Giuliani party seeks $9.11 per person

[AlCzervik]

Source: AP via yahoo.

By LIBBY QUAID, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 42 minutes ago
A spokeswoman for Rudy Giuliani says it is unfortunate that a supporter throwing a party that aims to raise $9.11 per person for the Republican's presidential campaign is asking for that amount.

Abraham Sofaer is having a fundraiser at his Palo Alto, Calif., home on Wednesday, when Giuliani backers across the country are participating in the campaign's national house party night.

But Sofaer said he had nothing to do with the "$9.11 for Rudy" theme.

"There are some young people who came up with it," Sofaer said when reached by telephone Monday evening. He referred other questions to Giuliani's campaign.

"I'm just providing support for him. He's an old friend of mine," Sofaer said of Giuliani.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070925/ap_po/giuliani_house_party&printer=1;_ylt=AhXo6gq3sgiBWwoigSCeF1hh24cA

[Occulus]

1. We should all send him $911 worth of Monopoly money n/t

[trogdor]

3. In an envelope.

With a 9/11 memorial stamp. The one with the firefighters raising the flag.

[yardwork]

32. Send it postage due. Taped to a brick.

[DemoTex]

34. Great idea, originally from "Steal This Book" by Abbie Hoffman.

[yardwork]

35. That's cause I'm old. I remember when the book was published.

[DrDan]

2. well . . someone had better kick in $18.22 cause he ain't getting a dime from me . . . n/t

[poverlay]

11. Shouldn't that be $9.01? I'm just saying. Otherwise he aint' getting 9 dimes from you...n/t

[jcg996]

13. Awesome

:rofl:

[DrDan]

18. wise ass . . .

ok - so let me rephrase . . . "cause he ain't getting $9.11 from me . . . . "

better????

[poverlay]

20. Sorry, I couldn't resist... n/t

[predfan]

4. Lord help us

if the Democrats should try to make political hay out of a national tragedy. Thank God we have good Republicans to lead us along the high road.

[calimary]

16. Welcome to DU - to both of you, predfan and jcg996!

Glad you're here. Now get to work.

[chelsea0011]

5. Rudy himself needs to repudiate this form of fundraising

but he won't and I'm waiting for the media to pick up on this story and give it the Hillary coverage for her fundraising snafu.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

6. "There are some young people who came up with it...

...and I'm just a puppet, a fucking tool who's going to pimp the memory of 9/11 and provide support for my old friend."

Oh, Abe, you patriot you...

:puke:

[calimary]

15. Unless this is another visit from those adorable "College republi-CONS"

that spawned dirty tricksters-in-training like kkkarl rove. That's their farm team. They take that start 'em young and build brand-loyalty for life stuff seriously. That way they can be "reborn" under a bad sign.

[truthisfreedom]

7. Gee, Rudy, obsessed much with your failure to lead?

Ask the firemen.

[silverojo]

48. You can say that again! n/t

[Demit]

8. Rudy's fly swatters will have 9/11 printed on them.

His cowboy boots, his belt buckle, his little special jackets—they won't have the Presidential seal on them, they'll have 9/11. What a sick fuck. Is it possible that the universe could be so cruel as to follow up one sick fuck with another?

[sce56]

9. Maybe we should send him $0.01 by Visa it will cost him a dollar to process each donation making it

A negative donation. I rember doing this in 04 for Shrub sending him a dime cost more to him than he gets from us. Anyone know if that would work?

[denverbill]

10. Nothing like using the victims of 9-11 as props to raise campaign funds! n/t

[redqueen]

12. Wow... this guy is beyond shameless...

having your mistress come live with your wife and kids... claiming he was at the site of the disaster more than relief and rescue workers... having his latest wife call him during a speech for goodness' sake... and now THIS?

Wow... is it that repuke voters will ONLY support sleazebags? Is that it?

[calimary]

17. Maybe like attracts like?

I'm just sayin'...

[0007]

19. Rudy baby sure lets it all hang out, 'eh? And we haven't yet to

talk about his best bud.

Bernard Kerik once enjoyed a national reputation as a brash, self-made law enforcer. He was at Mayor Rudy's side during the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. By late 2004, junior wanted him for homeland security chief. That was before junior realized his wallet was missing.

[liberalsoldier5]

14. Sick, Sick, Sick, Sick, Sick,

Sick, Sick, Sick!

[951-Riverside]

21. Giuliani Party Seeks $9.11 Per Person

Source: Associated Press



WASHINGTON (AP) -- A spokeswoman for Rudy Giuliani says it is unfortunate that a supporter throwing a party that aims to raise $9.11 per person for the Republican's presidential campaign is asking for that amount.

Abraham Sofaer is having a fundraiser at his Palo Alto, Calif., home on Wednesday, when Giuliani backers across the country are participating in the campaign's national house party night.

But Sofaer said he had nothing to do with the "$9.11 for Rudy" theme.

"There are some young people who came up with it," Sofaer said when reached by telephone Monday evening. He referred other questions to Giuliani's campaign.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GIULIANI_HOUSE_PARTY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-09-25-11-46-59

[zonkers]

22. Fucking disgusting. Why doesn't he jsut get the twin towers tattooed on his arm and some

gang member tears tattooed on his face, too. on edit -- I hate to doublecheck to make sure this wasn't an Onion article.

[napi21]

23. Yea, I just heard that on MSNBC! What an AH! n/t

[Torn_Scorned_Ignored]

24. Scumbucket

[wake.up.america]

25. Suggest each of us donate 17.87 to moveon.org

[Fearless]

26. And who said that only democrats profit from 9-11.

:sarcasm: :nopity:

[HelloDubya]

37. Someone on FOX?

[silverojo]

50. Probably mAnn Coulter

God knows she led the pack in hideous things to say about 9/11.

[Fearless]

53. Well she's yet to bash the firemen I think...

:sarcasm: Maybe she would grace them with a word if only their spouses had died. :sarcasm:

If there is one woman who should be wounded, rolled in salt, and dropped off in a country where women don't have rights... sigh.

[SlowDownFast]

27. How freakin tacky!

Bet there'll be cheeseballs there.

Rudy Nineleveniani.

:puke:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

28. Such a nasty stench rises from this stunt

May it permeate his entire campaign.

[beastofbourbon]

29. Email or call Rudy and say SHAME ON YOU .

Email or call Rudy and say SHAME ON YOU .

Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee, Inc.
295 Greenwich St, #371
New York, NY 10007
212-835-9449
[e-mail]

[silverojo]

49. Gotta love that photo

Looks like Satan's horns are rising up out of his head as he leads a demon ritual for the Dark Church Of The GOP.

[Supersedeas]

30. $9.11 for Rudy -- somehow it seem appropriate

[ButterflyBlood]

31. DISGUSTING DISGUSTING DISGUSTING

To anyone going to this: GO FUCK YOURSELF

[DemoTex]

33. Shameless opportunistic man-whore.

DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey would make a better president than Giuliani. At least she is honest about how she raises cash.

[HelloDubya]

36. Sick, sick, sick

Giuliani has just proven himself almost as evil as the shrub. I'll send him 9.11 charred ashes from the fire pit. That's all he deserves.

[subsuelo]

38. Giuliani Party Seeks $9.11 Per Person

Source: The Guardian

WASHINGTON (AP) - The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd said Tuesday a fundraising party for Republican Rudy Giuliani seeking $9.11 each from guests exploits the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks for political purposes.

The Dodd campaign called on Giuliani to refuse the money raised at the event, saying the theme ``is absolutely unconscionable, shameless and sickening.'' A Giuliani spokeswoman said the $9.11 idea was selected without the campaign's knowledge.


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6947789,00.html

[Spinzonner]

39. Why would anyone expect anything

other than "unconscionable, shameless and sickening" from a Republican politician ?

[NYC]

40. More comments here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3546439

Some of them are amusing.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

41. Fwiw~ I read on another thread here today,

That this was suggested by some kids as an idea w/i the Rudy campaign. If that is true, well, the kids may mean well, but not realize it's not really appropriate. The Adults in the campaign should have nipped this in the bud thou.
RudyJudy~ I just like saying that.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

42. $9.11 fundraiser for Giuliani draws attack

Source: UPI

NEW YORK, 25 (UPI) -- Supporters of Rudy Giuliani, looking to boost the GOP U.S. presidential hopeful's bid with a $9.11-a-person fundraiser, instead drew heat to his campaign.

Harold Schaitberger, president of the International Association of Fire Fighters, said tying the donation amount to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks "is nothing short of disrespectful to the legacy of the thousands of civilians and 343 brave firefighters who died at Ground Zero," WABC-TV in New York reported.

Two Democratic contenders, Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, also weighed in.

"Exploiting the Sept. 11 attacks for fundraising purposes is absolutely unconscionable, shameless and sickening," Dodd said in a statement on his campaign Website, adding he thinks the former New York mayor should reject or return any money raised.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/09/25/911_fundraiser_for_giuliani_draws_attack/6072/

[OhioChick]

43. Sick Ass n/t

[Ishoutandscream2]

44. Hell, the Repigs have been exploiting 9/11 since 9/12

Bush, the Repig convention, "everything has changed since 9/11," Iraq, etc. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

[NastyRiffraff]

45. His entire CAMPAIGN is about exploiting 9/11

And all he did was walk around after the event. For this, he's supposed to be "America's Mayor"? He only did the minimum of what any city's mayors would do in those circumstances.

Many forget...the only reason he "looked good" at the time was in contrast to the Decider.

[bamacrat]

46. Ha. What a douche.

I guess that's all he's got.

9/11!!!!!!!!!

[silverojo]

47. Don't tell me, let me guess...

Next thing he'll do is have three firefighters raise a flag at each campaign stop, to recreate the classic 9/11 photo.

Or maybe he'll have a rally with the exact same number of Repuke attendees, as there were victims of 9/11. :mad:

[WindRavenX]

51. *beyond* tacky

:puke:

[stlsaxman]

52. Folks, I'm hard pressed to come up with anything more

FUCKING DISGUSTING THAN THIS!

[brentspeak]

54. I wouldn't be surprised if Rudy's license plates say "9-11"

[pinniped]

55. Ghouliana says he would never exploit 9/11.

I believe him.

[MaineDem]

57. Right! n/t

[B3Nut]

56. Leave it to the Ghouliani supporters

to elevate tackiness to such a level that pink lawn flamingos and polyester curtains look like haute couture by comparison. I think we've found a new world record for sheer human cheesiness here, folks.

These people are lower than whale shit.

Todd in Cheesecurdistan