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Me#1You#10
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 Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 5:45 pm Post subject: Police on Kerry - Stop Misrepresenting Our Support |
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| Quote: | Police Call on Kerry to Stop Misrepresenting Their Support
10/14/2004 6:34:00 PM
To: State Desk
Contact: Chris Granberg of the Fraternal Order of Police, 202-547-8189
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.
"As the elected leader of the largest organization representing America's Federal, State and local law enforcement officers, 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."
Canterbury further noted that unlike the organizations which Senator Kerry touts, 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."
Canterbury also said it was the height of irony that Kerry would use his position on the reauthorization of the assault weapons ban as a reflection of his support from police.
"First, if a police officer is killed by an AK-47, Kerry would oppose the death penalty for the killer," Canterbury said. "In addition, where was he when this issue was being discussed in the 108th Congress? Where was he when we were working to pass H.R. 218? When it came time to help push for final passage of legislation important to law enforcement, Senator Kerry was regrettably A.W.O.L."
"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.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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Let's see - where have we heard protests of misrepresenting support for Kerry?
How about 75% of firefighters in this country?
Oh, and www.911familiesforamerica.org!
And teachers.
And air line pilots.
H. Sapiens should be starting up their protest just any minute now - as soon as the last 30% of them get the KookAde through their livers. 
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| Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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3-N's
Don't forget the 80% of the men in the picture on the home page of which Kerry was flashing around early in the campaign until those men put the kibosh on it!
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msindependent
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| Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Its up to us to get the word out. Nobody is going to do it for us. Everybody make copies and hand them out at work, etc.. Time is short. |
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FOP, of course has this all over their home page, as well as a pop-up ad denouncing Kerry...
The funniest yet was when I read a statement last month that "Bush was worried about pro-Kerry sentiments amongst hunters and the National Rifleman's Association."
Much like the FOP, the NRA is adamant and vocal in its opposition to Kerry. A significant portion of their website is devoted to anti-Kerry statements. Furthermore, the NRA has stridently opposed Kerry for quite some time. Doesn't stop Kerry from claiming their support. He's secure in the knowlege that the media is biased/subjective/sloppy and the public is both ignorant and apathetic.
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rhv5862
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:54 am Post subject: Police on Kerry |
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It shows Kerry and Dems will say and do anything to win. Truth be dammed.
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This is the reason I still say that Nov. 2 election is not going to be close. Most of the people I work with in the Casino (which I thought would be more Liberal) are actually Conservative.) There are the few Koolaid drinking Liberals here but most of the folks are just trying to earn a living.
With this heated campaign, more and more people have been asking me about the Swifties and most have just been lurking around. I have sent them here because of the great amount of information that has been compiled.
God Bless everyone here and the Swifties for showing what type of person Kerry is. Thank You for protecting America not only now but in Viet Nam also |
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sdonions wrote
| Quote: | | This is the reason I still say that Nov. 2 election is not going to be close. |
I agree than this election should NOT be close. But, with the rampant election fraud that appears to be shaping up, I won't count on it until the votes are counted, recounted, recounted again, and finally a consensus is reached about the outcome.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:46 pm Post subject: Law Enforcement & Kerry |
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I am tired of the "empty suits", namely, the chiefs of big city PDs supporting Kerry and claiming that the rank and file are lock-step with the chiefs.
I am positive that the average law enforcement officer supports G.W. and does not believe that Kerry and his ambulance chasing VP will ever support law enforcement officers.
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ScottyDog
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I am a retired Deputy Sheriff.
During the last election, the press was running around saying Law Enforcement supported the Assault Weapons Ban.
What a bunch of BS. in our union alone, we voted 96% against the assault weapon ban.
Guess what, our illustrious chief supported the ban and supported Al Gore.
Most Police support the 2nd amendment and are against any laws that would restrict that right.
Most Police chiefs are spineless Politicians that lie just like John Kerry. |
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