Democrats are against crime? They've come a long way. Of course we will always have Al Sharpton around to remind us how bad the police really are.

I have never met a Democrat who is pro-crime. I bet you haven't either.

Well, if you take Sharpton's continued support for Tawana Brawley, who committed the crime of filing a false police report, and his never ending attacks on law enforcement, I suppose you could argue he is, in fact pro crime.

Then there is the list of Democrat congressmen who have actively tried to stop the Border Patrol from arresting illegal immigrants (ya know, folks who violate the law). Seems they want those law breakers to get away free, and in fact would like to see more of them. So, yep, they are pro-crime too.

Amplifying my fellow wingnut's comments, Los Angeles has Special Order 40 and a sanctuary law.

And, bear in mind that Hahn was not the Democratic Party's choice for mayor of L.A. Their choice was Villaraigosa, who is currently Kerry's campaign co-chair. [insert bit about him being the past president of the UCLA chapter of MEChA here].

A South African woman who's on a terror watch list was recently arrested at an airport after successfully crossing illegally from Mexico. Two Texas congressmen are on the case: one Republican, one who is not just a Democrat but Hispanic. If the Dems made border security and a crackdown on illegal immigration a key part of their campaign they'd annoy the far-left wing of their party, but they could also gain millions of votes by pointing out the gaping holes in Bush's policies.

That's about the level I thought he meant. Anybody who doesn't support a particular policy, no matter his overall positions, is "pro-crime" by your standards. That of course would include many Republicans -- why, just about everybody, if you slanted it right. 'Nuff said.

Republicans are pro white collar crime.. you know, Enron, Tyco et. all.

...and I'm with you on the Boarder Patrol.. thats the ONE thing that actually could have prevented 9/11.. if we had enough border security to accurately check people coming into the country and expelling people once their Visas expired.

We don't need new laws (patriot act) we need to enforce the ones we have on the books already, which still isn't being done.

Might as well post their bromides offered at the DNC:

HAHN: Good evening.

I was 10 years old when I attended my first Democratic convention in my hometown of Los Angeles, where a son of Massachusetts was nominated to run for president.

That man was John F. Kennedy.

And tonight, I'm proud to be a California delegate here to nominate another son of Massachusetts to be our next president: John Kerry.

I know that John Kerry understands what are the greatest challenges facing Americans cities, making our communities safe from crime.

As the mayor of Los Angeles, I've made this my top priority. And here's why: I've talked with too many parents who have lost their children to gun violence. I've met too many mothers who make their children sleep in cast-iron bathtubs to protect them from stray bullets, too many young people who have simply given up hope.

John Kerry worked with President Clinton to put thousands more police officers on our streets. Crime went down. And our economy improved.

Our country's current leadership has shifted away from that commitment. And we need it now more than ever.

Not only are our cities struggling to fight crime, our local police and firefighters have become America's first responders.

We're proud to be part of our homeland security efforts, but cities can't face this challenge alone.

We need a president who will work with cities to prevent terrorism in our neighborhoods, whether it is by foreign terrorists or local street gangs.

We need a president who understands that small investments in after-school programs pay huge dividends.

In L.A., we stretched our budget to put more officers on the street and to give the young people opportunities to make positive choices. And it paid off.

Violent crime was down last year. We can't afford to lose that momentum. I'm proud to partner with the LAPD in a community that wants its neighborhoods back. I've been proud to partner with Senator Dianne Feinstein to ban assault weapons and with Senator Barbara Boxer to increase access to after-school programs. And I'm looking forward to working with the Kerry White House.

Earlier this year, I visited the FDR memorial where the words "Freedom from fear" are etched in stone. Freedom from fear: What a gift that would be to our country.

I know that John Kerry and John Edwards will work with every city in America to meet that goal. And we must fight like we've never fought before to put them in the White House.

I know we'll do it.

And I'm looking forward to a better America.

Thank you.

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And for Antonio Villaraigosa:

VILLARAIGOSA: Thank you. I am honored to share with you a story about people I love, a city I treasure, and a country I cherish. I was born on the East Side of Los Angeles, a gateway of the City of the Angeles, where immigrants first came to live out their hopes and dreams in the promised land. My family lived in a hard-working home wreaked by alcoholism and domestic violence. My father left when I was five, and my mother raised four children by herself.

But America has been good to my family. One of my sisters became a judge, another a community health advocate, and my brother a commodities broker. But now the promise of America that inspired my family, the promise that hard work will lead to a better life, is disappearing for too many families in Los Angeles and across America.

Los Angeles in the movies is a city that gleams with wealth, power and privilege. But I want to tell you about another Los Angeles, a city where people work hard, but struggle, and where the middle class and working poor are finding it harder and harder to build better lives. President Bush has presided over the largest job loss since the Depression. Under the Bush-Cheney administration, more than a million children have fallen into poverty; more than 40 million Americans lack health care, even though many of them work every single day. In Los Angeles and throughout America, hotel workers and security guards are struggling to maintain their health care and earn a living wage. Their plight is shared by millions of middle class families throughout America.

President Bush has lavished three tax cuts on America's most privileged, and America's middle class is under siege from higher health care premiums, skyrocketing gas prices, and runaway prescription drug costs.

We worked hard putting together our party's platform. It is predicated on one simple truth, that America's strength lies in our middle class families. And so it is fitting that we Democrats have come to this convention in this great city of America's Revolution to take back our country! We Democrats will fight to create good jobs that provide a living wage and health benefits for our families. We will reform our tax laws so that companies no longer have incentives to send our jobs overseas. And we will reinvigorate our manufacturing and farming sectors so that we can revitalize our urban and rural communities.

My mother achieved her dream of a better life for her children because she worked hard and sacrificed. All Americans deserve a chance to realize that dream. That is the vision of America that we present in this platform, and that is the vision of America that John Kerry and John Edwards will fight for a strong, vibrant middle class that steers America's future back on track.

Thank you so much. God bless America!

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