Rudy Giuliani vs. the Greens

Competitive Enterprise Institute ^ | 2/6/2007 | John Berlau

[Uncledave]

Rudy Giuliani vs. the Greens John Berlau | 2/6/2007 @ 2:44 pm [Contact John Berlau]

Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani has all but declared himself a Republican presidential candidate by filing an official “statement of candidacy” and saying he is “in to win.” In my new book, Eco-Freaks: Environmentalism Is Hazardous to Your Health, I reveal a surprising fact about Giuliani that so far has been little discussed in national coverage: Giuliani’s record as New York mayor of standing up to green groups to take steps to promote prosperity and public health. In Eco-Freaks, I detail Giuliani’s tough fight to spray pesticides to curb the spread of the newly-arrived West Nile virus in 1999.

In a section of Eco-Freaks entitled “Rudy Stands Up to the Greens,” I write of Giuliani’s actions when the virus first appeared in the U.S. in 1999 and was diagnosed in New York City as West Nile. Giuliani “ordered aggressive, but targeted spraying of pesticides in spots that mosquitoes were most likely to congregate. But environmentalists fought him all the way. They downplayed the very real risk of West Nile — to humans and animals — while hyping the risks of peticides.” Even after being threatened with lawsuits, Giuliani persisted.

Giuliani’s courageous actions may have prevented West Nile — although still a serious virus that is made worse by continuing enviro campaigns against mosquito spraying — from becoming a rapid bird-flu like pandemic in the U.S. after it first arrived in New York City. As I write in Eco-Freaks, although he didn’t receive the glory for these actions as he did for those in 2001, “Giuliani displayed [in the West Nile crisis] the courageous leadership the nation would again observe in the days after the 9/11 attacks.”

Giuliani has also made statements in support of nuclear energy and Arctic oil drilling. In the past, Giuliani has not been afraid to be seen as “environmentally incorrect” if he belives the policies he advocates are correct for the nation. If he continues this straight talk during the campaign, Americans may be attracted to another courageous side of Giuliani.

[sergeantdave]

If he declares war on the green gestapo, he moves into my "candidate to watch" category.

Eco-fascism is a movement designed to crush individual property rights and establish collective rights (Marxism), as determined by the state. From that, come other attacks on our liberties.

[Alberta's Child]

That third wife may not be much younger than Rudy. Do an image search of "Judy Nathan" on Google and see how old she looked even five years ago.

Some of us who remember the countless fabricated stories in the NY Times over the years are asking ourselves why a tabloid rag like the NY Post is putting a doctored photo of Rudy Giuliani and his wife on the cover of a "newspaper."

[randog]

Rudy has more cajones than the entire Congressional Republican leadership put together.

Yeah, but with Trent Lott back in the mix, you've got a negative ball quotient throwing the equation.

[areafiftyone]

((((PING)))))

[Peach]

ROFL. That's the dog gone honest truth.

[areafiftyone]

That was a kiss?

No that was excruciating pain! LOL!

[BunnySlippers]

Very nice photo.

[BunnySlippers]

Rudy also kicked Arafat out of a concert hall. This was back when it wasn't fashionable and Clinton was hosting the terrorist in the White House as his most frequent guest.

I love Rudy's style ... just kicking Arafat out personally rather than going through diplomatic channels! Ha!

[DTogo]

Glenn Beck's doing a good segment about Rudy on CNN now (a GREAT show - suprising for CNN).

[marsh2]

I have heard that he is pro gun control? Did they cover that?

[DKNY]

Some of us who remember the countless fabricated stories in the NY Times over the years are asking ourselves why a tabloid rag like the NY Post is putting a doctored photo of Rudy Giuliani and his wife on the cover of a "newspaper."

With all the other issues facing us, I would say a "doctored" photo on the cover of a local newspaper is irrelevant.

[nopardons]

Not only did he have no say in the matter, but the Post took the picture from a magazine article that has just hit the stands.

[nopardons]

The picture is from a magazine article and was NOT one posed for, for the N.Y. Post.

[nopardons]

His first wife was a long lost second cousin. That marriage was annulled.

[nopardons]

Thanks for the ping and jogging my memory....I had forgotten about his fight to use pesticides.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Great stuff, thanks.

[Victoria Delsoul]

That third wife may not be much younger than Rudy. Do an image search of "Judy Nathan" on Google and see how old she looked even five years ago.

Some of us who remember the countless fabricated stories in the NY Times over the years are asking ourselves why a tabloid rag like the NY Post is putting a doctored photo of Rudy Giuliani and his wife on the cover of a "newspaper."

What has become of you? Is this what's left of your Rudy predictions, nothing but gossip? LOL!!! What happened to your prediction that Rudy would never run, or that he was going to run as an independent?

[Ole Okie]

So that probably moves my keep a democrat from becoming president to #1.

Hillary's first move on Jan. 20, 2009 will be to surrender to Al Queda. She said she's bringing the troops home right then. She's said it loudly.

Her next step will be to "take" the profits from Exxon-Mobil and the rest of the oil companies and waste them on "alternative" fuels. She said that also, loudly.

Her Thighness would be a disaster. Disaster to the googol power.

[Alberta's Child]

Right. What's the big deal about doctored photos when there's a political agenda to push?

Photo from Beirut doctored to exaggerate damage from Israeli bombing raids . . .

The infamous "Green Helmet Guy," a media hack who took on the role of "international emergency aid worker" in Lebanon in staged photos published by Reuters, the Associated Press, etc. . . .

Scenes from various protests in the aftermath of the infamous "Danish cartoon controversy," with all of the signs in English, and many of them clearly written by the same person even though the protests supposedly took place all over Europe and the Middle East . . .

And last (but not least) -- the biggest media fraud of them all . . .

[DKNY]

We are talking about about a photo of Judith Guiliani, not a world altering event! Get a grip!