Maybe "the message" would sink in if DeBlasio's "respect and admiration" were real and sincere.
Despite what the editors of the New York Times believe, most people KNOW when someone is blowing smoke
As well as some credibility on the subject. From support of the Sandinistas, honeymooning in Cuba and sleeping with Al Sharpton, DeBlasio is hardly the guy who people think of when it comes to respect of the law and those who are tasked with keeping peace.
Much can be said for the Slimes as well - substitute "DeBlasio" for "Gruber" and "New York Police Department" with "Americans" and this article would be denigrating Americans for not believing Gruber, despite all his efforts to win them over.