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Bloomberg: The National Guard
in Coney is a bad idea
The Brooklyn Paper, by Eli Rosenberg
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Posted By:Fiesta del sol, 11/2/2012 5:30:21 AM
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| Mayor Bloomberg has snubbed Borough President Markowitz’s impassioned plea to bring the National Guard to Hurricane Sandy-scarred Brooklyn — arguing that approving the Beep’s request would be a waste of federal manpower and turn the borough into a police state. “We don’t need it,” Mayor Bloomberg said on Wednesday during a press update on the city’s ongoing Hurricane Sandy cleanup. “The NYPD is the only people we want on the street with guns.”
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NYPD busy preparing for the New York marathon!
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Lala, 11/2/2012 5:49:02 AM (No. 8981450)
Rather have the National Guard on the streets than looters. At least the Guard could shoot people with 32-ounce sodas.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
country boy, 11/2/2012 5:56:10 AM (No. 8981457)
NYPD wants the OverTime PAY.
In NYC, always about money.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
80coyotekate, 11/2/2012 6:08:02 AM (No. 8981472)
Trucker Observation: Let me see? 40,000 police to protect 6,000,000 kids?
The NYPD is perfection in protecting but are they that good that you will disarm Americans?
Mayor Bloomberg opposes our Second Amendment rights.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Donna M, 11/2/2012 6:47:32 AM (No. 8981512)
Excuse me Tiny Bloomie...the New York National Guard are CITIZEN SOLDIERS who volunteer to help where they are sent. In other words, you pondscum, they are US. How dare you? NYPD--that you reduced in force--is stretched to the max. That is why Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island are facing looting and people are still pulling themselves and dead family out of the mud and water. Those who survived have no power, no warmth, shelter or food.
Markowitz and the SI Beep need to join forces and have a 'personal meeting of schooling' with this jerk.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Donna M, 11/2/2012 6:53:58 AM (No. 8981519)
BTW, the Guard's in downtown Manhattan delivering meals and water. But they can't go to Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island? And it's ok to have the NY Marathon that goes through all those boroughs?
What I think about Tiny if expressed would throw me off this board.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Crosscut, 11/2/2012 6:54:08 AM (No. 8981520)
The Guard should be brought in with ammo and orders to shoot looters on sight.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Spidey, 11/2/2012 6:58:38 AM (No. 8981526)
Ny is forking out billions a year for government workers to do their jobs and yet they're so incompetent,they want the NG because they know how to get stuff done.The NG is one of the most conservative entities in government.How much is NY paying emergency management for being simple desk jockeys with no clue on how to handle something.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
rabbit, 11/2/2012 7:02:30 AM (No. 8981534)
Here's an idea. Move all of Bloomberg's stuff from his high and dry Manhattan apartment into in previously flooded house in Coney. Then ask him if he still thinks having the National Guard there is a bad idea.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Donna M, 11/2/2012 7:40:00 AM (No. 8981585)
The difference between Mayors Giuliani and Tiny:
**At 9/11, places where the average citizen could volunteer or directly donate were clearly communicated on all media--over and over. People got downtown on their own power for WEEKS, even months, to help. There was organization. Landlords offered apts. for those who needed to relocate temporarily. Giuliani and the deputy mayors were EVERYWHERE.
**For Sandy in NYC, there is no direction, no organization for volunteers that I know of. I for one can get in to Manhattan and am able to help, but there's nowhere for me to go that I know of. Tiny B. is generally invisible, except when endorsing De Won or decreeing that the Marathon Will Run.
I forgot...Tiny tells you to go dial 311, and hold...hold...hold. Or go to the website. (Not much good if you have no power!)
Oh yeah, I can donate to the Red Cross..which isn't around. Salvation Army is a good idea of course...but NONE of this is being publicized.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
disasterman, 11/2/2012 8:18:02 AM (No. 8981654)
The citizens in these areas should go en masse to the Marathon route and sit down.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Judith, 11/2/2012 8:31:58 AM (No. 8981694)
If that is his attitude, I hope he fires his body guards and disconnects his security alarms. Let HIM live like the people do.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
tunnelrat, 11/2/2012 8:37:12 AM (No. 8981710)
"a waste of federal manpower and turn the borough into a police state."
When the police are armed and the citizens are not, you've already got a police state.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
goose, 11/2/2012 8:54:25 AM (No. 8981742)
Attention Mayor Bloomberg...the National Guard is from NEW YORK.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Axeman, 11/2/2012 9:20:43 AM (No. 8981809)
I would not have thought it was possible for someone to be so "successful" and yet be such a complete and blatant idiot.
Well, maybe it's not Bloomy. He did need to be elected.
What's that sound? Chickens? Coming home?
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
mc squared, 11/2/2012 9:33:59 AM (No. 8981844)
The Guard isn't Union.
Any looting or vandalism is Bloomie's fault now.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
fritzilou, 11/2/2012 9:36:04 AM (No. 8981853)
The only people from any government we saw on the streets during Andrew were the National Guard and they were there to protect against looters and other criminals. There are not enough police in NYC to protect everyone.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
SGMIsles, 11/2/2012 9:58:26 AM (No. 8981918)
Bloomberg calls the NG a waste of "federal manpower"? The NG is a state asset until federalized. He needs a military advisor.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
dvc, 11/3/2012 11:03:27 AM (No. 8984665)
Bloomberg is a severe hoplophobe. As such, it is impossible for him to think rationally on the subject of self defense, or even bringing in the National Guard to stop looting. He runs around foaming at the mouth about firearms laws in other states, and is totally disfunctional on the subject.
You get the government you deserve. NY voters elected this loon and they will live, and some will die, by their choice. C'est la vie.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
horacer, 11/3/2012 11:20:23 AM (No. 8984725)
Thank you for the additional information #9. Bloomberg and Cuomo look to be in way over their head. It might be time to ask General Honore to come out of retirement.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
pomom, 11/3/2012 11:24:39 AM (No. 8984736)
He is tone deaf and so is Cuomo if they don't let the guard get down there and set up shop. They are good at this and there's nothing like the sight of the military to make potential looters think twice. They can pass out water and MRE's, blankets & cleaning supplies. Tone deaf.
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