Bruce Blakeman was elected Nassau County Executive on November 2, 2021. Since taking office, County Executive Blakeman’s top priority has been protecting your wallet and saving you money. The County Executive kept his promise to eliminate 150 million in tax hikes planned by the prior administration and implement fiscal restraints that helped earn Nassau County multiple upgrades from Wall Street credit rating agencies. This means taxpayers save money each time the County bonds for road repaving and infrastructure improvement projects. Beyond elected office, Blakeman is an attorney who is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, New York and New Jersey courts, the United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, and the United States District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Mr. Blakeman is a graduate of California Western Law School and Arizona State University. Bruce was born in Oceanside, raised in Valley Stream and currently resides in Atlantic Beach.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is a podcast from wor Now more of the
wr Saturday Morning Show and Larry Minte. Welcome back. Across
the country, ICE officers are under attack, but they have
new protection in NASA County. Here's NASA County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
Thanks so much for coming on, County Executive. I really
(00:21):
appreciate your time. Tell us about what you want to
do in NASA County.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Well, we passed a ban on wearing masks in public
about a year ago, primarily because we found that anti
Semites were engaging in harassing activity, violent activity against Jewish students,
against Jewish institutions, and we also found that criminals were
(00:48):
wearing masks to hide their identity, specifically when they're involved
in robbery's, carjacking, shoplifting. So we ban the wearing a
mask except for wearing a mask for religious reasons or
healthcare reasons or safety, so to clarify the safety aspect
(01:08):
of it. When we saw what was happening all around
the United States with these crazy people who are pro criminal,
anti cop, anti law enforcement, attacking ICE agents and local
law enforcement because they were wearing masks, we sat in
Nassau County wait a second our ICE agents that operate
(01:30):
in Nassau County, any federal or state or local law
enforcement agency, if they're involved in a specific operation pursuance
to the rules and procedures of their department, such as
a raid on gang activity, things of that nature, a
drug deal, then they could wear a mask and they
(01:50):
would not be prosecuted. So basically, we are protecting law enforcement.
We've got their back here in Nassau County and that's
why we're the safest in the United States of America.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
Yeah, across the country, they are taking the pictures of
ICE officers, figuring out who they are, doxing them online,
telling them where, telling people where they live, and their
families have been threatened. So identifying an ICE officer in
a raid is threatening their lives. This makes no sense.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Now.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
I know that Corey Booker's bill is not going to
go anywhere because he's a Democrat and the Republicans have
the majority, and I think there's some sensible Democrats that
are also going to say no, that's that's going too far.
But if there were a federal law, what would happen
in Nasa County? Would your law supersede the federal law?
(02:44):
Or the other way around.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Well, first of all, I'm the chief executive officer, and
I set forth the rules and policies or a police department.
So I would fight that, and I would allow our officers,
and I would allow federal, state, and local law enforcement
agencies under the guidelines that I just said that it's
for a specific operation, that it was related to some
(03:08):
kind of operation which could be highly dangerous, like dealing
with a drug cartel, dealing with gang activity, and basically
it's just common sense to let them cover themselves because,
as you said, Larry, there are these crazy people, anti American,
anti cop, people who are trying to out these law
(03:31):
enforcement officers. They tell them where they live, and these
people have families, and their families are entitled to protection,
and we're going to protect them here in Nassau County.
So if they tried to do it, and I don't
think they'd be successful, but if they tried to do it,
I would fight it toothin nail all the way to
the Supreme Court.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
I'll tell you what. I just don't understand the Democratic
Party right now being on the wrong side it seems
of every single issue, including this one. I don't know
I'll tell you what, Bruce, they seem lost right now.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
Well, they've become the party of the pro criminal. Everything
they do is pro criminal. Here in New York State,
they pass laws that are pro criminal, like cashless bail,
like raise the age. Everything they do is to make
it easier for criminals to operate, and it makes it
more difficult on law enforcement and it hurts the victims.
(04:26):
You know, the type of crimes we're talking about. Some
of these ICE agents are going after people who've been
engaged in murder, rape, drug dealing. Here in Nassau County,
our drug overdoses Opioid and Sentinel are down forty percent.
A because we have a great police department that does
(04:47):
a great job. And b because the open border policy
of Biden Harris is over and President Trump is closing
up the borders and therefore the Sentinel and the other
legal drugs aren't getting to Nassau County like they used
to or other parts of the country. It's just common sense.
But they don't care about our kids who are dying
(05:11):
from overdose. They don't care about young girls who are
sold basically into slavery. They don't care about carjackings. They
don't care about shoplifting. They are very pro criminal oriented
and it's a disgrace and that's why they're failing miserably
(05:32):
in elections because they're on the wrong side of the
issues and.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Their approval ratings at like twenty percent. And something that's
not reported enough right now in the media is the
fact that crime is down in every major city. They
kind of ignore that, but it is all across since
these ice raids. You had Pam Bondi visiting recently. How
did that go?
Speaker 2 (05:54):
Well? Then? Great? To get someone of her stature to
Nassau County for the opening of our new police training village,
which is the state of the art training village in
the United States, was something that we're very proud of.
She was very gracious, very kind, She spent a lot
of time with us, and she recognized the hard work
(06:15):
that we're doing here in Nassau County. We've probably got
one of the most sophisticated police departments in the United States,
and I would say, with some amount of bias and
pride that we have the best police department in the
United States, but also our Sheriff's department, our probation officers,
all working together our civilian officers and employees all working
(06:37):
together to keep Nassau County safe. And that's why we're
the safest county in America. That's why Niche magazines said
we're the most desirable place to live in New York State.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
That's wonderful this training village. Describe it to me, Why
is this great for police work?
Speaker 2 (06:54):
So we have created a whole village so police could
train realistically in a real time setting, in a real place. So,
for instance, we have a house of worship that can
be one day a Christian church, the next day a
Muslim musque, the next day a Jewish synagogue, so police
officers can train under realistic conditions. We've got a gas station,
(07:19):
we've got a mini market, we've got a restaurant. We've
even got a train station with a train. We've got
a bank, we've got houses. So when our cops train,
they're training in situations and in a village that will
replicate real life. And we are not only going to
train our police officers, but we've opened it up to federal, state,
(07:41):
and local law enforcement. We had the FDI there, we
had the Secret Service there, we even had CIA, we
had state police, we had police departments from all over
the country. They came there, they could not believe what
we were able to do. We've got a great commissioner,
pat Ryder. It was his vision and I said to
the metal, let's get this built. We got it built
(08:02):
in two and a half years, and it's beautiful and
it's gonna save life. It's gonna be safer for our cops,
and it's gonna be safer for our communities.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Well that sounds amazing. And my guess is you're gonna
get visits from police departments all across the country and
they're gonna want to do the same thing in their
states and cities. Bruce Blakeman, You're always ahead of the game,
NASA County Executive. Thanks so much, sir, Thanks for spending
time with us today.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
Thanks so much, Larry, enjoy your summer. This has been
a podcast from wor
This is a podcast from wor Now more of the
wr Saturday Morning Show and Larry Minte. Welcome back. Across
the country, ICE officers are under attack, but they have
new protection in NASA County. Here's NASA County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
Thanks so much for coming on, County Executive. I really
(00:21):
appreciate your time. Tell us about what you want to
do in NASA County.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Well, we passed a ban on wearing masks in public
about a year ago, primarily because we found that anti
Semites were engaging in harassing activity, violent activity against Jewish students,
against Jewish institutions, and we also found that criminals were
(00:48):
wearing masks to hide their identity, specifically when they're involved
in robbery's, carjacking, shoplifting. So we ban the wearing a
mask except for wearing a mask for religious reasons or
healthcare reasons or safety, so to clarify the safety aspect
(01:08):
of it. When we saw what was happening all around
the United States with these crazy people who are pro criminal,
anti cop, anti law enforcement, attacking ICE agents and local
law enforcement because they were wearing masks, we sat in
Nassau County wait a second our ICE agents that operate
(01:30):
in Nassau County, any federal or state or local law
enforcement agency, if they're involved in a specific operation pursuance
to the rules and procedures of their department, such as
a raid on gang activity, things of that nature, a
drug deal, then they could wear a mask and they
(01:50):
would not be prosecuted. So basically, we are protecting law enforcement.
We've got their back here in Nassau County and that's
why we're the safest in the United States of America.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
Yeah, across the country, they are taking the pictures of
ICE officers, figuring out who they are, doxing them online,
telling them where, telling people where they live, and their
families have been threatened. So identifying an ICE officer in
a raid is threatening their lives. This makes no sense.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Now.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
I know that Corey Booker's bill is not going to
go anywhere because he's a Democrat and the Republicans have
the majority, and I think there's some sensible Democrats that
are also going to say no, that's that's going too far.
But if there were a federal law, what would happen
in Nasa County? Would your law supersede the federal law?
(02:44):
Or the other way around.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Well, first of all, I'm the chief executive officer, and
I set forth the rules and policies or a police department.
So I would fight that, and I would allow our officers,
and I would allow federal, state, and local law enforcement
agencies under the guidelines that I just said that it's
for a specific operation, that it was related to some
(03:08):
kind of operation which could be highly dangerous, like dealing
with a drug cartel, dealing with gang activity, and basically
it's just common sense to let them cover themselves because,
as you said, Larry, there are these crazy people, anti American,
anti cop, people who are trying to out these law
(03:31):
enforcement officers. They tell them where they live, and these
people have families, and their families are entitled to protection,
and we're going to protect them here in Nassau County.
So if they tried to do it, and I don't
think they'd be successful, but if they tried to do it,
I would fight it toothin nail all the way to
the Supreme Court.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
I'll tell you what. I just don't understand the Democratic
Party right now being on the wrong side it seems
of every single issue, including this one. I don't know
I'll tell you what, Bruce, they seem lost right now.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
Well, they've become the party of the pro criminal. Everything
they do is pro criminal. Here in New York State,
they pass laws that are pro criminal, like cashless bail,
like raise the age. Everything they do is to make
it easier for criminals to operate, and it makes it
more difficult on law enforcement and it hurts the victims.
(04:26):
You know, the type of crimes we're talking about. Some
of these ICE agents are going after people who've been
engaged in murder, rape, drug dealing. Here in Nassau County,
our drug overdoses Opioid and Sentinel are down forty percent.
A because we have a great police department that does
(04:47):
a great job. And b because the open border policy
of Biden Harris is over and President Trump is closing
up the borders and therefore the Sentinel and the other
legal drugs aren't getting to Nassau County like they used
to or other parts of the country. It's just common sense.
But they don't care about our kids who are dying
(05:11):
from overdose. They don't care about young girls who are
sold basically into slavery. They don't care about carjackings. They
don't care about shoplifting. They are very pro criminal oriented
and it's a disgrace and that's why they're failing miserably
(05:32):
in elections because they're on the wrong side of the
issues and.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Their approval ratings at like twenty percent. And something that's
not reported enough right now in the media is the
fact that crime is down in every major city. They
kind of ignore that, but it is all across since
these ice raids. You had Pam Bondi visiting recently. How
did that go?
Speaker 2 (05:54):
Well? Then? Great? To get someone of her stature to
Nassau County for the opening of our new police training village,
which is the state of the art training village in
the United States, was something that we're very proud of.
She was very gracious, very kind, She spent a lot
of time with us, and she recognized the hard work
(06:15):
that we're doing here in Nassau County. We've probably got
one of the most sophisticated police departments in the United States,
and I would say, with some amount of bias and
pride that we have the best police department in the
United States, but also our Sheriff's department, our probation officers,
all working together our civilian officers and employees all working
(06:37):
together to keep Nassau County safe. And that's why we're
the safest county in America. That's why Niche magazines said
we're the most desirable place to live in New York State.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
That's wonderful this training village. Describe it to me, Why
is this great for police work?
Speaker 2 (06:54):
So we have created a whole village so police could
train realistically in a real time setting, in a real place. So,
for instance, we have a house of worship that can
be one day a Christian church, the next day a
Muslim musque, the next day a Jewish synagogue, so police
officers can train under realistic conditions. We've got a gas station,
(07:19):
we've got a mini market, we've got a restaurant. We've
even got a train station with a train. We've got
a bank, we've got houses. So when our cops train,
they're training in situations and in a village that will
replicate real life. And we are not only going to
train our police officers, but we've opened it up to federal, state,
(07:41):
and local law enforcement. We had the FDI there, we
had the Secret Service there, we even had CIA, we
had state police, we had police departments from all over
the country. They came there, they could not believe what
we were able to do. We've got a great commissioner,
pat Ryder. It was his vision and I said to
the metal, let's get this built. We got it built
(08:02):
in two and a half years, and it's beautiful and
it's gonna save life. It's gonna be safer for our cops,
and it's gonna be safer for our communities.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Well that sounds amazing. And my guess is you're gonna
get visits from police departments all across the country and
they're gonna want to do the same thing in their
states and cities. Bruce Blakeman, You're always ahead of the game,
NASA County Executive. Thanks so much, sir, Thanks for spending
time with us today.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
Thanks so much, Larry, enjoy your summer. This has been
a podcast from wor
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