October 24, 2004

The Police endorsement of J. F. Kerry

Presidential wannabe J. F. Kerry has said from time to time that he had the endorsement of Police Officers. On October 14th, the tall dog spoke -- link from The Intergalactic Capitalist: bq. Police Call on Kerry to Stop Misrepresenting Their Support 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. bq. "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." bq. 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. Starbanker links to the Press Release from Grand Lodge of the F. O. P. Another lie? Posted by DaveH at October 24, 2004 11:10 PM