Thursday, December 23, 2004
Fred and Ginger...and On Being Careful-Challenged...
For the good friends of Gotham Notes who live outside of this fair and wondrous city, again let me attempt to advise you:0 comments
Former NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is a sleaze-bag; i.e., a man of low-to-no moral fibre or ethics, uniquely unqualified to be Mayor, or to hold any other public office (i.e., president).
Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik is a dirty cop.
The Bush administration is horrifically incompetent.
Remember, it was the vaunted Karl Rove Machine that vetted Kerik and said he was just Honky-Dory. Afterwards, they claimed that they KNEW all of the dirt that has been uncovered on ol' Bernie and they were just fine with it.
Perhaps there IS no difference between Skeletons in the Closet and Skull & Bones.
However, the two dirtiest words in most corners of New York City are these: Dirty Cop. Our greatest heroes: those that expose Dirty Cops (i.e., Serpico).
That enflames the local citizenry, embarrasses the good cops on the force and sets the whole Hero/Zero N.Y. press mechanism into motion. Once the story surfaces, they'll dig until their arms are blue to find the next explosive peice of dirt, which passes for NYC hard news.
Dirt. A word that fit Bernie Kerik to a tee.
Kerik Quits Giuliani Firm to Work on `Clearing' Name
From reading this article, it's clear that the word, "Quits," in the link title above should be in quotes as well. Rudy the Sleaze said,
"He continues to be a friend,'' Giuliani, 60, said of Kerik. "I believe he'll be able to successfully address the issues that are raised and then I think he'll re-emerge a better man.'' The former mayor said facing those issues is "going to take his full-time attention.''
That, ladies and gentlemen, is called a pink slip in New York City.
My favorite line comes at the end, when all manner of Love ("Tough" and otherwise) breaks out:
Last week, Giuliani was quoted in a Daily News interview saying that he told Kerik he'd made "significant mistakes.'' He added, "This is an aspect of Bernie's personality that needs to be changed. In this area—being careful—he is challenged. Really challenged.''
We'll be sure to hold a Telethon for Bernie, then.
But how careful, then, is a man who gave Kerik NYC's top police job without vetting him thoroughly—or worse—ignoring what info WAS uncovered at the time, and then aggressively lobbied to have him named the Nation's Security Czar without supposedly having any idea of who he was or was about, or how mobbed up he might be?
About as careful, I guess, as screwing your girlfriend downstairs in the Mayor's Mansion, while your wife and kids slept upstairs.
As I said, sleaze.
And reckless.
posted by Gotham 1:27 AM
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