[ellery]

Jmouse007 said: Remember when he turned down hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Saudis? That spoke volumes.

Charles Martel said: How, exactly, did that "speak volumes"? This seems to be one of the current RudyBot talking points, so I'd like a thorough explanation.

My personal view is this: By the time that payment was offered, we'd already discovered that some of the hijackers were Saudi nationals and that most of the visas were issued in Saudi Arabia. Accepting any payment from a nation that was responsible, however peripherally, for the attacks would've been a political blunder of historic proportions.

It's worse than that. Giuliani very publicly turned down a big Saudi check on behalf of 9/11 victims. But then he very quietly turned around and accepted big Saudi checks when they were made out to Giuliani Partners.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“It’s worse than that. Giuliani very publicly turned down a big Saudi check on behalf of 9/11 victims. But then he very quietly turned around and accepted big Saudi checks when they were made out to Giuliani Partners.”

You nailed it!

[calcowgirl]

Giuliani very publicly turned down a big Saudi check on behalf of 9/11 victims. But then he very quietly turned around and accepted big Saudi checks when they were made out to Giuliani Partners.

The 9/11 Ka-ching candidate.