Wednesday, August 27, 2014

"Police Sergeants’ Union Warns Against Democratic Convention in Brooklyn"

"A union of New York City police sergeants warned the Democratic National Committee on Tuesday against holding its 2016 convention in Brooklyn, issuing an open letter that doubled as a broadside against a mayoral administration with which some officers have grown increasingly frustrated."
In the letter, addressed to the group Mayor Bill de Blasio wooed during its visit to New York two weeks ago, the president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, Edward D. Mullins, said the city was going “backward to the bad old days of high crime, danger-infested public spaces and families that walk our streets worried for their safety.”

He presented a city overrun with “squeegee people” and other panhandlers, with shootings on the rise and morale among police officers flagging.

“The D.N.C. should choose another venue,” said the letter, which appeared as an advertisement in The New York Times and The New York Post. “Mayor de Blasio,” it continued, “has not earned the right to play host to such an important event.”
Mayor de Blasio chalked it up as an attempt to "benefit their own position in contract talks".

26 comments:

chickelit said...

Thanks for this Lem. There is so much history repeating here it's spooky.

Shouting Thomas said...

Yes, Democratic Party convention in Chicago 1968, here we come.

Inciting racial hatred seems to be the second most important plank in the Democratic agenda, a long distance runner up to abortion on demand.

chickelit said...

Shouting Thomas said...
Yes, Democratic Party convention in Chicago 1968, here we come.

I was also thinking 1952, when both parties held conventions in Chicago. That year was a huge change politically for America as well. Many, many inside details of both 1952 and 1968 are in Jack Muller's tell-all: link

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

OTOH.. I was thinking Trooper could benefit from all those plus sizes likely to go to a convention.

I'm just saying.

The Dude said...

I think it is a good idea to hold the convention there - let the dems see what their policies look like, up close and personal.

If we are lucky, they will all be killed. With squeegees.

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

Fire the police sergeants, and replace them with squeegee people and other panhandlers, and NYC can put out the welcome mat.

Evi L. Bloggerlady said...

The Dems should celebrate the DeBlasio way!

bagoh20 said...

If Democrat voters could learn from their mistakes they wouldn't be Democrat voters.

Trooper York said...

I never get customers from outside events staged in NYC. My customers come as destination shoppers from the show or from researching us on-line.

As much as I despise the police union they are correct. NY has become a much more dangerous place since
De Blasio became mayor.

edutcher said...

When the unions say it's a bad idea for the Demos, you know we're headed for disaster.

And Blas is no Richard J Daley.

Shouting Thomas said...

Yes, Democratic Party convention in Chicago 1968, here we come.

Maybe they'll arrest Dan Blather again.

Lem said...

OTOH.. I was thinking Trooper could benefit from all those plus sizes likely to go to a convention.

Depends (in more ways than one).

KCFleming said...

The DNC should get ISIL to provide security.

The Dude said...

Oh, they will, they will...

Trooper York said...

The re is only one city that is the ultimate symbol and result of the Democrat style of government and would be perfectly appropriate for their convention.

Detroit.

Trooper York said...

Damn I-pad!

ndspinelli said...

I think the convention should be in one of the Dem controlled cities like MoTown, Newark, Camden, etc.

ndspinelli said...

Wouldn't you think Dems would want to give Detroit a shot in the arm and hold their convention in lovely, downtown Detroit?

Trooper York said...

How about Ferguson, MO?

ricpic said...

Yes, Democratic Convention in 1968, here we come.

Have to disagree. Why would the hard left "protest" the convention of the party it now owns? In 1968 the hard left was protesting the "dinosaurs." Now the hard left loves its own dinosaur party bosses.

ndspinelli said...

Trooper, LOL!

ndspinelli said...

All the delegates could walk around w/ their hands up.

Michael Haz said...

Why have a convention at all? Heck, the convention is a massive waste of energy, all that jet fuel and electricity and the set that gets built, then torn down and thrown away.

Just skype the thing. The outcome is already known ahead of time, so there's no big surprise or anything.

If police sergeants tell me that a place is dangerous, I take them at their word.

Michael Haz said...

Heck, they could just send a delegation up to Hillary's place in Chappaqua and hand her the crown and be done with it. And they could car pool, green environment and all that.

rcocean said...

Don't worry they'll be more than enough security to protect the Democrat Pols. Of course, when they go out for coke and whores it might be different.

Unknown said...

Instead of a convention, the democrats should have all their media in-the-tankers at the alphabet channels get together for a hug-a-thon.

ndspinelli said...

And a circle jerk.

Unknown said...

and a daisy chain.