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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Video-The Politico: Rudy Giulliani Late Start
Nicole Collins reports on Rudi Giuliani's late start in early voting states - where he leads in the polls despite his lack of social conservative values
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I believe that the reason polls are showing such good results for Giuliani is because people do not know him very well. All they know him for is for his leadership during 9/11/01 and not anything during his time as Dictator, I mean Mayor, of New York City from 1993-2001.
As an "abrasive, stick-in-your-eye" kinda guy, Giuliani created many more problems in New York, rather than solving them. His attitude was not to negotiate on behalf of the city, but to confront, demand, or maintain a stony silence. This approach meant key missed opportunities for the city.
He does not have the temperment to be a President; he does not work well with other people. In fact he would have to completely overhaul his style of working to effectively work with Congress and the international community. Giuliani was able to accomplish much for New York City because he was a strong personality in a strong-Mayor city. He was astoundingly less successful in getting the State legislature to enact the reforms he wanted, such as handing control of the schools to the mayor.
He was critical of community leaders such as Al Sharpton, whom he simply viewed as a rable-rouser. He refused for years to meet with frican-American elected officials, such as state Comptroller Carl McCall and Manhattan Borough President Virginia Fields.
During his reign, Giuliani set himself up as "an art arbitor" by threatening to cut funding for a local museum because of a painting that he declared "anti-religious" [whatever happened to freedom of speech]. The leaders of a number fo arts organizations relucntantly and courageously signed a protest letter, some fearing retaliation by the mayor through a slash in public funding.
Giuliani dispatched one of his aide's to tell Yasser Arafat to leave a concert at Lincoln Center celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. Now, I do not support Arafat as a person or defend his actions, but Arafat was there at the invitation of President Clinton. Lincoln Center does not belong to Giuliani, and this action did nothing to bring progress towards "Peace in the Middle East."
For the past seven years, we have had a President who shares some of Giuliani's least likeable qualities. President Bush seems to live in a bubble, closing himself off from people whose opinions and advice could be helpful. He has shown recklessness by taking us into war, and our stance in the world today reflects this. I do not want four more years of the same politics.
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I believe that the reason polls are showing such good results for Giuliani is because people do not know him very well. All they know him for is for his leadership during 9/11/01 and not anything during his time as Dictator, I mean Mayor, of New York City from 1993-2001.
As an "abrasive, stick-in-your-eye" kinda guy, Giuliani created many more problems in New York, rather than solving them. His attitude was not to negotiate on behalf of the city, but to confront, demand, or maintain a stony silence. This approach meant key missed opportunities for the city.
He does not have the temperment to be a President; he does not work well with other people. In fact he would have to completely overhaul his style of working to effectively work with Congress and the international community. Giuliani was able to accomplish much for New York City because he was a strong personality in a strong-Mayor city. He was astoundingly less successful in getting the State legislature to enact the reforms he wanted, such as handing control of the schools to the mayor.
He was critical of community leaders such as Al Sharpton, whom he simply viewed as a rable-rouser. He refused for years to meet with frican-American elected officials, such as state Comptroller Carl McCall and Manhattan Borough President Virginia Fields.
During his reign, Giuliani set himself up as "an art arbitor" by threatening to cut funding for a local museum because of a painting that he declared "anti-religious" [whatever happened to freedom of speech]. The leaders of a number fo arts organizations relucntantly and courageously signed a protest letter, some fearing retaliation by the mayor through a slash in public funding.
Giuliani dispatched one of his aide's to tell Yasser Arafat to leave a concert at Lincoln Center celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. Now, I do not support Arafat as a person or defend his actions, but Arafat was there at the invitation of President Clinton. Lincoln Center does not belong to Giuliani, and this action did nothing to bring progress towards "Peace in the Middle East."
For the past seven years, we have had a President who shares some of Giuliani's least likeable qualities. President Bush seems to live in a bubble, closing himself off from people whose opinions and advice could be helpful. He has shown recklessness by taking us into war, and our stance in the world today reflects this. I do not want four more years of the same politics.
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