dvtv live broadcast 11.08.07: Rudy, Rudy, Rudy

TONIGHT: the TRUTH about Rudolph W. Giuliani, the TRUTH BEHIND THE TRUTH about his new best bud Pat Robertson, the SHOCKING TRUTH about his former bodyguard and NYPD commish Bernie Kerik, and the REASON WHY there’s a SPECIAL place in doggie heaven for the current Mrs. Judith Stish Ross Nathan Giuliani (WOOF).

click above to play

click here if this don't play well,
Quicktime video,
or full-screen options

“…expect many questions to Rudy on [Pat Robertson’s] endorsement from the press and the other republican candidates. unfortunately, these questions will likely boost his status with christian fundamentalists who are considered vital to a presidential win. although many of us consider Pat Robertson to be certifiably nuts, his endorsement does a lot for a twice divorced, allegedly gay-friendly catholic presidential candidate - who never attends mass.

“… few have proven so adept at distortions, wild exagerations and complete fabrications as america’s alleged mayor. as for character assasination, he even surpasses LBJ and Tricky Dick Nixon.

Rudy’s stubborn streak, combined with his greed, likely caused the deaths of all those firefighters on September 11th. faulty radios and a refusal to recognize the vulnerability of a command center in the World Trade Center – hundreds of New York’s Bravest dead. this is not a conspiracy theory – this is the view held by many members of the NY Fire Department and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF, AFL-CIO, CLC), a union 280,000 members strong.

[see the 13 min. video they released about Rudy and his appalling lack of leadership on the day he is celebrated for his so very heroic leadership. from their website Rudy Giuliani: Urban Legend]

“…a front running candidate will influence and even drive a race. a leading candidate can set benchmarks, objectives, and even agendas that lower ranking candidates will strive for. a front running candidate will even influence those running on opposing tickets. Rudolph W. Giuliani is a dangerous man even if his white house bid fails. he’s got powerful and influential supporters, friends who run national news channels, and a healthy campaign chest. to many people Rudy is an invincible force – man, myth, legend. sure he’ s got liabilities. yes - he comes with a shitload of baggage. so far he has handled this baggage with something approaching grace.”

be afraid

in the wake of the Quinnipiak "if the election were held today" poll which put Rudy ahead of Hillary that altered my perception of reality (watch the video posted below) here's two more perspectives on Rudy. the first from today's New York Times on his relationship with former police commish Bernard Kerik. here's a chilling excerpt:

Mr. Kerik followed Mr. Giuliani downstairs to a dimly lighted room. There waited Mr. Giuliani’s boyhood chum Peter J. Powers, who was first deputy mayor, and other aides. One by one, they pulled Mr. Kerik close and kissed his cheek.

“I wonder if he noticed how much becoming part of his team resembled becoming part of a mafia family,” Mr. Kerik wrote. “I was being made.”

then, from the Bronx, The Phil Nugent Experience has a scathing evaluation of Rudy's persona:

The scariest thing about Giuliani's bullying pitilessness, the scorched-earth attitude that he applied to squeegee men and ferret lovers to the same degree that he applied it to Mafia wiseguys and inside traders, is that it's not tethered to any real moral intelligence. It's governed entirely by moment-by-moment personal considerations. As he demonstrated whenever he had a chance as mayor to dismiss police brutality complaints and ratchet racial tensions in the city up past the boiling point, he has a real bad cop's mindset, the mentality of a lawgiver who has not only blinded himself to any failings by his brothers in arms but has ceased to see the civilian population he's supposed to be serving as anything but a bunch of potential arrests to be made; if there are a few out there who haven't actually done anything wrong, they probably don't hate the evildoers as much as they ought to, so as far as he's concerned, they're just as bad.

after reviewing many writings about Giuliani (including my own) i noticed the adjective that seemed to be most prevalent: vindictive.

oh, and one thing i forgot to mention on thursday's live show: in thinking about Rudy occupying the Oval Office, i was reminded of another scandal-ridden president, whose legacy (Cheney, Rumsfeld) continues to play out to this day: Richard Milhouse Nixon.

dvtv live broadcast 11.1.07

Rudy!?!

Click To Play