Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg has served as New York City's 108th mayor since January 1, 2002. [1]
Bloomberg, a Democrat turned Republican, was "at one point one of the single biggest contributors anywhere to Republican candidates." [2]
In 2004, Bloomberg, at an estimated net worth of $5.0 billion, ranked at #34 on the Forbes 400 list. [3]
Draft Bloomberg 2008 (aka Unite For Mike)
The Draft Bloomberg 2008 committee, which is based out of New York City, Boston and Washington DC, promotes a Mike Bloomberg candidacy, regardless of election vehicle or political party he chooses to run under. This is the most heavily trafficked site promoting Mike Bloomberg for President (according to alexa). So far the group has received significant publicity due to its close proximity to Kevin Sheekey, New York City's deputy Mayor in social networking sites like the Draft Mike Bloomberg facebook group.[1]
This unaffiliated Draft Bloomberg group launched their New York City Draft Bloomberg 2008 campaign (bloomberg08nyc.com) lead by Karin Gallet, Andrew MacRae and Michael White[2][3]. In December 2007, the Draft Bloomberg 2008 campaign site relaunched as www.UniteForMike.com providing a blog and collecting signatures for the Draft Bloomberg 2008 movement.[4] The site includes blogs, forums, videos news and commentary as well as up to date information on the activities of the Draft Bloomberg for President movement.
Contact Information
Office of the Mayor, New York City.
Related SourceWatch Resources
External Links
Profiles
- Bio: Michael Bloomberg, Office of the Mayor, New York City.
- Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, CityMayors.com.
- Topic: Michael Bloomberg, New York Times.
- Profile: Michael Bloomberg, BBC News.
- Michael Bloomber, NNDB.com.
- Michael Bloomberg in the Wikipedia.
- #34, Bloomberg, Michael Rubens, Forbes 400, 2004.
- Katie Couric, Leaders and Revolutionaries: Michael Bloomberg, TIME 100, 2007.
Articles by Michael Bloomberg
- "The Changing Gun Debate. The Feds ducked responsibility on guns. Good thing America's mayors stepped in," Newsweek (MSNBC), April 30, 2007 (issue).
Articles & Commentary
2005
- Michael C. Dorf, "New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Response to a Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: Should Executive Officials Defend Laws They Consider Unconstitutional?" FindLaw's Writ, February 14, 2005.
- Laura Trevelyan, "Bloomberg braces for mayoral joust," BBC News, June 20, 2005.
- Mark Berkey-Gerard, "What Now, Mayor Bloomberg?" Gotham Gazette, November 2005.
2006
- Chris Smith, "The Mayor and His Money. Michael Bloomberg may be the first politician to use his vast fortune not just to get elected but to actually govern. In a city ever more defined by the gap between rich and poor, that’s pretty weird," New York Magazine, 2006.
- "Bloomberg: Illegals needed to take care of golf courses. New York mayor: Fairways would suffer if undocumented immigrants sent home," WorldNetDaily, April 2, 2006.
- Sarah Kugler, "NYC Mayor Advocates U.S. Worker Database," Associated Press (BreitBart.com), May 24, 2006.
- Ben Smith, "Bloomberg for President. Third Way Out," The New Republic Online, June 29, 2006 (July 10, 2006 issue).
- Ben Wallace-Wells, "Bloomberg '08? The Republican mayor of New York has become the party's fiercest internal critic. But can his 'billionaire populism' bridge the nation's blue-red divide?" Rolling Stone, August 22, 2006.
- Clara Jeffery, "NYC Sues (More) Out-Of-State Gun Dealers. Does This Mean Bloomberg's Running for Prez?" MoJo Blog/MotherJones, December 7, 2006.
- Justin Rocket Silverman, "Thousands more surveillance cameras," Newsday, December 14, 2006.
2007
- Michael D. Shear, "N.Y. Mayor Is Eyeing '08, Observers Say," Washington Post, March 26, 2007.
- Carol J. Loomis, "Bloomberg's money machine. There's power in that name. The man, Michael Bloomberg, runs New York City and may have even grander ambitions. The company, Bloomberg LP, is a prodigious success and just keeps getting stronger," Fortune (CNNMoney.com), April 5, 2007.
- Andrew Ross Sorkin, ed., "Is Michael Bloomberg Worth $13 Billion?" Deal Book Blog/New York Times, April 10, 2007.
- "NRA Magazine Cover Depicts NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg as Octopus, Raising Anti-Semitic Concerns," Associated Press (Fox News), April 18, 2007.
- Michael Saul, "Living like this is killing the city. Mayor unveils monster proposal to make our town more ecofriendly," New York Daily News, April 23, 2007.
- June Kronholz, "Could Bloomberg Shake Up Race? Voter Frustration Could Open Door To Independent Presidential Run," Wall Street Journal Online, May 1, 2007.
- kowalski, "Mike Bloomberg, Guns, and the Tiahrt Amendment," RedState Blog, May 5, 2007.
- Reihan Salam, "I Still Like Mike," The American Scene, May 9, 2007.
- "Chuck (Schumer): Bloomberg can't win White House if Clinton is Dem nominee," Newsday, May 10, 2007.
- "Hagel-Bloomberg In '08? You Never Know. Senator Says Today's GOP Is Not The Party He Joined; Considers An Independent Ticket In '08," Face the Nation/CBS News, May 13, 2007. re Chuck Hagel
- "From CQ Today: Hagel Hints at Independent Bid for White House in 2008," Congressional Quarterly (New York Times), May 14, 2007.
- Jim Carney, "Will Bloomberg Run for President?" TIME Magazine, May 14, 2007.
- Azi Paybarah, "Bloomberg: Neutral in 2008," New York Observer, May 14, 2007.
- Chris Cillizza, "Hagel Continues Flirtation With Independent Bid," The Fix Blog / Washington Post, May 14, 2007.
- Michael Gormley, "Bloomberg Again Nixes Presidential Run. NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Again Rejects Supporters Who Want Him to Run for President," Associated Press (ABC News), May 14, 2007.
- Fred Siegel and Michael Goodwin, "The Mystery of Michael Bloomberg. Why does a popular but mediocre mayor think he should run for president?" The Weekly Standard, May 14, 2007.
- Ralph Z. Hallow, "Bloomberg poised for third-party campaign," Washington Times, May 15, 2007.
- Joe Gandelman, "Is A Bloomberg-Hagel Independent Ticket In The Offing For 2008?" The Moderate Voice, May 15, 2007.