Giuliani Time at Republican National Convention

Former mayor Rudy Giuliani will speak at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, according to the NY Post. He has night two slot (Sept. 2) and will likely talk 9/11--presumptive nominee John McCain previously told the Post, "I've been with [Giuliani] a lot. I appreciate more than I could tell you his friendship and support. And that was steadfast throughout the primary. He's great American. He united America. I'll never forget that as long as I live." At the 2004 RNC, Giuliani attacked Kerry, praised Bush and 9/11'd a lot. Back then, the Times wrote his speech "fuels speculation" he could be a 2008 frontrunner.

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By Jen Chung in News on August 14, 2008 8:10 PM

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NannyState

He's like Cheney...with an erection.

Future Taliban

"He's great American. He united America. I'll never forget that as long as I live"

May you live another 15 minutes then....

fugothamist

noun

verb

9/11

next...

The Man Bat

Rudy needs to be sent to the Hague with the NeoCon criminals.

PNAC Bastiges...

Billiamsburg

God bless you America's mayor! I have never been, nor will I ever go anywhere near New York or the Liberal elitist East Coast, but on that day you were ALL of ours mayor. 9/11 changed everything NEVER FORGET.

LYCEJ08

guys just want to share this video that i saw earlier in pollclash that the two presidential candidates talked about their plans about the huge taxes that we are paying, well on my side i would say that Obama has a better plan than McCain has..well just try to check the video in pollclash

Jen Chung

@westernqueensland, yes, I was making a play on the negative connotations of "Giuliani Time."

Anyway, it's sort of amazing to think about how much Giuliani's political career has self-destructed in the past four years. But I bet he's like a phoenix, rising from the ashes of this presidential campaign, perhaps eying a perch in Albany.

Splicer

And New Yorkers will never forget how much of a prick this guy was and is. A normal person might be a bit more humble after getting rejected the way he was during the GOP Primary but not our Rudy. He keeps chugging along to the next paycheck.

westernqueensland

Lest I be mistaken "Giuliani Time" refers to police wilding through communities wearing demeaning stereotypes of that population (afro-wigs, etc).

Toby von Meistersinger

A drinking game would be the only tolerable way to watch the Kabuki theatre that is the political convention.

Although, they could make it more like a game show and pick a name out of the phonebook to nominate. You would probably wind up getting someone better, too.

S.D.

People should have a drinking game: Every time Rudy say's "9/11" or "Sept. 11th" during his speech, you take a shot.

jt10000

Considering that McCain is alos divorced and an admitted adulterer, it makes a lot of sense.

9/11!

brooklynbs

I find it funny that the GOP trots out Giuliani, an adulterer and divorcee whose own son wouldn't support him on the campaign trail. Talk about family values!