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THE WHITE HOUSE
office of the Press Secretary
(Columbus, ohio)
For Immediate Release
October 9, 1992
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE ENDORSEMENT
Holiday Inn Eastgate
Cincinnati, Ohio
4:30 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Hey, listen, Dewey, let me just tell
you at the outset how grateful I am not just for that kind
introduction, but for this fantastic endorsement. I'll say more
about it in a minute. I appreciate this warm welcome -- and I do
mean warm. (Laughter.) And I'm delighted to be back in the
Cincinnati area and I am very pleased to salute not only Dewey
stokes, but Ralph Orms, the FOP secretary; Ken Gorman, the
chairman of the Board of Trustees; Gil Gallegos and George Austin
and all the members of the executive board. I especially want to
recognize the officers from Dayton who came here today in
remembrance of your fallen comrade, Officer Bill Whalen.
I'm delighted and honored to accept this most
prestigious endorsement here today as the preferred presidential
candidate of the National Fraternal Order of Police. (Applause.)
And I thank you for your support. And as most
people across this country know, you're one of the strongest
voices of the law enforcement community in the entire country,
and I'm grateful you're speaking on my behalf. And this country
is going to see a real comeback on Election Day when we come
storming back to victory. I really believe it's going to happen.
(Applause.)
I will continue to say what I am for -- and I will
continue, because a lot of the people around are not helping us
do this, to define Governor Clinton for what he is and for what
his record is. And I am confident when that decision -- people
go into the voting booth they are going to say this President has
the character and the trust to lead this country for another four
years. (Applause.) And we are going to turn it around because
of people like you who want to do what's right for America --
aren't afraid to take a position to stand up. And I believe
beyond a shadow of a doubt that this Bill Clinton -- I really
honestly believe this -- is wrong for America at this time.
Now, look at his record. Look at the record. He is
a typical tax-and-spend, big government -- tax-and-spend, coddle
the criminal man. And we don't need that.
And don't take my word for it. Ask the folks who
know the record best. Ask your brothers and sisters in Little
Rock -- Fraternal Order of Police in Arkansas -- Governor
Clinton's home town. They're endorsing not their Governor, but
-- you guessed it -- they are endorsing George Bush for President
of the United States of America. (Applause.)
And they're doing this not out of personal spite,
but they're doing this because of the record. Arkansas ranks
near rock-bottom for every important per-capita crime dollar it
spends. For prisons: 46th. For judicial and legal systems:
50th. And when it comes to spending for police officers,
Arkansas ranks 49th.
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No wonder crime went up faster in Arkansas during
the 1980s than in any other state. And if you don't give your
police the tools they need, you can't expect them to do the job.
(Applause.)
Dewey stokes very generously spelled out some of our
record, and I would like to compare my record to Governor
Clinton's. Since 1989, I've proposed a 59 percent increase in
federal spending to fight crime. And as for charges that my
administration short-shrifted state and local law enforcement, a
charge that this Governor recklessly keeps putting forward -- the
fact is that spending under the Eddie Byrne Memorial Grant
Program for state and local law enforcement is more than three
times what it was when I became President of the United states.
(Applause.)
And here's something that the victims of crime might
be interested in -- there's more to it. Last year, under
Governor Clinton, the average Arkansas criminal served less than
one-fifth of his sentence. Then he's back out on the streets.
Apparently, down in Arkansas you do the crime, but not the time.
And most federal inmates under my jurisdiction serve
at least 85 percent of their full sentences. (Applause.) I have
very little support from the national media in putting these
facts into perspective. But we've got time. And with this
endorsement and your help we are going to get the facts into the
record. The record, I might say, gets à little unnerving when
you consider the damage that a soft-on-crime President could do
to law enforcement nationwide.
After all, maybe the single most vital legacy a
President can leave behind is his record of judicial
appointments. Everybody in this room -- maybe you know it better
than others across the country, but everybody here knows the
judicial importance -- appointments are terribly important to
strong law enforcement. And I ask that you compare the Carter
record to the Reagan-Bush era, and you can see how the Democratic
appointments are still hurting us.
The record clearly shows that Carter left us with
judges far more sympathetic to the suspects' rights than judges
appointed by Ronald Reagan. And according to one independent
study that NBC News reported just the other night, Carter
appointees are almost five times more likely to champion the
suspects rights over the rights of a victim.
Well, my record on this is clear. In 1988 I told
the American people that, like my predecessor, I would appoint
judges who would interpret and apply the law and do not try to
rewrite the law from the federal bench. (Applause.) And I
pledged my appointments would give more consideration to victims'
rights than to criminals' rights. And that is exactly what I
have done.
And the results are clear. The Supreme Court has
handed down a series of sensible decisions allowing victims to be
heard and justice to be served.
Now, would Clinton appointments be similar? Well,
all the names of possible Supreme Court appointees coming from
his camp are rabidly opposed to the death penalty. The name
Clinton himself has mentioned as recently as Saturday night, with
my wife sitting there, was Governor Cuomo of New York. And SO
much for capital punishment and so much for the thugs who kill
cops. We do not need that kind of appointment to the Supreme
Court of the United states. (Applause.)
It is plain wrong and deeply unfair to ask law
enforcement officers who are out there on the streets putting
their lives on the line for us to do their job, and then see
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their good work undone by judges who turn those criminals right
back out on the sidewalk.
I am on the side of the victim. And let there be no
mistake about that. (Applause.) And I say it is high time that
we turn around this judicial trend to be soft on criminals and
hard on the people in blue.
The bottom line on November 3 is this: When it
comes to crime, if you liked Carter I you will love Carter II.
(Laughter.) America simply cannot afford that. We need a
President to help you take criminals off the streets and keep
them off the streets.
I believe I am that person. And that's what I stand
for as President of the United States. (Applause.)
I support the brave women and men who wear the blue
because you know better than anyone that we are all vulnerable --
men, women and children; white, brown and black; young and old;
rich and poor. To a bullet, to a blade we. all look just the
same.
And you alone stand in the breach. We don't thank
you enough. To tell the truth, I don't believe we can thank you
enough. The best we can do is to give you our support -- and we
can fight for justice when one of your comrades falls in the line
of duty.
That's why my crime bill calls for a federal death
penalty for cop killers. And it will go into law -- (applause)
-- it will go into law if Congress gets around to voting on it.
And I believe they will. There's going to be a lot of new
members of Congress this time -- the one institution that hasn't
changed for 38 years. And we need to clean House. (Applause.)
And while it won't bring back the six brave police
officers who were killed across the nation just in the past few
weeks, at least it will take the animals off the streets who
commit the ultimate horror by gunning down heroes in blue.
And I want to tell you why you folks are so often on
my mind. I mentioned Eddie Byrne. I know Dewey, he probably
knows Eddie Byrne's father. For four years I've kept this badge
in my desk there in the oval Office. You've probably seen that
desk on the television, where all the visitors come in. And I
keep this badge, 14072, in my desk in the Oval office. A retired
New York officer, Lieutenant Matt Byrne, gave it to me. And this
is the badge that his son, Eddie, wore the day he was gunned down
by a crackhead.
Matt, the dad, asked me to keep that badge as a
reminder of all you brave officers who put your lives on the line
every single day. And I've kept it. And I always will.
As President, you have my lasting thanks, but much
more than that -- you have my support. You can count on that.
(Applause.)
And with your strong support, I know that America
can indeed do what so many here today are working on every single
waking minute, and that is turn back the threat of drugs and
crime -- the fear of our young and old -- and make our
communities safe and strong and secure once again.
You know, I talk and Barbara talks and the Quayles
talk about family values. There are a lot of people trying to
distort what that means. TO me, it means a lot of things. It
means support for the children. It means families staying
together. It means deadbeat dads supporting the mother. It
means a lot of things, including choice in schools and choice in
child care. Many things come together. But one thing it means
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is support for law enforcement. Because families must be
entitled to safe places to raise their children.
And you, more than any other Americans, are out
there guaranteeing that part of this battle. We are not going to
stop talking about family values because the liberals don't like
it. We're going to keep on talking about it. (Applause.)
And now that same crowd is on me in another item. I
said that I didn't think it was right to be demonstrating against
your country in a foreign land when soldiers are being held
captive and soldiers are dying in Vietnam. And I feel strongly
about that. (Applause.) You let the liberal elite do their
number today, trying to call me Joe McCarthy. I'm standing with
American principle. It is wrong to demonstrate against your
country when your country is at war. (Applause.)
And I'm not going to back away from it one single
bit. Thank you all for this fantastic support. And may God
bless the greatest, freest country on the face of the Earth, the
United states of America. (Applause.)
END
4:46 P.M. EDT
Document No. 355261
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 10/07/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00am 10/08/92
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
SUBJECT:
OCTOBER 9, 1992
ACTION FYI
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REMARKS:
Please provide comments on the attached directly to
Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to this
office NO LATER THAN 10:00am, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Called 9.00
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
10:05
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Askew/Bunton)
October 6, 1992
3:00 p.m.
2 CCT 7 P4:28
CINCINNATI
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
OCTOBER 9, 1992
3:00 P.M.
Thank you for that kind introduction, and hello, everyone.
(Acknowledgements; live/satellite.) I appreciate the warm
welcome. It's great to be in Cincinnati with all you good
people, and with all of you via satellite as well.
And I'm delighted and honored to accept your endorsement
here today as the preferred Presidential candidate of the
National Fraternal Order of Police. //
Thank you for your confidence. This organization is the
single strongest voice of the law-enforcement community in the
entire country, and I'm grateful to you that it's being raised in
my behalf. //
You know, during the primaries, Governor Clinton called
himself the Comeback Kid. Well he was half right. //
But some folks think that on November 3, I'm going to do a
Lou Piniella and just go away. Let me tell you -- they're in for
a big surprise. //
Because this country's going to see a real comeback on
election day
a Comeback Kid by the name of George Bush. //
And we're going to turn this election around because of
people like you
who want to do the right thing for America. //
1
I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bill Clinton is
wrong for America. Look at his record. He's a typical big-
government liberal. Tax, spend, and coddle the criminal.
Don't take my word for it. Ask the law-enforcement officers
who know his record best. Ask your brothers and sisters of the
Fraternal Order of Police in Little Rock, Arkansas -- Governor's
Clinton's home town. They're on record, endorsing -- not their
own man -- but George Bush for President of the United States of
America. //
That's right. And here's why. Here's the Governor's
record.
Arkansas ranks near rock-bottom for every important per-
capita crime dollar it spends. For prisons: 46th. For judicial
and legal systems: 50th. And when it comes to spending for
police officers, Arkansas ranks 49th.
Compare that to my Administration's record. Since 1989,
I've proposed a 59% increase in federal spending to fight crime,
There's more. Last year, under Bill Clinton, the average
Arkansas criminal served just one-fifth of his sentence. Then
he's back on the streets. Apparently, down in Arkansas, you do
the crime -- but not the time.
Well, Federal inmates under my jurisdiction serve an average
of 85% of their full sentences. So crime's just one more issue
the Governor of Arkansas can't talk about without confronting his
rotten record back home.
2
That record becomes very frightening when you consider the
damage a soft-on-crime President could do to our law-enforcement
system nationwide.
Perhaps the single most vital legacy a President can leave
behind is his record of judicial appointments.
When you compare the Carter record of appointments to the
Reagan/Bush era... you begin to get a sense of why we had such an
explosive crime problem in the 80s. It was out-and-out liberal
coddling of criminals at the expense of victims' rights. //
I've studied the record. And it clearly shows that Jimmy
Carter left us with judges almost five times more sympathetic to
suspects' rights than judges appointed by Ronald Reagan and me.
Folks.. that's not right for America.
It's plain wrong to ask law-enforcement officers to do their
job and then get spit in the face from judges who whine about
the criminal's rights and turn them right back out on the
sidewalk./
Well, I'm on the side of the victim. 11
And I say it's high time we condemn judges who are soft on
criminals and hard on the men and women in blue. //
The bottom line on November 3 is this. When it comes to
crime, if you liked Carter I... you'd love Carter II./ /
America can't afford that. We need a President who'll help
you take criminals off the streets and keep them off the streets.
I am that man.//
And that's what I stand for as a Presidential candidate.//
3
I support the brave women and men who wear the blue because
you know, better than anyone, that we're all vulnerable. Men,
women and children. White, brown and black. Young and old.
Rich and poor. To a bullet or a blade -- we all look just the
same.
And you alone stand in the breach. We don't thank you
enough
and to tell the truth -- we can't thank you enough.
I want to tell you one reason you folks are on my mind. For
four years I've kept badge #14072 in my desk in the Oval Office.
A retired New York cop, Lieutenant Matt Byrne, gave it to me.
It's the badge his son Eddie wore the day he was gunned down by a
crackhead.
Matt asked me to keep that badge as a reminder of all you
brave officers who put your lives on the line every single day.
I have kept it. And I always will.
As President, you have my thanks but much more than that
-- you have my support. You can count on that. //
With your strong support -- I know that America can turn
back the threat of drugs and crime
the fear of our young and
old -- and make our communities safe and secure once again.
Thank you for this vote of confidence -- and may God bless
the men and women who wear the badge
and the blue.
# # #
4
THE WHITE HOUSE
washington
October 8, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAN MC GROARTY mur
FROM:
KEN ASKEW
BC
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED POLICE REMARKS TO NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF
I. SUMMARY
On Friday, October 9th, at 4:30 p.m. you will deliver
remarks to an audience of 400 police officers, their families,
and law enforcement officials at the National Fraternal Order of
Police endorsement in the ballroom of the Holiday Inn East Gate
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks, (approximately 8 minutes / cards) based on
your stump speech, highlight distinctions between you and your
opponent on the issue of crime.
The remarks refer to the number of police officers killed in
the line of duty in recent weeks, and the Dayton police officers
attending your speech straight from the dedication -- just hours
before -- of a memorial plaque to a fallen colleague.
(Askew/Bunton)
October 8, 1992
4:00 p.m.
CINCINNATI
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
OCTOBER 9, 1992
4:30 P.M.
Thank you for that kind introduction, and hello, everyone.
I appreciate the warm welcome. It's great to be here in
Cincinnati with all you good people. I especially want to
recognize the officers from Dayton who came today in remembrance
of your fallen comrade, Officer Bill Whalen.
I'm delighted and honored to accept your endorsement here
today as the preferred Presidential candidate of the National
Fraternal Order of Police.//
Thank you for your support. You're one of the strongest
voices of the law-enforcement community in the entire country,
and I'm grateful you're speaking on my behalf.
You know, during the primaries, Governor Clinton called
himself the Comeback Kid. Well he was half right./
But some folks think that on November 3, I'm going to do a
Lou Piniella... and just go away. Well, let me tell you --
they're in for a big surprise./ Because this country's going to
see a real comeback on election day when George Bush comes
storming back to victory. //
And we're going to turn this election around because of
people like you who want to do what's right for America. //
1
I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bill Clinton is
wrong for America. Look at his record. He's a typical big-
government liberal. Tax, spend, coddle the criminal.
Don't take my word for it. Ask the folks who know his
record best. Ask your brothers and sisters of the Fraternal
Order of Police in Little Rock, Arkansas -- Governor Clinton's
home town. They're endorsing not their own man, but -- you
guessed it -- George Bush for President of the United States. //
That's right. And here's why. The Governor's record.
Arkansas ranks near rock-bottom for every important per-
capita crime dollar it spends. For prisons: 46th. For judicial
and legal systems: 50th. And when it comes to spending for
police officers, Arkansas ranks 49th.
No wonder crime went up faster in Arkansas during the 1980s
than in any other state. If you don't give your police the tools
they need, you can't expect them to do the job. //
Compare that to my record. Since 1989, I've presided over a
59% increase in federal spending to fight crime.
I've increased spending for state and local law
enforcement and for just one example, the Eddie Byrne Memorial
Grant Program has more than tripled since I became President.
There's more. Last year, under Bill Clinton, the average
Arkansas criminal served less than one-fifth of his sentence.
Then he's back on the streets. Apparently, down in Arkansas, you
do the crime -- but not the time. //
2
Well, Federal inmates under my jurisdiction serve at least
85% of their full sentences. So crime's just one more issue the
Governor of Arkansas can't talk about without confronting his
rotten record back home.
That record gets unnerving when you consider the damage a
soft-on-crime President could do to law-enforcement nationwide.
After all, maybe the single most-vital legacy a President
can leave behind is his record of judicial appointments.
Compare the Carter record to the Reagan/Bush era, and you
can see how the Democrats' appointments are still hurting us.
The record clearly shows that Carter left us with judges far
more sympathetic to suspects' rights than judges appointed by
Ronald Reagan. And according to one independent study that NBC
News reported the other night Carter appointees are almost
five times more likely to champion so-called "suspect's rights"
over the rights of a victim.
Well, my record on this is clear. In 1988 I told the
American people that like Ronald Reagan, I'd appoint judges who
would interpret and apply the law -- not try to rewrite it from
the bench. And I pledged my appointments would give at least as
much consideration to victims' rights as to criminals' rights. //
That's just what I've done. And the results are clear. The
Supreme Court has handed down a series of sensible decisions
allowing victims to be heard and justice to be served.
3
Would Clinton appointments be similar? Well, all the names
of possible Supreme-Court appointees coming from his camp are
rabidly opposed to the death penalty.
The name Clinton himself has mentioned is Governor Cuomo.
Now, I can't confirm it but I hear Mr. Cuomo washes all his
clothes on the "gentle" cycle -- because he thinks it's more
humane. // Guess what kind of decisions he'd hand down. //
Folks that's just not right for America.
It's plain wrong to ask law-enforcement officers to do their
job
and then see their good work undone by judges who turn
criminals right back out onto the sidewalk./
Well, I'm on the side of the victim. //
And I say it's high time we turn around this judicial trend
to be soft on criminals and hard on the people in blue. //
The bottom line on November 3 is this. When it comes to
crime, if you liked Carter I you'd love Carter II. / /
America just can't afford that. We need a President to help
you take criminals off the streets and keep them off the streets.
I am that man. And that's what I stand for as President. //
I support the brave women and men who wear the blue because
you know, better than anyone, that we're all vulnerable. Men,
women and children. White, brown and black. Young and old, rich
and poor. To a bullet or a blade -- we all look just the same.
And you alone stand in the breach. We don't thank you
enough
and to tell the truth -- we can't thank you enough.
4
The best we can do is give our support
and we can fight
for justice when one of your comrades falls in the line of duty.
That's why my crime bill calls for a Federal death penalty
for cop-killers. // It'll go into law if Congress ever gets
around to voting on it.
And while it won't bring back the six brave police officers
who were killed across the nation just in the past few weeks
at least it'll take the animals off the streets who commit the
ultimate horror
by gunning down heroes in blue. //
I want to tell you why you folks are so often on my mind. I
mentioned Eddie Byrne earlier. Well, for four years I've kept
badge #14072 in my desk in the Oval Office. A retired New York
officer, Lieutenant Matt Byrne, gave it to me. It's the badge
his son Eddie wore the day he was gunned down by a crackhead.
Matt asked me to keep that badge as a reminder of all you
brave officers who put your lives on the line every single day.
I have kept it. And I always will.
As President, you have my thanks but much more than that
-- you have my support. You can count on that / /
And with your strong support -- I know that America can turn
back the threat of drugs and crime
the fear of our young and
old -- and make our communities safe and secure once again.
Thank you for this vote of confidence -- and may God bless
the men and women who wear the badge
and the blue.
5
Document No. 355261
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 10/07/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00am 10/08/92
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
SUBJECT:
OCTOBER 9, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
<
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
>
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
GROOMES
HORNER
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please provide comments on the attached directly to
Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to this
office NO LATER THAN 10:00am, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
no comments
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Askew/Bunton)
October 6, 1992
3:00 p.m.
12 00T 7 P4: 28
CINCINNATI
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
OCTOBER 9, 1992
3:00 P.M.
Thank you for that kind introduction, and hello, everyone.
(Acknowledgements; live/satellite.) I appreciate the warm
welcome. It's great to be in Cincinnati with all you good
people, and with all of you via satellite as well.
And I'm delighted and honored to accept your endorsement
here today as the preferred Presidential candidate of the
National Fraternal Order of Police.//
Thank you for your confidence. This organization is the
single strongest voice of the law-enforcement community in the
entire country, and I'm grateful to you that it's being raised in
my behalf. //
well
You know, during the primaries, Governor Clinton called
himself the Comeback Kid. Well he was half right./ /
But some folks think that on November 3, I'm going to do a
Lou Piniella and just go away. Let me tell you -- they're in for
a big surprise. //
Because this country's going to see a real comeback on
election day
a Comeback Kid by the name of George Bush. //
And we're going to turn this election around because of
people like you who want to do the right thing for America./ /
1
I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bill Clinton is
wrong for America. Look at his record. He's a typical big-
government liberal. Tax, spend, and coddle the criminal.
Don't take my word for it. Ask the law-enforcement officers
who know his record best. Ask your brothers and sisters of the
Fraternal Order of Police in Little Rock, Arkansas -- Governor's
Clinton's home town. They're on record, endorsing -- not their
own man -- but George Bush for President of the United States of
America. //
That's right. And here's why. Here's the Governor's
record.
Arkansas ranks near rock-bottom for every important per-
capita crime dollar it spends. For prisons: 46th. For judicial
and legal systems: 50th. And when it comes to spending for
police officers, Arkansas ranks 49th.
Compare that to my Administration's record. Since 1989,
I've proposed a 59% increase in federal spending to fight crime.
There's more. Last year, under Bill Clinton, the average
Arkansas criminal served just one-fifth of his sentence. Then
he's back on the streets. Apparently, down in Arkansas, you do
the crime -- but not the time.
Well, Federal inmates under my jurisdiction serve an average
of 85% of their full sentences. So crime's just one more issue
the Governor of Arkansas can't talk about without confronting his
rotten record back home.
2
That record becomes very frightening when you consider the
damage a soft-on-crime President could do to our law-enforcement
system nationwide.
Perhaps the single most vital legacy a President can leave
behind is his record of judicial appointments.
When you compare the Carter record of appointments to the
Reagan/Bush era... you begin to get a sense of why we had such an
explosive crime problem in the 80s. It was out-and-out liberal
coddling of criminals at the expense of victims' rights. //
I've studied the record. And it clearly shows that Jimmy
Carter left us with judges almost five times more sympathetic to
suspects' rights than judges appointed by Ronald Reagan and me.
Folks. that's not right for America.
It's plain wrong to ask law-enforcement officers to do their
job
and then get spit in the face from judges who whine about
the criminal's rights and turn them right back out on the
sidewalk. //
Well, I'm on the side of the victim. //
And I say it's high time we condemn judges who are soft on
criminals and hard on the men and women in blue. //
The bottom line on November 3 is this. When it comes to
crime, if you liked Carter I you'd love Carter II./ /
America can't afford that. We need a President who'll help
you take criminals off the streets and keep them off the streets.
I am that man.//
And that's what I stand for as a Presidential candidate./ /
3
I support the brave women and men who wear the blue because
you know, better than anyone, that we're all vulnerable. Men,
women and children. White, brown and black. Young and old.
Rich and poor. To a bullet or a blade -- we all look just the
same.
And you alone stand in the breach. We don't thank you
enough
and to tell the truth -- we can't thank you enough.
I want to tell you one reason you folks are on my mind. For
four years I've kept badge #14072 in my desk in the Oval Office.
A retired New York cop, Lieutenant Matt Byrne, gave it to me.
It's the badge his son Eddie wore the day he was gunned down by a
crackhead.
Matt asked me to keep that badge as a reminder of all you
brave officers who put your lives on the line every single day.
I have kept it. And I always will.
As President, you have my thanks but much more than that
-- you have my support. You can count on that. 11
With your strong support -- I know that America can turn
back the threat of drugs and crime
the fear of our young and
old -- and make our communities safe and secure once again.
Thank you for this vote of confidence -- and may God bless
the men and women who wear the badge
and the blue.
# # #
4
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
92
8 , / 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN McGROARTY
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: National Policy Endorsement
We have reviewed the attached remarks and have noted several
suggested changes on the draft. The comments on page two are
particularly important, since the section on judicial
appointments and crime as drafted is inconsistent with the speech
regarding crime the President delivered in Missouri last week.
Please let us know if you have any questions or if we may
help in any other way.
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Document No. 355241
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 10/07/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00am 10/08/92
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
SUBJECT:
OCTOBER 9, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
GROOMES
HORNER
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please provide comments on the attached directly to
Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to this
office NO LATER THAN 10:00am, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Askew/Bunton)
October 6, 1992
3:00 p.m.
2 COT 7 P4: 28
CINCINNATI
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
OCTOBER 9, 1992
3:00 P.M.
Thank you for that kind introduction, and hello, everyone.
(Acknowledgements; live/satellite.) I appreciate the warm
welcome. It's great to be in Cincinnati with all you good
people, and with all of you via satellite as well.
And I'm delighted and honored to accept your endorsement
here today.. as the preferred Presidential candidate of the
National Fraternal Order of Police. //
Thank you for your confidence. This organization is the
single T strongest voice of the law-enforcement community in the
entire country, and I'm grateful to you that it's being raised in
my behalf. / /
You know, during the primaries, Governor Clinton called
himself the Comeback Kid. Well he was half right. //
But some folks think that on November 3, I'm going to do a
Lou Piniella and just go away. Let me tell you -- they're in for
a big surprise. //
Because this country's going to see a real comeback on
WHEN WE COME STORMING BACK TO VICTORY.
election day a Comeback Kid by the name of George Bush. //
And I we're going to turn this election around because of
people like you... who want to do the right thing for America. //
1
I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt J that Bill Clinton is
wrong for America. Look at his record. He's a typical big-
government liberal. Tax, spend, and coddle the criminal.
Don't take my word for it. Ask the law-enforcement officers
who know his record best. Ask your brothers and sisters of the
Fraternal Order of Police in Little Rock, Arkansas -- Governor's
Clinton's home town. They're on record, endorsing -- not their
own man -- but George Bush for President of the United States of
America./
That's right. And here's why. Here's the Governor's
record.
Arkansas ranks near rock-bottom for every important per-
capita crime dollar it spends. For prisons: 46th. For judicial
and legal systems: 50th. And when it comes to spending for
police officers, Arkansas ranks 49th.
Compare that to my Administration's record. Since 1989,
I've proposed a 59% increase in federal spending to fight crime.
There's more. Last year, under Bill Clinton, the average
Arkansas criminal served just one-fifth of his sentence. Then
he's back on the streets. Apparently, down in Arkansas, you do
the crime -- but not the time.
AT LEAST
Well, Federal inmates under my jurisdiction serve an average
of 85% of their full sentences. So crime's just one more issue
the Governor of Arkansas can't talk about without confronting his
SHABBY rotten record back home.
2
That record becomes very frightening when you consider the
damage a soft-on-crime President could do to our law-enforcement
system nationwide.
Perhaps the single most vital legacy a President can leave
THIS ANALYSIS
behind is his record of judicial appointments.
is INCONSISTENT
WITH CRIME
When you compare the Carter record of appointments to the
SPEECH GIVEN
Reagan/Bush era... you begin to get a sense of why we had such an
LAST WEEK.
explosive crime problem in the 80s
It was out-and-out liberal
coddling of criminals at the expense of victims' rights. //
?
CRIME
EXPLODED IN
I've studied the record. And it clearly shows that Jimmy
How
THE 60s $ 70s
IS THIS
AND SLOWED
Carter left us with judges almost five times more sympathetic to MEASURED
DRAMATICALLY
suspects' rights than judges appointed by Ronald Reagan and me.
?
IN THE 80s
Folks
that's not right for America.
It's plain wrong to ask law-enforcement officers to do their
SEE THEIR tood WORK UNDONE 84
job
and then get spit in the face from judges who whine about
UNNELESSARILY
CRIMINALS
DISRESPECTION
the criminal rights and turn them right back out on the
OF INDEES
sidewalk. //
Well, I'm on the side of the victim. //
And I say it's high time we condemn judges who are soft on
criminals and hard on the men and women in blue. /
The bottom line on November 3 is this. When it comes to
crime, if you liked Carter I
you'd love Carter II.
America can't afford that. We need a President who'll help
you take criminals off the streets and keep them off the streets.
I am that man.//
And that's what I stand for as & I Presidential I candidate I
3
I support the brave women and men who wear the blue because
you know, better than anyone, that we're all vulnerable. Men,
women and children. White, brown and black. Young and old.
Rich and poor. To a bullet or a blade -- we all look just the
same.
And you alone stand in the breach. We don't thank you
enough and to tell the truth -- we can't thank you enough.
I want to tell you one reason you folks are on my mind. For
four years I've kept badge #14072 in my desk in the Oval Office.
A retired New York cop, Lieutenant Matt Byrne, gave it to me.
It's the badge his son Eddie wore the day he was gunned down by a
crackhead.
Matt asked me to keep that badge as a reminder of all you
brave officers who put your lives on the line every single day.
I have kept it. And I always will.
As President, you have my thanks
but much more than that
-- you have my support. You can count on that. / /
With your strong support -- I know that America can turn
back the threat of drugs and crime
the fear of our young and
old -- and make our communities safe and secure once again.
Thank you for this vote of confidence -- and may God bless
the men and women who wear the badge
and the blue.
# # #
4
Document No. 355241
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
20CT8 A10: 36
DATE: 10/07/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10:00am 10/08/92
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
SUBJECT:
OCTOBER 9, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
<
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
GROOMES
MCGROARTY
HORNER
REMARKS:
Please provide comments on the attached directly to
Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to this
office NO LATER THAN 10:00am, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Askew/Bunton)
October 6, 1992
3:00 p.m.
2007 P4: 28
CINCINNATI
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
OCTOBER 9, 1992
3:00 P.M.
Thank you for that kind introduction, and hello, everyone.
(Acknowledgements; live/satellite.) I appreciate the warm
welcome. It's great to be in Cincinnati with all you good
people, and with all of you via satellite as well.
And I'm delighted and honored to accept your endorsement
here today as the preferred Presidential candidate of the
National Fraternal Order of Police. //
Thank you for your confidence. This organization is the
single J strongest voice of the law-enforcement community in the
entire country, and I'm grateful to you that it's being raised in
my behalf. //
You know, during the primaries, Governor Clinton called
himself the Comeback Kid. Well he was half right. //
But some folks think that on November 3, I'm going to do a
Lou Piniella and just go away. Let me tell you -- they're in for
a big surprise. //
Because this country's going to see a real comeback on
WHEN WE COME STORMING BACK TO VICTORY.
election day
a
Comeback Kid by the name of George Bush. 11
And we're going to turn this election around because of
people like you
who want to do the right thing for America.//
1
I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt J that Bill Clinton is
wrong for America. Look at his record. He's a typical big-
government liberal. Tax, spend, and coddle the criminal.
Don't take my word for it. Ask the law-enforcement officers
who know his record best. Ask your brothers and sisters of the
Fraternal Order of Police in Little Rock, Arkansas -- Governor's
Clinton's home town. They're on record, endorsing -- not their
own man -- but George Bush for President of the United States of
America. //
That's right. And here's why. Here's the Governor's
record.
Arkansas ranks near rock-bottom for every important per-
capita crime dollar it spends. For prisons: 46th. For judicial
and legal systems: 50th. And when it comes to spending for
police officers, Arkansas ranks 49th.
Compare that to my Administration's record. Since 1989,
I've proposed a 59% increase in federal spending to fight crime
There's more. Last year, under Bill Clinton, the average
Arkansas criminal served just one-fifth of his sentence. Then
he's back on the streets. Apparently, down in Arkansas, you do
the crime -- but not the time.
AT LEAST
Well, Federal inmates under my jurisdiction serve an average
of 85% of their full sentences. So crime's just one more issue
the Governor of Arkansas can't talk about without confronting his
SHABBY
rotten record back home.
2
That record becomes very frightening when you consider the
damage a soft-on-crime President could do to our law-enforcement
system nationwide.
Perhaps the single most vital legacy a President can leave
behind is his record of judicial appointments.
THIS ANKSISTENT
NITH CRIME
is
When you compare the Carter record of appointments to the
SPEECH GIVEN
Reagan/Bush era...
you begin to get a sense of why we had such an
LAST WEEK.
explosive crime problem in the 80s
It was out-and-out liberal
coddling of criminals at the expense of victims' rights. //
>
CRIME
EXPLODED IN
I've studied the record. And it clearly shows that Jimmy
How
THE 60s $ 70s
IS THIS
Carter left us with judges almost five times more sympathetic to
AND SCOWED
MEASURED
suspects' rights than judges appointed by Ronald Reagan and me.
DRAMATICALLY
IN THE 80s
Folks
that's not right for America.
It's plain wrong to ask law-enforcement officers to do their
SEE THEIR GOOD WORK UNDONE 84
job
and then get spit in the from judges who whine about
UNNELESSARILY
CRIMINALS
DISRESPECTFUL
the criminal' rights and turn them right back out on the
OF JUDGES
sidewalk. //
Well, I'm on the side of the victim. //
And I say it's high time we condemn judges who are soft on
criminals and hard on the men and women in blue. //
The bottom line on November 3 is this. When it comes to
crime, if you liked Carter I
you'd love Carter II.//
America can't afford that. We need a President who'll help
you take criminals off the streets and keep them off the streets.
I am that man.//
And that's what I stand for as # Presidential candidate
//
3
I support the brave women and men who wear the blue because
you know, better than anyone, that we're all vulnerable. Men,
women and children. White, brown and black. Young and old.
Rich and poor. To a bullet or a blade -- we all look just the
same.
And you alone stand in the breach. We don't thank you
enough
and to tell the truth -- we can't thank you enough.
I want to tell you one reason you folks are on my mind. For
four years I've kept badge #14072 in my desk in the Oval Office.
A retired New York cop, Lieutenant Matt Byrne, gave it to me.
It's the badge his son Eddie wore the day he was gunned down by a
crackhead.
Matt asked me to keep that badge as a reminder of all you
brave officers who put your lives on the line every single day.
I have kept it. And I always will.
As President, you have my thanks but much more than that
-- you have my support. You can count on that. 11
With your strong support -- I know that America can turn
back the threat of drugs and crime
the fear of our young and
old -- and make our communities safe and secure once again.
Thank you for this vote of confidence -- and may God bless
the men and women who wear the badge
and the blue.
# # #
4
Reference Crime bell ? 1
Reference local Memorial ? purely political
Reference slain officers?
keep
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESID
07-Oct-1992 04:26pm
Fitch
(See Below)
FROM:
Claire F. Turney
Office of Communications
SUBJECT: Staffed speech - comments due at 10:00 am tomorrow
(Askew/Bunton)
October 6, 1992
3:00 p.m.
CINCINNATI
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
OCTOBER 9, 1992
3:00 P.M.
Thank you for that kind introduction, and hello, everyone.
(Acknowledgements; live/satellite.) I appreciate the warm
welcome. It's great to be in Cincinnati with all you good
people, and with all of you via satellite as well.
And I'm delighted and honored to accept your endorsement
here today... as the preferred Presidential candidate of the
National Fraternal Order of Police. //
Thank you for your confidence. This organization is the
single strongest voice of the law-enforcement community in the
one
the
entire country, and I'm grateful to you that it's being raised in
my behalf. //
You know, during the primaries, Governor Clinton called
himself the Comeback Kid. Well
he was half right. //
But some folks think that on November 3, I'm going to do a
Lou Piniella and just go away. Let me tell you -- they're in for
a big surprise. //
Because this country's going to see a real comeback on
election day
a Comeback Kid by the name of George Bush. //
And we're going to turn this election around because of
people like you
who want to do the right thing for America. //
I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bill Clinton is
wrong for America. Look at his record. He's a typical big-
government liberal. Tax, spend, and coddle the criminal.
Don't take my word for it. Ask the law-enforcement officers
who know his record best. Ask your brothers and sisters of the
Fraternal Order of Police in Little Rock, Arkansas -- Governor's
Clinton's home town. They're on record, endorsing -- not their
own man -- but George Bush for President of the United States of
America. //
That's right. And here's why. Here's the Governor's
record.
Arkansas ranks near rock-bottom for every important per-
capita crime dollar it spends. For prisons: 46th. For judicial
and legal systems: 50th. And when it comes to spending for
police officers, Arkansas ranks 49th.
Compare that to my Administration's record. Since 1989,
I've proposed a 59% increase in federal spending to fight crime.
There's more. Last year, under Bill Clinton, the average
Arkansas criminal served just one-fifth of his sentence. Then
he's back on the streets. Apparently, down in Arkansas, you do
the crime -- but not the time.
Well, Federal inmates under my jurisdiction serve an average
of 85% of their full sentences. So crime's just one more issue
the Governor of Arkansas can't talk about without confronting his
rotten record back home.
That record becomes very frightening when you consider the
damage a soft-on-crime President could do to our law-enforcement
system nationwide.
Perhaps the single most vital legacy a President can leave
behind is his record of judicial appointments.
When you compare the Carter record of appointments to the
Reagan/Bush era...
you begin to get a sense of why we had such an
explosive crime problem in the 80s. It was out-and-out liberal
coddling of criminals at the expense of victims' rights. //
I've studied the record. And it clearly shows that Jimmy
Carter left us with judges almost five times more sympathetic to
suspects' rights than judges appointed by Ronald Reagan and me.
Folks
that's not right for America.
It's plain wrong to ask law-enforcement officers to do their
job
and then get spit in the face from judges who whine about
the criminal's rights and turn them right back out on the
sidewalk./ /
Well, I'm on the side of the victim. //
And I say it's high time we condemn judges who are soft on
criminals and hard on the men and women in blue. //
The bottom line on November 3 is this. When it comes to
crime, if you liked Carter I you'd love Carter II. / /
America can't afford that. We need a President who'll help
you take criminals off the streets and keep them off the streets.
I am that man. //
And that's what I stand for as a Presidential candidate. //
I support the brave women and men Stret because
you know, better than anyone, that we're all vulnerable. Men,
women and children. White, delete brown and black. Young and old.
Rich and poor. To a bullet or a blade -- we all look just the
same.
And you alone stand in the breach. We don't thank you
enough
and to tell the truth -- we can't thank you enough.
I want to tell you one reason you folks are on my mind. For
four years I've kept badge #14072 in my desk in the Oval Office.
A retired New York cop, Lieutenant Matt Byrne, gave it to me.
It's the badge his son Eddie wore the day he was gunned down by a
crackhead.
Matt asked me to keep that badge as a reminder of all you
brave officers who put your lives on the line every single day.
I have kept it. And I always will.
As President, you have my thanks
but much more than that
-- you have my support. You can count on that. //
With your strong support -- I know that America can turn
back the threat of drugs and crime
the fear of our young and
old -- and make our communities safe and secure once again.
Thank you for this vote of confidence -- and may God bless
the men and women who wear the badge
and
the
blue.
# # #
DISTRIBUTION:
INSERT FROM HEBERMAN
My record on this is clear. In 1988 I told the American
people that like Ronald Reagan, I would appoint judges who would
interpret the law and not legislate from the bench. And that my
appointees would give at least as much consideration to victims'
rights as to the rights of criminals.
And that is what President Reagan and I have done. And the
results have been clear in the last three terms of the Supreme
Court, where the Court has handed down a series of sensible
decisions allowing victim impact evidence to be introduced at the
sentencing phase of capital cases, limiting the filing of endless
repetitive appeals in these cases, and preventing defendants from
getting off on technicalities.
What about my opponent? Well, he says he is for the death
penalty and will be tough on crime. But let me remind you of the
judicial appointments record of another recent President who was
a former Governor and made similar claims.
Studies uniformly show that President Carter's judges
compiled the most pro-criminal defendant record of any sitting
federal judges on criminal law issues. The numbers vary, but one
study cited by NBC New shows they are five times more likely to
rule for criminal litigants than judges appointed by President
Reagan.
Would Clinton appointments be similar? Well, the Governor
of Arkansas has praised the judicial appointments of the former
Governor of Georgia All the names coming from the Clinton camp
for the Supreme Court--including Mario Cuomo, whom Governor
Clinton has mentioned himself are rabidly opposed to the death
penalty. And the Governor supports federal legislation that
would overrule a lot of the recent Supreme Court criminal law
victories for law enforcement and victims.
(Askew/Bunton)
October 8, 1992
3:00 p.m.
CINCINNATI
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
OCTOBER 9, 1992
4:30 P.M.
Thank you for that kind introduction, and hello, everyone.
I appreciate the warm welcome. It's great to be here in
Cincinnati with all you good people, and I especially want to
recognize the officers from Dayton who came today in remembrance
of your fallen comrade, Officer Bill Whalen.
I'm honored to accept your endorsement here today as the
preferred Presidential candidate of the National Fraternal Order
of Police. // Thank you for your support. Yours is one of the
strongest law-enforcement voices in the country, and I'm grateful
you're raising it on my behalf.
You know, during the primaries, Governor Clinton called
himself the Comeback Kid. Well he was half right. //
But some folks think that on November 3, I'm going to do a
Lou Piniella
and just go away. Well, let me tell you --
they're in for a big surprise. // Because this country's going to
see a real comeback on election day
when George Bush comes
storming back to victory. //
And we're going to turn this election around because of
people like you
who want to do what's right for America. //
1
I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bill Clinton is
wrong for America. Look at his record. He's a typical big-
government liberal. Tax, spend, coddle the criminal.
Don't take my word for it. Ask the folks who know his
record best. Ask your brothers and sisters of the Fraternal
Order of Police in Little Rock, Arkansas -- Governor Clinton's
home town. They're on record endorsing not their own man, but -
- you guessed it -- George Bush for President of the United
States of America. //
That's right. And here's why. The Governor's record.
Arkansas ranks near rock-bottom for every important per-
capita crime dollar it spends. For prisons: 46th. For judicial
and legal systems: 50th. And when it comes to spending for
police officers, Arkansas ranks 49th.
No wonder crime went up faster in Arkansas during the 1980s
than in any other state. If you don't give your police the tools
they need, you can't expect them to do the job. //
Compare that to my record. Since 1989, I've presided over a
64% increase in federal spending to fight crime.
I've increased spending for state and local law
enforcement. and for just one example, the Eddie Byrne Memorial
Grant Program has more than tripled since I became President. //
There's more. Last year, under Bill Clinton, the average
Arkansas criminal served less than one-fifth of his sentence.
Then he's back on the streets. Apparently, down in Arkansas, you
do the crime -- but not the time.
2
Well, Federal inmates under my jurisdiction serve at least
85% of their full sentences. So crime's just one more issue the
Governor of Arkansas can't talk about without confronting his
rotten record back home.
That record gets unnerving when you consider the damage a
soft-on-crime President could do to law-enforcement nationwide.
After all, maybe the single most-vital legacy a President
can leave behind is his record of judicial appointments.
When you compare the Carter record to the Reagan/Bush era
you begin to get a sense of why we've had such a spotty record
keeping criminals behind bars.
Carter's appointments -- which
are still hurting us -- reflect an out-and-out
liberal coddling
of criminals at the expense of victims' rights. //
The record clearly shows that Carter left us with judges
For
almost five times more sympathetic to suspects' rights than
judges appointed by Ronald Reagan and me.
That's from recent
independent studies that NBC News reported the other night.
but
Well, my record on this is clear. In 1988 I told the
crestoy
American people that like Ronald Reagan, I'd appoint judges who
site
would interpret and apply the law -- not try to rewrite it from
the bench. And I pledged my appointments would give at least as
much consideration to victims' rights as to criminals' rights.
That's just what I've done. And the results are clear. The
Supreme Court has handed down a series of sensible decisions
allowing victims to be heard
and justice to be served.
3
My opponent would put folks like Governor Cuomo on the
Supreme Court. Now, I can't confirm it
but I hear Mr. Cuomo
washes all his clothes on the "gentle" cycle -- because he thinks
it's more humane. Guess what kind of decisions he'd hand down.
Folks that's just not right for America.
It's plain wrong to ask law-enforcement officers to do their
job
and then see their good work undone by judges who turn
criminals right back out onto the sidewalk. //
Well, I'm on the side of the victim. //
And I say it's high time we condemn judges who are soft on
criminals and hard on the men and women in blue. //
The bottom line on November 3 is this. When it comes to
crime, if you liked Carter I you'd love Carter II. / /
America just can't afford that. We need a President to help
you take criminals off the streets and keep them off the streets.
I am that man.//
And that's what I stand for as President. //
I support the brave women and men who wear the blue because
you know, better than anyone, that we're all vulnerable. Men,
women and children. White, brown and black. Young and old.
Rich and poor. To a bullet or a blade we all look just the same.
And you alone stand in the breach. We don't thank you
enough
and to tell the truth -- we can't thank you enough.
The best we can do is show our support
and fight for
justice when one of your compatriots falls in the line of duty.
4
That's why my crime bill calls for a Federal death penalty
for cop-killers. // It'll go into law if Congress ever gets
around to voting on it. And while it won't bring back the six
brave police officers who were killed across the nation, just
this last week alone
at least it'll take the animals off the
streets that commit the ultimate horror
by gunning down heroes
in blue. / /
I want to tell you
why you folks are so often on my mind.
I mentioned Eddie Byrne earlier. Well, for four years I've kept
badge #14072 in my desk in the Oval Office. A retired New York
officer, Lieutenant Matt Byrne, gave it to me. It's the badge
his son Eddie wore the day he was gunned down by a crackhead.
Matt asked me to keep that badge as a reminder of all you
brave officers who put your lives on the line every single day.
I have kept it. And I always will.
As President, you have my thanks
but much more than that
-- you have my support. You can count on that. //
With your strong support -- I know that America can turn
back the threat of drugs and crime
the fear of our young and
old -- and make our communities safe and secure once again.
Thank you for this vote of confidence -- and may God bless
the men and women who wear the badge
and the blue.
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
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VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
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office NO LATER THAN 10:00am, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
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October 6, 1992
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CINCINNATI
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
OCTOBER 9, 1992
3:00 P.M.
Thank you for that kind introduction, and hello, everyone.
(Acknowledgements; live/satellite.) I appreciate the warm
welcome. It's great to be in Cincinnati with all you good
people, and with all of you via satellite as well.
And I'm delighted and honored to accept your endorsement
here today.. as the preferred Presidential candidate of the
National Fraternal Order of Police. //
Thank you for your confidence. This organization is the
single strongest voice of the law-enforcement community in the
entire country, and I'm grateful to you that it's being raised in
my behalf./
You know, during the primaries, Governor Clinton called
himself the Comeback Kid. Well he was half right./ /
But some folks think that on November 3, I'm going to do a
Lou Piniella and just go away. Let me tell you -- they're in for
a big surprise./ /
Because this country's going to see a real comeback on
election day... a Comeback Kid by the name of George Bush. //
And we're going to turn this election around because of
people like you
who want to do the right thing for America. //
1
I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bill Clinton is
wrong for America. Look at his record. He's a typical big-
government liberal. Tax, spend, and coddle the criminal.
Don't take my word for it. Ask the law-enforcement officers
who know his record best. Ask your brothers and sisters of the
Fraternal Order of Police in Little Rock, Arkansas -- Governor's
Clinton's home town. They're on record, endorsing -- not their
own man -- but George Bush for President of the United States of
America. //
That's right. And here's why. Here's the Governor's
record.
Arkansas ranks near rock-bottom for every important per-
capita crime dollar it spends. For prisons: 46th. For judicial
and legal systems: 50th. And when it comes to spending for
police officers, Arkansas ranks 49th.
Compare that to my Administration's record. Since 1989,
I've proposed a 59% increase in federal spending to fight crime
There's more. Last year, under Bill Clinton, the average
Arkansas criminal served just one-fifth of his sentence. Then
he's back on the streets. Apparently, down in Arkansas, you do
the crime -- but not the time.
Well, Federal inmates under my jurisdiction serve an average
of 85% of their full sentences. So crime's just one more issue
the Governor of Arkansas can't talk about without confronting his
rotten record back home.
2
That record becomes very frightening when you consider the
damage a soft-on-crime President could do to our law-enforcement
system nationwide.
Perhaps the single most vital legacy a President can leave
behind is his record of judicial appointments.
When you compare the Carter record of appointments to the
Reagan/Bush
era...
you begin to get a sense of why we had such an
explosive crime problem in the 80s. It was out-and-out liberal
coddling of criminals at the expense of victims' rights. //
I've studied the record And it clearly shows that Jimmy
Carter left us with judges almost five times more sympathetic to
suspects' rights than judges appointed by Ronald Reagan and me.
Folks.. that's not right for America.
It's plain wrong to ask law-enforcement officers to do their
job
and then get spit in the face from judges who whine about
the criminal's rights and turn them right back out on the
sidewalk./
Well, I'm on the side of the victim./
And I say it's high time we condemn judges who are soft on
criminals and hard on the men and women in blue. 11
The bottom line on November 3 is this. When it comes to
crime, if you liked Carter I... you'd love Carter II.
America can't afford that. We need a President who'll help
you take criminals off the streets and keep them off the streets.
I am that man.//
And that's what I stand for as a Presidential candidate. //
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My record this clear. X told the
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not Egivlate from the bunch, and who would give no
whithe however
I support the brave women and men who wear the blue because
you know, better than anyone, that we're all vulnerable. Men,
women and children. White, brown and black. Young and old.
Rich and poor. To a bullet or a blade -- we all look just the
same.
And you alone stand in the breach. We don't thank you
enough
and to tell the truth -- we can't thank you enough.
I want to tell you one reason you folks are on my mind. For
four years I've kept badge #14072 in my desk in the Oval Office.
A retired New York cop, Lieutenant Matt Byrne, gave it to me.
It's the badge his son Eddie wore the day he was gunned down by a
crackhead.
Matt asked me to keep that badge as a reminder of all you
brave officers who put your lives on the line every single day.
I have kept it. And I always will.
As President, you have my thanks but much more than that
-- you have my support. You can count on that. //
With your strong support -- I know that America can turn
back the threat of drugs and crime
the fear of our young and
old -- and make our communities safe and secure once again.
Thank you for this vote of confidence -- and may God bless
the men and women who wear the badge
and the blue.
# # #
4
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 8, 1992
KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY
9/25 Jerome Haaf, Minnesota, police officer
9/25 James B. McCamps, S.C. Deputy Sheriff
9/26 Norvin Powell, LA police officer
9/26 Emmanuel Wilson, Housing officer, MA
9/30 Brett R. Clodfelter, Trooper, Oregon
10/1 Mark Groner, Md. Trooper
"During the week that Congress did not pass my crime bill, these
officers were killed in the line of duty."
[info received from 202-307-0635 Dick Condon (PSOBA) ]
Can Dewey ride on plane w/POTUS to Wexler residence?
Cincinnati Police Memorial, located across street from District 1
Police Headquarters (Chief of Police works there) in downtown
Cincinnati.
Dedicated Oct. 12, 1988. Land contributed by City of Cincinnati.
General public sent in donation. Brick sales ($50 /up to three
line inscription) raised a lot of money; bricks still available.
FOP Lodge 69 started it. For Cincinnati police only.
Local construction firms donated work, materials, landscaping.
Total budget: several hundred thousand dollars. Memorial park.
Large grassy area. Statue: 9 1/2 feet tall: police Officer in
uniform.
Parade every year, 50 departments from IN, KY, OH: National
Police Memorial Day, May 15th. Fountain Square to memorial. HS
bands, FOPLA.
BQ/FOP
Steve Whaley
Frank Duggan
Dayton, OH
513-352-2100
X 705
FOP cop killed 2 yrs. ago
memorial pleque given to
family today
(Askew/Bunton)
October 6, 1992
3:00 p.m.
CINCINNATI
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
OCTOBER 9, 1992
3:00 P.M.
Thank you for that kind introduction, and hello, everyone.
(Acknowledgements; live/satellite.) I appreciate the warm
welcome. It's great to be in Cincinnati with all you good
people, and with all of you via satellite as well.
And I'm delighted and honored to accept your endorsement
here today... as the preferred Presidential candidate of the
National Fraternal Order of Police.//
Thank you for your confidence. This organization is the
single strongest voice of the law-enforcement community in the
entire country, and I'm grateful to you that it's being raised in
my behalf./ /
You know, during the primaries, Governor Clinton called
himself the Comeback Kid. Well he was half right./
But some folks think that on November 3, I'm going to do a
Lou Piniella and just go away. Let me tell you -- they're in for
a big surprise./
Because this country's going to see a real comeback on
election day. a Comeback Kid by the name of George Bush.//
And we're going to turn this election around because of
people like you who want to do the right thing for America.//
1
I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bill Clinton is
wrong for America. Look at his record. He's a typical big-
government liberal. Tax, spend, and coddle the criminal.
Don't take my word for it. Ask the law-enforcement officers
who know his record best. Ask your brothers and sisters of the
Fraternal Order of Police in Little Rock, Arkansas -- Governor's
Clinton's home town. They're on record, endorsing -- not their
own man -- but George Bush for President of the United States of
America.//
That's right. And here's why. Here's the Governor's
record.
Arkansas ranks near rock-bottom for every important per-
capita crime dollar it spends. For prisons: 46th. For judicial
and legal systems: 50th. And when it comes to spending for
police officers, Arkansas ranks 49th.
Compare that to my Administration's record. Since 1989,
I've proposed a 59% increase in federal spending to fight crime.
There's more. Last year, under Bill Clinton, the average
Arkansas criminal served just one-fifth of his sentence. Then
he's back on the streets. Apparently, down in Arkansas, you do
the crime -- but not the time.
Well, Federal inmates under my jurisdiction serve an average
of 85% of their full sentences. So crime's just one more issue
the Governor of Arkansas can't talk about without confronting his
rotten record back home.
2
That record becomes very frightening when you consider the
damage a soft-on-crime President could do to our law-enforcement
system nationwide.
Perhaps the single most vital legacy a President can leave
behind is his record of judicial appointments.
When you compare the Carter record of appointments to the
Reagan/Bush era...
you begin to get a sense of why we had such an
explosive crime problem in the 80s. It was out-and-out liberal
coddling of criminals at the expense of victims' rights. //
I've studied the record. And it clearly shows that Jimmy
Carter left us with judges almost five times more sympathetic to
suspects' rights than judges appointed by Ronald Reagan and me.
Folks
that's not right for America.
It's plain wrong to ask law-enforcement officers to do their
job
and then get spit in the face from judges who whine about
the criminal's rights and turn them right back out on the
sidewalk. //
Well, I'm on the side of the victim. / /
And I say it's high time we condemn judges who are soft on
criminals and hard on the men and women in blue. //
The bottom line on November 3 is this. When it comes to
crime, if you liked Carter
I...
you'd love Carter II. / /
America can't afford that. We need a President who'll help
you take criminals off the streets and keep them off the streets.
I am that man.//
And that's what I stand for as a Presidential candidate. //
3
I support the brave women and men who wear the blue because
you know, better than anyone, that we're all vulnerable. Men,
women and children. White, brown and black. Young and old.
Rich and poor. To a bullet or a blade -- we all look just the
same.
And you alone stand in the breach. We don't thank you
enough
and to tell the truth -- we can't thank you enough.
I want to tell you one reason you folks are on my mind. For
four years I've kept badge #14072 in my desk in the Oval Office.
A retired New York cop, Lieutenant Matt Byrne, gave it to me.
It's the badge his son Eddie wore the day he was gunned down by a
crackhead.
Matt asked me to keep that badge as a reminder of all you
brave officers who put your lives on the line every single day.
I have kept it. And I always will.
As President, you have my thanks but much more than that
-- you have my support. You can count on that. //
With your strong support -- I know that America can turn
back the threat of drugs and crime
the fear of our young and
old -- and make our communities safe and secure once again.
Thank you for this vote of confidence -- and may God bless
the men and women who wear the badge
and the blue.
# # #
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 8, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAN MC GROARTY mur
FROM:
KEN ASKEW
BI
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS TO NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF
POLICE
I. SUMMARY
on Friday, October 9th, at 4:30 p.m. you will deliver
remarks to an audience of 400 police officers, their families,
and law enforcement officials at the National Fraternal Order of
Police endorsement in the ballroom of the Holiday Inn East Gate
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks, (approximately 8 minutes / cards) based on
your stump speech, highlight distinctions between you and your
opponent on the issue of crime.
The remarks refer to the number of police officers killed in
the line of duty in recent weeks, and the Dayton police officers
attending your speech straight from the dedication -- just hours
before -- of a memorial plaque to a fallen colleague.
WHITE HOUSE COMMCTR
THU 08 OCI 92 20:26
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(Askew/Bunton)
October 8, 1992
4:00 p.m.
CINCINNATI
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
OCTOBER 9, 1992
4:30 P.M.
Thank you for that kind introduction, and hello, everyone.
I appreciate the warm welcome. It's great to be here in
Cincinnati with all you good people. I especially want to
recognize the officers from Dayton who came today in remembrance
of your fallen comrade, Officer Bill Whalen.
I'm delighted and honored to accept your endorsement here
today as the preferred Presidential candidate of the National
Fraternal Order of Police. //
Thank you for your support. You're one of the strongest
voices of the law-enforcement community in the entire country,
and I'm grateful you're speaking on my behalf.
You know, during the primaries, Governor Clinton called
himself the Comeback Kid. Well he was half right. //
But some folks think that on November 3, I'm going to do a
Lou Piniella...
and just go away. Well, let me tell you --
they're in for a big surprise./ Because this country's going to
see a real comeback on election day when George Bush comes
storming back to victory. 11
And we're going to turn this election around because of
people like you
who want to do what's right for America./
1
I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bill Clinton is
wrong for America. Look at his record. He's a typical big-
government liberal. Tax, spend, coddle the criminal.
Don't take my word for it. Ask the folks who know his
record best. Ask your brothers and sisters of the Fraternal
Order of Police in Little Rock, Arkansas -- Governor Clinton's
home town. They're endorsing not their own man, but -- you
guessed it --- George Bush for President of the United States. 11
That's right. And here's why. The Governor's record.
Arkansas ranks near rock-bottom for every important per-
capita crime dollar it spends. For prisons: 46th. For judicial
and legal systems: 50th. And when it comes to spending for
police officers, Arkansas ranks 49th.
No wonder crime went up faster in Arkansas during the 1980s
than in any other state. If you don't give your police the tools
they need, you can't expect them to do the job. / /
Compare that to my record. Since 1989, I've presided over a
59% increase in federal spending to fight crime.
I've increased spending for state and local law
enforcement. and for just one example, the Eddie Byrne Memorial
Grant Program has more than tripled since I became President./ /
There's more. Last year, under Bill Clinton, the average
Arkansas criminal served less than one-fifth of his sentence.
Then he's back on the streets. Apparently, down in Arkansas, you
do the crime -- but not the time. 11
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Well, Federal inmates under my jurisdiction serve at least
85% of their full sentences. So crime's just one more issue the
Governor of Arkansas can't talk about without confronting his
rotten record back home.
That record gets unnerving when you consider the damage a
soft-on-crime President could do to law-enforcement nationwide.
After all, maybe the single most-vital legacy a President
can leave behind is his record of judicial appointments.
Compare the Carter record to the Reagan/Bush era, and you
can see how the Democrats' appointments are still hurting us.
The record clearly shows that Carter left us with judges far
more sympathetic to suspects' rights than judges appointed by
Ronald Reagan. And according to one independent study that NBC
News reported the other night Carter appointees are almost
five times more likely to champion so-called "suspect's rights"
over the rights of a victim.
Well, my record on this is clear. In 1988 I told the
American people that like Ronald Reagan, I'd appoint judges who
would interpret and apply the law -- not try to rewrite it from
the bench. And I pledged my appointments would give at least as
much consideration to victims' rights as to criminals' rights. 11
That's just what I've done. And the results are clear. The
Supreme Court has handed down a series of sensible decisions
allowing victims to be heard
and justice to be served.
3
Would Clinton appointments be similar? Well, all the names
of possible Supreme-Court appointees coming from his camp are
rabidly opposed to the death penalty.
The name Clinton himself has mentioned is Governor Cuomo.
Now, I can't confirm it
but I hear Mr. Cuomo washes all his
clothes on the "gentle" cycle -- because he thinks it's more
humane. 11 Guess what kind of decisions he'd hand down. //
Folks
that's just not right for America.
It's plain wrong to ask law-enforcement officers to do their
job
and then see their good work undone by judges who turn
criminals right back out onto the sidewalk. 11
Well, I'm on the side of the victim. 11
And I say it's high time we turn around this judicial trend
to be soft on criminals and hard on the people in blue. 11
The bottom line on November 3 is this. When it comes to
crime, if you liked Carter I you'd love Carter II. /
America just can't afford that. We need a President to help
you take criminals off the streets and keep them off the streets.
I am that man. And that's what I stand for as President./ /
I support the brave women and men who wear the blue because
you know, better than anyone, that we're all vulnerable. Men,
women and children. White, brown and black. Young and old, rich
and poor. To a bullet or a blade -- we all look just the same.
And you alone stand in the breach. We don't thank you
enough and to tell the truth -- we can't thank you enough.
4
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The best we can do is give our support
and we can fight
for justice when one of your comrades falls in the line of duty.
That's why my crime bill calls for a Federal death penalty
for cop-killers. 11 It'll go into law if Congress ever gets
around to voting on it.
And while it won't bring back the six brave police officers
who were killed across the nation just in the past few weeks
at least it'll take the animals off the streets who commit the
ultimate horror
by gunning down heroes in blue. //
I want to tell you why you folks are so often on my mind. I
mentioned Eddie Byrne earlier. Well, for four years I've kept
badge #14072 in my desk in the Oval Office. A retired New York
officer, Lieutenant Matt Byrne, gave it to me. It's the badge
his son Eddie wore the day he was gunned down by a crackhead.
Matt asked me to keep that badge as a reminder of all you
brave officers who put your lives on the line every single day.
I have kept it. And I always will.
As President, you have my thanks
but much more than that
-- you have my support. You can count on that 11
And with your strong support -- I know that America can turn
back the threat of drugs and crime
the fear of our young and
old -- and make our communities safe and secure once again.
Thank you for this vote of confidence -- and may God bless
the men and women who wear the badge
and the blue.
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CINCINNATI
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
OCTOBER 9, 1992
3:00 P.M.
Thank you for that kind introduction, and hello, everyone.
(Acknowledgements; live/satellite.) I appreciate the warm
welcome. It's great to be in Cincinnati with all you good
people, and with all of you via satellite as well.
And I'm delighted and honored to accept your endorsement
here today... as the preferred Presidential candidate of the
National Fraternal Order of Police. 11
Thank you for your confidence. This organization is the
single strongest voice of the law-enforcement community in the
entire country, and I'm grateful to you that it's being raised in
my behalf.
You know, during the primaries, Governor Clinton called
himself the Comeback Kid. Well he was half right./
But some folks think that on November 3, I'm going to do a
Lou Piniella and just go away. Let me tell you -- they're in for
a big surprise./ /
Because this country's going to see a real comeback on
election day a Comeback Kid by the name of George Bush. 11
And we're going to turn this election around because of
people like you... who want to do the right thing for America. //
1
I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bill Clinton is
wrong for America. Look at his record. He's a typical big-
government liberal. Tax, spend, and coddle the criminal.
Don't take my word for it. Ask the law-enforcement officers
who know his record best. Ask your brothers and sisters of the
Fraternal order of Police in Little Rock, Arkansas -- Governor's
Clinton's home town. They're on record, endorsing -- not their
own man -- but George Bush for President of the United States of
America. 11
That's right. And here's why. Here's the Governor's
record.
Arkansas ranks near rock-bottom for every important per-
capita crime dollar it spends. For prisons: 46th. For judicial
and legal systems: 50th. And when it comes to spending for
police officers, Arkansas ranks 49th.
Compare that to my Administration's record. Since 1989,
I've proposed a 59% increase in federal spending to fight crime.
There's more. Last year, under Bill Clinton, the average
Arkansas criminal served just one-fifth of his sentence. Then
he's back on the streets. Apparently, down in Arkansas, you do
the crime -- but not the time.
Well, Federal inmates under my jurisdiction serve an average
of 85% of their full sentences. so crime's just one more issue
the Governor of Arkansas can't talk about without confronting his
rotten record back home.
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That record becomes very frightening when you consider the
damage a soft-on-crime President could do to our law-enforcement
system nationwide.
Perhaps the single most vital legacy a President can leave
behind is his record of judicial appointments.
When you compare the Carter record of appointments to the
Reagan/Bush era... you begin to get a sense of why we had such an
explosive crime problem in the 80s. It was out-and-out liberal
coddling of criminals at the expense of victims' rights. //
I've studied the record. And it clearly shows that Jimmy
Carter left us with judges almost five times more sympathetic to
suspects' rights than judges appointed by Ronald Reagan and me.
Folks... that's not right for America.
It's plain wrong to ask law-enforcement officers to do their
job... and then get spit in the face from judges who whine about
the criminal's rights and turn them right back out on the
sidewalk./
Well, I'm on the side of the victim. 11
And I say it's high time we condemn judges who are soft on
criminals and hard on the men and women in blue.//
The bottom line on November 3 is this. When it comes to
crime, if you liked Carter I... you'd love Carter II.
America can't afford that. We need a President who'll help
you take criminals off the streets and keep them off the streets.
I am that man.//
And that's what I stand for as a Presidential candidate. 11
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I support the brave women and men who wear the blue because
you know, better than anyone, that we're all vulnerable. Men,
women and children. White, brown and black. Young and old.
Rich and poor. To a bullet or a blade -- we all look just the
same.
And you alone stand in the breach. We don't thank you
enough
and to tell the truth -- we can't thank you enough.
I want to tell you one reason you folks are on my mind. For
four years I've kept badge #14072 in my desk in the Oval Office.
A retired New York cop, Lieutenant Matt Byrne, gave it to me.
It's the badge his son Eddie wore the day he was gunned down by a
crackhead.
Matt asked me to keep that badge as a reminder of all you
brave officers who put your lives on the line every single day.
I have kept it. And I always will.
As President, you have my thanks but much more than that
-- you have my support. You can count on that. 11
With your strong support -- I know that America can turn
back the threat of drugs and crime
the fear of our young and
old -- and make our communities safe and secure once again.
Thank you for this vote of confidence -- and may God bless
the men and women who wear the badge
and the blue.
#
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Steve- -
Here is the wire service report.
No transcript available until tomorrow
around lunchtime.
I have called up "Inside Politics"
for WHCA to play back, & will
try to get quotes from that.
Carol
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Student Newspaper Bucks Other Polls, Shows Bush Ahead<
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"By LAUREN A. BORSA=
"Associated Press Writer=
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Forget the polls showing Bill Clinton ahead
in the race for the White House. R student newspaper that has
picked the winner in every election since 1956 weighed in Wednesday
with good news for President Bush.
Bush was the choice of 55 percent of the more than 500, 000
students irveyed in the Weekly Reader, or awing espectally heavy
support among those in Kindergartan through fourth grade, said
Editor in Chief Sandra Maccarone.
The results came as something of a surprise, given that three
other adult" polls released Wednesday showed the Democratic
challenger with double-digit leads.
But Maccarone stood by the 64-year-old weekly's perfect record.
''We're going to assume it's still going to be parfect,' she
said. ' We' re not going to apologize for it.''
The Weekly Reader ballots, distributed in a special presidential
issue Sept. 18, had photos of each candidate and asked students to
mark their choice. The poll was not . random sample and does not
have & margin of error, Maccarone said.
Still, it has accurately forecast the winner of the last nine
presidential elections, beginning with Dwight D. Eisenhower's
re-election.
This year, 606,696 of the national paper's estimated 8 million
student readers in grades kindergarten through 10th grade voted.
Bush got 337, 079 votes, or 55.56 percent, while Clinton trailed
with 237, 441, or 39.14 percent.
Independent candidate Ross Perot was out of the race when the
poll was issued, but the 'other'' category drew votes from 32, 176
students or 5.3 percent,
The results, to be published in an upcoming issue of Weakly
Reader, were well-received by the Bush campaign.
' ' I think this poll is probably reflective of what they're
hearing at home,' said Christine Dudley, executive director of the
Bush campaign in Connecticut. The support for Clinton is not
solid."
Michael Trahan, press secretary for the Clinton campaign in
Connecticut, said he doesn't believe the poll reflects what parents
are thinking.
* * I think it's a fun poll, he said. ' ' I question whether
they're aware of the trillion-dollar deficit that George Bush has
built up for them to handle.
Students in kindergarten through fourth grade heavily favored
Bush while students voting in fifth through 18th grades swung
toward Clinton, Maccarone said.
Historically, students in kindergarten through third grade tend
to favor the incumbent, Maccarone added.
Just 25 voter turnout nationwide has been declining, the number
of students voting in this year's poll dropped from the estimated
670, 000 who cast ballots in the 1988 presidential poll, she said.
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 10/08/92
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
SUBJECT:
OCT. 9, 1992
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
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FROM:
KEN ASKEW BC
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS TO NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF
POLICE
I. SUMMARY
On Friday, October 9th, at 4:30 p.m. you will deliver
remarks to an audience of 400 police officers, their families,
and law enforcement officials at the National Fraternal Order of
Police endorsement in the ballroom of the Holiday Inn East Gate
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks, (approximately 8 minutes / cards) based on
your stump speech, highlight distinctions between you and your
opponent on the issue of crime.
The remarks refer to the number of police officers killed in
the line of duty in recent weeks, and the Dayton police officers
attending your speech straight from the dedication -- just hours
before -- of a memorial plaque to a fallen colleague.
(Askew/Bunton)
October 8, 1992
4:00 p.m.
CINCINNATI
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATIONAL POLICE ENDORSEMENT
CINCINNATI, OHIO
OCTOBER 9, 1992
4:30 P.M.
Thank you for that kind introduction, and hello, everyone.
I appreciate the warm welcome. It's great to be here in
Cincinnati with all you good people. I especially want to
recognize the officers from Dayton who came today in remembrance
of your fallen comrade, Officer Bill Whalen.
I'm delighted and honored to accept your endorsement here
today as the preferred Presidential candidate of the National
Fraternal Order of Police./
Thank you for your support. You're one of the strongest
voices of the law-enforcement community in the entire country,
and I'm grateful you're speaking on my behalf.
You know, during the primaries, Governor Clinton called
himself the Comeback Kid. Well he was half right. //
But some folks think that on November 3, I'm going to do a
Lou Piniella
and just go away. Well, let me tell you --
they're in for a big surprise.// Because this country's going to
see a real comeback on election day
when George Bush comes
storming back to victory. //
And we're going to turn this election around because of
people like you who want to do what's right for America. //
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I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bill Clinton is
wrong for America. Look at his record. He's a typical big-
government liberal. Tax, spend, coddle the criminal.
Don't take my word for it. Ask the folks who know his
record best. Ask your brothers and sisters of the Fraternal
Order of Police in Little Rock, Arkansas -- Governor Clinton's
home town. They're endorsing not their own man, but -- you
guessed it -- George Bush for President of the United States. //
That's right. And here's why. The Governor's record.
Arkansas ranks near rock-bottom for every important per-
capita crime dollar it spends. For prisons: 46th. For judicial
and legal systems: 50th. And when it comes to spending for
police officers, Arkansas ranks 49th.
No wonder crime went up faster in Arkansas during the 1980s
than in any other state. If you don't give your police the tools
they need, you can't expect them to do the job. //
Compare that to my record. Since 1989, I've presided over a
59% increase in federal spending to fight crime.
I've increased spending for state and local law
enforcement
and for just one example, the Eddie Byrne Memorial
Grant Program has more than tripled since I became President. //
There's more. Last year, under Bill Clinton, the average
Arkansas criminal served less than one-fifth of his sentence.
Then he's back on the streets. Apparently, down in Arkansas, you
do the crime -- but not the time. 11
2
Well, Federal inmates under my jurisdiction serve at least
85% of their full sentences. So crime's just one more issue the
Governor of Arkansas can't talk about without confronting his
rotten record back home.
That record gets unnerving when you consider the damage a
soft-on-crime President could do to law-enforcement nationwide.
After all, maybe the single most-vital legacy a President
can leave behind is his record of judicial appointments.
Compare the Carter record to the Reagan/Bush era, and you
can see how the Democrats' appointments are still hurting us.
The record clearly shows that Carter left us with judges far
more sympathetic to suspects' rights than judges appointed by
Ronald Reagan. And according to one independent study that NBC
News reported the other night... Carter appointees are almost
five times more likely to champion so-called "suspect's rights"
over the rights of a victim.
Well, my record on this is clear. In 1988 I told the
will
American people that like Ronald Reagan, I'd appoint judges who
would interpret and apply the law -- not try to rewrite it from
the bench. And I pledged my appointments would give at least as
much consideration to victims' rights as to criminals' rights. //
That's just what I've done. And the results are clear. The
Supreme Court has handed down a series of sensible decisions
allowing victims to be heard
and justice to be served.
3
Would Clinton appointments be similar? Well, all the names
of possible Supreme-Court appointees coming from his camp are
rabidly opposed to the death penalty.
The name Clinton himself has mentioned is Governor Cuomo.
Now, I can't confirm it... but I hear Mr. Cuomo washes all his
clothes on the "gentle" cycle -- because he thinks it's more
humane. // Guess what kind of decisions he'd hand down.//
Folks... that's just not right for America.
It's plain wrong to ask law-enforcement officers to do their
job
and then see their good work undone by judges who turn
criminals right back out onto the sidewalk./
Well, I'm on the side of the victim.//
And I say it's high time we turn around this judicial trend
to be soft on criminals and hard on the people in blue.//
The bottom line on November 3 is this. When it comes to
crime, if you liked Carter I you'd love Carter II.//
America just can't afford that. We need a President to help
you take criminals off the streets and keep them off the streets.
I am that man. And that's what I stand for as President.//
I support the brave women and men who wear the blue because
you know, better than anyone, that we're all vulnerable. Men,
women and children. White, brown and black. Young and old, rich
and poor. To a bullet or a blade -- we all look just the same.
And you alone stand in the breach. We don't thank you
enough. and to tell the truth -- we can't thank you enough.
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The best we can do is give our support
and we can fight
for justice when one of your comrades falls in the line of duty.
That's why my crime bill calls for a Federal death penalty
for cop-killers. // It'll go into law if Congress ever gets
around to voting on it.
And while it won't bring back the six brave police officers
who were killed across the nation just in the past few weeks
at least it'll take the animals off the streets who commit the
ultimate horror
by gunning down heroes in blue. //
I want to tell you why you folks are so often on my mind. I
mentioned Eddie Byrne earlier. Well, for four years I've kept
badge #14072 in my desk in the Oval Office. A retired New York
officer, Lieutenant Matt Byrne, gave it to me. It's the badge
his son Eddie wore the day he was gunned down by a crackhead.
Matt asked me to keep that badge as a reminder of all you
brave officers who put your lives on the line every single day.
I have kept it. And I always will.
As President, you have my thanks
but much more than that
-- you have my support. You can count on that. //
And with your strong support -- I know that America can turn
back the threat of drugs and crime
the fear of our young and
old -- and make our communities safe and secure once again.
Thank you for this vote of confidence -- and may God bless
the men and women who wear the badge
and the blue.
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