What you should know about Rudy
Let New Yorkers tell you: Giuliani's not the 9/11 hero you think he is
by Josh Johnson
When Rudolph Giuliani awoke on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, his political career was in the toilet. Nearing the end of his second term as mayor of New York City, his approval rating was in the dismal 30th percentile, and he was term-limited from running again. He dropped out of a 2000 Senate race against Hillary Rodham Clinton after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Newsweek referred to pre-9/11 Rudy as "unpopular" and "irrelevant."
What a difference a day can make.
Later that day, the American public was introduced to Giuliani, covered in soot, addressing his city with a strength and poise not lacking the emotional weight of the tragedy. He was on the scene, not holed up in a bunker, and he commanded from the streets, just as at-risk as the people he was charged to serve. That day, even New Yorkers who had long called their mayor a "fascist" and "Adolph Giuliani" loved Rudy.
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A mess he helped create
To suggest that Rudy Giuliani in any way caused or knew of the events of 9/11 would be ridiculous. But the fact remains that, as mayor, Giuliani made decisions and ignored issues that tragically complicated the city's ability to respond to the attacks.
Some families turned on Giuliani when his 9/11 cleanup operation took bodies to a landfill.More:
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