Mr Riches didn’t become Battalion Chief by not knowing how to fight fires and without knowing a cluster-@#$# when he sees one.
I think I’ll take his word over Oprah’s and Rudy’s about what went on.
It remains to be seen if the American people will believe Rudy and his spin machine or the firefighters who were there on 9-11. Want to bet against them believing the firefighters?
Obviously “the firefighters” — actually, their union leadership — could have a real impact on people’s opinions of Rudy. That doesn’t make them right.
Have I ever urged that we take Rudy’s, or his supporters’, let alone Oprah’s, word for anything? No.