During the Democratic presidential debate Wednesday night, Senator Elizabeth Warren came after billionaire Mike Bloomberg right of the gate.
"I'd like to talk about who we're running against: a billionaire who refers to women as fat broads and horse-faced lesbians. ... And no, I'm not talking about Donald Trump. I'm taking about Mayor Bloomberg," Warren said.
But just where did Warren find that quote and just whom was Bloomberg referring to?
It came from a booklet called "The Wit and Wisdom of Mike Bloomberg" that was published in 1990 and given to him on his 48th birthday. The short, illustrated document was produced by Elisabeth DeMarse, Bloomberg L.P.'s former chief marketing officer, the Washington Post reports.
Some of the quotes were outrageous, as the names Warren says Bloomberg used in the past. But, as DeMarse puts it in her introduction: "Yes, these are all actual quotes. No, nothing has been embellished or exaggerated. And yes, some things were too outrageous to include."
"Bloomberg has given varying responses over the years when asked about some of the quotes in the booklet," the Post report continues. "His spokesman said in 2001 that 'some of the things he might have said' and Bloomberg apologized to 'anyone that was offended by' the comments. Bloomberg at one point referred to them as 'a bunch of Borscht Belt jokes.'"
Bloomberg spokesperson Stu Loeser told the Post: "Mike simply did not say the things somebody wrote in this gag gift, which has been circulating for 30 years and has been quoted in every previous election Mike has been in."
Below are selected quotes found in the booklet as published by the Post. They were divided into sections with chapters with secondary titles.
A drawing from 'The Wit and Wisdom of Michael Bloomberg'
On Salesmanship:
"Make the customer think he's getting laid when he's getting fucked."
"A good salesperson asks for the order. It's like the guy who goes into a bar, and walks up to every gorgeous girl there, and says 'Do you want to fuck?' He get turned down a lot - but he gets fucked a lot too!"
On Negotiations:
"Want do I want? I want an exclusive, 10-year contract, an automatic extension, and I want you to pay me. And I want a blow job from (deleted name). Have you seen (deleted name) lately? Not bad for fifty."
"Keep your legs closed."
On Being Told "NO":
"Let me tell you something, buddy boy, I have pictures of you and they're not with your wife."
Characterization Of A Competitor:
"Cokehead, womanizing, fag."
On Capitalism:
"I believe i the capitalist system and free enterprise. The only exception to capitalism is 8th Avenue, where people pay for what they could get for free."
On Computers:
"You know why computers will never take the place of people? Because a computer would say that the sea of person giving you a blow job doesn't matter."
On The Bloomberg:
"It will do everything, including give you a blow job. I guess that puts a lot of you girls out of business."
On Bloomberg's Code of Ethics:
"The first rule is 'Don't leave the toilet seat down.'" (attributed: Andy Eisen)
Everyday Acts:
"The three biggest lies are: the check's in the mail, I'll respect you in the morning, and I am glad I'm Jewish."
"If Jesus were a Jew, why does he have a Puerto Rican first name."
On Geography:
"There a certain states you don't go to."
"We live in Manhattan so we don't have to go anyplace else."
On Merry Old England:
"There is only one queen in Buckingham Palace — the rest are in Trafalgar Square."
"The Royal family — what a bunch of misfits — a gay, an architect, that horsey faced lesbian, and a kid who gave up Koo Stark for some fat broad."
On Women:
"If women wanted to be appreciated for their brains, they'd go to the library instead of to Bloomingdale's."
"I know for a fact that any self-respecting woman who walks past a construction site doesn't get a whistle will turn around and walk past again and again until she does get one."
"Sex with someone you love... is sex with someone you love. The plusses are you don't have to buy dinner and the only thing you catch is callouses."
"Whenever my wife catches me eyeing some broad, she's very careful to turn to me and say, 'That's the most expensive piece of ass in the world!'"
On Being Asked To Name A Sport That Doesn't Use Balls:
"Lesbian Sex."
On Death And Taxes:
"The only liberal that I trust is a rich old liberal. Why? Because they're old enough to understand what they are saying, and they're rich enough to pay for what they say!"
"During the Vietnam War, I was classified IY because of flat feet — not as good as IF because IY meant you were on standby and could be called upon at any time. I had a great agreement with the draft board that summer — they never called me and I never called them. I'm trying to make the same arrangement with Death."
- Edge Media Network, https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/news/politics//288426
"I'd like to talk about who we're running against: a billionaire who refers to women as fat broads and horse-faced lesbians. ... And no, I'm not talking about Donald Trump. I'm taking about Mayor Bloomberg," Warren said.
But just where did Warren find that quote and just whom was Bloomberg referring to?
It came from a booklet called "The Wit and Wisdom of Mike Bloomberg" that was published in 1990 and given to him on his 48th birthday. The short, illustrated document was produced by Elisabeth DeMarse, Bloomberg L.P.'s former chief marketing officer, the Washington Post reports.
Some of the quotes were outrageous, as the names Warren says Bloomberg used in the past. But, as DeMarse puts it in her introduction: "Yes, these are all actual quotes. No, nothing has been embellished or exaggerated. And yes, some things were too outrageous to include."
"Bloomberg has given varying responses over the years when asked about some of the quotes in the booklet," the Post report continues. "His spokesman said in 2001 that 'some of the things he might have said' and Bloomberg apologized to 'anyone that was offended by' the comments. Bloomberg at one point referred to them as 'a bunch of Borscht Belt jokes.'"
Bloomberg spokesperson Stu Loeser told the Post: "Mike simply did not say the things somebody wrote in this gag gift, which has been circulating for 30 years and has been quoted in every previous election Mike has been in."
Below are selected quotes found in the booklet as published by the Post. They were divided into sections with chapters with secondary titles.
On Salesmanship:
"Make the customer think he's getting laid when he's getting fucked."
"A good salesperson asks for the order. It's like the guy who goes into a bar, and walks up to every gorgeous girl there, and says 'Do you want to fuck?' He get turned down a lot - but he gets fucked a lot too!"
On Negotiations:
"Want do I want? I want an exclusive, 10-year contract, an automatic extension, and I want you to pay me. And I want a blow job from (deleted name). Have you seen (deleted name) lately? Not bad for fifty."
"Keep your legs closed."
On Being Told "NO":
"Let me tell you something, buddy boy, I have pictures of you and they're not with your wife."
Characterization Of A Competitor:
"Cokehead, womanizing, fag."
On Capitalism:
"I believe i the capitalist system and free enterprise. The only exception to capitalism is 8th Avenue, where people pay for what they could get for free."
On Computers:
"You know why computers will never take the place of people? Because a computer would say that the sea of person giving you a blow job doesn't matter."
On The Bloomberg:
"It will do everything, including give you a blow job. I guess that puts a lot of you girls out of business."
On Bloomberg's Code of Ethics:
"The first rule is 'Don't leave the toilet seat down.'" (attributed: Andy Eisen)
Everyday Acts:
"The three biggest lies are: the check's in the mail, I'll respect you in the morning, and I am glad I'm Jewish."
"If Jesus were a Jew, why does he have a Puerto Rican first name."
On Geography:
"There a certain states you don't go to."
"We live in Manhattan so we don't have to go anyplace else."
On Merry Old England:
"There is only one queen in Buckingham Palace — the rest are in Trafalgar Square."
"The Royal family — what a bunch of misfits — a gay, an architect, that horsey faced lesbian, and a kid who gave up Koo Stark for some fat broad."
On Women:
"If women wanted to be appreciated for their brains, they'd go to the library instead of to Bloomingdale's."
"I know for a fact that any self-respecting woman who walks past a construction site doesn't get a whistle will turn around and walk past again and again until she does get one."
"Sex with someone you love... is sex with someone you love. The plusses are you don't have to buy dinner and the only thing you catch is callouses."
"Whenever my wife catches me eyeing some broad, she's very careful to turn to me and say, 'That's the most expensive piece of ass in the world!'"
On Being Asked To Name A Sport That Doesn't Use Balls:
"Lesbian Sex."
On Death And Taxes:
"The only liberal that I trust is a rich old liberal. Why? Because they're old enough to understand what they are saying, and they're rich enough to pay for what they say!"
"During the Vietnam War, I was classified IY because of flat feet — not as good as IF because IY meant you were on standby and could be called upon at any time. I had a great agreement with the draft board that summer — they never called me and I never called them. I'm trying to make the same arrangement with Death."
- Edge Media Network, https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/news/politics//288426
