Although admittedly I don’t spend as much time on Twitter as I’d like or used to, one of the very first celebrities I followed was Q-Tip (@QtipTheAbstract)

Although he’s not as active sending erroneous tidbits every five seconds as lets say a Diddy (iamdiddy) his tweets are always an interesting read.  During a series of tweets last week however he went IN on New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

QtipTheAbstract: Don’t vote for bloomberg if u are a humanitarian.

QtipTheAbstract: Don’t vote for bloomberg if love your quality of life

QtipTheAbstract: How bloomberg deals with homeless in nyc http://bit.ly/ht6TL

QtipTheAbstract: NYC Don’t let BLoomberg turn the city into the office for rich folk and kick out the middle class/poor folks.

QtipTheAbstract: If you are a true blue new york jew DON’T vote for bloomberg!

QtipTheAbstract: Anti-bloomberg operation in effect!

QtipTheAbstract: Bloomberg’s quality of life campaign ONLY looks out for the quality of life of the WEALTHy

QtipTheAbstract: Bloombergs manipulation of the law to enable him to run for a 3rd term is an act of Tyranny!

Curious about the cyber onslaught, I replied to Tip to find out why all the venom so suddenly.  Though I didn’t receive a response as yet, he did explain his campaign that he calls the “Anti-bloomberg operation” to NewsDay, a Long Island New York newspaper.  

“His viewpoint of New York City is from his East Side town house . . . his occasional jaunt to a neighborhood is when he has to go for political substance or [to] quell anger in a neighborhood,”

According to a Quinnipiac University poll published by the paper, 42% of registered voters agreed with Q-Tip and felt Bloomberg was out of touch with average New Yorkers.  The venom, he goes on to say was fuelled by what he called an Bloomberg’s poor handling of the homeless.  However the biggest reason is perhaps his decision to change the term-limits law to seek a third term, and the city council’s backing of his decision in what some critics say is an obvious move to extend their own political careers.

“That’s pretty egotistic in a way,” said Q-tip

Despite the Twitter campaign, Q-Tip who has never been a registered New York voters said he doesn’t dislike the mayor.  He’s happy with the way he’s cleaned up the city’s parks and subways.  As a fellow New Yorker I too believe the Mayor has done a great job from a management perspective.  But I also have been frustrated with the mayor’s decision to basically change the law to keep himself in office.  He’s always said that its in the best interest of city. 

This has always been my major beef with authority.  Whether its cops running red lights for no reason, abusing the powers of the sheild or politicians thinking they are the law rather than representing the interest of their consituency, it all boils down to respect. 

As a private citizen I should feel you as my police officer or politican respect the same boundries, laws and standards up which I am upheld.  You should only deviate from those boundries if no other options are available and do so with great humility.  If I say decide I’m going to stay in my parking spot after the aloted time on the meter I get a fat ticket but Bloomberg gets to keep his coushy job as third most powerful man in the country because he says so? and there’s really nothing anyone can do.  That’s injustice.  Power currupts absolutely.

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