09-25-2007, 04:18 AM
I think john buys apologies wholesale at Sam's Club.
Bypassed Police Official Offers Apology
S. TOY
Published: March 31, 1996
A day after being ordered off the police force by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani for criticizing the appointment of Howard Safir as the new Police Commissioner, First Deputy Police Commissioner John F. Timoney called Mr. Safir yesterday to apologize.
Mr. Timoney had planned to retire on April 15, the same day Police Commissioner William J. Bratton will leave to run a subsidiary of a Boston security company. But the Mayor told him to leave immediately after Mr. Timoney was quoted in The Daily News as calling Mr. Safir a lightweight and saying that the Mayor was screwed up in his selection of Mr. Safir.
Marilyn Mode, Mr. Safir's press secretary at the Fire Department, said that Mr. Timoney telephoned Mr. Safir at home yesterday morning to apologize for his comments. She said the tone of the conversation was both conciliatory and cordial.
Mr. Timoney, who had been a leading candidate to succeed Mr. Bratton, told Mr. Safir that he had spoken out of anger, Ms. Mode said, adding: He said that he was sorry and that he had a lot of respect for the Commissioner.
Ms. Mode said Mr. Safir accepted the apology. But, she added: Even so, the Commissioner said he still feels very strongly that he should have the decency to also apologize to the Mayor.
In an interview Friday, Mr. Timoney said he had no right to criticize Mr. Safir, adding, My beef is with the other guy. He pointedly declined to retreat from his criticism of Mr. Giuliani.
The Mayor responded yesterday by saying that he had no regrets about forcing Mr. Timoney out. He said it would not have made sense to keep Mr. Timoney during the transition, given his views about Mr. Safir.
John Timoney's remarks indicated to me that in making the choice between Howard Safir and John Timoney, in terms of the two men, I selected the right man, Mr. Giuliani said.
The Mayor said he would not demote Mr. Timoney but said Mr. Timoney would be on a leave of absence until his official retirement date.
Bypassed Police Official Offers Apology
S. TOY
Published: March 31, 1996
A day after being ordered off the police force by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani for criticizing the appointment of Howard Safir as the new Police Commissioner, First Deputy Police Commissioner John F. Timoney called Mr. Safir yesterday to apologize.
Mr. Timoney had planned to retire on April 15, the same day Police Commissioner William J. Bratton will leave to run a subsidiary of a Boston security company. But the Mayor told him to leave immediately after Mr. Timoney was quoted in The Daily News as calling Mr. Safir a lightweight and saying that the Mayor was screwed up in his selection of Mr. Safir.
Marilyn Mode, Mr. Safir's press secretary at the Fire Department, said that Mr. Timoney telephoned Mr. Safir at home yesterday morning to apologize for his comments. She said the tone of the conversation was both conciliatory and cordial.
Mr. Timoney, who had been a leading candidate to succeed Mr. Bratton, told Mr. Safir that he had spoken out of anger, Ms. Mode said, adding: He said that he was sorry and that he had a lot of respect for the Commissioner.
Ms. Mode said Mr. Safir accepted the apology. But, she added: Even so, the Commissioner said he still feels very strongly that he should have the decency to also apologize to the Mayor.
In an interview Friday, Mr. Timoney said he had no right to criticize Mr. Safir, adding, My beef is with the other guy. He pointedly declined to retreat from his criticism of Mr. Giuliani.
The Mayor responded yesterday by saying that he had no regrets about forcing Mr. Timoney out. He said it would not have made sense to keep Mr. Timoney during the transition, given his views about Mr. Safir.
John Timoney's remarks indicated to me that in making the choice between Howard Safir and John Timoney, in terms of the two men, I selected the right man, Mr. Giuliani said.
The Mayor said he would not demote Mr. Timoney but said Mr. Timoney would be on a leave of absence until his official retirement date.