Ray Kelly for mayor of New York

[UnrepentantLiberal]

Ray Kelly Viewed by GOP as Candidate for New York Mayor

By Martin Gould
Newsmax
23 Apr 2012

Republican leaders in New York City are preparing the ground for popular police commissioner Ray Kelly to be the party’s mayoral candidate next year, the New York Post reported Monday.

Kelly, who publicly insists he has no interest in running for elective office, is aware of the moves, the paper’s long-standing state editor, Fredric Dicker, wrote.

The moves are being led by William Powers, New York’s former state GOP chairman, who was key to getting Rudy Giuliani elected in 1993. Former New York Stock Exchange Chairman Dick Grasso, supermarket tycoon John Catsimatidis, and financiers Ken Langone and Hank Greenberg are also involved, the Post reported.

A source close to the efforts told the Post, “The activities are taking place on two fronts: Create the inevitability that he’s going to run, and then make it easy for him so that the day he retires and announces he’s running, everything will be in place: the campaign apparatus and the money,’’

More: http://www.newsmax.com/US/Kelly-mayor-New-York/2012/04/23/id/436704

[freshwest]

1. So only the GOP is running candidates for King of NYC? Boo!

[UnrepentantLiberal]

4. THIS would get me back into politics.

This is the motherfucker who set the standard for gassing and beating the shit out of OWS protesters. He walked right by me after a woman got her head beat in by one of his thugs.

If I said what I really think should happen to him I'd be arrested.

[freshwest]

5. Can you imagine what would happen if he wins? Hope a lot of people 'get back into politics' in NYC.

[sabrina 1]

7. I agree, he's always had political ambitions, but has been one of the worst

NYPD chiefs ever. His record of scandals, still ongoing, should sink any notion he has of being Mayor of NY, although that city is run by the wealthy and if they want him they'll pay to get him.

Btw, he is not a Republican afaik. Not that it matters. But Newsmax?? They may not realize he is not a Republican which would be understandable, as he certainly acts like one.

[marasinghe]

10. keeps his nose clean & his hand in a glove; but its always been a clenched fist.

this guy helped the bushwipes set up the police infrastructure for the Iraqi puppet state.
wouldn't trust him & his goons in a cage; much less running the City.

[Dawson Leery]

2. Ray Kelly is the friendly face of tyranny.

It is time for NYC to put a Democrat in the mayors office.

[Historic NY]

3. Not a F--king chance....

he is too old and isn't beloved by all, especially the cops.

[provis99]

6. the guy is a damned unindicted criminal.

of course he's popular with republicans.

[sabrina 1]

9. He says he's an Independent but they think he'll run as a Republican.

[SaltyBro]

8. Bloomy might want to run again

he just has to change back the election laws that he changed a few years ago, no biggie.

[ellisonz]

11. Sounds like we need a good candidate...

[UnrepentantLiberal]

13. That we do.

And quickly.

[U4ikLefty]

12. I think even R Kelly would be a better choice. nt