Republican Convention

Thanks horn.

I understood you to be labeling another members opinion as BS. Perhaps I misunderstood. <Larry

Deriding one's opinion and deriding they themselves are two different tacos.

On a seperate note, Sofia, I don't think that came out like you intended it. Did it?

Cycloptichorn

McG
Come on you can do better than that. Your responses are becoming more and more inane.

Sorry duplicate response.

au you're missing a lot by not listening to them and with careful planning you may be able to miss even more :wink:

BPB
I like comedy but those two jokers are lousy comedians.

It was Clinton that put thousands of police officers on the street. Bush has since cut the program WAAAY back. Just letting you know.

Great info, you might want to read the whole thing.

http://clinton4.nara.gov/textonly/WH/New/html/19980115-29365.html

"Since the crime bill passed, we've come a long way toward putting our goal of 100,000 police on the street. You heard the Mayor say how many there were in New York City. We have to finish the job, however. We're about two-thirds of the way there, since 1994. We've funded about 67,000 police officers.

Today, I'm pleased to announce that we are going to help New York City hire and deploy 1,600 more community police officers. With the new police officers, we now help to fund more than 70,000 of the 100,000 community police across America. And I want you to know we intend to keep going until we've got all 100,000 on the beat. We want to get it done ahead of schedule. And the big cities like New York where the problems of crime and drugs and guns once seemed absolutely insurmountable, real progress has been made."

As for Bushs record...

http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=37586&rubrik1=Politics&rubrik2=US+Politics&rubrik3=All&sort=1&start=1

New York City has seen a loss of 3,000 police officers in the last three years. Police executives say this is the wrong way to go given the increase in crime rates. $500 million is being cut from Homeland Security.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police says that the Bush Administration's proposed budget will have devastating effects on police departments and Homeland Security. The budget proposes a $1.5 billion cut in law enforcement.

http://harkin.senate.gov/news.cfm?id=218106

Drastic Cuts for Local Police Departments. The Bush budget would slash or eliminate many programs aimed at bolstering local law enforcement, including the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, which helps local police departments put more officers out on our nation's streets. Under the President's proposal, the COPS program would see a reduction from $756-million to $44 million - a staggering 94 percent cut. Moreover, funding for three essential law enforcement programs - the Basic Formula Grant Program, the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Grant Program, and the Citizen Corps Program - would be reduced from $2.2 billion to $1.2 billion (45 percent) under the President's plan.

If you want more... http://dailybeacon.utk.edu/article.php/9946

honey....the truth? this will never do.......

I thought the Repubs put on a very good show last night.

The one thing that I didn't like was those stupid Purple Heart band-aids that some were wearing to ridicule Kerry's Purple Hearts. Those are the people that make Republicans look like a**holes.

I was laughing, sure you were joking all the way to the last sentence.

I can't believe you're serious.

Perhaps if you had made a similar comment about the wild moves of someone you saw, you may compare them to pentecostal holiness church. I compared it to what I'd actually seen. I could have chosen several metaphors to describe her behavior--but the one I picked was the closest representation--and because ....(what, the dancers are primarily black?) you are offended?

I'm offended you deem the reference off limits to me. I refuse to delete Soul Train from my metaphorical references. The reference was meant to compare the behavior of a reporter with a dancer. I thought I gave a good picture of what I was talking about.

It was weird that you felt the need to take some swipe at Pentecostal Christians. The people on Soul Train ARE there to dance. I wasn't insulting them.

On a seperate note, Sofia, I don't think that came out like you intended it. Did it?
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Not sure what you're talking about...?

It's hard for me to answer this, not living in New York City lately, but do you know this wall to wall thing is geared to who is president, Sophia?

I didn't see this, but Mr.P told me that Rudy G. was great... really good. "You would have hated it." he said (because I fear Bush's re-election). Glad I'm not watching, except for about a minute and a half of Laura Bush tonight who seems like a truly insincere person. She's just not believable to me.

A analyse and accordingly stories about NYC and the Convention:

New York Stories



more stories here

the pentecostals?? hah! sittin' still next to those snake handlers in the low appalachians.

hmm. well actually some of those folks get kind of still after a while.

Then, how could Guiliani come in with a plan--work the plan--and as a result, the bad statistics re NY turned to good ones?

Think I'll have to disagree with that one, osso--but I'm interested to hear your rationale on how this could be true. I'm pretty sure Guiliani recieved all the credit for turning NY around.

Sofia
Bratton, the police chief was more responsible than Giuliani for any improvements should note that after Dinkins there was no where to go but up. As for wall to wall prostitutes you must be reading press clippings. Things are not much different from they ever were, statistics be damned. We still have the "mandated" amount of shootings, muggings and etc. I can pick up the newspaper almost any day and find a shooting or stabbing or two. As for prostitutes. If you want I can tell you where they were and still are. You want drugs go to any housing project or neighborhood park. I should note that it is the same in every city in the US. Whether it be in Illinois, Maryland, Wisconsin or etc. Regarding Giuliani, Although I thought as mayors went he wasn't too bad many in NY had no use for him. What made him a hero was 9/11. And why because he did his job the way a mayor should in time of crisis. I would imagine that is pretty rare these days. My wife keeps asking me what did he do that declared him a hero other than his job. Damn if I know?

Wall to wall prostitutes?

Damn, I gotta get back to the Big Apple quick...

Sofia
Mayor Koch was IMO as good or better
Mayor than Guiliani. While sandwiched in was the bomb of all bombs. Dinkins. I take that back Lindsey was worse.

Sofia
Now as for a Mayor who was a hero I choose Mayor LaGuardia. He went to all the fires and what is more important when the newspapers went on strike he read the sunday comics over the radio. My Hero :wink: :wink:

I broke down and watched a little of the convention on TV. It reminded me of friday night High School prep rally proceeding the football game on Saturday. Everyone blowing smoke and praising themselves. All smoke and no substance.