Rangel: I Support Giuliani-Kerik Ticket

AP 12/18/06

WASHINGTON - Never say New Yorkers don't have a sense of humor - especially when they can stick it to the other side. A powerful New York Democrat, a mischievous gleam in his eye, is offering an early endorsement in the 2008 presidential race, where the field includes many hometown hopefuls like former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Gov. George Pataki and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

"I'm supporting Giuliani for the Republican," Rep. Charles Rangel said Monday, pausing briefly before delivering the punchline.

"Kerik, as well," he added, referring to Giuliani's disgraced former police commissioner Bernard Kerik.

Kerik pleaded guilty earlier this year to misdemeanor charges of taking money from contractors with alleged mob ties, when he was the city's corrections chief. He was also President Bush's choice to head the Department of Homeland Security, but the nomination was scrapped after questions arose about his backround.

Political observers say Giuliani's relationship with Kerik could be a problem if the former mayor goes ahead with a run for president.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061218/ap_on_el_pr/on_the2008_trail

Any ethical lapses that happened before he officially announces his run for president can be written off as youthful indiscretions.

corrupt flunkie.

This is one of the few times when I can see why sarcasm doesn't work in politics--most people will miss the point, and the press will misrepresent it.

Unfortunately, as I said, unless it is current 'caught red-handed' corruption, Rudy (and his spin-meisters) will be able to tell the media that it was a youthful indiscretion.

I mean, when Arnold ran, he basically got away with all the sex abuse & harrassment in his past by saying, "I was a bad man."

covered by CA press.

and if nominated he would be a straw man. When it came out about his relationship with Kerik, the fact that he was openly cheating on his wife with his current wife while mayor. Then the fundies would be really upset about his support for gay rights/abortion rights.

Go down there. Act calm. Be seen. Say "we gotta do something about this".

The advantage of serious crisis is the lack of ambiguity. Of course, Chimpy hid out for a few days first.

I love Charlie Rangel

The guy that was born and raised in Ohio and convicted in Milwaukee

as press secretary, now that she got booted from her job over her loathsome OJ Simpson book project. On second thought, she may still be mad that Bernie was two-timing her with yet another mistress:
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/261625p-224000c.html

KERIK!!!

Fox News has been trying to bleed him back into a spokesman role. Seriously he has been on Hannity & Colmes several times.

Jeff Gannon. Really. That's how Sean Hannity referred to "Jeff Gannon". Fake name. Fake resume. Fake Marine. And beloved of all the Bushies.
Would LOVE for Jeffie to write his tell-all book.