Barret is a Village Voice reporter and a leftie, which does not necessarily make what he writes factually inaccurate. It's tidbits like the one below that turned my stomach- and I voted for Rudy when I lived there.
"On August 3, 1999, Giuliani wrote a nasty letter to Crew and leaked it to the tabloids, together with a blind quote from an aide saying, "It seems he's got one foot out the door." This was the same day that Crew was burying his first wife, Angela, in a private ceremony in upstate Poughkeepsie. Crew had to respond to press calls before delivering his eulogy."
Rudy never did seem to understand that there is this thing called society which included these newfangled creatures called people with whom you do high-faultin' stuff like communicate. :) I liked some of his policies but his personality never rubbed me the right way.
Oh and this is my first post, hope I did it right.
Ya done good. Welcome to FR!