NY DAILY NEWS calls for Chertoff's head after terror funds cut for NYC.

NY DAILY NEWS calls for Chertoff's head after terror funds cut for NYC.


Feds to city: drop dead

Homeland honcho cuts funds by 40%

BY MICHAEL SAUL in New York and MICHAEL McAULIFF in Washington
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff

A new report from the Homeland Security Department deems that New York City has no national icons that deserve special protection from potential terrorist threats.

The city was stunned yesterday to find that its share of federal anti-terror funds was slashed nearly in half by bureaucrats who said it has no national icons to protect and lousy defense plans.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff determined, however, that cities that have never been targeted by Al Qaeda — like Louisville, Atlanta and Omaha — deserve whopping increases.

"This is a knife in the back," fumed a furious Rep. Pete King (R-L.I.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. "As far as I'm concerned, the Department of Homeland Security has declared war on New York."

more at:
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/422633p-356751c.html

They're making a monumental error

The federal Homeland Security Department has this to say about the home of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Empire State Building, the New York Stock Exchange, the Brooklyn Bridge, the United Nations, Yankee Stadium, the country's biggest subway system, Grant's Tomb, Grand Central Terminal, the Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Hall.

"NATIONAL MONUMENTS AND ICONS - 0"

Meaning the New York area has nada, zilch, zippo, not a one, a zero that dismisses even Ground Zero. The assertion is made on page 4 of an eight-page Homeland Security Department document that seeks to justify a 40% cut in our federal anti-terrorism funding.

"This is a very sophisticated formula for developing a risk-based approach," a Homeland Security spokesman said yesterday.

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/422678p-356715c.html

only a pork barrel and pigs to feed. New York City and DC are the wrong colors - too many brown people and far too blue. So in order to make sure Nebraska gets its share, they get cut.

The problem with being cynical these days is, as Lilly Tomlin once said, you just can't keep up.

at least kentucky got a 42% increase in DHS funding.


ugggghhh.

http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/66878.htm



I was tempted to buy the shitty rag when I saw today's front page.



D.C.'S STUPID SCROOGES SLASH NYC TERROR AID AND SPLURGE ON THE STICKS

The shocking stinginess from Washington comes just one week after a Pakistani national was convicted of a plot to blow up the Herald Square subway station.

New York City will get its vital anti-terror funding chain-sawed from $208 million this year to $124 million next year - even though security experts agree it is vastly more threatened than any other city in the country.

The unexpected move set New York lawmakers in both parties fuming - especially since Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, a native of the region, vowed to dole out money based on risk.

Two cities in Chertoff's home state, New Jersey, made out like bandits - Jersey City and Newark will receive a total of $34.3 million, a 79 percent increase from the previous year.

but Mr. King does, IMO. He brown nosed this administration in every one of his votes... just check out his voting record, it's disGUSTING. Now he's upset? LOL, is what I say. One by one, for whatever matter, each Pub will get eaten by their own, and we will just sit back and watch it, til there's nothing left. The loyal party? huh... money comes first, you big fat fools.

Edited to add: I recommended this page! EVERYONE should know the cuts NYC just got from Homeland Security. This is par for the course of insult upon serious injury.

when they're hungry, but don't give a shit if everyone else starves.

be obvious, and just ISN'T to some really THICK people.. Wow, am I mad.

could secede from the US.
This action by DHS makes me want it that much more.
I know it's only a fantasy, but it makes sense to me.........

<snip>New York need's to secede along with the rest of the northeast, it isn't only New York who thinks completely different from the rest of the nation, MA, CT, RI, VT, NH, NJ, MD, PA, and small pieces of a select other surrounding states to completely isolate the northeast off the country.

http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:ErKqXQpp-AUJ:wackyneighbor.com/archives/2004/10/should_new_york.php+new+york+secede&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=4

Lest we forget, our venerable senator, stood before the cameras singing his praises when Chertoff was picked, saying how thrilled he was.

*shadow government*

These cuts are outrageous. NY is better at safety than almost anyone and should not be penalized for their efficiency.

Are they mad?

http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=855

From Zogby, August 30, 2004

Simple.

everywhere. This $ will be used against US, not terrorists.

It's a crap shoot to figure out which twisted truth is behind this reality. It's unbelievable.

attack to use as justification for the expansion of his imperial war into Iran before November.