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Just two weeks away, the sixth anniversary of September 11 continues to be a source of controversy. Before, it was families upset over the city and state's decision to hold the ceremony at a nearby park and not at Ground Zero (a compromise was later brokered to let families visit "the Pit"). Now, it's over Rudy Giuliani's role reading the names of victims.
In the past, Giuliani has participated in the event, which no one really blinked an eye at because he was a big part of September 11. But now, as a presidential candidate who discusses September 11 at all times and seems to exaggerate about his presence at Ground Zero, some wonder if this is too opportunistic.
Deputy fire chief Jim Riches, whose son died on September 11, told amNY, "I think it's a horrible decision and I'm outraged. Seventy percent of us are now sick because he lied about the air quality down at Ground Zero, and he was too busy raising money and going to the World Series to pay attention to what was happening down there. He should just go to a Yankees baseball game instead." And another fallen firefighter's parent, Sally Regenhard, "That this man, whose actions and inactions were so significant in the deaths of so many firefighters and innocent civilians, would be reading at this ceremony is insulting."
The AP points out that no declared presidential candidate has ever spoken at an anniversary event (the NY Times notes that Senator Hillary Clinton will be attending the ceremony, but will not speak, because speakers are now limited to "mayors of New York and governors of New York and New Jersey"). Giuliani's spokesman said, "If you know Rudy Giuliani, he'd be down there paying his respects whether he was invited or not. This is something that happened to him as a person, as a New Yorker, as a mayor, and as an American. To say he's politicizing it - he never would do anything like that."
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I like option 2: He should decline read names but still attend the ceremony.
IMO, he's a 9/11 Whore, but I really hope he surprises me and has the decency NOT use images from the service in his Presidential run.
S.D.: i seriously doubt you will be surprised.
It is so obvious he is doing it to get a photo op. Please Guliani, don't show up.
Well, I think so too, But as he was the mayor, IMO, he should be welcome to attend.
He should show up, but say nothing.
ugh, i think the poll choices SUCK!!!
regardless of where rudy is, there should be protestors at the event because all of those people are 9/11 whores!!!!!
i vote that rudy stay away, NOT because i do not want protestors at the event, but because i would rather he never takes the public spotlight for 9/11 ever again. a$$hole! of course, that is like asking the most addicted junkie to go cold turkey.
man, it's 9/11 Already?????
time sure goes by fast. I've almost completely forgotten about it until I read the first line of the post. It really is just 2 weeks away.
before you patriots jump, I live near 9/11, I was just lucky enough to be out of town that week.
so there, 911 on that.
I love how when the topic is Rudy Giuliani, he's responsible for the air quality. If this were about George W. Bush it would be his fault. If this post were about Christine Whitman it would be her fault.
When Hillary Clinton plays the terorrism fear card nobody even notices.
I'm suprised Jim Riches didn't try to blame last week's fatalities on Giuliani. Obviously the culture of running into fires without a plan lives on.
#7 Duh..
I would love to know who decided that only "mayors of New York and governors of New York and New Jersey" would get to speak at 9/11 memorials. Please tell me why senators and congressmen who were serving the same territories and people are not welcome to speak? Hell, who even remembers that DiFrancesco was in charge of NJ on that day?
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/giuliani_to_run_for_president_of_9
Giuliani is a scumbag.
Throw him in the hole.
Jeez people will bitch about anything.
Im still waiting for Gothamist to do a story on ANY democrat..your political posts are so predictable. Maybe a story about Hillary's husband raping Juanita Broderick, or inserting a cigar into the vagina of a 22 yr old?
Hillary's Husband did not rape Juanita Broderick.
It was consensual. And inserting a cigar up some 22 year old's cooch hardly qualifies as "Shocking" and "indecent". Perhaps she had an itch only the cigar could scratch.
And this is her HUSBAND, not her. Unless I see her touching some young, hairless boys, shes relatively clean.
no news about Sen. Craig of Idaho?
thank you for coming out.
I also believe he raped her, based on the five coorborating witnesses. She certainly has more credibility than him, thats a given.
So putting a cigar into the vagina of a 22 yr old who isnt your wife, 10 feet from the oval office, and then taking it out and putting it in your mouth and saying "Mmm, that tastes good" isnt indecent? Bill Clinton is a scumbag.
And I know people that live in Chappaqua and its well known that he had an affair with a divorced mother of three who works as a real estate agent in town. The UPS guy that delivers to them knows her name. Once I find that, I am going to release it to Drudge.
Stop Bending 911 over guliani! for your own political progress.
First, everybody can stop downing/defending Hill, Rudy, etc. They're friggin' politicians, ferchrissakes! They are all filthy, pandering habitual liars.
But, lecherous old slime as he was (is), I still miss Bubba. Not politically, but hey, gotta love the visuals.
If I were King of the Forest!!!!!
Man, I'd make him look like a GeekSquad wannabe!
Dadoc
that oxi cotton dealing transvestite was a fail er the day of 9-11 that he new was coming and hide in the steel Bunker he had built waiting for 9-11 while fire fighters died partly due to faulty radios the RON PAUL REVOLUTION WILL BE THEIR IN ST PETE FLORIDA TO STICK RON PAUL SIGNS IN HIS FACE THE FACT HE HAS NERVE TO DISCRACE NEW YORK WITH HIS PRESENCE IS BAD ENOUGH BUT THIS IS RON PAUL COUNTRY HERE ALL CANADATES KNOW THAT PROTEST AGAINST THAT TRASH DRUG DEALER
HILLARY CLINTON IS IN WITH BILL AS A DRUG SMUGGELING KILLER THEY WORK WITH GEORGE H BUSH AS THE WORLD KNOWS THRUE ALL THE MEDIA AROUND THE WORLD I LIVE IN FLORIDA WERE THE VOTING BOOTHS ARE RIGGED I WAS THEIR FOR THE RECOUNT THEY HAVE IT RIGGED WE ALL KNOW AND THE GOVERMENT WONT STOP THIS DICTATORSHIP IN OUR GOVERMENT SHE OR RUDY WILL BE THE MOST HATED PRESIDENT EVER LOOK TO THE INTERNET AND SEE THE BLOGS THEY ARE TRULY HATED BY ALL PATRIOTIC AMERICANS ONLY TRADERS VOTE FOR THEM OR THEIR JUST TO STUPID TO READ
The above is just another illustration that American people, and particularly New Yorkers, are generally garbage. They lack values and don't respect anybody, how can they, they don't even respect themselves. They are always looking for the worst in people, seek and ye shall find. This is even more pronounced in the younger generation. As degraded as the public is, the media are even worse, to call many of them whores would be a compliment. Ground Zero is being run by crooks, and the mmemorial foundation and LMDC were largely staffed by paid off whores, who cares anyyway. As far as the illegal Mexican immigrants are concerned I far prefer them over the average American - they have much more character. We have a wide selection of BS artists to choose from as leaders. In the next election I'll vote for Ron Paul as a protest, or not even vote. I wish I left the country 20 years ago.
I spoke with Sally Regenhard recently. She is acting in good faith, as always, but over the years has become burned out. Her brains are fried, she almost can't absorb new information, and she correctly doesn't trust any official associated with Ground Zero. She should take a month in the country. As for the "family representitive" on the memorial foundation who recently told the NY Post the family members were just trying to get publicity, this "family representitive" does NOT represent family opinion and is just one of many dishonest paid off stooges from the Pataki administration. The NY GZ system is corrupt, plain and simple.