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BARRON BOMBAST

Barron Bombast

To the Editor:

Good for Council Speaker Christine Quinn for suspending Councilman Charles Barron's big-mouthed aide, Viola Plummer. What kind of an idiot lawyer would represent Plummer in her ludicrous suit against Quinn? Doesn't Plummer know that there is no First Amendment right to threaten someone with assassination?

Personally, I'm comforted by Councilman Barron's statement that, "We're not bowing down to white supremacy." Barron is nothing if not "consistent'' - talk about the hobgoblin of a little mind!

MICHAEL J. GORMAN

Editor's note: The writer is a retired NYPD Lieutenant and an attorney.