NYC-WTC_000230665

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

NEW York post, Thursday. October 4, 2001

Rev. Al’s Bozo Play I WRITE this column as a York state’s top officials I lifelong New Yorker, look like idiots as they I Our city is in mortal «» DICK chased phantom allega­ peril. The very idea of MORRIS tions of rape while he at­ density, long our chief at­ tacked them daily. traction, is under assault, Sharpton. He would be Ferrer’s determination to made dangerous by terror- guided by this outrageous raise taxes would be an­ . ism and unnecessary by caricature of a civil rights other naU in the coffin of the Internet. In Thursday's leader in his policies on is- New York’s business dis­ runoff primary, a victory sues of police conduct, trict. His taxes, which by Fernando Ferrer would public safety and crime would undoubtedly fall further, ,. _____ endanger ---------- New control. De facto, Al ________ most heavily on (those York City’s future. Sharpton would be Fet- businesses that already 'Terrerusedtobeamod- “ rer’s police commissioner have one foot out the erate Democrat aim- door, will drive New ing his candidacy at York further down. the: Hispanic, black Ferrer had hoped and white Catholic to win the primary, communities. He propelled by Sharp- tried to take moder­ Jon’s endorsement, ate positions on is­ by getting more than sues and reflect the 40 percent of the values of outer bor- vote. He came ough voters. But he’s within four points of , a chafed man these his. goal. Now, he days. seeks to take advan­ , Ferrer has been re­ tage of the-enthusi­ incarnated as a mili­ asm of Sharpton’s tant ally of Rev. Al supporters to win in Sharpton, de­ Ferrer and Sharpton; Militant allies a runoff where turn­ termined to move out threatens to be New York decisively to We do not need to ratify lower. the left. His call for "de­ Sharpton’s outlandish ac­ Because, in Yeats’ centralization'’ of the cusations against New words, the “best lack all City’s financial district York's Finest by letting conviction, while the was questionable before him get even close to con­ worst are full of passion­ Sept. 11, but it is a total dis­ trol of the NYPD. ate intensity," he may pull aster after it. As New York When Sharpton said that City struggles to remain even Bozo could have it off. If those voters who the financial capital of the done what Guiliani has in do not want the financial world and desperately rescuing New York, Ferrer district "decentralized” or tries to persuade its tax­ embraced the sentiment, „ ... and the police, curbed . , do paying tenants to remain differing only slightly with “O' thunk Gudiani is a I in newly vulnerable sky­ his mentor’s choice of J"??®. ■«« scrapers in lower Manhat­ words. When Sharpton could wake up with a city tan, all we need is a mayor says “jump," Ferrer asks even further from recov­ who is committed to rein­ ‘‘how high?” ery, attacked by a rump forcing their centrifugal Let’s remember the group of self-interested tendencies, Sharpton of Tawana Braw­ demagogues. jiFen-er is now the wholly ley who joined in an elabo­ Who'd be the Bozos owned subsidiary of rate hoax that made New then?

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