Obama's speech

POSTED BY ALEXANDRA STEIGRAD, MARCH 20 2008 04:07 PM | PERMALINK

New York City Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Paterson's thoughts on Obama's speech about race.

The New York Observer's Politicker blog reports:

Paterson praised the speech, saying, “He talked about the different avenues of society that become frustrated.” Bloomberg, who deferred to Paterson at first said, “I think it’s an issue that he has to address, I thought he should have done it earlier, I’m glad he did and let’s get on with it.