I hope ABC News' Jan Simmonds will follow up on Guiliani's claim. If he wants to assert that he spent as much or more time at ground zero as recovery workers, then this disgusting claim should be exposed for the grotesque fraud that it is. ABC News owes it to the memory of hundreds of slain workers to slap down this insult.

Ya, neocons, put this guy out there for a vote. He's got a good chance of winning....riiiiiiight.

Guilani doesnt amount to a pile of SPIT compared to the workers who lost and risked their ilves in the 9-11 incident. Guilani is nothing but a mamby-pamby politician who piggy-backs upon the lives of everyone who lost theirs on 9-11. He is lower than dirt.

Guilini reminds me of my old company commander who would always retreat to the rear during the battle and his famous saying was "I'll go back and call the medics and little bearers.

What a piece of $#&% , plain and simple. It's absurd that this lying corrupt scumbag criminal is the frontrunner for President, he should be in jail.

How does Rudy compare sitting in an
air conditioned limo at ground zero to
breathing the toxic air without adequate
protection? What a clown!

Firefighters Vs. Giuliani
July 18, 2007

A union's attack video takes liberties with the truth.

Summary

The union representing New York City firefighters is running a misleading video blaming former Mayor Rudy Giuliani for the deaths of more than 100 firefighters at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

We agree that Giuliani bears some responsibility for the widely documented failings of the fire department's radio communications on 9/11. It is true that the effective functioning of the fire department is a major responsibility of any mayor, and Giuliani had been in office since 1994. However, the video goes too far when it implies that bad radio communication was the only reason that 121 firefighters failed to clear the North Tower of the Trade Center after the first tower collapsed. To the contrary, the 9/11 Commission stated in its final report that the technical failure of fire department radios "was not the primary cause of the many firefighter fatalities in the North Tower."

Other aspects of the video are misleading, including:

an allegation that Giuliani "blamed the victims" for not following evacuation orders, when his comments were in response to a question about heroism on 9/11;

a statement that Giuliani pulled firefighters off recovery efforts, when he had reduced, not eliminated, the number of workers;

a claim that Giuliani had protesting firefighters arrested, when arrests were minimal and most charges were dropped, as requested by the mayor.

Yeah a 50 year old man who's exercise consist of sexual afairs did more than PD and FD trained for rescue. He was portrayed as a marine that found Nicolas Cage in the WTC movie remember.

The sad thing is that some believe him. Just because he lowered taxes doesn't mean he should be president(Hanity/fox) anyone could do that.Its too early to publicly back one of the current jokers.

911 is all he has going for him he was in the right place at the right time during a personal political low. 911 will be used by the republicans/murdock all during election season. Maybe along with a new war or terrorist attack.

How ridiculous for one of his deputies to say that he was wonderful on 9/11. Showed such great leadrship. Give me a break. Getting through that is actually quite easy.

It is the decision-making that matters and on that basis Rudy failed. He did not coordinate the communications systems of the police, firemen, etc. nor did he move the command center out of the WT Center. Passivity rather than action is a common culprit in bad leadership.

I love how libs always put Bush and Katrina together....Isn't N.O. a city and isn't the peron responsible for a city a mayor...and isn't the state the gov's responsibility. Are you people out of your minds? Dems were in charge of the city and state. Maybe if they were not too busy using city and state money to pander to gays and illegals then they could have fixed the levves. All of our gov't is wrong. That is why the infastructure in this country is falling apart. We need to use our money for what is wrong with the country and not for earmarks and every bleeding heart with a cause.

The man is a serial liar you needs the spotlight to feed his enormous ego. He pushed out Bratton because he was getting good press and eventually promoted his bodyguard, Bernie Kerik, to police chief. The man is a meglomaniac.

"Rudy's character flaws were evident at the very beginning of his public career. Before he ran for mayor the first time (and lost) in 1989, Giuliani had a shining Tom Dewey-esque reputation as a giant-killing prosecutor. Among the reporters who followed him, he also had a reputation for inflating his own accomplishments and using his power to humiliate people." Salon "Two parts hubris, one part paranoia" 12/5/06

The State Legislature June 22 passed a measure designed to reduce the Police Commissioner's power over disciplinary matters, which could enable the police unions to block the NYPD's move to have all officers who fire their guns when it involves injury or death to take Breathalyzer tests.

Michael Palladino opposes intoxication testing after police shootings

Currently, the department allows undercover officers to have two drinks while on duty to help them keep their identities secret. But critics of the department have questioned why Detective Gescard Isnora, who followed Mr. Bell and his friends from inside the club and was the first to fire at the men, wasn't tested for alcohol after the shooting.

Mr. Palladino maintained that alcohol didn't factor into the fatal shooting.

Anyone in New York City who would vote for a Democrat after 9/11 has got to go out and get a pair!!

Cleaned up the mob.
Cleaned up New York City.
Lowered taxes.
Showed great leadership on 9/11.
America's mayor.
RUDY!!!!!!!!!

Shame on the citizens of New York who would vote for Hillary.

"Showed great ledership on 9/11"

Giuliani was quoted in his 9/11 Commision testamony that he got a call that morning telling him to leave WTC 7 to a FEMA command center on the pier the night before.
This scumbag has the audacity to prance around as "America's Mayor" and 9/11 hero when he was one of those who benefitted the MOST from 9/11 with possible foreknowlege! His "Giuliani Partners Inc." made up of all his mafia pals has used that hero image to make him hundreds of millions of dollars in "consulting" contracts. He come's from a mafia family himself. Hillary won't save you either peeps!
"cleaned up the mob" YEAH RIGHT!

Did you know that fewer salmon make it back home, up-river to spawn and reproduce than don't make it?

The reason is that the journey is hard when you have to swim against the current, so most die.

The RPvolution is moving fast... money can't buy it...other candidates can't stop it...the question is "will the media give Ron Paul the publicity he earns"?

If not, the race goes to Big Government and big problems.

"Let freedom ring!" - MLK Jr.

"Anyone in New York City who would vote for a Democrat after 9/11 has got to go out and get a pair!!"

WE should get a pair? cause we're not authoritarian bedwetters looking for a daddy-in-chief? cause we believe NYC firefighters more than a thrice-married, cross-dressing, draft-dodging, bernie-kerik-hiring, al-qaqaa-troop-blaming son of a two-bit gangster running for president?

real new yorkers are smart and strong enough to have never fallen for bush -- he couldn't have won my state on 9/12/01.

nothing against cross-dressers

"Go ahead and vote for the guy who's name rhymes with Osama"

Posted by: michael | Aug 10, 2007 1:04:43 PM

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Obama sounds like Osama? Seriously?? OK, by that logic, Giuliani rhymes with al-Sistani, the Grand Ayatollah of Iran. So therefore, a vote for Rudy is really a vote for the Ayatollah, by your own logic.

I mean, do you guys ever think your arguments through? Better to keep your mouth shut and have people think you're an idiot, than to open it and remove all doubt.

When is this IDIOT going to stop RIDING THE 9/11 HORSE??????????? He has NOTHING to offer as president except SHAMNESTY for ILLEGAL ALIENS.