Posted on 09/06/2007 11:05:27 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
NEW YORK (AP) - A filmmaker who was behind documentaries that bashed Rupert Murdoch and Wal-Mart is now focusing on Rudy Giuliani, creating an "online viral video campaign" about the presidential candidate timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack. Robert Greenwald on Thursday launched the first of four short videos about Sept. 11 and the Republican former mayor. The others are planned to launch throughout the month.
The videos attack Giuliani by saying he failed to prepare New York City for a major disaster, he ignored sick ground zero workers after the terrorist attack and he profited financially from his association with the tragedy after leaving office in 2001.
"We want to use this forum to reach people and show and tell and say, 'Look here are some truths that we want you to know,'" Greenwald told The Associated Press. The video blitz has an accompanying web site, therealrudy.org.
The Giuliani campaign questioned Greenwald's motivation and timing.
"It's unfortunate that a conspiracy theorist so disconnected from reality would launch a politically motivated hit video to coincide with the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks," said Mike McKeon, a Giuliani spokesman.
Greenwald, a Brooklyn native and registered independent, has made a number of documentaries, including "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism" and "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price."
He said he was inspired to create the Giuliani videos earlier this year after learning about Giuliani's critics, who have begun to turn up the heat on the former mayor as his presidential campaign has taken off.
The spots feature interviews with many of those known critics, including relatives of those who died in the World Trade Center attack, fire safety experts and Jerome Hauer, Giuliani's emergency management commissioner from 1996 to 2000, who had a falling out with his boss in 2001.
Greenwald said each video cost about $40,000 to make and that fundraising helped pay for the series, which will be posted on YouTube and e-mailed to bloggers, supporters and other venues. He is also exploring the idea of buying television time for the spots in some of the early primary states.
Other work by Greenwald and his company, Brave New Films, during this presidential campaign includes a short film for MoveOn.org's campaign to get the Nevada Democratic Party to drop Fox News Channel as a co- host for an August debate. It was eventually canceled.
Greenwald said he is not supporting any candidate yet.
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But he's "America's Mayor"!
Now all of the MICHAEL MOORE wannabees are going to come out of the woodwork!
Saaaaaaay, doesn’t ABC have a video about 9/11 which makes the Clinton’s look bad? Is that coming out any time soon? No? Hmmmmmmm. How odd.
This cannot possibly hurt Fred.
Rudy ping.
MoveOn hit piece crapola
Rudy sure fits a democrat profile!
IT is for the murder of unborn babies!
IT is a big gun control nut!
IT covered for the invaders in ITS city!
IT surrounded ITself with thugs!
Why does IT have an R by ITS name instead of a D?
we need conservative film makers.
I think Giuliani did a great job after 09/11. It was a tough time and he rose to the occasion. It doesn’t bother me that they call him America’s Mayor. I take it in stride. I know what they mean. I don’t think of it as if it were a factual title, just a fugurative one.
Rudy isn’t my choice for president. I can appreciate some aspects of his service and still not want him to be president.
That being said, any effort that would seek to rip him to shreds leaves me cold. Rudy rises or falls on his own record. That’s why I won’t be voting for him. That doesn’t mean that I don’t appreciate his service to the people of New York post 09/11.
This guy sounds like a real looser.
Anyone who has read “The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy” knows that Greenwald is a far-left zealot and propagandist - and a bad one at that. It’s ludicrous that anyone would try to sell this to conservatives as legitimate criticism.
Ohhh, I dunno.
Michael Moore himself could come out against Rudy, and all the anti-Rudy FReepers would give him an "atta-boy".
It matters not who is bashing Rudy... just do it.
lolol at me!
It’s shocking isn’t it? This man has supported our party, or troops, and even Bush when very few would stand up and do so. Some of these people would kiss Michael Moore on the mouth if he did a hit piece on Rudy.
And if they’re attacking Rooty Toot, I’m fall for it.
" Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk,
I'm a woman's man, no time to talk. Music loud and women warm.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayin' alive. Stayin' alive. Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayin' alive.
Feel the city breakin' And ev'rybody shakin' And we're stayin' alive,
stayin' alive.Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayin' alive. Stayin' alive. Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayin' alive.
Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me. Somebody help me, yeah. Life goin'
nowhere. Somebody help me, yeah.Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayin' alive. Stayin' alive. Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayin' alive."
Geez. Really going to hate not seeing this moreism like rubbish.
Ex Mayor of NY. That’s all he’ll ever be.
Yeah. Swiftboating. Showing the lib for what he is, yeah, like JFnK.
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