richiebee Wrote:
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> Michael:
>
> I do not know from the 501s, but to a certain New
> York Mayor the only digits
> that seem to matter are 911. America\'s Adulterer
> is trying to convince the
> voters in this country that he was somehow
> extremely courageous or
> administratively brilliant in the aftermath of the
> terrorist attacks; the truth
> is although he shouldered a greater burden than
> any other individual, he
> basically did what all New Yorkers did--he
> assessed the damage, he mourned the
> dead, he moved forward. I am sure that Koch,
> Dinkins or Bloomberg all could
> have put on a windbreaker and a hardhat and said
> all the necessary things the
> same way that Rudy did.
>
> Rudy likes to make it seem like we rallied around
> him after 9/11, like we were
> following HIM into battle. B--ls--t! Stop making
> yourself bigger than the day
> itself. Stop making yourself out to be the biggest
> hero on that day, because
> you weren\'t.
>
> Rudy rose to the lofty perch of America\'s Mayor on
> the backs of a lot of civil
> servants, many of whom now would no longer support
> him.
>
> Rudy likes to take credit for cleaning up crime in
> New York. His detractors will
> say that William Bratton should be given credit
> for that. Guiliani detractors
> also might mention another Rudy Commish, Bernie
> Kerik.
>
> Rudy the big Fed prosecutor-- it wasnt until RG
> already had his feet up in
> Gracie Mansion that the Feds got crafty enough to
> eliminate John Gotti\'s legal
> muscle, Bruce Cutler, and bring a case which stuck
> to the Teflon Don.
>
> And I know personal issues should not matter, but
> Rudy the Courageous? Rudy the
> Brave? His second wife found out he was divorcing
> her because she saw him say
> it at a PRESS CONFERENCE.
>
> The only positive aspect of a RG presidency would
> be that his third wife, La
> Judith, would make us all long for the days that
> Nancy Reagan recruited an
> astrologist to help out running the country.
>
> Hey were doing OK here in NYC. Plenty of
> construction (more scaffolding than I
> can ever remember), plenty of chain smoking euro
> tourists clogging the streets.
> NYC picked itself up after 911, dusted itself off
> and moved forward. But this
> NYers opinion is that it does not have as much to
> do with anything RG did as RG
> would like to have you believe.
>
> When I look at RG, I get the same feeling that a
> clairvoyant Christopher Walken
> got when he shook Pres candidate Martin Sheen\'s
> hand in the movie \"The Dead
> Zone\".
>
> Gotta go bet FG.
>
> Speaking of McCain-- GW Bush\'s nickname for the ex
> POW-- \"Hogan\".
>
> Post Script-- as JB says, the Bloomberg factor is
> huge. Mayor Mike is no big
> fan of Rudy; if it looks like RG is making gains I
> would not be surprised to see
> Mayor Mike jump in and put an end to any hopes of
> a Rudy presidency
thanks Richie, but I\'ll focus on taxes, trade, health care, Iraq, and a few other issues.
btw, how much Daily News have you been reading recently? switch over to some time with C-SPAN. the 501\'s are more important than Judith or Nancy Reagan\'s astrologist.
and, in the end, Rudy\'s inability to provide a logical plan to end the conflict in Iraq will likely have me looking elsewhere for President. John McCain certainly does not pass the test either.
and cheer up Richie - I\'m not sure your tone is a winning one in the current environment.
