Rudy's Angels of 9/11 (Giuliani wants 9/11 victims for Pres campaign)

[brooklynite]

Politicize a tragic terrorist attack? Perish the thought!

December 27, 2006 -- Supporters of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani have started discussions with relatives of 9/11 victims about backing him if he runs for president in 2008, some family members told The Post.

The conversations have taken place in recent weeks, according to some victims' families, who described the talks as "casual."

...snip...

It is unclear exactly what role the families would play.

But some relatives who are anti-Giuliani are already planning "Swiftboat"-type attacks against the ex-mayor - modeled on the negative campaign against John Kerry in 2004 by his fellow Vietnam vets. It seems likely that 9/11 kin could help Giuliani counter that criticism.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/12272006/news/regionalnews/rudys_angels_of_9_11_regionalnews_maggie_haberman.htm

[no_hypocrisy]

1. The Jersey Girls will Swiftboat Rudy in a New York minute. n/t

[DinahMoeHum]

3. Yep, those ladies and Skyscraper Safety-dot-org. . .

www.skyscrapersafety.org

http://www.skyscrapersafety.org/html/article_20040519_kc.html

:evilfrown:

[momster]

4. Is it 'Swiftboating' if it's true?

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Not conventional pure Swiftboating but with an equal amount

of enthusiasm and persistence. Kind of a media blitzkrieg.

[devilgrrl]

2. The NY Post....

who knows "Swiftboat" type attacks better than the NY Post?

[ryanmuegge]

5. What a good strategy: strike while the proverbial iron is hot

The man's trying to further develop his brand name on the national scene while the nation's united behind him in the aftermath of the recent tragedy, three years before for the 2004 elections. There's certainly nothing wrong with getting a jumpstart.

[AlCzervik]

6. "What about the radios Rudy?" anybody remember that? We'll be hearing it

again pretty soon.

[knight_of_the_star]

8. Vulture

What a fucking ghoul, he needs to get kneecapped at the starting line. Thank the Gods for the Religious Reich, I never thought I'd say that.

[silvermachine]

17. Ghoulish...

...was the first thing that came to my mind as well. And he looks the part.

[Javaman]

9. Do these "angels" include the ones with respiratory disease from 9/11? nt

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. Or the firemen in the 2nd Tower

who never got the message to get out, because Rudy split up Command & Control and left FDNY on their own.

[tanyev]

11. Wait a minute. Didn't Coulter go after 9/11 widows who supported Kerry?

Wasn't she in a snit because they were "using 9/11" to promote a political agenda?

[leesa]

12. I'm for it. Let's hear all about his role in 9-11. Let's look in every nook and cranny.

[keta11]

13. WHERE WOULD RUDY BE NOW IF 9/11 HAD NOT

HAPPENED THREE MONTHS BEFORE HE LEFT OFFICE?????????????/

[Say_What]

14. OMFG I knew Rudy was SLEEZY, but this takes the politcal cake n/t

[Roland99]

15. What a sick, twisted bastard.

[rocktivity]

16. Rudy wasn't going to disburse 9/11 contributions to the city

until March 2002. Only a public outcry made him change his mind. Hopefully it's just a coincidence that December and March marks the end of banking quarters--did Rudy have some extra special plans for the money and/or interest it accrued?

P.S. Maybe Rudy's opponent could hook up with the family whose juvenile record was released by Rudy when a cop shot him.

:mad:
rocknation