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Giuliani Invokes The Dead
Looking to Rebound, Rudy Giuliani Invokes Sept. 11, 2001, in Ad Campaign
Rudy Giuliani invokes the 2001 terrorist attacks — the tragedy that made him the face of U.S. resolve and put him on the national political map — in a new ad campaign launched as the Republican tries to overcome a rough patch in his presidential candidacy.
“During the day of September 11, living through the things that I saw and observed. Immediately, when I saw people helping each other. I saw the picture of the firefighters putting the flag up at ground zero,†the former New York mayor says in a TV commercial. “I said these are the children or grandchildren or great-grandchildren of the greatest generation. They have the same resolve. The same understanding.â€
Giuliani’s emphasis on the 2001 attacks marks a strategy shift as he faces a series of likely defeats in Iowa, New Hampshire and other early contest states — and as he seeks to stay relevant with his unconventional game plan of favoring big states that come later in the primary season and offer more delegates.
Is it just me, or is anyone else getting tired of Guiliani beating the 9/11 drum? Now while this attack on our nation is still fresh in our minds, well, most of us anyway, and he seemed to have handled himself quite well, I do not believe climbing the bodies of the dead to the presidency is such a great thing. He’s got a lot of other issues going against him, abortion, 2nd Amendment, gay marriage, and he needs to deal with those if he wants conservatives to even consider voting for him.
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9/11, and to a lesser extent, NYC beyond 9/11, is Giuliani’s entire campaign.
Say, I could’ve swore I heard a call for a Fred blogburst. You in?
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