Disgraced Kerik vouches for Rudy’s character.
Disgraced Kerik vouches for Rudy’s character.
Earlier this week, Politico reported that as New York City mayor, Giuliani “billed obscure city agencies for tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses amassed during the time when he was beginning an extramarital relationship with future wife Judith Nathan in the Hamptons.” In a New York Times article today, disgraced Bernie Kerik, formerly Giuliani’s police commissioner, defended his friend:
Bernard B. Kerik, who was Mr. Giuliani’s police commissioner when some of the charges were billed, said in an interview yesterday that the security detail’s travel expenses would normally come out of the Police Department’s budget.
“There would be no need for anyone to conceal his detail’s travel expenses,” said Mr. Kerik, who was indicted earlier this month on unrelated federal tax fraud and corruption charges. “And I think It’s ridiculous for anyone to suggest that the mayor or his staff attempted to do so.“
Earlier this month, a federal grand jury indicted Kerik on 14 counts, including conspiracy, making false statements, “mail fraud and wire fraud in the theft of honest services,” and more.
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you don’t know on which part of judy’s anatomy that’s been
i’d test that kid for everything.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:00 pmThere’s a sound vouch for ya, mobster style.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:04 pmJulieAnnie ≠Truthiness
November 30th, 2007 at 1:04 pmTalk about a ringing endorsement.
That’s like Musharraf getting Bush to endorse his ‘democratic’ processes in Pakistan.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:05 pm“Bernard B. Kerik, who was Mr. Giuliani’s police commissioner when some of the charges were billed, said in an interview yesterday that the security detail’s travel expenses would normally come out of the Police Department’s budget.”
If this is the case, then WHY were they billed to those other “obscure” departments? Question still now answered in other words. And for Kirek to “vouch” for anyone is beyond laughable!
November 30th, 2007 at 1:06 pm“indicted Kerik on 14 counts, including conspiracy, making false statements, “mail fraud and wire fraud in the theft of honest services,†and more”
Sounds like a typical Repukian resume to me, all the true Conservative Values, but where is the Closeted Gay Value, oh, it doesn’t need to be said I guess.
Bush/Cheney
Hague Trials ‘09
Buck Fush
November 30th, 2007 at 1:07 pmKerik praising Giuliani’s character is like Jeffrey Dahmer praising his culinary skills. If Giuliani’s smart, he’ll keep this out of his campaign literature.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:10 pmGee, I bet RUDEE was ovrjoyed to get THAT endorsement! Just a continuing reminder of the New York cesspool sludge that will start oozing out as November 08 approaches.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:10 pmWhat about the security detail and city-paid transportation provided to Judi Nathan while Giuliani’s wife Danna Hanover was still living in Gracie Mansion and also receiving city protection? Would it been OK for Giuliani to have two or three mistresses at a time, all receiving city-paid security?
November 30th, 2007 at 1:10 pmCaption – Kerik, “I’m next Rudy, honey.”
November 30th, 2007 at 1:11 pmWould it been OK for Giuliani to have two or three mistresses at a time, all receiving city-paid security?
Comment by gulfwargrunt — November 30, 2007 @ 1:10 pm
But But But, what about 9/11? After all, he is the Don of Nooo Yawk
November 30th, 2007 at 1:12 pmThis is the fruit of the Republican Revolution.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:12 pmBets on how many Republican voters who only know Giuliani as “America’s Mayor” and “9/11 Hero” are first learning about his extra-marital affair(s) through this story?
November 30th, 2007 at 1:15 pmHey Rudy, a mob frontman is vouching for your “character.” Congrats!
November 30th, 2007 at 1:18 pmman, doesn’t bernie look like he’s puckering up for his rudy! kiss. the kid look mortified.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:18 pmPot proclaiming kettle to be bright and shiny.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:23 pmBets on how many Republican voters who only know Giuliani as “America’s Mayor†and “9/11 Hero†are first learning about his extra-marital affair(s) through this story?
Comment by gulfwargrunt
Last night, Tucker Carlson said he doesn’t know whether Giuliani had an affair. Republican voters will never learn about his extra-marital affair(s). That part of the brain is removed when they first register as Republicans.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:23 pm13… depends. Is Fox even covering this? I’m sure they are willing to forgo their usual 24-hour non-stop sex scandal coverage if it protects their favored candidate. Anyhow they have their story: Bloodthristy Islamofascists want to execute teddybear teacher. And the football player who was killed. And the missing white woman and John Murtha saying the surge is kind of working. Just too many stories for the Giuliani story to get a spot… Now if it were Obama–that’s another story.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:24 pmshoeless: “Last night, Tucker Carlson said he doesn’t know whether Giuliani had an affair.”
Statements like this are why Tucker is about to get cancelled. Even republicans roll their eyes at some of his groaners. He can’t even say something like that with a straight face.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:28 pmThought experiment: Imagine if it were revealed today that Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, or John Edwards had a multi-month extra-marital affair in 1999-2000 (even minus the public funding angle), and the candidate admitted it but expressed no remorse?
How much TV coverage would that get, and would it force them out of the race?
November 30th, 2007 at 1:31 pmIf you watch the video that the picture was taken, you can actually see the kid send out “please, save me” in Morse code with her eyelids.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:32 pmHey gulf war guy: and how about imagining if it came out that John Edward’s or Barak Obama’s wife used to kill puppies demonstrating medical equipment?
November 30th, 2007 at 1:36 pmOn a lighter note, it appears that today’s hot topic is:
Iraq Media Politics Tortures the Ethics of Congress!
November 30th, 2007 at 1:38 pmshoeless: “Last night, Tucker Carlson said he doesn’t know whether Giuliani had an affair.â€
Statements like this are why Tucker is about to get cancelled. Even republicans roll their eyes at some of his groaners. He can’t even say something like that with a straight face.
Comment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper
Actually, he said it with his usual expression of utter confusion.
I hope David Schuster replaces the dimwit.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:38 pmIt would be cool if someone would do a docu-drama re-enactment of JulieAnnie serving his divorce papers on his cancer bedridden wife while his bimbo did her makeup in the limo with the city paid driver lighting her cigarette…
November 30th, 2007 at 1:42 pmJulieAnnie serving his divorce papers on his cancer bedridden wife
Wait a minute. Giuliani didn’t do that. What sort of sick monster would do such a disgusting horrible thing?
November 30th, 2007 at 1:54 pmNewt? Wasn’t it Newt?
November 30th, 2007 at 1:56 pmNewt? Wasn’t it Newt?
Comment by Menehune
Oh yeah, that sick monster.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:59 pmHmmm, maybe during the docu-drama they could have Newt morph into JulieAnnie, hmmm. Possibilities are endless.
November 30th, 2007 at 2:01 pmKerik vouches for Judy. And we should believe Kerik because?
November 30th, 2007 at 2:04 pmIt would be cool if someone would do a docu-drama re-enactment of JulieAnnie serving his divorce papers on his cancer bedridden wife while his bimbo did her makeup in the limo with the city paid driver lighting her cigarette…
Comment by RUCerious — November 30, 2007 @ 1:42 pm
That sounds more like Newt. Rudy was the one who announced it to his wife via a press conference. I guess he was hoping she had the tv on so she could gaze adoringly at him when he slid in the knife.
November 30th, 2007 at 2:06 pmThanks for the correction gummitch, I am having real difficulty keeping my rightwings asswipes differentiated.
November 30th, 2007 at 2:11 pmIf Bernie gave Rudee a kiss on both cheeks, would Rudee be worried?
November 30th, 2007 at 2:15 pmThanks for the correction gummitch, I am having real difficulty keeping my rightwings asswipes differentiated.
Comment by RUCerious
Don’t feel bad. Keeping track of sick rightwing asswipes is too big a job for anyone.
November 30th, 2007 at 2:25 pmBernie Kerik – there’s a great character witness for ya.
As for Tucker Carlson, the guy is a total joke. It won’t be long before the remaining 8 people watching his show will have to find something else on TV during that time slot.
November 30th, 2007 at 2:27 pmAs for Tucker Carlson, the guy is a total joke. It won’t be long before the remaining 8 people watching his show will have to find something else on TV during that time slot.
Comment by ihatebeets — November 30, 2007 @ 2:27 pm
Just losing the bowtie won’t help him, either!
November 30th, 2007 at 2:33 pm“The practice [of spreading expenses among several different offices], [Joseph J. Lhota a former deputy mayor] said, was put in place to ensure timely payment.â€
Yea right. Being an accountant, I prefer the following explanation. The practice of banging whores, by the mayor, shall be paid for by NYC taxpayers, and the expenses disguised under false pretenses by spreading them among the budgets of several deputy-mayoral offices.
Also, is the NYT’s running out of sources? Why do they find it necessary to interview and/or quote someone who is currently under indictment for lying to the federal government? I think the MSM is collapsing faster than the Republican Party, if that’s possible.
November 30th, 2007 at 2:37 pmWasn’t it the same honorable Kerik who was tapping Judith Miller in the apartment set up for firefigters?
What’s with these depraved pukes?
November 30th, 2007 at 2:45 pmI think JulieAnnie and Kerick are f&*k buddies.
November 30th, 2007 at 3:24 pmDo you think the prison will allow JulieAnnie to pay conjugal visits to Kerick.
November 30th, 2007 at 3:33 pmGlenn Greenwald addresses this nicely, as the trip expenses are a red herring;
Speaking of good reporting, The Politico’s Ben Smith did some of his own with the substantial investigative work to uncover the suspicious accounting practices involved in Giuliani’s trips to visit his then-mistress. I still don’t quite understand what the scandalous aspect of the story is. All NYC Mayors have constant security protection — including when they engage in their secret recreational activities — and the accounting shenanigans seem designed to conceal his adultery, not any financial improprieties. Still, the matter is clearly of public interest and the reporting done to uncover it was impressive.
By contrast, clear, undeniable corruption is self-evident in yesterday’s story of Giuliani’s assigning police resources to chauffeur his mistress. Whether illegal or not, it is tantamount to stealing city resources. That is a completely separate issue from the murkier story uncovered by Smith and it’s hard to imagine any plausible defense to it.
November 30th, 2007 at 4:04 pmCaptain Mantastic: “If you are going to start prohibiting people who are disgraced from supporting their associates, you’ll have to prohibit Bill from supporting Hillary.”
Disgraced? Have you checked his approval rating among the American people lately smart guy? It’s in the 70’s.
November 30th, 2007 at 6:05 pmIf you are going to start prohibiting people who are disgraced from supporting their associates, you’ll have to prohibit Bill from supporting Hillary.
Comment by CaptainMantastic — November 30, 2007 @ 3:41 pm
Bill was disgraced? i don’t think so. Railroaded, hunted, vilified, yes. Disgraced? Hardly. At least not by a blowjob. Maybe by reforming welfare or signing NAFTA. But not by banging whores overlooking hte 9/11 site on the city’s dime. Now, that’s a disgrace.
November 30th, 2007 at 6:07 pmLefty, that’s exactly right. The only disgrace on Clinton is NAFTA, media deregulation and Rwanda – and he freely admits that taking no aggressive action on Rwanda was a horrible mistake.
November 30th, 2007 at 6:32 pmIf that isn’t the kiss of death that takes Rudy down then the following will.
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/004811.php
November 30th, 2007 at 8:23 pmNote to Giuliani — when attempting to save your reputation from a brewing scandal concerning accusations of graft and corruption, it’s true that character references from a close friend are by and large a good thing…except when said personal friend is himself currently under indictment for fraud!
Aesop said it best…”birds of a feather flock together”.
December 1st, 2007 at 12:55 amNote to Tucker:
Rudy was parading with his mistress down Broadway in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade! His wife kicked him out of the mayor’s mansion because it wasn’t right the way he kept bringing his mistress home in front of the children. He moved in with a gay couple and slept on the floor (not that there is anything wrong with that). His wife found out about the divorce while watching tv. It was Newt’s wife that had the papers served on her while recovering from chemotherapy.
Rudy keeps saying there is nothing wrong with providing security for the mayor—but he won’t mention that taxpayers paid security for the mistress. He cannot bring himself to say it.
December 1st, 2007 at 1:51 amPoor kid in the middle of a smooch between Giuliani and Kerick.
YYYUUUUUCCCKKKKKKK !!!!!!!!!!!
December 1st, 2007 at 8:18 pmLooks like a picture from a gay version of “The Omen.”
December 2nd, 2007 at 4:09 pm