Kevin O'Leary said political mistakes have caused San Francisco's demise

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  1. Lerner

    Lerner Well-Known Member

    In an interview with Cavuto: Coast to Coast on Fox News, Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary said political mistakes have caused San Francisco's demise, likening it to a "wasteland."

    "“Walk around San Francisco. It is not America anymore," O'Leary said. "It just isn't."
    O'Leary discussed businesses shutting down in the city
    “What a wasteland. All of these places shutting down," O'Leary said. "It is not a partisan argument. When a Walgreens shuts down and a drug store shuts down and a convenience store shuts down, a bodega shuts down, that's nothing to do with whether you're blue or red."

    O'Leary also mentioned the issue of safety in the city, stating that if you're in the city, "You have to take an Uber one block to your hotel, or you get executed.""

    https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/kevin-oleary-calls-san-francisco-133949402.html
     
  2. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    Well, you can't fault someone for telling the truth.
     
  3. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    No, although considering Kevin O'Leary is Canadian I'm not sure that he's the ideal arbiter of what is and isn't American.
     
  4. Lerner

    Lerner Well-Known Member

    O'Leary has invested more than $8.5 million in roughly 40 companies since the show debuted in 2009, many US based.
    Also OLeary is Irish citizen, by paternity.

    As investor his message is very important.
     
  5. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    "You have to take an Uber one block to your hotel, or you get executed."

    That's neither telling the truth nor a very important message.
     
  6. Jonathan Whatley

    Jonathan Whatley Well-Known Member

    "You walk down the street, you get shot." That was Trump describing inner cities in a 2016 debate with Hillary.

    Not for the first time O'Leary is just doing low-rent Trump.

    Canadians aren't clamoring for O'Leary, as shown in the 2017 Conservative leadership race. O'Leary initially led the polls thanks to name recognition. But he failed to do the homework of learning the other official language like every modern Canadian prime minister. Clearly losing he withdrew before voting. He endorsed Maxime Bernier, who also lost and who also now does low-rent Trump.
     
  7. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    In fairness, O'Leary is upscale Trump.
     
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