Back in July, we (the Post) called Al Sharpton “Commissioner Sharpton,” on the grounds he was the guy setting NYPD policy. Later, after he’d declared the Verrazano Bridge might not be a good spot for a march, we suggested Sharpton had added transportation commissioner to his city portfolio. But it’s now clear the Rev. Al isn’t picking and choosing among city agencies. He’s running the whole damn show. Nothing underscores this truth more than Bill de Blasio’s refusal to sack Sharpton’s old communications director, Rachel Noerdlinger, as his wife’s chief of staff, despite a growing list of lies, omissions and ethical lapses. (the other story we have been following - she never disclosed her boyfriend is a convicted killer and he and her son are woman-hating, cop-bashing, racists (by their own words per their posts) - and she has access to sensitive, confidential NYPD meettings)
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 01:30:33 +0000