Hizzoner Mayor Rudy Giuliani

There was once a mayor in NYC. One day he decided to run for President of the United States. When it came time to campaign and debate, it was discovered that he spoke no words. Every utterance from his mouth was numbers. To be exact, three numbers....and two of them were the same. During this period, in a sophisticated twist....a slash was inserted 'twixt one number and the pair of twins. To every issue he answered the same.....9/11, 9/11, 9/11....and so it went. His every speech, it was the same....9/11, 9/11, 9/11...and so on. The implication of the succinct soundbite was, of course, to let all know that he would protect us from the evils of the world.



But where was this saviour on that beautiful, clear, blue sky, pleasant morning on 9/11/01??????????????????????



It seems that some years earlier, some car bombs were detonated in the garages of the WTC. Fortunately, that day, no catastrophic damage was done. But it was enough of a warning to all that steps be taken to ensure that security issues be addressed, and most especially, that first responders can communicate and coordinate their activities. Two main recommendations were, as was known and yet ignored, vital. One was to move central control operations from the World Trade Center to Brooklyn. The other was to make sure that proper radio equipment was available to all critical personnel. Neither was done by Hizzoner Giuliani nor his predecessors.



Hizzoner Mayor Giuliani was nowhere to be found for hours and hours and hours after this beautiful day changed for the worse. Central Command was gone. Communications were a jumble. When finally he was found, all he could utter was...911.......



This is not the words (er...numbers) of a saviour!! This is nothing more the the mewling of an unprepared pretender who let his city down.



That is why at least one of the firefighters' organizations endorse......Christopher Dodd?!?!?!?!?



A vote for Hizzoner, on the basis of his campaign, is not a vote for security....it is a pity vote for a city whose former mayor does not deserve such pity. By using 9/11 as his rallying cry, he only deserves your contempt.