"What we don't see is that freedom is not a concept in which people can do anything they want, be anything they can be. Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do." (And that was before 9/11.) read more | digg story
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A group of 9/11 firefighters and victims' family members with eyes on derailing Republican Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign is close to a decision on forming an entity that would run issue ads in key early nominating states. "TV made him a hero, and we'll use TV to take him down," New York Fire Chief Jim Riches told ABC News. read more | digg story
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I WAS IN NEW YORK ON 9/11. WHEN OUR PRESDIENT WAS IN A BUNKER AND THE ENTIRE COUNTRY NEEDED A LEADER, GUILIANI WAS THERE. HE HAD A PRESS CONFERENCE BLOCKS FROM GROUND ZERO HOURS AFTER IT HAPPENED. HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WERE GOING TO BE ATTACKED AGAIN, BUT HE KNEW THIS. WE ARE A COUNTRY OF STRONG PEOPLE AND WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS. WE WILL SURVIVE. I TELL YOU THAT PEOPLE IN NEW YORK WERE MINUTES AWAY FROM CHAOS AND EXTREME PANIC. HE WAS THE PRESIDENT FOR A DAY AND I'M POSITIVE HE... Read Full Story
Excerpt: "In 2002, the drug maker, Purdue Pharma of Stamford, Conn., hired Mr. Giuliani and his consulting firm, Giuliani Partners, to help stem the controversy about OxyContin. Among Mr. Giuliani’s missions was the job of convincing public officials that they could trust Purdue because they could trust him. So it was no small success when, after the call, Mr. Brownlee did what many people might have done when confronted with such celebrity: He went out and bought a copy of Mr. Giuliani’s... Read Full Story
I was asked by Cinema Libre Studio to do a review of Kevin Keating’s documentary “Giuliani Time.” I actually thought when I was getting the DVD that it was something new, but it was actually released in 2005. However, 2-1/2 years ago, Bush was just starting his second term as President and not too many people were thinking about Rudy Giuliani or his Presidential Run so I’m guessing it didn’t do so hot. But with Giuliani running for President, Cinema Libre is taking a bet that this will be... Read Full Story
As mayor of New York from 1994 through 2001, Rudy Giuliani won praise early on for sharply reducing the crime rate and, at the end, for his confident leadership after the devastation of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. It is the events that happened in between, however, that are prompting warnings from his critics that if he were elected president he would use executive power as expansively as President Bush has. Read Full Story
This could possibly be the most powerful ad from any major party candidate for the '08 Election. Giuliani spells the threat we face simply and forcefully in less than 30 seconds. Read Full Story
Giuliani Snuck Out 2,000 Boxes From City Hall Excerpt: "Under an unprecedented agreement that didn't become public until after he left office, Giuliani secreted out of City Hall the written, photographic and electronic record of his eight years in office _ more than 2,000 boxes. Along with his own files, the trove included the official records of Giuliani's deputy mayors, his chief of staff, his travel office and Gracie Mansion _ the mayor's residence that became a legal battlefront during... Read Full Story
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