I just watched the replay of the Giuliani speech. It was one of the worst political speeches I've witnessed in my life. Absolutely pathetic.
No kidding EV? I missed it : )
I just watched the same speech. I thought he was great. (although I'll give you my complaints) This is an absolutely great philosophical and psychological study into how two people can watch the same event and have two entirely different opinions.
Sort of like watching the Iraq War coverage on Fox vs al Jazeera or CNN (Caliphate News Network). Fox shows the brilliant fireworks display and the fancy video game type graphics from the F-16 camera. al Jazeera shows the results of that bombing 24/7 on a continuous loop with little children covered with blood and women with missing limbs crying in pain. Of course, nobody knows if those injuries happened as a result of the terrorists or us, but that's besides the point. Propaganda and emotion are the key.
What didn't you like about it?
My favorite part was when he talked about the socialist education system and insisted that free markets, competition and capitalism is the answer to the problem.
However, I cringed when he mentioned Ronald Reagan 1,076 times (This from a guy like me who has a poster of Reagan in his bedroom). I'm not sure if my count is accurate, I lost track after the 787th reference. How about instead of being the next Ronald Reagan, you try to be the first Rudy Giuliani.
I'll ask you again, what was your specific complaint?