Michael Bloomberg claimed that his famous computer system “will do everything, including give you [oral sex]. I guess that puts a lot of you girls out of business.”

The are actual quotes: The Portable Bloomberg: The Wit & Wisdom of Michael Bloomberg

Kellyanne Conway: Bloomberg’s Sexist Comments ‘Far Worse’ Than Trump’s

According to Bloomberg employees, Bloomberg said to a woman who announced she was pregnant, as she’s been congratulated by her coworkers, says aren’t you going to kill it? This is a woman who relied upon her employment, relied upon Michael Bloomberg for her employment and her maternity benefits as she’s found out the good news.”

He doesn’t just denigrate women:‘Anybody [Can] Be a Farmer,’ It Takes ‘A Lot More Gray Matter’ To Work In Tech

A new report raises more questions about Bloomberg’s alleged sexism and sexual harassment

Bloomberg faces these questions, highlighted by a new Washington Post report, as he rises in national polls.

By Zeeshan Aleem, VOX, February 15, 2020:

As presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has risen in Democratic primary polls — he’s currently in third place nationally according to RealClearPolitics’ polling average — he’s faced increasing scrutiny about his past.

In particular, Bloomberg has been challenged about allegations of sexism and sexual harassment in the workplace, and has been questioned about a number of lawsuits filed against him and his eponymous company regarding those issues. On Saturday, a new investigative report from the Washington Post’s Michael Kranish once again surfaced those concerns.

Drawing from previously unreleased court documents, depositions, and interviews with witnesses, Kranish’s reporting details vulgar and misogynistic comments Bloomberg allegedly made toward women. The report also features a former employee who says he heard one of the most notorious accusations against Bloomberg himself — that the former mayor once told a pregnant subordinate to “kill” her unborn child (Bloomberg has denied saying this).

And in a week in which Bloomberg was accused of being racist due to resurfaced comments about the stop-and-frisk program he once championed, Kranish’s work also highlights comments Bloomberg allegedly made that are startlingly degrading to African Americans; one lawsuit claims Bloomberg once advised an employee to find “some black who doesn’t have to speak English” to work as a nanny for her.

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And these allegations could also intensify calls for Bloomberg to release former employees from nondisclosure agreements made regarding the lawsuits, something Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for in December.

Whether these concerns are shared by the moderate voters whom Bloomberg is targeting with his campaign is an open question, however.

Bloomberg has been accused of some shocking behavior toward women

Much of what the Post lays out in its investigation of Bloomberg’s inappropriate conduct has been reported on before, but there are some critical new details.

Sekiko Sakai Garrison, a top saleswoman who worked for Bloomberg in his business information firm, sued him and his company in the ’90s for workplace discrimination. The Post published some of the details of the complaints mentioned in the lawsuits:

On April 11, 1995 at approximately 11:20 a.m., Bloomberg was having a photograph taken with two female Company salespeople and a group of N.Y.U. Business School students, in the company snack area. When Bloomberg noticed Garrison standing nearby, he asked, “Why didn’t they ask you to be in the picture? I guess they saw your face.” Continuing his penchant for ridiculing recently married women in his employ, Bloomberg asked plaintiff, “How’s married life? You married?” Plaintiff responded that her marriage was great and was going to get better in a few months: that she was pregnant, and the baby was due the following September. He responded to her “Kill it!” Plaintiff asked Bloomberg to repeat himself, and again he said, “Kill it!” and muttered, “Great! Number 16!” suggesting to plaintiff his unhappiness that sixteen women in the Company had maternity-related status. Then he walked away.

Bloomberg has denied accusations that he told her to “kill” the unborn child under oath, and he reached a confidential settlement with Garrison.

But the Post interviewed a former Bloomberg employee, David Zielenziger, who said that he personally witnessed the conversation. Zielenziger not only confirmed that he heard it, he said it was typical. “He talked kind of crudely about women all the time,” he told the Post.

The Post also obtained and published a notorious booklet compiled by a Bloomberg employee that allegedly contained some of his most degrading and profane comments around the workplace. Entitled “The Wit and Wisdom of Michael Bloomberg,” the 32-page booklet contains crude boasts and jokes, such as the claim that his famous computer system “will do everything, including give you [oral sex]. I guess that puts a lot of you girls out of business.”

In 2001, a Bloomberg spokesman admitted that the booklet contained “some of the things he might have said” and Bloomberg has apologized to people offended by the booklet. But what’s striking is that Bloomberg’s campaign today takes the stance that he never said anything in that booklet. “Mike simply did not say the things somebody wrote in this gag gift,” Bloomberg spokesman Stu Loeser told the Post.

Loeser also added a general blanket statement about Bloomberg’s past remarks that have stirred controversy: “Mike openly admits that his words have not always aligned with his values and the way he has led his life and some of what he has said is disrespectful and wrong.” It’s worth noting the lack of specificity of the statement given the number of accusations made against Bloomberg, and the fact that it is not an apology for his past behavior.

The Bloomberg campaign did not respond to a request for comment from Vox.

In a Saturday tweet that seemed to address the Post article, however, Bloomberg wrote, “I would not be where I am today without the talented women around me. I’ve depended on their leadership, their advice and their contributions. As I’ve demonstrated throughout my career, I will always be a champion for women in the workplace.”

Garrison’s complaint also reportedly contains some allegations Bloomberg made racist remarks while at the office, including the remark about finding “some black” to serve as a nanny, and that the former mayor referred to Mexican clients as “jumping beans.”

Bloomberg faces increasing scrutiny on many fronts

Bloomberg’s behavior toward women is only one of many fronts on which he’s facing questions over whether it’s appropriate for him to seek the Democratic nomination.

He has also, as the New York Times’ Alexander Burns, Nicholas Kulish, Lazaro Gamio, and Karl Russell have reported, faced questions about the appropriateness of his charitable and political contributions, and the influence those gifts have given him. Those reporters noted: Bloomberg’s “political and philanthropic spending has also secured the allegiance or cooperation of powerful institutions and leaders within the Democratic Party who might take issue with parts of his record were they not so reliant on his largess.”

And in recent days, the candidate has had to defend himself against allegations he is racist following a progressive podcaster resurfacing a 2015 speech. Bloomberg gave the speech defending New York’s stop-and-frisk program (which was declared unconstitutional in 2013), in which he said, “Ninety-five percent of your murders — murderers and murder victims — fit one M.O. You can just take the description, Xerox it and pass it out to all the cops. They are male, minorities, 16 to 25.”

A clip of that speech went viral, and led to #BloombergIsRacist trending for much of the day Tuesday.

Bloomberg has apologized for supporting the program in recent months, and did so again Thursday, saying, “I defended it, looking back, for too long because I didn’t understand then the unintended pain it was causing to young black and brown families and their kids. … I apologize.”

The effectiveness of these apologies — and what, if any, damage to Bloomberg’s campaign these controversies are inflicting — remains to be seen.

For now, Bloomberg remains strikingly popular among black voters; a recent Quinnipiac poll, for instance, found he is the second most popular candidate among that demographic group, behind only former Vice President Joe Biden. And he has won the endorsements of a number of prominent black and women politicians, including Rep. Lucy McBath, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, and Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser.

Many of the concerns about the former mayor appear to come from progressive candidates (like Warren’s call for Bloomberg to release those bound by NDAs) and their surrogates (like Sanders surrogate Shaun King’s critiques of Bloomberg on race, sex, and religion). It is not clear that moderate voters share these concerns — particularly given Bloomberg’s poll numbers — meaning the candidate’s moment of truth is likely to come on Super Tuesday.

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Tamara Hussey-Mecklenburg

4 years ago

The writers of this article are only speaking as Right Wingers, a perspective that means nothing to the Left who celebrate “women’s rights” and have a huge party every time a woman kills her baby.

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Cauc-Asian Patriot

4 years ago

Reply to  Tamara Hussey-Mecklenburg

Bloomberg is a real goon-berg as a humanbeing! However, there is some Karma as he has dared wade into the shark tank of globalist politicians who now see him as competition and will eat him alive to make the point! Watch Sen Elizabeth Warren endorsed by the globlaists aligned under George Soros go to the the Democratic Convention and wield more power than she should despite the actual percentage of the vote she gets! Right-wingers are hated by the Left and they are after us! U.S. Pres. Trump spoke the truth when he said that at the end of the day, the leftist globalists are really after the mainstream rightists, he is just in their way!

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felix1999

4 years ago

Mike Bloomberg is a poster boy for the Me Too movement.

More of his quotes here:

Michael Bloomberg’s past comments about women and rape will likely haunt him on the 2020 campaign trail
ELIZA RELMAN
NOV 15, 2019, 7:59 AM
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/michael-bloombergs-comments-about-women-and-rape-will-haunt-him-2019-11

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TD

4 years ago

Reply to  felix1999

Reading that article:
“In the late 1990s, Bloomberg said he wouldn’t believe a woman’s rape claims unless “an unimpeachable third-party witness” could back them up.”

Does that sound like Sharia Law or some modification?

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Bill Kay

4 years ago

Reply to  TD

Yup it does stage left for the Dwarf creep !

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cylde

4 years ago

Reply to  TD

He is judging other rapists against his mini me self. A lot of women could whip his little ass.

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felix1999

4 years ago

Will voters allow themselves to be bought by his money and over look his consistent disdain for women to satisfy his personal animosity towards Trump?
Do they want roll back progress in exchange for more lawless chaos, poverty and racism?

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Andrew

4 years ago

The MSM will not allow this news on the air or in print. Bloomberg is an arrogant 24 kt jackass which should make him very popular with Democrats.

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Drew the Infidel

4 years ago

Reply to  Andrew

Agreed. If Bloomberg says something in the forest but nobody hears it, do the trees still laugh?

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M Aurelius

4 years ago

Like the rapist Slick Willy, Mini Harvey Weinstein will get a complete pass from the hypocrite left.

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Bob

4 years ago

Reply to  M Aurelius

Clinton isn’t just a rapist. He is a pedophile of the highest order.

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Don39

4 years ago

Reply to  Bob

What does that make the woman that fed his ego all those years? How dangerous is the product of that union? She may well be the next to throw her name out there as a savior of the left.

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Leonard Payne

4 years ago

Reply to  Bob

Bill or Hillary?
Oh, yeah, I guess it really doesn’t matter.

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TD

4 years ago

Reply to  M Aurelius

Is Mike Bloomberg a socio-path or a psycho-path?

Democrats, their self-righteousness is coming home to roost.

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Don39

4 years ago

Reply to  TD

I studied psych and I have a problem telling the difference in a lot of cases. Just be satisfied that they are leftist nuts!

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Don39

4 years ago

Reply to  M Aurelius

Oh, they will self destruct, they can not do otherwise.

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Kathy Brown, Esq.

4 years ago

Reply to  M Aurelius

Certainly could be. But do you think on the Debate stage tomorrow night? Now that Bloomie will be there sitting in his high chair?

The others have to go in for the kill if only to virtue-signal. I’m worried Mikey could help Crazy Bernie. I mean the former is totally insincere and as nuts as Bernie is, he’s SO nuts he is sincere which could get him more nutso supporters.

Trump in a landslide. Oh-and can you believe this guy’s contempt for, like, everyone? Unreal.

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M Aurelius

4 years ago

Reply to  Kathy Brown, Esq.

How about his utter contempt for women, blacks, and Hispanics?
Somehow the hypocrite left will forgive it all.

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Kathy Brown, Esq.

4 years ago

Reply to  M Aurelius

I know, right?

I’m originally a New Yorker, and Mikey was awful as Mayor. Not as bad as Red Bill but hey, few can match that waste of oxygen, what with his man-hating-White-hating lesbo wifey and his pea brain, so greatly at variance with his gigantism…

I’m thinking Mikey’s going to self destruct tonight Marcus. I mean he’s by no means accustomed to EVER muzzling himself. He’s too afflicted with his overwhelming Napoleonic complex. His nasty mean will out-

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M Aurelius

4 years ago

Reply to  Kathy Brown, Esq.

Ilived in Manhattan from from 1977 to 1990.
Thank God for Rudy.

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Kathy Brown, Esq.

4 years ago

Reply to  M Aurelius

Oh, then you know Marcus. Rudy was the City’s savior!

Remember how disgusting Times Square was, what with all the filthy dirty porno movies advertised all over? With perverts always handing out adverts to you as you walked along, “Live Sex inside!”? Then as you know that was a highly traversed area; everybody’s always walking from Penn Station (34th and 7th) to Grand Central Station (42nd St.) for the subways?

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M Aurelius

4 years ago

Reply to  Kathy Brown, Esq.

When I arrived it was dangerous and AWFUL.
When I left it was a whole new city. Clean and safe.

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mackykam

4 years ago

Well, at least Democrats provide oral sex to jailed criminals. Exibit A: Michael Avenatti.

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John Robinson

4 years ago

Reply to  mackykam

now now, I’m sure oral is not the only service michael provides

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Anthony Silvio

4 years ago

Lil Mikey’s meme budget has just exploded again !!!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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SteveTn6b

4 years ago

It wasn’t just farmers who are too stupid, but machinists too. “All you have to do is stand a the lathe and turn the crank in the direction of the arrow.” And, midwesterners. Oh the burden on him for being so smart. Poor little Mike.

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John Robinson

4 years ago

so… any word where one can find one of these, “bloomberg terminals”. If they’re as good as he says, I may vote for him.

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Buzz

4 years ago

Slick Willie Clinton will be first in line.

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Drew the Infidel

4 years ago

There is an old saying, if you can’t improve on the silence, keep quiet. Case in point.

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Don39

4 years ago

We have the high privilege and distinct honor of witnessing the greatest political implosion in history! Set back, watch and enjoy it. Throw a little themite/truth on it when you get the chance.And thank the truth tellers for fanning the flames.

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Porter G. Stone

4 years ago

BLOOMBERG – BURNING HIS MONEY FOR THE DEMOCRATS

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John Acord

4 years ago

Hillary will join Bloomberg as his VP. She’s had a lot of experience with misogynists.

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Leonard Payne

4 years ago

” And these allegations could also intensify calls for Bloomberg to
release former employees from nondisclosure agreements made regarding
the lawsuits, something Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren ”

“non-disclosure” ONLY APPLIES to “trade-secret” or “company confidential” information …. it DOES NOT apply to any personal, or inter-personal, information that does not pertain to “protected” information.

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cylde

4 years ago

Reply to  Leonard Payne

Warren is angry that she never was attractive enough to interest any millionaire much less a billionaire.

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movingwaters

4 years ago

It’s almost supernatural how Bloomberg and other Democrats unmask themselves as arrogant condescending masters who demean and hate everyone they consider to be inferior to their self-anointed criminal elite.

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