Bloomberg will release women who complained about him from nondisclosure agreements

https://www.washingtonexaminer...isclosure-agreements



Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is willing to release women from nondisclosure agreements in relation to complaints about comments he made.

Bloomberg, who is running for the Democratic nomination, acknowledged that his company agreed to three NDAs regarding his conduct and that any of the women will be released from those binding contracts if they request, according to a statement on Friday.

He said in a statement, "I recognize that NDAs, particularly when they are used in the context of sexual harassment and sexual assault, promote a culture of silence in the workplace and contribute to a culture of women not feeling safe or supported. It is imperative that when problems occur, workplaces not only address the specific incidents, but the culture and practices that led to those incidents. And then leaders must act."

The former mayor also committed to working with experts to "review and reform our policies where necessary with regard to equal pay and promotion, sexual harassment and discrimination, and other legal tools that prevent culture change."

The announcement comes after the former mayor faced backlash over NDAs signed by female employees. In particular, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who is vying for the nomination as well, ridiculed Bloomberg during Wednesday's presidential debate.

“I’d like to talk about who we’re running against: a billionaire who calls women 'fat broads' and 'horse-faced lesbians,' and, no, I’m not talking about Donald Trump. I’m talking about Mayor Bloomberg,” Warren said.

The senator from Massachusetts went as far as to draw up a contract for Bloomberg to sign that would release the individuals from the NDAs.

Stick a fork in Bloomie cuz he is done.

Naaa... he's not done. As long as he's willing to spend the money... he's a playa.

Now..., he does realize he's not going to have the most delegates going into the convention... but if no one has an absolute majority and he can take it to a second vote... money talks.

Nightmare Chaos: Democrats Plot/Expect a Brokered Convention

The Democrat convention rules require a candidate to get an outright majority of all delgates' votes on the first ballot, or else it goes to a second ballot, and becomes a so-called "brokered convention."

And on the second ballot, delegates are permitted to vote for candidates other than those they're pledged to.

And also -- the Establishment "SuperDelegates," the party hacks and Hillary dependents, get to vote on the second ballot and any subsequent ballots.

Mike Bloomberg has realized he can't win the race, at least not by regular delegates. The "Bloomberg Fever" he'd been hoping for failed to infect America.

So instead he's plotting to stay in the race and come in second place (or, who knows, third or fourth), and try to deny Sanders his first ballot majority. And then convince the SuperDelegates and delegates for other alleged "moderates" to vote for him.

By the way, yeah, I think that Bloomberg's "arguments" will consist of money changing hands.

Oh wait, that's silly; Democrats are about fairness , not money.


Politico fears a brokered convention could "devolve into chaos."

Mike Bloomberg is privately lobbying Democratic Party officials and donors allied with his moderate opponents to flip their allegiance to him -- and block Bernie Sanders -- in the event of a brokered national convention.

The effort, largely executed by Bloomberg’s senior state-level advisers in recent weeks, attempts to prime Bloomberg for a second-ballot contest at the Democratic National Convention in July by poaching supporters of Joe Biden and other moderate Democrats, according to two Democratic strategists familiar with the talks and unaffiliated with Bloomberg.

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The rule prohibiting superdelegates, or automatic delegates, from voting on the first ballot of a contested convention was instituted only after the last convention, which followed a primary in which superdelegates overwhelmingly sided against Sanders and with the establishment-oriented Clinton.

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If Sanders secures a plurality of delegates but loses the nomination on a second ballot, many moderate and progressive Democrats alike predict the national convention in Milwaukee would devolve into chaos.

The Hill reports that Democrats once thought the idea of a brokered convention was too implausible to entertain, but now think it's likely.

They also think it's "the biggest nightmare."

You had me at "devolve into chaos" and "the biggest nightmare."

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/385961.php

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Originally posted by chellim1:
Our Founding Fathers left Europe and founded a new country based on limited government. The idea was to leave people free and independent. The only purpose of government was to protect individual liberty. Elected office was intended to be a brief period of service, not a career.

So hawt of a thought it's almost arousing.

I still dream of such a place.

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Originally posted by chellim1:
You had me at "devolve into chaos" and "the biggest nightmare."

I can't decide which would make me happier: If a) Bernie won the nomination outright on the first ballot, thus stopping all mini mike's conniving in its tracks. or b) mini mike spent a supertanker load of money paying off delegates to get the nomination only to have President Trump absolutely stomp the everloving cat feces out of him in the general, absolutely humiliating him. Either way, it should be a fun show!

Bloomberg’s non-stop ads are beginning to be even more obnoxious both in content and frequency. I swear they’re in every single commercial break. SOB is on every 5 minutes. A’hole is going save the minions from the evil Trump.

It’s enough to gag a maggot

Hmmm I guess this is a rant. Oh well

Voter fraud costs money, Mike is willing to spend money. No such thing as a fair fight when someone brings a few Billion dollars to the party. He may be the most unelectable, sexist, stopper and frisker, but if he is willing to spend what it takes there is certainly a path to the nomination, and possibly even the Whitehouse. Never underestimate how deep the swamp is. 2,000 delegates at 50k each is only $100,000,000. Pocket change for Mike.

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Originally posted by Tn226:
Bloomberg’s non-stop ads are beginning to be even more obnoxious both in content and frequency. I swear they’re in every single commercial break. SOB is on every 5 minutes.

Same same here in Central Texas...fackkkkk, can’t wait till he loses.

Muhahahaha

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Originally posted by wcb6092:
Bloomberg will release women who complained about him from nondisclosure agreements

Only three of 'em. You can bet they're the three least damaging.

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Originally posted by wcb6092:
Bloomberg will release women who complained about him from nondisclosure agreements

It's a start, but I don't trust that there aren't secondary hidden deals with these women behind the scenes.

Oh, and Can we get all members of congress to do the same?

Oh man. I hope it’s weird shit.

Not by a long shot. He doesn't have to raise money, so he can roll with the puches and stay on his feet.

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Originally posted by dave7378:
Stick a fork in Bloomie cuz he is done.

I wonder what Bernies army of idiots will do and vote for when the DNC steals the nomination from him and gives it to Bloomberg? Going to be amusing to watch.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:

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Originally posted by wcb6092:
Bloomberg will release women who complained about him from nondisclosure agreements

Only three of 'em. You can bet they're the three least damaging.

You can also bet that he's already bought them off, so they will not say anything very bad at all. If he knew that they would reveal anything really damaging he would never do this.

On going, monthly payments buys a lot of discretion.

Let me guess. It was consensual. It was just a joke. I encouraged my billionaire boss to continue. It was a different time. I felt empowered at any time to make it stop. blah blah blah

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Originally posted by kramden:
I wonder what Bernies army of idiots will do and vote for when the DNC steals the nomination from him Again and gives it to Bloomberg? Going to be amusing to watch.

The Deg Convention will be great entertainment.

https://hotair.com/archives/ed...on-vote-oust-bernie/

“There’s a whole operation going on,” one strategist tells Politico’s David Siders, but that might be a function of cash over common sense. A day after his embarrassing performance on the Nevada debate stage, Michael Bloomberg is still building an operation to take the nomination away from Bernie Sanders. Rather than beat him in the primaries, though, Bloomberg’s aiming at the second ballot at the convention — and trying to convince everyone else to play along

Mike Bloomberg is privately lobbying Democratic Party officials and donors allied with his moderate opponents to flip their allegiance to him — and block Bernie Sanders — in the event of a brokered national convention.

The effort, largely executed by Bloomberg’s senior state-level advisers in recent weeks, attempts to prime Bloomberg for a second-ballot contest at the Democratic National Convention in July by poaching supporters of Joe Biden and other moderate Democrats, according to two Democratic strategists familiar with the talks and unaffiliated with Bloomberg.

The outreach has involved meetings and telephone calls with supporters of Biden and Pete Buttigieg — as well as uncommitted DNC members — in Virginia, Texas, Florida, Oklahoma and North Carolina, according to one of the strategists who participated in meetings and calls.

With Sanders’ emergence as the frontrunner in the presidential primary, Democrats in those states have recently raised the prospect that the democratic socialist could be a top-of-the-ticket liability.

Other candidates are starting to discuss the potential of a brokered convention, Siders reports, but aren’t attempting to broker it now. That may not last long, though, because Democrats are increasingly convinced that’s where they will end up in Milwaukee. It even came up in the debate, where Sanders said the party should nominate the candidate with the plurality of delegates on the first ballot, a proposition that the other candidates pointedly chose not to endorse

Does anyone know if Bloomberg's even on the Nevada primary ballot?

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Originally posted by Il Cattivo:
Does anyone know if Bloomberg's even on the Nevada primary ballot?

No. He's not.