Edwards: GOP Exploiting NYC's Pain

Newsday ^ | Feb. 19, 2004 | Glenn Thrush

[madison10]

What Howlin' said, 'cept for the banning part.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

What would either Kerry or Edwards do about this loming danger:

U.S. official: Uranium enrichment parts found in Iran ( much superior than acknowleged to UN )

AND this:

Russia Tests Anti-Missile Defense Device

[Howlin]

Come on, go with me......it'll be fun.....LOL.

[LADY J]

"A fire-breathing John Edwards stormed into the city Thursday"

Breck Girl is trying to look like a tough guy who could be CIC!

What a low down scum he is for what he said.

[dc-zoo]

I thought this sh*t-face Breck Girl was supposed to be such a positive campaigner. He thinks he's hot stuff but the loser's not going to win squat. He'll soon join Howard on the trash heap of forgotten has-beens.

[KingNo155]

too bad bro you got my vote and lost on the lonley looser platform...lol

[GeronL]

I'm not sure I would even vote for myself...

[NYCVirago]

Edwards, speaking at Columbia University, said Bush is trying to give the impression he's stood by the city -- while stiffing cops and firefighters on homeland security funding.

This is literally from the Clinton playbook -- when Clinton spoke to the Democrats a few weeks ago, he suggested the Dems attack Bush on this. How has Bush stiffed cops and firefighters on homeland security funding, when there hasn't been a single cop or firefighter laid off in New York, and hiring continues as usual?

[NYC GOP Chick]

"I think the president is trying to take political advantage by having their convention here and they have not shown the kind of commitment that I believe they need to show to the city," he said.

Sleazy, ambulance-chasing son of a bitch.

As a resident of lower Manhattan -- a few blocks from the WTC site (a.k.a. the Clinton Legacy) -- I know that the government has not in any way stiffed us. And if *anyone* is using this for political advantage, it's Edwards and the 'rats.

He has no decency.

[NYC GOP Chick]

How has Bush stiffed cops and firefighters on homeland security funding, when there hasn't been a single cop or firefighter laid off in New York, and hiring continues as usual?

If anything, they've been on a hiring push -- both to replenish the ranks after 9/11 and to take care of the increased anti-terrorism needs we have.

[nutmeg]

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[CharliefromKS]

The day a democrat points his finger at anyone else and acuses them of EXPLOITING is the day "the pot calling the kettle black" has found its perfect illustration.

[NYCVirago]

If anything, they've been on a hiring push -- both to replenish the ranks after 9/11 and to take care of the increased anti-terrorism needs we have.

Yep, but it makes a better story for the libs to claim Bush is cutting their jobs, even if it isn't true.

[bornintexas]

"What would Kerry or Edwards do about the looming danger of"....

Good luck getting anyone to ASK those questions.

[Constitution Day]

Indexing to Edwards Watch...

[areafiftyone]

GRRRRRRRR!! Edwards is full of BULLCRAP! He is the one exploiting 9/11 on the campaign trail! He's the one who brought it up and here in NYC too!! He has some freaking nerve!! No wonder Kerry is ahead with Democreeps in NYC. He should go back to North Carolina and look for Ambulances to chase. GET THE HECK OUT OF OUR CITY!! We don't need you here to exploit 9/11. You weren't the one who came here to give us support and love right after 9/11 - it was our President Bush NOT YOU!! Where were you? I didn't see you jump on top of a fire truck to give a pep rally to the firefighters and construction workers who had the heartwrenching job of recovering bodies in the wreckage! I am soooo angry right now I can't even think straight!

Also, Thank you Mayor Bloomberg for setting the record straight on this one. This is one time I agree with you.

[freeperfromnj]

Thank you Mayor Bloomberg for setting the record straight on this one.

And I'm sure Giuliani won't be far behind with comments on Edwards' statements.

[areafiftyone]

I am sure he will. And I hope so. This makes me sooo livid! Edwards is even more big-headed than Kerry (if that's possible)!

[bondjamesbond]

New York is the capital of the world. (Should that have been spelled with an "o"?) A lot of things happen in New York that are not related to 9/11. Political conventions have been going on in Madison Square Garden and it's predecessor buildings for 150 years. To say that the RNC is in NYC only because of 9/11 is insulting to both the Republicans and the city.

That said, are the Republicans required to ignore 9/11? Is any mention of that day automatically "exploitation"? How can a party form a policy for dealing with reality if they are not permitted to discuss real events in the recent past?

[Lee'sGhost]

"He should go back to North Carolina . . ."

Please, let him return to the place of his birth -- South Carolina. He is running for president in large part because he knew NC would not re-elect him.

Thank you very much.