Police Call on Kerry to Stop Misrepresenting Their Support

U.S. Newswire ^ | 10/14/2004

[karmichit]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today Chuck Canterbury, the President of the nation's largest police labor organization, called on John Kerry to stop making misleading statements regarding his support from the law enforcement community. Both on the campaign trail and in Wednesday night's debate in Tempe, AZ, Senator Kerry has alluded that he has the support of the majority of these brave men and women.

[karmichit]

As a law enforcement officer and FOP member I couldn't agree more...

[wingnutx]

ping

[TNCMAXQ]

When is the Bush campaign going to run ads trashing Kerry for opposing the death penalty for cop killers?

[Lady GOP]

F.O.P. members as a whole decided that the Fraternal Order of Police would endorse the reelection of President George W. Bush. They based their decision, he said, on the record of the Bush Administration in supporting America's first responders-including helping to secure passage earlier this year of H.R. 218, the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, the organization's top legislative priority. Bush also successfully fought to greatly enhance the benefits for the families of officers killed in the line of duty.

"While Kerry was flying around the country campaigning and leaving the actual work of the nation to his colleagues in the Senate, the President was out there working on our behalf," Canterbury said. "Senators Kerry and Edwards have missed so many crucial votes this Congress that I was beginning to believe there were only 98 members of the U.S. Senate."

[Lady GOP]

I believe it's important to point out yet again that we do not support his candidacy for President," Canterbury said. "And to be perfectly frank, the groups which do support him actually share the same membership rolls and, taken together, probably comprise less than one-quarter of our nation's police officers."

[cmsgop]

hehe!

[Lady GOP]

"Given the facts, I would greatly appreciate it if Senator Kerry would refrain from making similar whimsical assertions regarding his support from the law enforcement community," Canterbury said. "The real majority of my fellow officers are standing behind President Bush, because he has been there for us."

The Fraternal Order of Police is the nation's largest law enforcement labor organization, with more than 318,000 members.

Just another of Kerry's misrepresentations.

[Mears]

My son is a police officer and everyone he works with is pro-Bush.

[GoBucks2002]

When is the Bush campaign going to run ads trashing Kerry for opposing the death penalty for cop killers?

When the New York Times editorial board tells them it's OK.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The cops on Kerry's side appear to be mostly Chiefs or higher ups in cities with the tightest gun laws.

[paulsy]

bttt

[Bullish]

Ouch!

Better put some ice on that, John.

[karmichit]

why is everyone posting excerpts to me? perahps some of you thought I was supporting Kerry's claims? Oh Hell NO!! maybe I should have clarified, my feelings are hurt.

[feedback doctor]

Just another of Kerry's misrepresentations

It's ok, just ask ABC, because his lies are not part of his strategy to win thw White House.

[John Jorsett]

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