I think a lot of country folk have no clue what Giuliani did for New York City.
New York City was a mess in the late 80s and I actually moved away because of it. Black muggers were sticking guns in the face of white businessmen ALL THE TIME. The Port Authority Bus Terminal and Times Square was the major HANGOUT for black criminals while simultaneously being the second biggest intake point for white suburban businessmen and women.
White businesswomen were constantly being verbally accosted by the unemployed minority men on 42nd street which is a necessary street to walk on to get to the bus terminal to New Jersey. Black guys were openly peeing on the sidewalk in front of these women.
Robberies, homicides...way up under Mayor Dinkens, the Jimmy Carter of New York.
Giuliani came in and WHAM...you got harrassed for being anywhere near the Port Authority Bus Terminal or Times Square unless you really were a tourist or commuter.
The African American "community", meaning their leftist politicians like Al Sharpton started screaming discrimination. But there was nothing against blacks. Just against unemployed people hanging out where they were not wanted.
Then Giuliani got the police to shoot first and ask questions later. Robberies and homicides dropped. Muggings went way down.
If you peed on the sidewalk, you were going to jail bigtime.
I am from New York City, and so when I some here acting like Giuliani is some kind of liberal wimp...I just don't get it.
This is the kind of guy I might even prefer to have now facing Iran.
peeing on the sidewalk is not a constitutional guarantee. Its our constitutional guarantees that he wishes to take away, that disturbs straight thinking conservatives.
Giuliani has been hated and loved by Freepers for years now. During the Republican Convention Freepers were screaming high praises for Rudy and "Rudy for President" (you can read the thread if you do a search). But the minute it became possibly a reality they freaked and did a turn-around. I just take it with a grain of salt. And I know as soon as I post something on Rudy the Rudy haters will pop out. But I take it in stride because they are entitled to their opinion and I respect that.