Thursday, August 25, 2005
Jeanine Pirro Blasts Hillary's 9/11 Record
Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro blasted Senator Hillary Clinton on Wednesday for failing to obtain enough homeland security funding for New York State, saying Clinton's performance on 9/11 issues would be a key target of her campaign.
"I walked Ground Zero the day after 9/11 with a friend who was looking for her husband," Pirro told ABC Radio host Sean Hannity.
"I know what can happen in New York and all of the trauma that comes from the problem with homeland security and the fact that we don't have enough money to defend ourselves the way New Yorkers need to."
Pirro vowed in the next breath: "Make no mistake, I will attack [Hillary's] record. Her record is going to be a target of my campaign."
Pirro also zeroed in on Mrs. Clinton's economic policies, saying:
"Here's a woman who came to New York and she said, 'I'm going to promise 200,000 upstate jobs for upstate New Yorkers.' She didn't deliver on that promise - and we're going to hold her to that."
"You've got a woman here who wants to tax New Yorkers," Pirro added. "She thinks that taxes are good for New York."
Though the press has portrayed Clinton as a Senate workhorse, Pirro said her record of real accomplishments is thin. "You don't submit seven bills and say, 'OK, I did my job' - even though they all died in committee," the Westchester Republican fumed.
While Mrs. Clinton's failures on homeland security and job creation would be fair game, Pirro vowed not to practice the politics of personal destruction, saying, "This is not going to be about personal attacks, because this job is too important."
Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro blasted Senator Hillary Clinton on Wednesday for failing to obtain enough homeland security funding for New York State, saying Clinton's performance on 9/11 issues would be a key target of her campaign.
"I walked Ground Zero the day after 9/11 with a friend who was looking for her husband," Pirro told ABC Radio host Sean Hannity.
"I know what can happen in New York and all of the trauma that comes from the problem with homeland security and the fact that we don't have enough money to defend ourselves the way New Yorkers need to."
Pirro vowed in the next breath: "Make no mistake, I will attack [Hillary's] record. Her record is going to be a target of my campaign."
Pirro also zeroed in on Mrs. Clinton's economic policies, saying:
"Here's a woman who came to New York and she said, 'I'm going to promise 200,000 upstate jobs for upstate New Yorkers.' She didn't deliver on that promise - and we're going to hold her to that."
"You've got a woman here who wants to tax New Yorkers," Pirro added. "She thinks that taxes are good for New York."
Though the press has portrayed Clinton as a Senate workhorse, Pirro said her record of real accomplishments is thin. "You don't submit seven bills and say, 'OK, I did my job' - even though they all died in committee," the Westchester Republican fumed.
While Mrs. Clinton's failures on homeland security and job creation would be fair game, Pirro vowed not to practice the politics of personal destruction, saying, "This is not going to be about personal attacks, because this job is too important."
