“I was 40 years old. I had a life... I didn’t want to do that."

cranberry · May 20, 2014

He also won the Democratic primary by a strong margin after beginning the campaign way behind in the polls. He would win in another landslide tomorrow.

The Big Ragu · May 20, 2014

Stoney said:

The Big Ragu said:

Nobody actually liked him, did they?
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The dude won by the largest landslide in several decades for that office, yet "nobody actually liked him?" Yeah, right, that makes sense.
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For the second time. ...He ran virtually unopposed. And the turnout was dismal. Less than 25 percent of registered voters came out. A landslide victory in an election when nobody voted isn't a referendum on your candidacy. It is apathy.

Dick Whitman · May 20, 2014

heyabbott said:

A better headline would have incorporated "1st World Problems"

Ask a Mom who is working 2 part time jobs because no one hires full time any more so they can avoid paying benefits if they'd rather stay home with their children than work. Many working parents work as often as possible because they have to, not because they want to. Mrs Mayor sounds as if her self worth is tied to who she is in the work place, not who she is at home. That's good for her and many educated career oriented women (and men), but that's a 1% percenter's problem. My wife and the mother of our children is a professional in a demanding job and works with more than a dozen similarly,situated women, attorneys all, and 90% of them would rather maternity leave last 4-5 years. All of them have children and most are under 40.

They all want to work to one degree or another, but all of them, except 1 who has a house husband, would rather be with their children than working. All of them need to work financially, not for self esteem or personal fulfullment.

The Post's headline is wrong, but as long as the quotes are accurate, Mrs Mayor made this an issue, not the newspapers
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Yeah. New motherhood is no thang for professional woman.

MisterCreosote · May 20, 2014

The Big Ragu said:

Stoney said:

The Big Ragu said:

Nobody actually liked him, did they?
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The dude won by the largest landslide in several decades for that office, yet "nobody actually liked him?" Yeah, right, that makes sense.
Click to expand...

For the second time. ...He ran virtually unopposed. And the turnout was dismal. Less than 25 percent of registered voters came out. A landslide victory in an election when nobody voted isn't a referendum on your candidacy. It is apathy.
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Wasn't the turnout only like 2 percent less than the 2009 election that Bloomberg won?

heyabbott · May 20, 2014

Dick Whitman said:

heyabbott said:

A better headline would have incorporated "1st World Problems"

Ask a Mom who is working 2 part time jobs because no one hires full time any more so they can avoid paying benefits if they'd rather stay home with their children than work. Many working parents work as often as possible because they have to, not because they want to. Mrs Mayor sounds as if her self worth is tied to who she is in the work place, not who she is at home. That's good for her and many educated career oriented women (and men), but that's a 1% percenter's problem. My wife and the mother of our children is a professional in a demanding job and works with more than a dozen similarly,situated women, attorneys all, and 90% of them would rather maternity leave last 4-5 years. All of them have children and most are under 40.

They all want to work to one degree or another, but all of them, except 1 who has a house husband, would rather be with their children than working. All of them need to work financially, not for self esteem or personal fulfullment.

The Post's headline is wrong, but as long as the quotes are accurate, Mrs Mayor made this an issue, not the newspapers
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Yeah. New motherhood is no thang for professional woman.
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Also, if you can afford daycare because you want to work rather than because you have to work, STFU. Not every thought needs to be expressed.

Dick Whitman · May 20, 2014

heyabbott said:

Dick Whitman said:

heyabbott said:

A better headline would have incorporated "1st World Problems"

Ask a Mom who is working 2 part time jobs because no one hires full time any more so they can avoid paying benefits if they'd rather stay home with their children than work. Many working parents work as often as possible because they have to, not because they want to. Mrs Mayor sounds as if her self worth is tied to who she is in the work place, not who she is at home. That's good for her and many educated career oriented women (and men), but that's a 1% percenter's problem. My wife and the mother of our children is a professional in a demanding job and works with more than a dozen similarly,situated women, attorneys all, and 90% of them would rather maternity leave last 4-5 years. All of them have children and most are under 40.

They all want to work to one degree or another, but all of them, except 1 who has a house husband, would rather be with their children than working. All of them need to work financially, not for self esteem or personal fulfullment.

The Post's headline is wrong, but as long as the quotes are accurate, Mrs Mayor made this an issue, not the newspapers
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Yeah. New motherhood is no thang for professional woman.
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Also, if you can afford daycare because you want to work rather than because you have to work, STFU. Not every thought needs to be expressed.
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If you didn't go to college so that you wouldn't have to work two part-time jobs, STFU. Not every thought needs to be expressed.

Amirite?

Also: Do men work merely "for self esteem or personal fulfullment"? Would you belittle a man's professional aspirations in the same manner?

The Big Ragu · May 20, 2014

MisterCreosote said:

The Big Ragu said:

Stoney said:

The Big Ragu said:

Nobody actually liked him, did they?
Click to expand...

The dude won by the largest landslide in several decades for that office, yet "nobody actually liked him?" Yeah, right, that makes sense.
Click to expand...

For the second time. ...He ran virtually unopposed. And the turnout was dismal. Less than 25 percent of registered voters came out. A landslide victory in an election when nobody voted isn't a referendum on your candidacy. It is apathy.
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Wasn't the turnout only like 2 percent less than the 2009 election that Bloomberg won?
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There was really low turnout in 2009, but I think 2013 was more than 2 percent less than 2009. In a contest between Mike Bloomberg at that point, or Bill Thompson, most people chose to stay home and drink.

MisterCreosote · May 20, 2014

I looked it up:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_mayoral_election,_2009

Total turnout was 1,154,802, and Bloomberg won with 585,466 votes (50.7 percent).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_mayoral_election,_2013

Total turnout was 1,087,710, and de Blasio won with 795,679 votes (73.2 percent).

The Big Ragu · May 20, 2014

OK. Is there a point?

LongTimeListener · May 20, 2014

To put it in baseball terms, de Blasio would have won the batting title even if he had gone 0 for the next 503,647.

That's a pretty convincing win.

britwrit · May 20, 2014

Plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisles have been loathed. To say that "nobody likes" De Blasio - with his 49% approval rating last month - is, eh, a bit of a stretch.

The Big Ragu · May 20, 2014

LongTimeListener said:

To put it in baseball terms, de Blasio would have won the batting title even if he had gone 0 for the next 503,647.

That's a pretty convincing win.
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To put it in baseball terms, he was a high school team playing against a team of little leaguers. Not surprisingly, he killed the other team. Only three people showed up to watch.

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