Michael Bloomberg on HotAir

Michael Bloomberg

May 2019

Surprise! Dems still jumping into the 2020 sweepstakes despite Biden’s entry

Ed Morrissey May 02, 2019 2:01 PM

Drawbridge still down.

Mar 2019

Forget Howard Schultz. Another billionaire independent candidate may be coming

Jazz Shaw Mar 06, 2019 2:31 PM

More rich white guys

Feb 2019

Politico: Bloomberg to spend $500M to stop Trump — whether he runs or not

Ed Morrissey Feb 13, 2019 8:41 AM

“That’ll get us through the first few months.”

Uh oh: Giffords’ husband to take on McSally for McCain seat in 2020

Ed Morrissey Feb 12, 2019 10:01 AM

“What do you do when bad things happen? Move ahead.”

Jan 2019

Are you ready for the Democratic mega-billionaire populists of 2020?

Ed Morrissey Jan 21, 2019 8:01 PM

“Bloomberg’s kind of money buys a lot of loyalty — or at least silence. Anyone else would be toast.”

Dec 2018

Bloomberg: I could shut down Bloomberg News’ political coverage if I run for president

Ed Morrissey Dec 07, 2018 12:41 PM

“Quite honestly, I don’t want all the reporters I’m paying to write a bad story about me.”

Bloomberg goes to Iowa… and totally caves

Jazz Shaw Dec 05, 2018 8:01 AM

So much for that

Bloomberg 2020! (At least on ethanol)

Jazz Shaw Dec 04, 2018 4:41 PM

This should be fascinating to watch

Dec 2017

A glimmer of hope as Baltimore surpasses a grim record

Jazz Shaw Dec 04, 2017 4:31 PM

Breaking old records

Jun 2017

Federalism’s greatest champion is now …

Ed Morrissey Jun 26, 2017 8:41 PM

“In the end, we’re a democracy.”

May 2017

Bloomberg drops $1M on failed soda tax bid in Santa Fe

Jazz Shaw May 04, 2017 9:21 AM

Up in flames

Dec 2016

Oops. Bloomberg’s $20M gun control bid in Nevada has fallen apart

Jazz Shaw Dec 29, 2016 10:01 AM

Swing and a miss

#FakeNews alert: Bloomberg’s gun group’s claims about school shootings are rather… fanciful

Jazz Shaw Dec 20, 2016 10:41 AM

You probably didn’t know that a liquor store qualifies as “a school”

Oct 2016

One of the bigger political whoppers ever comes out of the NH Senate race

Jazz Shaw Oct 01, 2016 7:01 PM

This man would like you to think the gun murder rate in New Hampshire is 30x higher than it actually is

Jun 2016

Shockah: Bloomberg gun-control group endorses Hillary

Ed Morrissey Jun 03, 2016 12:01 PM

Orange you wondering about the timing?

May 2016

Safe spaces called a ‘terrible mistake’ by…Michael Bloomberg

John Sexton May 02, 2016 1:01 PM

“A micro-aggression is exactly that…micro.”

Apr 2016

Hillary Clinton backs the highest soda tax ever proposed

Jazz Shaw Apr 23, 2016 2:31 PM

If you elect her, don’t say she didn’t warn you

Mar 2016

Bloomberg’s big kiss to Hillary Clinton

Ed Morrissey Mar 08, 2016 2:01 PM

GOP margin of error evaporates.

Jan 2016

A serious Bloomberg run? Another view

Jazz Shaw Jan 24, 2016 11:01 AM

Don’t bet on it

Quotes of the day

Allahpundit Jan 23, 2016 8:31 PM

Soon?

Billion-dollar Bloomie bid for White House?

Ed Morrissey Jan 23, 2016 11:31 AM

Nanny state to swing states?

Did Hillary bet the farm on Iowa?

Ed Morrissey Jan 19, 2016 5:21 PM

No longer laughing it off?

Nov 2015

Bloomberg group mourns Paris dead as “victims of gun violence”

Jazz Shaw Nov 14, 2015 8:31 AM

A hashtag ain’t gonna fix this

Gun-control push falls flat in Virginia as GOP locks in legislative control

Ed Morrissey Nov 04, 2015 12:41 PM

Message to Hillary: Stop listening to Bloomberg.

Oct 2015

The return of the soda tax advocates

Jazz Shaw Oct 22, 2015 2:41 PM

They’re baaaaaaaack

Sep 2015

New plan: have the Democrats nominate Michael Bloomberg

Jazz Shaw Sep 08, 2015 8:41 AM

Bring in a REAL plutocrat to fight Trump

Jul 2015

WaPo gives Huckabee four Pinocchios for things he didn’t say about crime

Jazz Shaw Jul 01, 2015 3:21 PM

Well, it’s what we thought you meant anyway

May 2015

Are you ready for … President Bloomberg?

Ed Morrissey May 26, 2015 6:01 PM

How does that grab you[r guns]?

Apr 2015

How Michael Bloomberg could cost Democrats the next election

Jazz Shaw Apr 11, 2015 7:01 PM

Keep on pushing them, Mike

Jan 2015

Did Bloomberg try to buy the New York Times?

Ed Morrissey Jan 23, 2015 5:21 PM

Gulp.

Dec 2014

Pew poll shows Americans value gun rights more than gun control

Ed Morrissey Dec 11, 2014 8:41 AM

Bad news for …

Nov 2014

Jay Leno caves to Deplorable Nanny State Mayor

Jazz Shaw Nov 20, 2014 12:41 PM

He’s sorry… so sorry…

WaPo: Almost half of all Americans will live in Republican-controlled states

Ed Morrissey Nov 11, 2014 9:31 AM

So guess where Bloomberg will sink his millions next?

Anti-megadonor super-PAC, megadonors, and Democrats learn same lesson in midterms

Ed Morrissey Nov 06, 2014 5:21 PM

“Money down the drain.”

Sep 2014

Deplorable nanny state mayor’s policies see smoking rate rise in NY City

Jazz Shaw Sep 24, 2014 10:01 AM

Up in smoke

Aug 2014

Cool: “Guardians'” Chris Pratt is a proud gun owner

Mary Katharine Ham Aug 14, 2014 9:21 PM

Not bad to have the summer’s most unlikely and likeable leading man and cash cow in Hollywood advocating for gun …

Jul 2014

Former loathsome nanny-state mayor confuses blogger with second awesome move this summer

Mary Katharine Ham Jul 23, 2014 10:01 PM

Former Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s statement from last night after the FAA banned American flights to Tel Aviv:

“This evening I will …

Video: Colorado waitresses who carry more than just drinks

Ed Morrissey Jul 08, 2014 2:41 PM

Bloomberg: NRA targets towns with no roads, or something.

Jun 2014

Hickenlooper: On second thought, I did talk to Bloomberg about gun control

Ed Morrissey Jun 17, 2014 10:01 AM

Walking back the walkback.

CNN: No, really, mass shootings are not on the rise

Ed Morrissey Jun 13, 2014 10:01 AM

Trend lines, not headlines.

CNN reduces school gun violence by 80%

Ed Morrissey Jun 12, 2014 8:34 AM

Research.

May 2014

Former loathsome nanny-state mayor’s anti-big soda crusade lives on with new, even more loathsome nanny-state mayor

Erika Johnsen May 05, 2014 5:01 PM

Keeping the dream alive.

Apr 2014

Senate Dems plan vote amending the First Amendment to curtail criticism

Ed Morrissey Apr 30, 2014 12:41 PM

Your tax dollars at work.

Tom Ridge bows out of Deplorable Nanny State (former) Mayor’s anti-gun group

Jazz Shaw Apr 26, 2014 8:31 AM

Departure