New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg really knows how to jam every last inch of his velvet-slippered
foot in his mouth:
In a speech at MIT last night to discuss the packed sweepstakes to build a tech campus in New York City, Mayor Bloomberg said he prefers City Hall to the White House. Almost immediately after Mayor Bloomberg dampened recent speculation he’s eyeing a White House bid, he added fuel to the fire by explaining why a mayor would be the best person for the job. [...]
“I have my own army in the NYPD, which is the seventh biggest army in the world. I have my own State Department, much to Foggy Bottom’s annoyance. We have the United Nations in New York, and so we have an entree into the diplomatic world that Washington does not have,” Mayor Bloomberg said.
Hold up a second.
"I have my own army in the NYPD."
Wow.
Bloomberg considers the NYPD his "own army." Guy also happens to own his own news outlet, and happens to be using his "own army" to arrest competitors covering the Occupy Wall Street protests ... against the consolidation of wealth and power among a tiny elite.
Geez, one percent much, Mike?
And mind you, this was all said in the context of what an excellent idea it would be to hand Bloomberg even more power, by letting him ride his golden pony into the White House.
But at least this erases all doubt about where the buck stops for the rampant pepper spray wilding, right? No? Hello? Mr. Mayor, are you there? Hmm. Line went dead.
