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Grins

(9,484 posts)
Sat May 31, 2025, 02:03 PM May 2025

Bernie "Bada Bing" Kerik died.

Bernie "Bada Bing" Kerik died last Thursday, 29 May 2025.

His death was confirmed by FBI Director Kash Patel, who said the former police officer died after a "private battle with illness," which, one may hope, was tertiary brain-rotting syphilis.

While decent people look at the disgraced convicted felon and think, "Fuck that guy," the asshole was treated like a hero in conservative corners.

Kerick went from Rudy Giuliani's driver to become the head of the NYPD. He would later plead guilty to ethics violations, eight felony tax charges, accepted interest-free "loans," all while regularly schtupping an also-married city Corrections Officer in an apartment donated for the benefit of police and fireman working long hours at 'ground zero.'

A regular guest on Fox News, Kerik was close friends with Lawrence V. "Larry" Ray, who was accused of running a sex cult at Sarah Lawrence, later charged with extortion, forced prostitution, and forced labor.

How close were they? Ray was Kerick's best man at his wedding to the woman Kerik would frequently commit random acts of adultery.

Rudy Giuliani recommended the mob-connected, bribe-takin' wad of fuck be the first person to be in charge of the Department of Homeland Security. It never got out of Committee. A more qualified and decent person got the job.

When Kerik got out of prison, he was immediately hired by - Rudy Giuliani.

Despite all his sordid history, he was welcomed by the Trump campaign. In 2020 Trump pardoned him. (What's one more, amiright?)

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Bernie "Bada Bing" Kerik died. (Original Post) Grins May 2025 OP
My grandmother tought me (or tried) to not speak ill of the dead HappyH May 2025 #1
Sooner or later The Blue Flower May 2025 #2
Didn't a politician just say snowybirdie May 2025 #3
Yes, bless her heart. Great timing, too. Ilsa May 2025 #4
Re-posting my courtesy resume for him: UTUSN May 2025 #5

HappyH

(243 posts)
1. My grandmother tought me (or tried) to not speak ill of the dead
Sat May 31, 2025, 02:10 PM
May 2025

So I’ll just say “He’s dead. Good.”.

Ilsa

(64,453 posts)
4. Yes, bless her heart. Great timing, too.
Sat May 31, 2025, 03:21 PM
May 2025

If only a few more vile GOPers would follow suit.

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)
5. Re-posting my courtesy resume for him:
Sat May 31, 2025, 05:01 PM
May 2025

* He and GHOULiani used the immediate cleanup of 9-11 for immediate glory and foundation for future careers - later peddling "security expertise" for big cash at home and abroad.

* Yes, the love nest. The City-paid apartment that was supposed to be rest/recuperation for the emergency responders.

* Then or soon after, Judith REGAN, with her own publishing label from Rupert (Simon & Schuster? corrected to HarperCollins ), added him as "author" to her catalog of LIMBOsevic, Orenthal SIMPSON ("If I Did It" ). She had her own interview show on Faux and hosted him with a soft and hot and heavy interview covering some had childhood traumas (abandoned? ), all the way through to 9-11, all done with locked eyes. It was clearly a wingnut hot and heavy hot lovefest, steaming up the camera lenses. She got to the big question as to where he was when he heard about the planes - and BANG! He said he was "stepping out of the shower"! (Cue her mental image of nekkid wetness. ) BANG! "After working out." BANG!

* Then world tours with the GHOUL selling "security". Then prison. Was a Pardon involved?



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