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Police Unions to Endorse Obama/Biden

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Mon Sep 22, 2008 at 08:46:49 AM EST
Tags: Barack Obama, Joe Biden, 2008 (all tags)
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As I've written many times over the past 18 months, Sen. Barack Obama and Joe Biden are not my cup of tea on criminal justice issues. Neither are particularly progressive. Today I received an invitation to a conference call with Joe Biden.

Today, the Obama-Biden campaign is holding a conference call with Senator Joe Biden to proudly announce the endorsement of the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO). NAPO President Tom Nee will join Senator Biden on the call and the two will talk about Senator Obama’s strong track record on law enforcement issues, support for law enforcement officers and commitment to keeping our communities safe.

NAPO represents more than 2,000 police unions and associations, 238,000 sworn law enforcement officers, 11,000 retired officers and more than 100,000 citizens who share a common dedication to fair and effective crime control and law enforcement.

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Senator Joe Biden is the former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee who wrote and passed the landmark crime bill that put 100,000 new police officers on the streets of America.

All I can say is McCain-Palin would be far worse and represent a shift back towards Newt Gringrich and his abysmal 1994 "Contract On America", that while mostly unsuccessful, still posed a huge threat.

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    NAPO endorsed Kerry in 04, Gore in 00 n/t (5.00 / 1) (#6)
    by kempis on Mon Sep 22, 2008 at 12:10:29 PM EST


    This is one endorsement... (none / 0) (#1)
    by kdog on Mon Sep 22, 2008 at 10:05:46 AM EST
    where I wish they went with Brand "R".  

    When the cops are rootin' for ya, that's a bad sign of things to come under an Obama admin.  

    The thing to remember... (none / 0) (#2)
    by Jerrymcl89 on Mon Sep 22, 2008 at 10:20:20 AM EST
    ... is that, basically, police unions are less interested in crime than in who's going to pay the cops more.

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    And who will investigate wrongdoing less... (none / 0) (#3)
    by kdog on Mon Sep 22, 2008 at 10:34:58 AM EST
    or provide federal funding to hire more cops...that's what worries me. I don't mind police getting better wages, a happy cop with a fat wallet is less likely to bust chops.

    Can't speak for other parts of the country, but the last thing we need in NY is more cops.

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    benefits (none / 0) (#4)
    by wystler on Mon Sep 22, 2008 at 11:34:10 AM EST
    harder to buy a well-paid cop

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    Can we have a few of yours, then? (none / 0) (#5)
    by shoephone on Mon Sep 22, 2008 at 11:45:05 AM EST
    Because the Seattle Police Department is woefully understaffed and our neighborhoods are reeling under the recent crush of shootings and stabbings and other gang-related activities.