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Ed Koch: Al Gore 'Disgusts' Me (Go Koch Go!)
Newsmax ^ | 2/18/04

Posted on 02/18/2004 10:33:41 AM PST by areafiftyone

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch said Tuesday that a speech last week by former vice president Al Gore accusing President Bush of "betraying" America left him "disgusted."

"I happened to have seen [the speech] on television," Koch told radio host Sean Hannity, during a broadcast from Palisades, New Jersey where Hannity was promoting his just-released book, "Deliver Us From Evil."

"I was disgusted with Al Gore," Koch told Hannity.

"I supported Al Gore in the last election," he explained, before adding that now, "I would never vote for him for anything, including dog catcher."

Gotham's one-time top Democrat announced last year that he intended to support President Bush, primarily because he approves of the way Bush has handled the war on terrorism.

His support for Bush prompted Hannity to ask if Koch would consider addressing the GOP's New York City convention this September.

Koch said he'd be happy to address the convention, but only if he was allowed to point out his differences with Bush on domestic issues.

The ex-mayor's comments about Gore were greeted with wild applause by Hannity's live audience.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; algore; bushdemocrats; edkoch
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To: areafiftyone
"Koch said he'd be happy to address the convention, but only if he was allowed to point out his differences with Bush on domestic issues."

I've said this before, but an Ed Koch-Rudy Gulliani Bush Campaign Commercial would be Dy-no-mite!

Is anyone awake at the RNC?

41 posted on 02/18/2004 11:09:50 AM PST by TommyUdo (HO! HO! Ho Chi Minh!--Watch John F. Kerry Spin, Spin, Spin!)
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To: BigSkyFreeper
I remember on 9/11, ABC radio was interviewing Koch when their airhead reporterette who was with the President came on. She went on and on about things seeming to be disjointed, nobody knew where they were going, etc., etc. It was a bash Bush moment that I thought at the time was way out of line.

Koch came back on after she said, "we're leaving now" and she got on the plane with the President. Koch really lit into her. I can't remember exactly what he said but it was something along the lines of "you don't need to know where you're going. The President knows what he's doing. Stop being stupid. War has just been declared on us and we're not about to tell the enemy what the President is doing." I was really amazed. He was really angry with that reporter for being so selfish and stupid. And Peter Jennings, for once, let Koch have his say.

That's one of the things I think I will always remember about 9/11.
42 posted on 02/18/2004 11:11:32 AM PST by iceskater
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To: princess leah
Remember Al Gore abused his poodle:

Reference this post on FreeRepublic:
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a39d28aaa0d91.htm
43 posted on 02/18/2004 11:12:18 AM PST by NEWwoman
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To: Tacis
I'm sure he'll read about it in the paper.
44 posted on 02/18/2004 11:15:31 AM PST by mabelkitty
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To: areafiftyone
Hannity's flogging another dead-obvious lame book, huh?

There's a shock.

45 posted on 02/18/2004 11:18:10 AM PST by Hank Rearden (Never let your life be directed by people who could only get government jobs.)
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To: js1138
If Al Gore wasn't a coward, he would of resigned as VP over Monica when it became clear that Bubba lied.

He would have won in 2000, and we'd all be begging Rudy to get Gore out in November.

Thankfully, Gore is a coward, and he's corrupt, and the Clinton's have a "file" on him, and he knows who his master is.
46 posted on 02/18/2004 11:29:11 AM PST by motzman (OBL dead or captured by 10/31/04)
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To: areafiftyone
He always has Tehran and the Zombie vote.


47 posted on 02/18/2004 11:33:42 AM PST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us)
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To: areafiftyone
BUMP!
48 posted on 02/18/2004 11:34:32 AM PST by jmstein7 (Real Men Don't Need Chunks of Government Metal on Their Chests to be Heroes)
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To: KJacob
I've been wondering this for a long time. It seems to me, that 9/11 was a personal enough thing, that if we can make them see that W is their man, with the help of Koch thinking Deomcrats and Guliani voting Democrats, we just might be able to swing NY into the R column. At the very least, we might be able to make a fight out of it, and if the dems need to fight to keep NY on their side, I don't see them winning.

49 posted on 02/18/2004 11:35:51 AM PST by zbigreddogz
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To: TommyUdo
I think there are plans in the works for a Rudy\Koch ad in NYC. If the libs don't carry NYC 4:1 they lose NY. The ad may not be enough to carry the state but it will force them to spend money there just like they will be forced to spend money in California because of Arnold.
50 posted on 02/18/2004 11:35:55 AM PST by MattinNJ (America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.)
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To: TheBigB
Not too sure about Koch at the convention, but after reading Zell's book, I'd give him a primetime speech in a heartbeat.


One of the best politicians in the country, even when I don't agree with him.
51 posted on 02/18/2004 11:37:05 AM PST by zbigreddogz
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To: MattinNJ
"I think there are plans in the works for a Rudy\Koch ad in NYC."

Wow! That would be great! The commercial would be even more effective if Ed was allowed to put in a blurb about not "agreeing" with Bush on domestic issues. (If we could just get some of the folks around here to...never mind)

But, I think they should go "wide" with it, as they say in the trade.

52 posted on 02/18/2004 11:48:58 AM PST by TommyUdo (HO! HO! Ho Chi Minh!--Watch John F. Kerry Spin, Spin, Spin!)
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To: samtheman
Algor invented the "butterfly" net.
53 posted on 02/18/2004 12:00:45 PM PST by montomike (montomike)
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To: areafiftyone
Ed Koch is a down the line bleeding heart liberal who happens to side with his own country in the war against the Islamofascists.

A Democrat who isn't a traitor. What a novel concept, eh?
54 posted on 02/18/2004 12:38:35 PM PST by ambrose ("John Kerry has blood of American soldiers on his hands" - Lt. Col. Oliver North)
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To: ambrose
Koch is slow to catch on to Gore, isn't he?
55 posted on 02/18/2004 12:51:09 PM PST by Carolinamom
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To: areafiftyone
Koch is more Republican than the current "Republican" Mayor of NYC.
56 posted on 02/18/2004 12:54:23 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Hank Rearden
Yesterday or the day before during his radio show he actually said "Tonight on Hannity & Colmes we're going to spend two segments discussing why Alan hates the title of my new book."

57 posted on 02/18/2004 12:55:27 PM PST by agrace
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To: TommyUdo
I think Koch has basically agreed to say that although he disagrees with Dubya on a majority of issues the only thing that matters in the 04 election is the war on terror, especially for New Yorkers, and that Bush is the best man for the job.
58 posted on 02/18/2004 12:59:53 PM PST by MattinNJ (America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.)
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To: TheBigB
My money's on Rudy!!
59 posted on 02/18/2004 2:04:05 PM PST by CyberAnt (The 2004 Election is for the SOUL of AMERICA)
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To: areafiftyone
He also said on that program that he fully supports Hitlery Clintoooon!
60 posted on 02/18/2004 2:11:08 PM PST by leprechaun9 (Beware of little expenses because a small leak will sink a great ship!)
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