I said as much a month ago. Rudy Giuliani was an outstanding mayor of New York. We need someone with his ability in the cabinet of the next administration.
Giuliani was a singular hero in refusing to meet with terrorist leader Yasser Arafat when Arafat came to New York City. Giuliani said he refused to meet with Arafat. Other bigwigs, who had no principles, met with him.
Okay, I have my flame suit on, but riddle me this:
While I DO NOT agree with the OWS, or what it stands for, the question I have is do citizens have the right to take certain actions in the guise of their “petition to redress grievances”?
Is pitching a tent in the center of NYC a first amendment issue? Do a million Tea Partiers marching down Pennsylvania Avenue, each with a rifle slung over the shoulders, have the right to argue that they are practicing freedom of speech?
The question I have is at what point to citizens have the right to tell the government NO! We will no obey this, or that regulation, and will practice disobedience. At what point does the citizenry have the obligation to dismantle the existing structure?
It is becoming very clear that this nation has become either a kleptocracy, or simply fascist. OWS was an unfocused temper tantrum, the Tea Party hasn’t gone far enough. and quite frankly, it looks like elections in 2012 won’t matter a twit.
Is there a fine?
Does it go on their record?
Rudy Giuliani: A reason to be against term limits!
Giuliani is right; this should have been stopped as soon as it started. The First Amendment does not give you the right to squat on private or public property, harrass people who are not with you, attempt to shut down businesses or destroy public or private property. It gives you the right to speak.
If they wanted, they could have come back every day to chant their silly slogans (but that would have been too much effort and they would never have done it). But they should have been forced to follow NYC law to begin with. If this had been done, the thing would never have turned into the destructive circus (and enormous loss of money to NYC) that it did.
Bloomie should be drug through the 5 Burroughs behind a yellow cab
The media interviewed these clowns every day and every interviewee stuck to the script: "We represent 99% of the country" and "This movement is growing and growing dramatically."
Several hundred self-absorbed morons were allowed to wreak havoc and disrupt a city of more than 8 million people for two months while the mealymouthed mayor just watched.
A serious failure of leadership.
Gingrich/Guiliani 2012
I heard from some friends who go there regularly that this was pretty consistent at that point in time, but now it's kind of reverted back to where it was before. I don't know personally, but I'd hate to think it changed from the place we experienced that trip.
It might have made a difference if he had said his mind at the onset.....just saying
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani: He wears pants.
Current New York City Mayor little mike: He gave his pants to his live-in girl friend and now wears a cute dress.