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Giuliani"s Unwelcome Birthday Guests
The New York Observer ^ | 5/29/07 | Azi Paybarah

Posted on 05/29/2007 3:13:05 PM PDT by SUSSA

Here’s an unwelcome birthday gift for Rudy Giuliani, as he travels around the city raising money: protests from fire fighters and family members of September 11th victims.

They've shown up in the past at Giuliani's presidential events. Today, they’re gathering in Bay Ridge, and they have plans to follow him nationwide starting sometime around January, according to Jim Riches, a deputy chief with the fire department whose son was killed in the World Trade Center attacks.

“We have all the UFA, the UFOA, and the fire members are all behind us -- the International Association of Fire Fighters,” said Riches. “And we’re going to be out there today to let everybody know that he’s not the hero that he says he is.”

The group’s complaints center on the faulty radios used by the fire department that day and what they say was a lack of coordination at Ground Zero.

And Riches disputes the notion that Giuliani provided any form of leadership on September 11 or in the days following.

“If somebody can tell me what he did on 9/11 that was so good, I’d love to hear it. All he did was give information on the TV”

“He did nothing,” Riches continued. “He stood there with a TV reporter and told everyone what was going on. And he got it from everybody else down at the site.”


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; firefighters; giuliani; giulianitruthfile; rudy; ufa
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To: SJackson; calcowgirl

It won’t be over until November of 2008. The nominations will be decided in 9 months or less. What I was saying to calcowgirl is that she will be needed here through the election because she does such good research work.


121 posted on 05/30/2007 1:11:08 PM PDT by TommyDale (More Americans are killed each day in the U.S. by abortion than were killed on 9/11 !)
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To: AxelPaulsenJr

Meant CP and LP leaders endorse, not the Parties, yet.


122 posted on 05/30/2007 1:11:10 PM PDT by SJackson (Be careful -- with quotations, you can damn anything, Andre Malraux)
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To: SJackson

Well, actually I think the question is now moot, as Fred Thompson will enter the race, or at least I saw a report this morning that Fred will run.


123 posted on 05/30/2007 1:11:28 PM PDT by AxelPaulsenJr (Fred Thompson for President)
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To: P-40

I suppose, although I’m sure the Hildabeast/Hussein Obama ticket would grow old even quicker.


124 posted on 05/30/2007 1:12:49 PM PDT by AxelPaulsenJr (Fred Thompson for President)
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To: BurtSB

Union goons or not, is what they say true or false? That should be the only concerned. If they’re lying or smearing, I won’t be surprised.

But if they’re telling the truth, they should be APPLAUDED.


125 posted on 05/30/2007 1:13:16 PM PDT by Petronski (Excuse me while I whip this out.)
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To: TommyDale

OK, on dem candidates, I understand.


126 posted on 05/30/2007 1:13:22 PM PDT by SJackson (Be careful -- with quotations, you can damn anything, Andre Malraux)
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To: AxelPaulsenJr

Why are you posing a false choice between Giuliani and Clinton/Obama? It’s the primaries — we have better options. If Giuliani gets the nomination, that will ensure that the donks win.


127 posted on 05/30/2007 1:14:09 PM PDT by ellery (I don't remember a constitutional amendment that gives you the right not to be identified-R.Giuliani)
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To: California Patriot; BurtSB
You’re right. They’re scum. Unfortunately, the media will give them big play, and the average boob watching at home on TV will believe them.

The Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA) is the local for the NYFD. These are the guys that risked there lives on 9/11. More than 300 died trying to save others.

These are the same folks that endorsed George Bush over John Kerry, George Bush over Al Gore. These are the same folks who endorsed Rudy in 1993 and 1997. They worked the phone banks for Rudy, walked the precincts, etc.

You consider that scum?

128 posted on 05/30/2007 1:14:12 PM PDT by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: Jim Robinson

Jim,
Giuliani’s chickens are coming home. Just in time, too.


129 posted on 05/30/2007 1:14:13 PM PDT by azhenfud (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: EternalVigilance
If they were nothing more than “Clinton Union Goons,” wouldn’t they be waiting until after the primaries to sink him?

THAT is a damn good question.

130 posted on 05/30/2007 1:15:35 PM PDT by Petronski (Excuse me while I whip this out.)
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To: angcat

He did well with the on-camera stuff. But much like Nagin, he failed in every way to implement the most important parts of his own emergency management plan.


131 posted on 05/30/2007 1:16:03 PM PDT by ellery (I don't remember a constitutional amendment that gives you the right not to be identified-R.Giuliani)
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To: ellery

I’m just looking at our options, as my tagline suggests I back Fred, and I have heard that he is going to enter the race.


132 posted on 05/30/2007 1:16:28 PM PDT by AxelPaulsenJr (Fred Thompson for President)
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To: SJackson

Or, if Rudy is the actual GOP nominee, which is highly unlikely, we will want to continue for a third party.


133 posted on 05/30/2007 1:16:52 PM PDT by TommyDale (More Americans are killed each day in the U.S. by abortion than were killed on 9/11 !)
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To: Petronski; BurtSB

Read on, Petronski. What they say is true...

And these aren’t “Clinton goons.” They were Bush and Giuliani SUPPORTERS — at least they used to be.

If the GOP decides to sideline all union workers, and all christians, and all anti-amnesty republicans, (etc), what’s left?


134 posted on 05/30/2007 1:17:41 PM PDT by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: TommyDale
It won’t be over until November of 2008. The nominations will be decided in 9 months or less. What I was saying to calcowgirl is that she will be needed here through the election because she does such good research work.

Exactly! And as soon as we get rid of Rudy-the-Trojan-Horse the better. Then we can start getting to work on destroying the dems and supporting a viable NON-liberal candidate.

135 posted on 05/30/2007 1:21:02 PM PDT by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: calcowgirl
"You consider that scum?"

Scum only to those who consider Rudolph, the arrogant, ignorant liberal loving candidate as qualified to be President because he made a 9/11 speech. To the rest of us, they are 9/11 heros not speakers.

136 posted on 05/30/2007 1:25:40 PM PDT by ex-snook ("But above all things, truth beareth away the victory.")
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To: calcowgirl

I just finished reading your excellent posts. Brava!

If you have a pinglist for this info, I’d love to be on it.

The radio thing irritates the hell out of me. That buck stops with Rootie.


137 posted on 05/30/2007 1:31:00 PM PDT by Petronski (Excuse me while I whip this out.)
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To: TommyDale

Then it would be 16 or 17 month, and a pull the troops out now platform will simply be something you’ll have to support, or at least accept. There are no viable third parties, but it’s a part of the platforms of those that are around. Not that it will matter, at best they’ll help elect Hillary/Obama, and likely won’t have that much impact.


138 posted on 05/30/2007 1:33:31 PM PDT by SJackson (Be careful -- with quotations, you can damn anything, Andre Malraux)
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To: AxelPaulsenJr
Well, actually I think the question is now moot, as Fred Thompson will enter the race, or at least I saw a report this morning that Fred will run.

I tend to agree with do.

139 posted on 05/30/2007 1:34:50 PM PDT by SJackson (Be careful -- with quotations, you can damn anything, Andre Malraux)
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To: Petronski
The radio thing irritates the hell out of me.

Load the 9/11 Commission Report into your browser and search on the word 'repeater.' You'll really be irritated.
140 posted on 05/30/2007 1:35:44 PM PDT by P-40 (Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
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