Kelly Bashes Mayoral Candidates in Playboy
Friday, November 15, 2013
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New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly aired complaints
about New York's Democratic mayoral candidates in an interview with Playboy magazine.
Kelly does not bare all in his interview with Playboy. But he doesn't hold back, either.
In the interview with writer Glenn Paskin, Kelly said he feels betrayed by candidates who criticized the NYPD and its stop-and-frisk policy during their campaigns.
"They’ll say or do anything to get elected," Kelly said. "I know all these people. They all claimed to be friends of mine up until their mayoral campaigns."
Kelly also took aim at the Associated Press for their Pulitzer Prize-winning series about the department's investigation of Muslims, saying the information came from disgruntled former police officers.
"Those AP writers received a lot of leaks from disgruntled people in the NYPD who had retired or didn't get promoted," Kelly said. "The overarching sin we’re guilty of is having the nerve to move into the counterterrorism area that the federal government wanted to have a monopoly on."
But communications strategist Risa Heller says it was the context of the interview, not the content, that was most revealing.
"This is a guy who's leaving government after a long time, right? He could go on any TV show, talk to any magazine, and any newspaper and he picks Playboy," she said. "To me it's an indication that he's saying 'This is who I am, this is what I want, and I'm going to live in the world as a private citizen.'" She called it a declaration of independence.
But Council member Tish James, a Kelly critic and the city's future public advocate, said the magazine was the wrong place for the interview. She called Playboy an affront to women. "You know I think his decision of Playboy leaves a lot to be desired and I seriously question his judgement," she said.
The interview appears in the December issue, with a photo of a woman's bare legs and red stiletto heels poking out of a chimney on the cover.
In the interview with writer Glenn Paskin, Kelly said he feels betrayed by candidates who criticized the NYPD and its stop-and-frisk policy during their campaigns.
"They’ll say or do anything to get elected," Kelly said. "I know all these people. They all claimed to be friends of mine up until their mayoral campaigns."
Kelly also took aim at the Associated Press for their Pulitzer Prize-winning series about the department's investigation of Muslims, saying the information came from disgruntled former police officers.
"Those AP writers received a lot of leaks from disgruntled people in the NYPD who had retired or didn't get promoted," Kelly said. "The overarching sin we’re guilty of is having the nerve to move into the counterterrorism area that the federal government wanted to have a monopoly on."
But communications strategist Risa Heller says it was the context of the interview, not the content, that was most revealing.
"This is a guy who's leaving government after a long time, right? He could go on any TV show, talk to any magazine, and any newspaper and he picks Playboy," she said. "To me it's an indication that he's saying 'This is who I am, this is what I want, and I'm going to live in the world as a private citizen.'" She called it a declaration of independence.
But Council member Tish James, a Kelly critic and the city's future public advocate, said the magazine was the wrong place for the interview. She called Playboy an affront to women. "You know I think his decision of Playboy leaves a lot to be desired and I seriously question his judgement," she said.
The interview appears in the December issue, with a photo of a woman's bare legs and red stiletto heels poking out of a chimney on the cover.
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