Joe Lhota Shows Why He'll Never Get Elected To Anything

Because he has a big mouth and he opens it without thinking through what he's going to say:

Police organizations are coming down on GOP mayoral hopeful Joe Lhota for dissing Port Authority officers as "mall cops," with several telling the Daily News the comment shows the ex-MTA boss isn't fit for City Hall. 

"My phone’s been ringing off the hook from my members. Some of my widows are not happy," said Paul Nunziato, head of the Port Authority PBA. "They suffered enough and then they've got to read statements like this from a guy who wants to be mayor of New York? They’re just devastated. They have no idea why he would say something like that. Neither do we."

Thirty-seven Port Authority police officers were killed in the September 11 attacks.

Lhota made the controversial comment Tuesday night when addressing a forum question about sex trafficking through Kennedy airports. "I don't think the Port Authority does a good enough job in anything they do, particularly in the area of security," the former deputy mayor said.

He noted that PAPD cops make more than their NYPD counterparts, adding, "I know I'm going to get in trouble for saying this, but they're nothing more than mall cops."

Nice job by Lhota alienating his natural base - the police and their family members.

There are plenty of PA cops who live in the Rockaways, Staten Island and elsewhere.

Good luck winning their votes, Joe.

I have long said Lhota is a moron with a big mouth who is just a moment away from imploding his campaign by either saying or doing something stupid.

Yesterday's crack against Port Authority cops probably isn't fatal, especially since there seems to be no other viable GOP candidate who can beat Lhota in the Republican primary, but it's a good example of why Lhota won't get elected.

Previous examples include shoving a reporter he was pissed at and insulting a 77 year old man at an MTA board meeting and challenging him to a fight.

If this is the best the oligarchy can do on the GOP side, they've got a thin bench.

Lucky for them they can buy the Dem side off.