This says more about American society than it does about Giuliani or any other one politician.
It's generally considered gauche to make comparisons with "the old German regime" -- but it's increasingly difficult to avoid in rational discourse.
I guess old George thinks it is up there with root canal! Shame on him. George should think of one of his better lines: “Bill Clinton may not be the worst president but he is the worst person to have becom president.”