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Bloomberg Told to Cool Pro-McCain Rhetoric
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ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: The chairman of the Independence Party of Minnesota tells ABC News on Friday that his party members complained to him after he told the press Thursday that Mike Bloomberg's aides had signaled that the New York mayor was planning to use a Friday speech in Minneapolis to praise Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
"They didn't feel at this point that we were ready to support either candidate," said party chair Craig Swaggert.
Swaggert took the concerns of his party members to Bloomberg's staff, urging the New York mayor to balance his remarks.
When Bloomberg took the stage, he used his remarks to praise McCain for bucking his party on immigration, campaign finance reform, and global warming. New York's billionaire mayor also praised McCain for recently advocating free trade in the Rust Belt.
He complimented Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., for wanting to maintain the gasoline tax, which McCain wanted to suspend for the summer, and for wanting to close the gun-show loophole, a position which McCain has backed in the past but that he has de-emphasized in his presidential campaign.
"He balanced them very well," said Swaggert, referring to Bloomberg's remarks about McCain and Obama. "That was partially because as a state organization we have not taken a position either way. So he took a moderate position in supporting either candidate."
The Independence Party of Minnesota will hold a meeting of its executive committee this weekend to consider a presidential endorsement. Although the party chair is personally positive towards McCain, Swaggert thinks his party members may have a hard time going against Obama, upping the odds that the party stays neutral.
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So Bloomberg really is stumping for a Veep selection. And I thought those rumors were just media hyperbole.
Posted by: matt | Jul 25, 2008 11:52:07 AM
immigration, global warming and finance reform? are you kidding me?
mccain flip flopped on HIS OWN immigration bill this year, so that is out.
mccain also flip flopped on finaace reform during the primary, so that is out.
mccain also flip flopped on drilling and scored LOW on environmental issues, so that is also out.
now if Jake could report on this, we would ALL know, but as usual the BOSSES have given you(AND EVERYONE ON MSM), the KEEP THE RACE CLOSE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE MORE MONEY memo.
so shove mccain's flip flops under the ground.
Posted by: johnosahon | Jul 25, 2008 12:28:18 PM
May be Bloomberg is more of a conservative Independent like Lou Dobbs. But that was a smart move to balance the compliments.
Posted by: DEMS FOR THE WHITE HOUSE | Jul 25, 2008 12:30:22 PM
Looks that way matt. Yap, I would totally agree.
Posted by: becky | Jul 25, 2008 12:32:52 PM
STRAIGHT TALKER OVER SMOOTH TALKER ANYTIME! GO PRESIDENT JOHN MCCAIN!
Posted by: Fairview Chick | Jul 25, 2008 2:27:44 PM
Obama will pour money onto them and who do you think they will pick. Just like that phony anti gun group that was disgused as a PRO gun group that endorsed Obama while they were campaigning in PA.
Posted by: whiner | Jul 25, 2008 2:55:03 PM
Why not let Bloomberg praise McCain. This is a 5 second speech.
McCain was a POW. Thank you.
Posted by: Omentum | Jul 25, 2008 3:03:12 PM
McCain uses his military experience in congress. He creates brilliant two pronged attackes. He writes bills on one side of any given issue and then votes against it. Who ever he talks to, he's on right side.
Brilliant
Posted by: X marks the spot | Jul 25, 2008 3:09:35 PM
I think John McCain is moderate enough to satisfy independents and many democrats.
Posted by: rafraf | Jul 25, 2008 4:32:43 PM
What has Obama, the arrogant one, ever done to deserve accolades from anyone not directly benefiting from his election? Answer: 'Present'.
Posted by: Aston | Jul 25, 2008 4:41:51 PM
Would the real Obama please stand up!
Posted by: Soetoro No! | Jul 25, 2008 4:48:38 PM
From the London Times:
He hasn't, as yet, given an interview to a foreign newspaper. He doesn't, as far as I know, have any foreign press on his plane on this trip. He has received many requests by foreign journalists to accompany him on his travels in the US, but has turned them all down.
This is strikingly different from John McCain.
Perhaps Obama doesn't want to face the sort of questions he fears might be put to him - on free trade, on Iraq, and on how his foreign policy would differ from George Bush's.
Posted by: Aston | Jul 25, 2008 4:56:17 PM
BLOOMBERG'S STILL IN THE CLOSET WITH HIS GAY LATINO BOYFRIEND, BUT HE LOVES MCCAIN.
LMAO
Posted by: CHUCK | Jul 25, 2008 6:19:08 PM
Bloomberg is the man who changed his party affiliation simply so that he could buy his way to being mayor of New York. He then had his facist police department illegally investigate thousands of legal, peaceful organizations before the Republican Convention, during which they arrested thousands of people for absolutely no reason. On both accounts, his actions were deemed illegal by the courts, and the city of New York has had to pay millions of dollars to compensate the victims out of taxpayer dollars. If not for the fact that he is a millionaire, controls a media empire, and spends a great deal of money quashing anything that may be critical of himself behind the scenes, he would be considered one of the most despicable people alive.
Posted by: Jerome | Jul 25, 2008 7:41:04 PM
The main reason that I want McCain in power is so that I can keep my house. Obama's announced tax increases would put that in jeopardy.
Posted by: Hawk | Jul 26, 2008 12:41:39 AM
Hawk,
Stop spreading lies.
Obama is going to raise taxes on individuals making $250,000 and higher.
If you are worried about losing your house, I guess you are not in that class.
Give it a break.
Posted by: clarity | Jul 28, 2008 2:35:56 AM
As I watched Michael Phelps accept the gold medal for swimming in China, and they played the Star Spangled Banner, and the Americans put their hand over their heart, I felt that overwhelming pride in being an American. It made me think about how I want a President who truly loves this country, as I do. A President who has fought, and is wiling to fight for our traditions, and honors our history ... including the words in the Star Spangled Banner ... not somebody who would worry that the words in the Star Spangled Banner might offend foreigners from other countries ... not somebody who doesn't hold their hand over their heart during the Star Spangled Banner ... and, not somebody who listens to words like 'God Damn America' for 20 years ... that's why I'm voting for Senator John McCain in November!!!
Posted by: Howard | Aug 10, 2008 11:58:21 AM
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