As former New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani hits the campaign trail for his White House bid in 2008, he has been using his 9/11 record as his groundwork for becoming president. Last week when asked why he didn't warn of the health conditions posed to rescue workers working at Ground Zero, Rudy had this to say:
"I was at Ground Zero...I was exposed to the same stuff... so I'm one of them"
Well time for a fact check. Rudy spent 29 hours at or near Ground Zero the three months following the terrorist attack. Thats compared to the 12 hours a day rescue workers spent there for months. Rudy can boast about his 9/11 record all he wants, it means nothing. He uses self-serving statements to further his political career. The true 9/11 heroes, the rescue workers and responders, are being over shadowed by Rudy. He uses their hard work, claims it as his own, then turns around and uses that to get votes. Its pathetic when your one supposed qualification for running for the most important office in the world, is based on a lie. Once voters see who the true Rudy is, the one who will use anyone or anything to build his career, I pray to God they won't vote for him. We need a leader, not someone who pretended and continues to pretend to be a leader.
3 comments :
9/11 is all Rudy has. The citizens of New York City were ready to show him the door before 9/11. His photo-ops with Dubya, who was running a 70+ approval rating just after 9/11 really boosted his popularity. If he were to have to run on his pre-9/11 record, he'd be just another minor player on the Republican card.
Rudy, like a lot of so called republican conservatives like to talk tough but they turn out to be chicken hawks. The people will figure out Rudy in due time.
Don't be too sure. It took them 6 years to figure out Dubya. The American electorate is too easily sidetracked by non-issues when elections come around. You get one of these conservative candidates screaming about flag desecration amendments or anti-gay marriage amendments and the mentally challenged fundamentalists come out in droves to support their cause.
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