Subscribe to Breaking NewsWithers: Giuliani is a coward
Rudy Giuliani is a coward. Oh sure, he’ll talk about his leadership and bravery in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, but when he’s grovelling for votes the Rudy is all quisling. More than willing to throw friends under the bus. Even if those same friends let him stay in their place for 6 months during Giuliani’s very public divorce.
Howard Koeppel and Mark Hsiao tied the knot this week-end in Connecticut (congrats to them!). Giuliani and his significant other Judith Nathan (she was the reason for his public divorce) got an invite, but a secretary called on Thursday sending the regrets of America’s Mayor. We all know the Rudy man is mining the base of the GOP for support for a possible run as New York governor, and attending the wedding of two gay men who took you into their home is toxic. Oh it’s cheap and lowdown but Rudy is a pol and that is how they do (even the pols you like); I get that. But having a secretary make the call? Is Rudy scared of a phone? Worried about the attack ad some fundie will support?
If Giuliani responds to this kerfuffle, he’ll blame the media. Say how liberals really hate righteous men like him standing up for standards and marriage (yes the three time wed Rudy G will describe himself as righteous). This is a good tactic because it takes attention away from what really happened.
I’m sorry but I think this story is being blow way out of proportion. Especially since every article I’ve read has yet to give an actual reason as to why he stated he could not attend.
If someone really thinks he purposely did not attend for political reasons, think about it. The man has videos all over YouTube dressing in Drag, he’s cheated on his wife…there are plenty of things far worse for his political career than attending a Same-Sex Marriage Ceremony.
Even if he did it for political reasons, who cares. Is anyone really all that surprised? I would still vote for him if he ran.
But the man has marched in our parades. Obama? This June? Chicago? He was getting his haircut during pride. Is the visibility so important? If so why isn’t it the same across the board? I’ve matched in the same parade as Guiliani but I have not had that pleasure with the current president. I’ve even marched in the same parade as Hillary. Is the president too busy now, because he wasn’t then. And if that’s the case why couldn’t it be that Guiliani was too busy?
I wouldn’t vote for Giuliani for anything – but a Republican not attending a gay event is hardly news – even if those same gay men had been friends of his or shown him hospitality. Rudy is a media hound and opportunist. In short, he is a Republican.
Rudy knew this wedding was going to take place. He obviously had advanced noticed. There is absolutely NO REASON why he couldn’t attend the wedding of his (supposedly) close friends. He stayed at their house for 6 months for Christ’s sake! What he did to them was the worse kind of betrayal. He chose his political career over his friends. This is coming from someone who had been married three times, and yet he espouses the sanctity of marriage. It just reeks of hypocrisy.
Menstruator, because someone has never marched in a parade they are a homophobe/bigot? Is that what you’re saying? I’ve never marched in a gay pride parade, not my style. You can support gay rights and not show up at a gay pride parade. So Giuliani marched in a parade…whoopie! He’s still a Republican and nothing he’s done benefits the gay community.
TJR, please see the hypocrisy of your views. Rudy = Barrack, stop denying that your president is a bigot, he is.
Brian, something tells me when Obama signs ENDA, and repeals DADT you will still consider him a bigot.
Giuliani is exactly like he has always been. His agenda is all about himself. His career was in the toilet before 9/11. When it was politically expedient for him to be socially more progressive (he wanted to be NYC mayor) then he was progressive. Now he wants something else & has decided he has to be socially very conservative. There is not a moral principle fiber in any part of his being. It is all about him! Friends? What friends?
Mayor Giuliani is by no stretch of the imagination a coward. Just because he does not support your agenda, that does not make him a coward. Have you ever met Giuliani? Probably not. I am 16, and fairly young – but I have learned in my legnthy carrer in politics that you should not comment on those you do not know the WHOLE truth about. As an American, I feel it my civic duty to inform the public of the WHOLE truth of Mr. Giuliani’s carrer as mayor.
Here are the facts, under Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s leadership:
-Unenployment was cut in HALF
-Over 423,000 jobs created
-49.93% increase in personal income for citizens
-$2.3 billion budget deficit was turned into a $2.9 billion surplus
-23 taxes were reduced or eliminated
-$4 billionadditionalspending in the schools
-Hired 8,000+ new teachers
-72% drop in shootings
-Rape went down 45.7%
-Robbery went down 67.2%
-Motor Vehicle Theft went down 73.3
Mayor Giuliani is not a COWARD. You, sir, are the coward.
Kevin,
Thanks for the comment and the figures; however, I think you need to re-read the post. Giuliani’s cowardice has nothing to do with supporting my agenda. The man was too scared to call two friends who let him live with them for six months. That is the action of a coward.
Keep using that “civic duty” of yours.
Sincerely,
James
I re-read it and just because he does not support your unconventional ideas, and believes that homosexuality is wrong does not make him a coward, because if everyone who does not support homosexuality is a coward then the WHOLE COUNTRY would be a coward. Face it, your baseless attacks and character assinations are pointless and you are waisting your time. Rudy will be your next governor, like it or not.