Giuliani Backs Off Statement He Was At WTC Site As Much Or More Than Workers
By Logan Murphy Thursday Aug 09, 2007 9:05pm
Here are some of the REAL heroes of 9/11 in an excerpt from the film 9/12: From Chaos To Community. And finally, NYC has reached a deal with the 9/11 families to allow them to walk down into the WTC pit to remember their loved ones and observe the upcoming 6th anniversary of the tragedy.
AP Via MSNBC:
Giuliani says he misspoke when he compared his exposure to ground zero workers
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani is backing off comments he made that struck a nerve with some of ground zero's first responders.
Giuliani says he misspoke when he claimed he spent as much time, if not more, at the site and was exposed to the same health risks as workers.
The former New York mayor told reporters yesterday he "was there working with" police and firefighters.
The backlash was swift, with one firefighter saying Giuliani was grasping to "portray himself as the hero of 9/11."
Giuliani told radio host Mike Gallagher he was trying to empathize with them and tell them "I'm there with you."
A deputy fire chief, who spent months digging for his son at the site called Giuliani a liar and said "the only time he was down there was for photo ops."
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Oh, you mean he lied?
This guy needs to spend time working at Fresh Kills and then get back to us.
I think it's time to re-characterize Guiliani's contribution during those days. Stripped of all artifice, his only genuine achievement was as a genius press secretary. He knew exactly what to say and when to say it. That was really it, people. Maybe he should have Tony Snow's job, and not be running for President.
Was Rudy Rubble a character in the Flintstones?
AquaVelvaMan @ 1:
Exactly! I am sick to death of these clowns misspeaking, obstructing, obfuscating and generally lying their asses off every time their lips are moving. When in the hell is the MSM going to call these people on their BS????
maybe guili should back up more than his words, since he likes getting
hosed by those hunky fireman. it's all fun with guili's summer's eve.
Score one for Edwards attacking that idiot.
What a disingenuous piece of shiite. I don't care if he backs away from the statement. The disgusting thing is he made such a statement in the first place.
Was Mrs. Guilliani there with her tiara?
BYE BYE . Rude Boy........maybe next time...see yaaaaaa wit till this hits the msm.....if.
He was trying to empathize with them and tell them “I’m there with you”? That's not what it sounds like. It sounds like he was making himself out to be the ultimate hero of 9/11, even above the actual heroes, and that because of this, he can defeat terrorism. Just because he happened to be the mayor doesn't mean he can do anything about terrorism. I hope most people can see through his crap. Walking around because your command center is inside of the target building doesn't make you a hero, it makes you ineffective. On that day he was no different than any other New Yorker who had to walk the streets after their offices were destroyed. When the city needed him most, he walked around, and did nothing substantive to help.
"Gosh almighty, I was there often enough, even though they were there, people there more and people there less, but I was there often enough so that every health consequence that people have suffered, I could also be suffering," he said.
Must be reassurin' to voters to know that ya might keel over at any time, Rudy.
Smart man. Very smart.
The only times he was there was probably for photo-ops. (Knit brow and frown for the camera.). So, in a sense he is right. He was there but the others were doing all the spadework.
The self-imposed mythes that characterize "men of great dignity, privilege and pretension" arises most often in a society in which there is no practical political remedy for the pernicious conduct of the few, so that raw power alone dictates the behavior of dominant actors like corrupt multinational corporations. Presently, this deplorable condition is rampant. "(N)othing in my lifetime or yours has happened more completely than the loss of confidence in corporate leadership. " John Kenneth Galbraith
The nerve of that ASSHOLE! Gosh What happen to to brain of the American people when they voted to give this Good for Nothing asshat party. the total control of America.
Kay @ 11:
"Command center"? Try "love nest".
A deputy fire chief, who spent months digging for his son at the site called Giuliani a liar and said “the only time he was down there was for photo ops.”
That says it all. Giuliano a liar. Only better way he could have said it was, Giuliano is a FUCKING worthless piece of shit LIAR!!!!!
yea... I misspelled his name.
War czar talking about a draft:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070810/bush-war-adviser/
he's no different than the others. allow him to talk and he will hang himself. idiots.
getalife @ 19:
Then Mandatory Military Service after that probably.
"Hi, I'm Rudy Giuliani (9/11), I used to be mayor of New York (9/11), i was at ground zero on 9/11 (9/11), I'm running for POTUS (9/11), want to hear my plan for the economy (9/11)..............?"
To quote Paul Simon:
"He's a one-trick pony
One trick is all that horse can do
He does one trick only
It's the principle source of his revenue"
Swish-flop.
-GSD
misspoke or Miss Poke or just plain republican for LIED.
Anyone notice the theme among the pathetic Republican leadershit these days?
*Fouad Ajami said Scooter Libby was a "soldier" in Bush and Cheney's "war" and he shouldn't be "left on the field".
*Mitt Romney said that his children were doing the equivalent of military service by campaigning for their dad.
*Giuliani claims to have been in the trenches working 12 hour days...instead of zooming in for a photo-op then going to watch Bernard Kerik bang his mistress in a 9/11 safe house.
Phony warriors one and all.
-GSD
L.A. Confidential @ 21:
Yep, I see more wars coming.
cheney may get his Iran war then Pakistan.
getalife @ 26:
"Rudy owns lying and being sucked up to by people like me"-Chuck Todd
L.A. Confidential @ 27:
At times like these, it is good to be old.
Geez.
getalife @ 19:
The war czar can go to
hellIraqJust a note: Giuliani's command center was used as a place where he could bring his girlfriend for an affair while keeping it secret from his wife.
kdjid @ 30:
It is a bad sign.
Young folks go fight and I will fiight China when they invade us.
The Weekly Standard author of a biography of Dick Cheney was on C-Span this morning. He mentioned Cheney's reply regarding going into Baghdad during the first Gulf War was "How many American lives is Sadaam worth? Not many".
So what changed all of that? "September 11th". Apparently this guy loves being lied to. So I wrote the following to Washington Journal (unfortunately it didn't get read on air):
What changed between Cheney's reservation to go into Baghdad during the
first Gulf War and now was not 9-11 but Halliburton. We know this because he
and his gang of neocons were pushing for ousting Sadaam Hussein during his
tenure with the giant oil company and before the attack on our country.
9-11 didn't change his desire to attack Iraq but his chances of pulling off
what he wanted to do already.
In short 9-11 didn't give him an obligation to attack Iraq but an opportunity. One of my most cringing memories is watching Bush/Laura and Lord Vador and whatever his wife's name is walk onto the White House lawn to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the attacks. The second image that makes my skin crawl is Guilliani on the cover of Times magazine as the person of the year for 2001.
Rudy's got no chance...Romney will go down as well..McCain..the loons can't stand him because of his position on illegal immigration...huckabee,brownback,tancredo....not a chance...Thompson...while we know he can't the loons think he can...that leaves Hunter and Paul.Paul doesn't stand a chance...over on the darkside..they are starting to think about Hunter in a serious way....Then comes Newt.....he is tapping into the angry repug's who are looking for a option...So that leaves Hunter(Ca R) and Gingrich(?),,,,imo
He's got the same fantasy life that Ronny did. When's the dementia diagnosis going to be revealed?
Otay @ 31:
In spite of that, I still can't stand the bastard!
mudshark @ 34:
Damn, I hope it's Newt!!!
So much material......
GonzoD @ 36:
:lol:
GonzoD @ 37:
That's why Hunter is slowly gaining popularity.
And he's been smart to stay out of the in fighting.....He see's himslf as another Reagun....and the loons just might too.
Unfortunately, I don't think Rudy's brain fart will be as damaging as Al Gore saying he invented the internet.
Whad'he say? I missed it - I'm still laughing over his comment about time at the WTC site and the volunteers .... god - I'm dying - tell him to stop already ....
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Zenrage @ 40:
Something Gore never said by the way - it was only attributed to him.
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Trittydi @ 42:
Did Al Gore say he invented the internet?
kdjid @ 30:
The kids of anyone serving in congress - and the drunken Bushbots - go FIRST - This needs to be an absolute non-negotiable item.
My son is prepared to go to jail before he'll do military service under this bunch.
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Logan,
Thank you for calling this desecration of this Hallowed Ground by its proper name.
Didn't start out this way, but it has been turned into a disgraceful and shameful Pit.
History will not be kind to those that made this happen to serve their own selfish, power hungry, ends.
Rudy Ghouliani?
Bill Kristol?
We're looking at YOU.
Enjoy your September !!th, and all that it has brought you and yours....
While it lasts.
Have your yummy, yummy cake and eat it too, we're sure you won't choke on it, since it's been so enriching for you.
~Nyc
Whatever, who cares?
Rudy just wants to keep pimping September 11th
(as if he saved the nation that day).
It's just a lot of shameless posturing.
What else does Rudy have? A failed marriage to his 2nd cousin?
And yet, despite the obvious repugnance of this charlatan the real sad tragic reality is that come election time he'll actually get votes! That's really sad!
Kay @ 11:
NOTHING substantive??
Are you kidding?
Do you call recycling all the tons of steel for a tidy profit before the FBI could examine it nothing?
Farming out the clean up to no bid contractors nothing?
Arresting 11 firefighters & imprisoning them when they would not leave ground zero nothing?
He was VERY substative,... if you're fucking ghoul who profits off the misery of others.
Has anyone every scene Rudy in direct sunlight?
He didn't misspeak he deliberately attempted to minimize the health impact the exposure at ground-zero caused while maximizing his own heroic bona-fides. What a jerk
JohnnyThief @ 48:
Okay, you got me. He didn't do anything substantive to aid in the recovery from the attacks. Everything he did after 9/11 was a photo-op/PR effort, and he was labeled "America's Mayor" for that. Somebody needs to call him on his BS. Either somebody who is behind him in the running for the Republican nomination or somebody on the other side of the aisle. If the MSM was doing their jobs, he would've been seen for the fraud that he is long ago.
GonzoD has it right; Rudy is one-trick-pony, only his trick is to jump in and take credit for the work of others. He's doing it with 9/11; he did it with the claim to have reduced the NYC crime rate, with adoption causing reduction in abortions, claim to be prepared for terrorism, etc, etc. This trait speaks volumes for his lack of leadership and character. The only positive strategy against him is to keep these stories in the news and lean on MSM journalists to start asking the right questions to expose the lies and contradictions.
Trittydi @ 42:
This was a MSM smear of Al Gore - he never said it - but he did sponsor the legislation that gave the Internet its first federal funding. He early on saw its potential and supported its development, and that the tiny nugget of truth that corporate-controlled pundits twisted to create an image of hubris. Gore would have been dangerous to corporate-control: too smart, his own man and higher priority on issues affecting people and rule of law. We certainly don't want that kind of guy in the White House, do we?
The British actor David Niven served in WW2 and saw a lot of action; he landed on Normandy a few days after D-Day. But he went out of his way to not talk about his war record. As he once said: "I was asked by some American friends to search out the grave of their son near Bastogne. I found it where they told me I would, but it was among 27,000 others, and I told myself that here, Niven, were 27,000 reasons why you should keep your mouth shut after the war."
Think about it, Rudy.
Andrew,
Niven should've also been made to look for all the business connections between the US and the nazi Germany. And of course the various ways in which after the war nazis were helped by USA to escape justice and go to places like South America. Yep, check that stuff up also.
But Rudy is a piece of **** anyway.
Sorry, Rudy, perhaps to come across as credible you should just say what you mean the FIRST time you utter it. Don't backpeddle and explain further and state that other's took it out of context. Not very leader-like of you. Get a clue.
Not everything is '9/11, 9/11, 9/11' all the time, 24/7. Take a break and talk about other things. You know like the economy or health care or things that more immediately will affect folk's lives.
Keep beating this drum people...this could be Rudy's maccaca moment.
In Cincy, people were falling all over themselves to get the "911 HERO's" autograph. Oh my, women were fainting in his presence, and men were wishing they could be as manly as RudeE. No need for the 2008 election. Let's just crown him President now and avoid the rush. The MSM has already forgotten all the lies. Get ready for another fiasco.
Keep him around.
Just for laughs. Because that is to what he has reduced himself. A joke. Romney can strap his dog to the roof of his car and still maintain more credibility.
Oh yeah.
Bernie Kerik was alomost our Fatherland Security Director. Fortunatley, now he's just a 5 ton anchor around Rudy's neck.
Fish in a barrel folks.
Fish in a barrel.
I support Rudy, I mean we all know Rep. lie all the time was the big deal? So what that he pressed a blood stained shirt on his suit to show that he help a few victims, at least it look good on the photo op.
He may be a gigantic pussy but at least he was there (a few blocks away maybe) on 911.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfKiXOdMo0U
He probably was referring to the time he spent at that apartment with Bernie Kerik. The one that was intended for the first responders were to use for relaxation between shifts.
NUMB-NUTS
Why don't you think before you speak
He's the reason many of the firefighters died on 9-11 and as big a liar as Dumbya and never can be trusted.
"Mis-spoke" is Republican for "lied."
Asbestosis or mesothelioma couldn't happen to a nicer guy than drag queen Julie.
edwards is in the title for attacking, but i read this twice and there is nothing he said in the entire article. was this just another attempt of the media to speak for edwards (how they learn to read his mind) and give the stupid ass bully g another article.
how about some issues, guys
I think it's really sad that the family members of those who died on 9/11 can't automatically go down there. Now I understand with security and all but reaching a deal with them? I don't get that I guess.
which is precisely why Michael Moore should have taken him to Guantanamo.
When asked by Barbara Walters on the night of September 11, 2001 if the 9/11 attacks were carried out by forces within the U.S., 2008 presidential candidate and then senate intelligence committee member John Edwards becomes evasive and refuses to answer the question, after having spoken to CIA director George Tenet earlier that day.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/august2007/100807_b_edwards.htm
look at this creepy Edwards smiling on 9-11 when he gets asked if "we" are sure whether or not it is a foreign or domestic act of terror, after he'd just met with the head of the CIA
his response, "i can't answer that question"
send him to iraq, one way
Edwards lack of knowledge concerning what he knew on the evening of 9-11 about who was behind 9-11 is obviously "evasiveness", not ignorance? An attempted smile means he's happy it happened? Now I have heard everything.
I'm still waiting for the media to pick up this Giuliani remark and run with it, like they did with the Edwards haircut...
[...] The backlash was swift, with one firefighter saying Giuliani was grasping to “portray himself as the hero of 9/11.” MORE [...]
[...] Apparently deciding that he hasn’t milked 9/11 quite enough, he basically claimed that he is just like the 9/11 rescue workers, because he visited Ground Zero so often. Just like them, y’know, except for actually doing [...]
Well, the AP has picked up a very Rudy favorable spin:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/politics/ny-bc-ny--giuliani-groun...
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