HEVESI APOLOGIZES FOR SAYING SCHUMER "WILL PUT A BULLET BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT'S EYES"

This one is pretty incredible. NYS Comptroller Alan Hevesi (D), giving a commemcement speech, said the following about NY Sen. Chuck Schumer(D):

"The man who, how do I phrase this diplomatically, who will put a bullet between the president's eyes if he could get away with it. The toughest senator, the best representative. A great, great member of the Congress of the United States."

Way to "phrase this diplomatically," Alan... NOT! I heard a report about this on Fox, but have a link to the WNBC story, thanks to one of Michelle Malkin's readers.

Comptroller Hevesi made a complete mea culpa:

"I apologize to the president of the United States" and to the fellow state politician, Sen. Charles Schumer, Hevesi said. "I am not a person of violence.

"I am apologizing as abjectly as I can. There is no excuse for it. It was beyond dumb."

Alan Hevesi is a typical NY pol, who is moderately liberal on most issues. I liked him for putting his name on a $40 refund check I got from NYS, after paying $70 state taxes that NYS itself said I owed. That seemed like a mea culpa, though not for as big a screw-up as this. I have to say that he really stepped in it this time, but I wonder if it will hurt his political career. There is, after all, a double standard.

Sen. Trent Lott had to resign his leadership position after some ill-worded praise for Sen. Strom Thurmond on his 100th birthday. Hevesi is running for re-election, and yet this has not made a huge impression in the local media, or the MSM in general. We'll see in the next few days if this has any impact on the race.

Hevesi was a Democrat I was willing to vote for, as NYS Comptroller at least. Not anymore. Where is the outrage?

Comments

BobG said…
It's incredible that anyone would be allowed to continue to hold public office after espousing violence against the president of our nation.

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