Why is Miami Police Chief Timoney going to 'consult' at DNC Convention?

[lostnfound]

http://www.vermontindymedia.org/newswire/display/1903/index.php

I'd heard about this on the radio and I found this indymedia article discussing it by searching the net.

and also this one: http://www.phillyimc.org/editorials/00/08/09/175218.shtml
which hypothesizes about Timoney's ambitions.

WHY doesn't the DNC find what happened under Timoney's watch in Miami utterly offensive?

Shouldn't we start writing to the DNC and tell them to keep this henchman out?

[SlavesandBulldozers]

1. really

what kind of problems are they expecting? Surely progressives arent going to be picketing. Aren't cops for tazering liberals? Its not as if gray-haired conservatives are going to be picketing, because they can't be far from their oxygen tanks.

[veganwitch]

4. two things

1)a blantantly nasty "reminder" of what timoney did the last time "left-esque" type people got together.

2)intimidation- youre in j.bush country.

[corporatewhore]

8. well there is a call out who think the dems are to conservative

i might go if a republicrat gets the ticket but i might go to boston just to protest timoney i was there in miami and it was just awful i think that the dems should show solidarity with the afl cio and fire timoney who was also the head of security for rnc in philly 2000

[veganwitch]

2. thats absolutely disgusting

on that note, i was listening to road to the whitehouse on cspan a couple of nights ago and an afl-cio member was talking to kerry and the show got cut off right after "hi im blahty-blah and a afl-cio member and what happened in miami........." but atleast kerry heard about it first hand.

[otohara]

3. What Are They Thinking

this man is horrible - when he was being interviewed live during Miami - he sounded like he was protecting Miami from terrorists vs protestors. Yes we should write letters, will they listen or care - NO

[GOPEC]

5. Another account of Timoney's activities at the 2000 RNC

http://www.weeklydig.com/dig/content/3543.aspx

[durutti]

6. This Must Not Stand!

People, CONTACT the DNC! Get Kucinich on the case!

[G_j]

7. I've heard this a few times recently

but can't find out who 'hired' him for this. I couldn't get the first link to work and it's not mentioned in the second editorial (although I didn't read the comments)

I really would like to find out some solid info about who hired Timoney. If it is the DNC, I would say we have some serious calls to make! This guy is no better than an SS fascist goon.

[G_j]

9. kick, in hopes of more info...