Posted on 06/01/2006 2:19:44 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
NEW YORK--New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi is in hot water for making remarks about "putting a bullet between the president's eyes" a day after promising that fellow democrats would “murder” republicans.
According to WNBC, Hevesi, a democrat, was speaking at the Queens College commencement at the time of the remarks, along with U.S. Senator Charles “Chuck” Schumer.
A member of the audience, blogging at Free Republic, reports that Hevesi, referring to Schumer, said the Senator would "put a bullet between the President's eyes if he could get away with it."
There were a fair number of gasps…It slightly seemed that he caught himself and then said, "Well, he's a really tough guy" or something along those lines -- trying to put the remark in context.
Shortly after Thursday's event, Hevesi issued an apology, claiming that “he was merely trying to convey that Sen. Charles Schumer has strength and courage to stand up to the president.”
Schumer did not immediately condemn Hevesi's remarks.
Hevesi’s comments came only a day after he was nominated to run for a second term at the state democratic convention Wednesday in Buffalo. In accepting the nomination he said “We’re going to murder the Republicans.”
His republican opponent, J. Christopher Callaghan, has blasted Hevesi’s remarks.
"Threats against the president are no joke and this incident raises real concerns about Alan Hevesi's fitness to hold public office, Callaghan said during his acceptance speech at the Republican state convention on Long Island.
As Comptroller, Hevesi is the state’s chief fiscal officer, charged with auditing government operations, managing the State's assets and overseeing the fiscal affairs of local governments, including New York City.
Force him to resign! Force him to resign!
reported by a FReeper!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641917/posts
Good work TFine!
Or intelligence.
Keep 'em talking. The more the Democrats talk, the more Americans reach for the lever to vote Republican.
At the very least, this guy is a loose cannon and filled with hate. On the outside perimeter he may be inciting others to violent acts.
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He's right. Schumer would do that.
This little tale tells me as much about Schumer as Hevesi. A man with a worthwhile reputation to uphold would have stood up and reputiated this outrageous statement on the spot. Schumer, of course, is a liberal, so he has no concept of honor.
Dude sounds awfully blood-thirsty - must be something about being a glorified accountant that makes him so mad.
Nobody's happy with Bush these days, but this kind of stuff makes me want to put my W sticker back on the car.
the Secret Service should have him arrested for threating the POTUS.
but alas... nothing will come of this.
I'm prepared.
The anti-American crowd has totally lost it.
Islam = The religion of peace.
'Rats = The political party of peace.
I see little difference between them.
Can't display a W sticker where I live, unless you're okay with your car being keyed.
I'm from the wonderfully tolerant village of Oak Park, IL. Where the "progressives" run everything (and woman don't wear any makeup).
Where is the Secret Service on this one? Normally this would be considered a severe threat to the President.
I'm happy with Bush. I look at the whole picture. The whole includes getting rid of two Islamo-fascist menaces and changing the negative equilibrium of the middle East. The tax cuts have sparked a great economy. We have appointed two conservative sc justices and many federal judges. People have critized Bush for things the had little control over (Katrina, ports deal) and major topics like he should do better. He's not blameless, but he's done a good job overall.
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