Posted on 05/14/2004 2:50:12 PM PDT by RWR8189
Statement by Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik Regarding Kerry's Statement to the International Brotherhood of Police Officers
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WASHINGTON, DC— Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik issued the following statement regarding John Kerry’s remarks to the International Brotherhood of Police Officers:
"John Kerry's attacks on the President over his support for police and first responders are completely detached from reality. President Bush has provided unprecedented support for first responders. Under the President's leadership, the federal government has provided more than $13 billion to state and local governments to prepare for terrorism. Last year, President Bush increased funding for the State Domestic Preparedness Program by 2,600 percent over the funding levels when he came into office. The President's 2005 budget allocates $3.561 billion to state and local governments, an increase of $3.1 billion or 680 percent over the previous administration.
"The President has given law enforcement the tools to do their job in the Patriot Act, while John Kerry attacks the law on the campaign trail. The Patriot Act is giving federal, state and law enforcement officials the same tools to bring terrorists to justice that they have long had to investigate and prosecute organized crime. This law is critical to the ongoing War on Terror.
"John Kerry attacked the President for overemphasizing the War on Terror on the same day that Osama Bin Laden issued a new threat against the United States. The President needs no reminder that we are at war against terrorism. His steady leadership in the War on Terror is the reason that we are fighting the terrorists in Baghdad instead of Boston."
Go Kerik! He's one that ought to know. I hope his word carries some weight with these front-liners into the ballot box in November!
I don't know about that...might want to look at the editors of The Globe a little harder...
My father is a retired NYC cop, my best friends are cops, my cousin is a cop, and they all can`t stand this Kerry. I just heard that he got some endorsement from a police union. WHAT? What police union is this, French?
At least, Kerry is consistent.
FReepers, we barely missed have that dolt, Algore, in the White House. We don't need a bigger dolt in there. Vote for W!!
Well that's some good news at least. Sometimes I think the police in NY are the only ones with any sense of reality.
The endorsements typically speak for union leadership, which is almost always corrupt and in bed with the Democrats. I'll bet among rank-and-file cops Bush clobbers Kerry. Pay the endorsement no mind.
John Kerry is a walking, talking, outrage. Its hard to believe that any rational person would seriously consider voting for that malfunction.
Just a short interview to get the truth out; loud and clear.
The rant went on about how all cops demand the strengthening of the assault weapons law because of "machine guns and AK-47s like terrorists use in Afghanistan", the elimination of good old "cop-killer bullets", and beamed that Kerry would "put 100,000 more cops on the street". Now where have we heard that crap before?
If this group claims to speak for all police officers, then I'm Terry McAuliffe.
It truly is amazing that the dems can actually run someone that I dislike more then bill and al.
Good response. I wonder if the media will mention it.
This is not really true. People are tired of it. Sure, the teachers unions, AFSME workers and the like expect the grift, but as individuals in the crowd, even they are tiring of it.
Promising everyone redistribution, and blaming the inequities of American and global life on the other guy is not a fresh tune. It's a song everyone is tired of.
The Police Unions did the same damn thing for Clinton. AND, the Police Administrators all kissed Clintons a$$ because they wanted the grant money he promised. The Administrators, most of them, are nothing but whores out to get more money for their Departments. They need the extra money because they have failed to properly manage what they already had.
The real Cops....I would bet most of them, are conservative to a fault and can't stand the Libs!
Gator
Retired Crime Fighter...26 years of service.
The FOP had better back President Bush. If they back Kerry I'm leaving the union. I've had enough.
It's really not that surprising. The Dems will be nominating worse and worse people as time goes by. From Clinton to Gore to Kerry to Hillary to ??? in 2012, I fully expect an even more radical anti-American candidate to be nominated by then. The hippy generation that controls the Democratic Party will continue to get more extreme as they age. If 9-11 couldn't make them wise up to reality, then nothing will.
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Thanks for the input. Seems like endorsements are a political game which most people, including myself, don't understand.
It seems like the Union Bosses run the show and it's still the good old boy network. If I were a union paying member of anything I'd want a say so and would be totally outraged.
In any case, I live in a rural area in the Midwest and our cops don't need no stinking union!
After the endorsement of Kerry by the Brotherhood of Police Officers, we all just looked at each other and said "SAY WHAT?" But then we got the Third Militia as back up.
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