I believe that a majority of the families of 09/11 victims appreciate the actions of Rudy Giuliani. That being the case it troubles me to see a group of 09/11 victim families considering taking him to task on those actions.
Rudy happened to be mayor on 09/11. He handled himself well with regard to the duties he was called on to perform in the aftermath of that event. If he hadn’t done a reasonable job, he would be taken to task for it. It seems only reasonable for him to list his actions related to 09/11 on his resume.
Rudy won’t be getting a vote from me, but that is related to his liberal views, not his actions related to 09/11.
Rudy makes the Clinton camp very nervous. The last thing Hillary wants to face is a popular man from the same state she calls home (today). If Rudy ran, she couldn’t count on New York to wind up in her column. That would seriously damage her chances.
It’s my thought that this group has a strong democrat lean, and it is probably Hillary’s minions who have pushed this type of effort. She wants to destroy Rudy above anyone else on the right IMO.
More on Jim Riches (aka the NYFD’s Kristen Breitweiser) and his support for Hitlery:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/10052007/news/nationalnews/hillary_in_9_11_air_strike.htm?page=0
HILLARY IN 9/11 AIR STRIKE
CONTROVERSIAL TV COMMERCIALS TWEAK GIULIANI, SPLIT WTC KIN
But Jim Riches, an FDNY battalion chief who lost his son and who is part of a group of family members against Giuliani, called the ad fair.
“She doesn’t show planes flying into buildings or towers falling . . . It’s not a fear-mongering ad. It’s what happened that day,” Riches said.
“I don’t think she’s politicizing 9/11, she’s trying to get help for the first responders . . . She’s telling it like it is. We were lied to by the government and Rudy Giuliani,” he added.
What’s going to come out is a lot of anecdotal stuff and sob stories and things of that nature that will be used to blame Rudy for whatever they can.
I’ve been saying for months that this was going to happen after he got the nod. I’m very thankful that, instead of trashing Rudy after he got the nod, they have decided to derail him now.
I do believe there are a number of folks involved in this movement that really think Rudy did wrong and is exploiting 9/11 to his benefit. I think that if this were entirely motivated by partisan politics, they would have indeed waited until the general.
I don’t believe that Hillary fears Rudy in the least bit. In fact, Rudy or Romney is probably their easiest bet to win. I think that she’s aware that she can run to the right of Rudy and that Romney’s position changing makes Hillary look like a decisive candidate.
No matter what propaganda RudyTooters throw at you, NY is NOT in play. The ONLY scenario that MIGHT put NY in play has to do with illegal immigration and open-borders-Rudy ain’t the guy to bring that about.