Here's The Table on Mike Bloomberg's inane quest for the presidency:
That's it for this taping, but there'll be more to come.
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Tabling Bloomberg
17 Jan 2008 06:36 pm
Comments (35)
Good discussion, even though Marc messed up 2/3 of the URLs ("mattyglesias.theatlantic.com" and "marcambinder@theatlantic.com").
David - re: "the open"
It's either a hilarious parody or there's an outbreak of Lyme disease at Atlantic HQ.
That opening sequence is funny every time I see it. Don't let these liberal fascists talk you into getting rid of it!
It's like the Little Rascals doing a parody of the McLaughlin Group, but I like it.
Bloomberg-Gingrinch: something for everyone to hate. Cold be the first ticket ever to reach negative numbers.
Has a mayor or former mayer ever done even moderately well trying to win a presidential nomination? I can't think of any.
(1) Nearly all of Bloomberg's personal net worth is represented by his ownership of Bloomberg, LP, a private company.
(2) Bloomberg, LP derives nearly all of its income from leasing expensive data terminals to the financial services industry.
(3) The financial services industry seems to be undergoing a melt-down.
I think there's a chance that if Bloomberg runs for president and spends $1B of his own money for 14% of the vote, those dollars might end up representing a *much* larger share of his personal net-worth than he currently thinks they would would.
Sweet, another episode of The White and Round Table.
You guys really need to PTI this up.
Anyway, Ron Paul will rip open Bloomberg's chest and eat his still beating heart if he tries to run for President.
Ross is in fantasy land if there is any scenario at all the Bloomberg runs as a vice president on any ticket. These aren't the days when a Rockefeller buys his way in.
I think you have to balance Bloomberg's nasty mayoral campaign against Ferrer who is hispanic, and the union interests that backed him. I don't think the culinary workers union of nevada and the like are going to get behind anyone with bloomberg on the ticket. Not to mention the media control this media baron exhibited when dealing with coverage against his opponent.
I think Matt's dismissal of the campaign was good, until the Obama tie in.
I don't forsee a situation in which Hillary is not part of the ticket. In the unlikely chance she doesn't get the nomination, there is no way that Bloomberg or anyone else muscles their way into the VP slot.
Bloomberg as mayor, even of one of the most important cities in America, is not the same as the Governorship or the Senate authority necessary to run the country. Sure he's a better executive than Rudy, but that doesn't say much.
Bloomberg is unelectable especially in a Climate where candidates like Huckabee and Paul are stoking the flames.
More Table! More Table! And can we see a Hillary and Edwards Atlantic cover to balance out the background?
As a follow up looking at the SC polls, it appears that Clyburn, Conyers and others are trying to underscore the point that without their support there will be no victory this fall for dems, which means they either get special treatment or together guarantee that the ticket must include Obama also either at the bottom or the top to be viable.
Given the demographics of the country 6:1:1 White:Blck:Hispanic, it seems very likely that ticket will be Clinton\Obama rather than the other way around. The losers of course will be the hyper partisan supporters in each group.
The only thing that stops such a ticket is ego, but the upsides are too good practically and historically to deny such a pairing. The marriage of Experience and Hope would draw Beatles levels of support nation wide.
If Obama is assimilated into the Clinton machine it will negate all of his rhetoric about changing the system.
Please stop with the Table crap.
I don't watch it and won't, here's why:
1/ If you take your time and think really hard and write, and re-write and read, you're good for about a paragraph.
2/ XY,XY,XY can't tell us much about YY.
There's probably a sign on the door that reads:
'Keep-out! This means, you!', printed neatly with no spelling mistakes or smudges. High-five!
Who gets-up to make space for the girl?
Paint-ball at dawn!
I totally don't get what kidneystones just said.
Shorter kidneystones:
(1) Not enough interisting things to say for the format.
(2) Doesn't like the sausage party.
I would be less disturbed by the intro head turning if you guys officially acknowledged that it is a little creepy.
And may I suggest that the sausages all leave their chairs once in a while for some fresh air and healthy exercise? I can smell the fust from here...
for goodness' sake get rid of the ridiculous music.
I'm coming around to "The Table". There was good stuff there. I learned a few thing about Bloomberg and where he fits into the national picture. The informal discussion style is easy to listen to.
But don't let me interrupt the same old comments about how nerdy Matt is and all that.
"even though Marc messed up 2/3 of the URLs"
Well, you know, these pundits can't afford to be considered part of the "lunatic geek fringe" that believes technology is more important than how many House and Senate bill numbers you can memorize.
If Bloomberg's quest for the presidency is so inane, what does that make three wannabe pundits for discussing it?
But don't let me interrupt the same old comments about how nerdy Matt is and all that.
Come on. Its pretty funny.
Talk about faces made for radio (er...blogs).
Stick to what you're good at guys.
Hint: "The Table" ain't it.
Suggestion for the next Table topic:
The upcoming steel cage match between K-Lo and Ramesh over this.
That Mitt, such a heartbreaker.
Production values do not befit bloggers. The head turn thing is preposterous.
Seriously, BHTV has this format down. Let it lie..
The head-turning and opening music remind me of some old SCTV skit.
Ambinder is Johnny LaRue, MY is Floyd Robertson and Douthat is Earl Camenbert.
You should invite McMegan and dress her up like Edith Prickley.
You know, this shit isn't that bad.
Good lighting and sound kinda forces you to listen to what the hell yall are talking about.
"The Table": Riding a triple-decker unicycle down the fine line between sincere punditry and multivalent meta-satire. I, for one, am transfixed.
But seriously, I think you have overlooked the true breakout third party ticket of this election cycle: a Schwarzenegger/Will Smith alliance. That would be *truly* formidable.
(a) kidneystones meant (I hope) XX, not YY. Maybe that helps.
(b) The problem with The Table: the frame is way, almost painfully, hip/ironic, but the content isn't meant to be. That's probably not a sustainable model.
Oh, shut up, haters. The Table is awesome. You see how Matt is clearly holding back from cracking up during that head-turn? Pure gold.
I like it. It's like Washington Week with 50% less inanity, or Shields and Brooks with 90% less gibbering. Keep up the good work!
I like it, including the comedy head-turning.
It looks like Matt has a slight Gordon Brown chin/mouth thing going on there, although nowhere near as pronounced.
Make it stop, make it stop!
You guys should watch out. Wes Anderson might sue you for that intro you use.
Great stuff though. Keep them coming.
think it's time for the Atlantic to give gym memberships as part of there benefit package.
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Heads in the Sand
What's with the creepy headturns at the beginning?
Posted by David | January 17, 2008 6:47 PM