Posted on 02/06/2007 2:00:28 PM PST by EternalVigilance
But McCain and Hagel are the only 'evil' Republicans running right now.... :^)
I understand where you are coming from, but 13 months from now we'll know who the candidates will be, and things may appear a bit different at that time.
My position is the same thing that it always has been: that you play fast and loose with the facts and don't know what you're saying a lot of the time.
One need only read this thread to prove that.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Wednesday, August 1, 2001 |
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Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and Police Commissioner Bernard B. Kerik today announced that more than 3,000 guns taken off New York City streets will soon be turned into scrap metal. The New York Police Department recovered the guns over the last several months through a number of channels and the total includes guns that were used in the commission of crimes. The guns will be transported to an undisclosed location, where they will be smelted and the metal recycled. NYPD personnel will monitor every aspect of the entire process, until every gun has been destroyed.
"The Police Department's dramatic success in reducing crime is due in large part to its corresponding success in removing guns from City streets," the Mayor said. "More than 90,000 guns have been seized since 1994, and shootings have plummeted more than 74 percent. The NYPD's gun seizure success is also reflected in the murder rate, which has plummeted 65 percent since 1994, and is down another 11 percent this year over last year. The NYPD has also ensured that thousands of guns can never be used to commit a crime by destroying them and putting the metal to good use. Now, another 3,000 guns have been taken out of circulation -- permanently."
Police Commissioner Kerik said, "The destruction of these firearms is a very tangible reminder of the intensive efforts undertaken by the NYPD and the City to remove guns from our streets. Every gun taken out of circulation is one less gun that can be used to shoot an innocent citizen, gun down a hero cop, or carelessly end up in the hands of a child."
Including the guns to be destroyed following today's announcement, more than 7,371 guns will have been smelted this year to date. In 2000, the Police Department sent 8,278 guns to be smelted and turned into scrap metal.
www.nyc.gov
Mea Culpa. We now have proof that Rudy Giuliani appointed at least one Republican to the bench.
No. For accomplishing what I couldn't find in several days of looking: A Republican that Rudy appointed to the bench.
Not to mention proof that you'll argue for 100 posts over something you never even took the time to make sure was true.
I posted what you said; you were pretty declarative about it.
Did you hear on FOX today with Ann Coulter and Geraldine Ferraro that Geraldine said BLOOMBERG is the one who turned NYC around. I almost fell off my recliner. What a doofus. She gave Rudy zero credit.
It's because I believed it. It fits the pattern.
Do you understand how bad Rudy McRomney's records still look, even with the discovery of one Republican appointee?
I did hear that! Even the liberals in the media have given Rudy credit for over 10 years for cleaning up NY; Ferraro just proved herself to be a partisan hack with that statement.
I believe I'm thin, but I'm not.
Ann Coulter said she'd support Hillary is Rudy wins the nomination!
That's one of the stupidest statements Ann Coulter has ever made, and she's made some beauts.
Ann has some disconnect with reality. And though I love many of her statements, most of her outrageous statements are made for the maximum effect on others rather than out of any belief she holds. That's my opinion, anyways.
Here's #2.
Judge Dora L. Irizarry
Appointed to the Criminal Court in 1995 by Giuliani, she was tapped by Pataki to run against Spitzer in 2002.
Yes, food for thought, indeed.
EV is, indeed, working hard on these threads, unlike the rest of the Rudyphobes, who have managed to drive Giuliani's FR poll numbers northward.
My only real trouble with his latest argument (about judicial nominations) is that judges aren't always registered as partisan. But as long as the assertions exist, FReepers will scruitinize them.
I hate to see Republicans/patriots destroy each other, but, I guess, if there's a time to do so, this would be it. We just have to be cautious against giving the Bolshocrats too much ammo.
Wow. Keep it up and we might end up with 5% of his judge appointments being Republicans. ;-)
But, seriously, I did something I don't usually do in this instance. Normally, I'm very cautious about sourcing what I post. A couple of days ago I had just finished studying Romney's record, which was one of appointing more Dems than Republicans while he was Governor of MA. I saw the post on Giuliani not appointing ANY, and bit. Dumb. Sorry.
Not that it makes me like Giuliani one bit more. He's still a stark raving Leftist. ;-)
And the demands that Rudy should have stacked all positions with Conservatives, in a city where it's difficult to find many, and some of those positions are actually VOTED on, by the public, is preposterous; to say the least.
There were 462,525 enrolled Republicans in NY as of '03. You'd think they might be able to find a few, don't you?
Fact is, "positions are stacked" with Democrats, as it stands. Republicans are hardly represented at all on the courts. The system is rigged.
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