Brooklyn, NY - Thompson Pledges to Bring Back Auto-Ticket “common sense” Across City |
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Last nights radio showBrooklyn, NY - Mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson pledged on the Dov Hikind radio show last night to have a complete overhaul at the currant administrations parking violations policy.
Appearing on the Saturday-night show of the State Assemblyman who just endorsed him, Thompson nodded heartily in agreement as Hikind lamented the ridiculous “zero tolerance” auto ticket policy of the Bloomberg administration which gouges struggling New Yorkers for cash they need to “put food on the table.”
Pressed by Hikind whether he’d commit to take “complete look at… enforcement rather than raising money” regarding the city’s ticketing policy, Thompson replied: “That’s the one thing it needs to be about… also, to bring back something that’s been missing for a while: common sense.”
Listen to the entire exchange below
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Oct 25, 2009 at 04:05 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
That's what we need a regular guy listening to the needs of regular guys. Time for bloomy to go.
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Oct 25, 2009 at 03:56 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Go Thompson Go!
you will be doing very good in boro park on election day
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Oct 25, 2009 at 03:54 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Yeah, and once he will be mayor (never gonna happen) he will rememeber his promise to Hikind... U gotta be kidding. He'll need the money to finance all his liberal programs and continue this ticket nonesense.
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Oct 25, 2009 at 04:10 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Tompson has my vote.
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Oct 25, 2009 at 04:33 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Go thompson! Bloomy days are over
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Oct 25, 2009 at 04:30 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
This is not China or Russia, the people have spoken TWICE!! WE WANT TERM LIMITS!!!
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Oct 25, 2009 at 05:25 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
I can assure you that on Election Day Bloomie will call off the dogs. The next day it will start again.
********************** Bloomberg Go Home *******************************
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Oct 25, 2009 at 05:51 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
i dont know if i am seeing correctly.
does anyone follow real politics here?? Bloomberg by fay would be the better choice for the city at the current time. you want another obama in town - promises = zero results
bloomberg has proven himself.
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Oct 25, 2009 at 05:48 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Go Thompson Go!
you will be doing very good in boro park on election day ”
And in willi as well!
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Oct 25, 2009 at 06:00 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
U gotta be naïve to believe him. Too much money to give up. My feeling is that Bloomberg is going to be mayor for as long as he wants. Hopefully he'll decide to seek another office and leave on his own. Truth is, we may not be happy with him but most of NY is. He manages the city as though it was a biz and he's doing a good job on that front.
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Oct 25, 2009 at 05:02 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
I'm against Bloomberg for the simple reason that term limits were implemented as a mandate from the NYC constituents on all legislators. Yet, he has the gall to change that just for himself. Why not include all legislators in the same swipe?
Thompson, I'm a BP'er and you have my vote.
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Oct 25, 2009 at 04:53 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Yeah, and once he will be mayor (never gonna happen) he will rememeber his promise to Hikind... U gotta be kidding. He'll need the money to finance all his liberal programs and continue this ticket nonesense. ”
Bloomberg isnt gona be better he hasnt helped this city financially all he did was ticket and raise fines and taxes hes gota after all this we are still in a financial mess if we would have spent the money he spends on his campaign to help the city then he would have everyones vote without campaigning but what he did was he didnt help the city he helped other organizations worldwide so let him tun for a position in the u.n. we dont need him i dont see anything we benefited from him and CRIME IS NOT DOWN and whatever it is its not from him its from the former administration he didnt have to deal with the gypsy's by the bridges and all he is a worthless good for nothing mayor i will n ot vote for him and no one should and a last word if he is such a great mayor why does he have to spend so much on campaigning after 8 years we should ahve loved him....
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Oct 25, 2009 at 06:05 PM Yankel Says:Report as Inappropriate
Iwas there last sunday bomie said I was late just came from church was everybody's ears pluged, he has no regard for the religious Jewish community.Thompson was supporting the community when no one ever took us seriously two generation working with our neighboorhood,Bloomie is still learning!
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Oct 25, 2009 at 06:13 PM Salami Says:Report as Inappropriate
this is baloney....he gots to raise taxes...vote for him and see what we had before....you thought preKoch and preGuliani was bad....well, then vote for thompson...at least he aint blind.
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Oct 25, 2009 at 06:29 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
he's just another big city liberal there no way he'll keep word.
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Oct 25, 2009 at 07:19 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Bloomie showed his true colors when he tried to push his plan to charge outer borough residents for driving into Manhattan BUT killed the related proposal for charging manhattanites for driving out of their zip code.
Good, Bad, whatever NEVER ELECT A DICTATOR
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Oct 25, 2009 at 07:14 PM boro parker Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ i dont know if i am seeing correctly.
does anyone follow real politics here?? Bloomberg by fay would be the better choice for the city at the current time. you want another obama in town - promises = zero results
bloomberg has proven himself. ”
Bloomberg has proven himself to make the life of the average citizen unbearable:
ticket blitz
RE tax increase
Water bill increase
East river toll
he doesnt give a crap that WE said it before and we will say it in this upcomming election "term limits"
its just shows how low Bloomberg is:
with all the record breaking spending he's just a couple of points ahead of Thompson.
The people dont even need an apponent to Bloomberg...give me dinkins and I'll consider voting for him. Let alone such a polished guy as Thompson.
Go Thompson Go
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Oct 25, 2009 at 07:09 PM typical politician Says:Report as Inappropriate
why would anyone believe him for a minute? you will never be able to hold him accountable based on his words. once he wins, how will you prove it to him that he's not walking the walk? and like #3 how will he get the funds for his liberal agendas?
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Oct 25, 2009 at 07:06 PM Green Tea Says:Report as Inappropriate
We need to follow the law.
But Bloomberg can overturn the law (term limits)
When it doesnt suit him.
What hypocrisy.
Go Thompson!!!!
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Oct 25, 2009 at 06:56 PM Yoily Says Says:Report as Inappropriate
Nice try all you Bloomberg promoters The oilam has had enough! We love Dov and if he sayd Bill is good he means it!
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Oct 25, 2009 at 06:35 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
You dopes are focusing on the ticket issues, when there are cities that are already bankrupt! No one wants this, but it's gotta happen if we want to live here. Bloomberg is a fantastic manager, any way you slice it and Thompson has no record of this whatsoever!
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Oct 25, 2009 at 07:43 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
there was never "common sense" when dealing with the traffic nazis, has it gotten worse yes, would any other mayor change that most likely no, its a major income for the city to pay its bills.as well if u dont like bloomberg, keep in mind that he doesnt take a salary, he gets paid one dollar a year. so automaticly by him being mayor the city is saving.
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Oct 25, 2009 at 07:38 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ i dont know if i am seeing correctly.
does anyone follow real politics here?? Bloomberg by fay would be the better choice for the city at the current time. you want another obama in town - promises = zero results
bloomberg has proven himself. ”
Proven himself as what. Bloomberg is Obama in white. That's why Obama never endorsed his opponent.
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Oct 25, 2009 at 08:23 PM authenticSatmar Says:Report as Inappropriate
Thompson a liberal? Bloomberg has been by far more a supported of liberal cuases. He's a Democrat turned Republican turned Independent. Doing just what he needs to win votes.
He's been there for 8 years and he needs to spend 100 million to win again? Why isn't his record sufficient? Why isn't he leading by a landslide? Becuase NYers don't really want him. He's using fear to get us not to vote for an "unknown".
Besides in reality he's spend much more than 100million. That was his money. How about the millions he used of our money. The millions in raises to major unions in his 8th term - raises that he refused every year earlier - just to get votes. Who is counting those 100's of millions?
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Oct 25, 2009 at 08:30 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
can anyone tell me what he meant by saying "to bring back something that’s been missing for a while: common sense.” meaning what?????
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Oct 25, 2009 at 08:30 PM moshy Says:Report as Inappropriate
Bring back Giuliani he kept us safe without ticketing us like bloomy
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Oct 25, 2009 at 09:25 PM yoel Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ can anyone tell me what he meant by saying "to bring back something that’s been missing for a while: common sense.” meaning what????? ”
he explains it there, it used to be if you were double parked just dropping off someone they would ask you to move . Now they come from behind you and you get scanned 4 ticket.
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Oct 25, 2009 at 09:24 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ there was never "common sense" when dealing with the traffic nazis, has it gotten worse yes, would any other mayor change that most likely no, its a major income for the city to pay its bills.as well if u dont like bloomberg, keep in mind that he doesnt take a salary, he gets paid one dollar a year. so automaticly by him being mayor the city is saving. ”
Really now, how much are we saving?
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Oct 25, 2009 at 11:21 PM zara Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Yeah, and once he will be mayor (never gonna happen) he will rememeber his promise to Hikind... U gotta be kidding. He'll need the money to finance all his liberal programs and continue this ticket nonesense. ”
nonsence, what you are,
you hear a word on the raddio, that libs are for taxes, and that's it all libs are for taxes and all cons, are for cuts, that's how a kid talk nonsence
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Oct 25, 2009 at 10:59 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
We made terms for a reason. When some1 is to comfortable, and with such amount over spending his opponent he will do what ever his batchler mind will
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Oct 26, 2009 at 07:10 AM cool masmid Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Tompson has my vote.
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While I'm sure he appreciates your vote, fact is you and the few others that are voting for him are just not going to win the day for him. So again thank you.
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Oct 26, 2009 at 08:42 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ While I'm sure he appreciates your vote, fact is you and the few others that are voting for him are just not going to win the day for him. So again thank you. ”
Typical Bloomberg fan:
Doesn't care for what the voters stand for.
Enough is enough with the "king".
I'm all for enforcement but when these traffic cops come "running" and ticket you while unloading passengers on 13 ave. I don't care if you tell me its illegal there are many stupid thing that are illegal that they don't enforce.
Bloomberg will be shocked out of his box when he sees all of us go out en mass and vote for his opponent.
Bloomber; the voters already spoke
We said TERM LIMITS
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Oct 26, 2009 at 11:10 AM Askupeh Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ i dont know if i am seeing correctly.
does anyone follow real politics here?? Bloomberg by fay would be the better choice for the city at the current time. you want another obama in town - promises = zero results
bloomberg has proven himself. ”
That's how they do it in Iran and Afghanistan, they decide who is the better candidate, and make sure their candidate wins even if it means rigging the peoples will. What is the difference between Ahmadinejad rigging the election, to emperor Nerva (Bloomberg) buying the throne and putting the will of the people on term limits to shreds?
By putting the carpetbagger Clinton in office and now Bloomberg, we are sending out a loud and clear message, that we are STUPID, and that we don’t deserve democracy.
Who is it who said “a democracy if you can keep it”!
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Oct 26, 2009 at 11:53 AM Askupeh Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ there was never "common sense" when dealing with the traffic nazis, has it gotten worse yes, would any other mayor change that most likely no, its a major income for the city to pay its bills.as well if u dont like bloomberg, keep in mind that he doesnt take a salary, he gets paid one dollar a year. so automaticly by him being mayor the city is saving. ”
Then make me mayor, I'll save them even the dollar.
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Oct 26, 2009 at 11:49 AM Askupeh Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ You dopes are focusing on the ticket issues, when there are cities that are already bankrupt! No one wants this, but it's gotta happen if we want to live here. Bloomberg is a fantastic manager, any way you slice it and Thompson has no record of this whatsoever! ”
Mussolini also made the trains run on time. Is this the only quality we look for in a mayor?
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Oct 26, 2009 at 09:40 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
personally I feel that fines for illegal parking should be higher. The city should also offer unbiased traffic court judges, and fine traffic agents the same as the public when they issue bogus tickets.
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Oct 26, 2009 at 10:15 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Well it was ticketing day in Boro Park today. On 38th street i noticed one of the maids rip a bag off a broken meter. When i commented, ready to photograph her, she said something under her breath and then that she wasn't ticketing. Well, 10 minutes later upon return, there was a ticket in the windshield. It wasn't my car, Boruch Hashem but i felt bad for the person anyway. This maid kept on going up and down the block waiting for meter to expire and"catch someone".
Whatever the case is, i won't be voting for Bloomberg. I'll be voting against him, which means i may choose someone else running.
So, even if your not for both, vote for the other person on the ticket, whoever it may be which strikes a vote against.
When the Bloomerg recruiters rang my bell , i let them know exactly what i feel about him.
We should take a lesson with what happened when some presidents who were good the first term, did us in on the second term. And now it looks like it's a Purim charade all year.
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Oct 28, 2009 at 12:00 PM Aryeh Says:Report as Inappropriate
Parking tickets are simply a way of raising taxes that can be legally avoided by careful vigilance. The trouble is that there is no way of proving that falsely issued tickets are incorrect. Now that the NYPD uses electronic devices to issue the tickets, there is no longer any way to fight them based on careless issuance by officers. There should be mandatory court appearances by the issuing officers, just like traffic violations, in the case of a dispute.