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Giuliani invokes 9/11 when asked about Hillary’s tears

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  • Minarchian, on 01/08/2008, -10/+446Giuliani is simply pathetic.

    The reason anyone who would actually go out of their way and vote for this clown is beyond me.
    • johnnyb3, on 01/08/2008, -3/+192I'll give you two reasons:
      Nine
      Eleven
      • sonar_un, on 01/08/2008, -11/+29Dugg for Family Guy reference
        • Godlike, on 01/08/2008, -0/+20Nine... (gasp)...
          • kidcodea, on 01/09/2008, -2/+9i'll give you 1 reason only,
            it's the exact same reason why they voted and re-elected the clown that was there this past 8 years.
          • shawnbttu, on 01/09/2008, -8/+5Reporter: Sir, how long is your penis
            Rudy: 9-11....................cm
        • sadilak, on 01/09/2008, -2/+2It is sad that Rudy has become a shadow of what he was. I mean, he is a total idiot now, but let us not forget the factt that he was responsible for cleaning up new york after that David guy almost destroyed the city. He should have been harping on that through out his campaign as opposed to 9/11
      • nicktheawesome, on 01/08/2008, -1/+14Where were you when they built the ladder to heaven?
        Did it make you feel like cryin', or did you think it was kind of gay?
        Well I, for one, believe in the ladder to heaven.
        Oh yeah yeah yeah. 9-11
        I said 9-11, 9-11, 9-11, Ni-hi, hi-hine___
        Eleven.

        Where were you when they ran out of stuff to build the ladder to heaven?

        Where were you when they saved that ladder to heaven?

        Where were you when they decided heaven was a more intangible idea 'n you couldn't, you couldn't really get there?
        • matthewf01, on 01/09/2008, -2/+7Did you forget them towers in New York?
          Did you forget how it made you feel?
          To see those towers come down...
          Or did you think... it weren't real...
        • LeeSoong, on 01/12/2008, -0/+1

          IX XI


          I like how 9-11 looks so symmetrical in Roman Numerals.
    • tacoface, on 01/08/2008, -39/+7He was asked directly if he ever teared up in a public forum. How is this response not valid?
      • sgtbutterscotch, on 01/08/2008, -29/+6I agree, although I think the question was more about crying on the campaign trail. I think it's sad that this video is being used against Giuliani by Diggers. I guess it goes like this: Giuliani say something about September 11th (whether or not his comment has merit). "I can't believe he said it again. Let me submit this to Digg." I can't believe that clown said it again. Let me digg this." Come on Digg, stop being hijacked by the thought that the candidates whom you do not like do absolutely everything wrong, such as actual mundane conversations.
        • snypa, on 01/08/2008, -1/+29You really don't understand how much of a wanker Giuliani is do you.
          • sgtbutterscotch, on 01/08/2008, -17/+3You're right, I don't. But that doesn't mean you should take every non-opportunity you can to exploit the fact that you really don't like Giuliani and you think he is phony.
          • FyberOptic, on 01/08/2008, -1/+11There's a difference between thinking he's a phony and him really being a phony. It would in fact be the latter for him.
          • whiskeymb, on 01/08/2008, -1/+10This is just another case of Guilliani trying to invoke 9/11 to win over voters. If he only did it on occasion that would be one thing but this guy purposely injects 9/11 into conversations merely to remind everybody he was there at 9/11 (which, considering all the things he did wrong, isn't something I'd be too proud of). Not everything this guy does day-in and day-out can be related to 9/11.
        • Godlike, on 01/08/2008, -2/+5You seem to be going at it from the angle of "awww come on give the guy a break" which is not something that happens in politics. Or on Digg. Or more often than almost never in real life.
        • spucky, on 01/09/2008, -2/+7A lot of people cried on 9/11, some much more than others. Giuliani invokes 9/11 for sympathy votes. If he had any empathy at all, instead of talking about himself crying on 9/11 he would think much more about those who lost loved ones. If he wanted to invoke 9/11 he could have spoken of the families that lost so much on that day. Not everything is about him. Especially not 9/11.
      • slang75, on 01/08/2008, -0/+16No, he was asked about ever tearing up on the campaign trail.
      • sugarazor, on 01/08/2008, -0/+25He's constantly attacked for referencing 9/11, a little subtlety or maybe cutting back on saying it every other sentence would go a long way. Maybe something like, "I think it's hard for candidates to not get upset in a public forum because of the tremendous amount of pressure." Simple as that.
    • winvirus, on 01/08/2008, -3/+92For most people, a sentence consists of a noun and a verb.
      For Giuliani, it consists of a noun, a verb and 9/11.
      • Godlike, on 01/08/2008, -15/+5Why does that smack so hard of a Chuck Norris joke?

        Your daily dose of honesty: Dug because I replied.
        • Terr01, on 01/08/2008, -1/+13Because Joe Biden is Chuck Norris, lying in wait. The Chuck Norris we see today is an inferior clone, created for the express purpose of luring his enemies into a false sense of security, while the real one prepares for his night of vengeance.

          (Chuck Norris doesn't clone. He just kicks himself into mitosis.)
        • Ligersinkenya, on 01/09/2008, -4/+1Dugg perhaps?
          • Godlike, on 01/09/2008, -0/+2Whichever way is right, I'm playing the typo card.
      • Locke2053, on 01/09/2008, -1/+1Perhaps the aftermath of the terrorist attack really was the only time he can remember crying. If that's the case, what's wrong with saying so?

        Guliani may bring it even when it is irrevelant, but this interview is not one of those times. Burried.
        • prammy, on 01/09/2008, -0/+2Bringing it up all the time when it is irrelevant is the reason that its become a mockery. Something like the boy who cried wolf. His sincerity (if any) is doubted.
    • r3negadeX, on 08/11/2008, -2/+40It's funny, this election has some of the laughably worst candidates of all time and some of the best. It will turn out interesting to be sure...
      • hottyson, on 01/09/2008, -1/+2The USA voting system is electronic and hacked.
        The USA voting system is a joke.
        The USA is under the control of evil individuals bent on milking it dry.
        They are destroying the country.
        And, US citizens are just letting it happen.

        They are lying to the world and they are lying to YOU!
        • r3negadeX, on 08/11/2008, -0/+1What the ***** does your stupid ultra-edgy conspiracy poem have to do with what I said?
    • MindTrigger, on 01/08/2008, -3/+41The people who would vote for this moron, are the same people who sit at home and live in fear that Bin Laden is going to blow them up. They believe everything Bush says about the "War on Terra", and they support all out war in the Middle East. They are scared, sad little people who don't mind watching their civil liberties disappear every time Bush signs an executive order.
      • jefferygomer, on 01/08/2008, -10/+1It was sad. Then it was funny. Then it was pathetic. Then it was annoying. Now?

        HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
    • smrekar, on 01/09/2008, -13/+3Great formula, let's plug in some different variables.
      The Democrats are worthless. If anyone votes for a Democrat then they are just as worthless.
    • diggingaround, on 01/09/2008, -2/+4Rudi 9/11...
    • Adma1, on 01/09/2008, -2/+15You know, I was watching the video and as I watched the slider move ever closer to the end I still thought to myself "there's no way he can fit 9/11 in with this question", boy, did he pull through there at the end, phew.
    • mchugh22, on 01/09/2008, -5/+2They can't vote for him. He just dropped out.
    • fhornplayer, on 01/09/2008, -2/+3I was talking with my friend today who doesn't follow politics. I asked him who he'd vote for if he could vote, he said Rudy- "I don't know where he stands, but he seems like a man who doesn't mess around".
      *headdesk* This is why more Americans need to be not idiots.
    • sjl127, on 01/09/2008, -1/+2I'll mention 9/11 - Rudy, my royalty check's in the mail. STFU already.
    • snapcase, on 01/09/2008, -1/+2Pathetic? That's really putting it quite lightly isn't it?
    • stackered, on 01/09/2008, -1/+2did you ever get that sick feeling because your so embarrassed for someone?
      yeah giuliani gives me that.
      • biotch, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1vicarious embarrassment?
        vicariassment?
    • theblt, on 01/09/2008, -2/+4Buried as inaccurate.

      It should be expected that Judy will bring up 9/11 when asked questions.
    • LeeSoong, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1Supporters of plural marriage, cousin lovin', and weekend rendezvous ?
  • pehpsi, on 01/08/2008, -11/+498This guy should just go straight to the Patent Office and get it over with.

    PO: May I help you?
    R: Ah yes, I'd like to get a patent on the following:

    911
    11
    9
    September
    2001
    Nine Eleven
    Nine One One
    Eleventh
    11th
    • TecHeavy, on 01/08/2008, -26/+18LOL! That's a good one!
    • mozert, on 01/08/2008, -22/+15lol
    • eekfuh, on 01/08/2008, -8/+74Wouldn't it be the copyright office he'd be going to?
      • eosp, on 01/08/2008, -1/+541. Whoosh.
        2. No, trademark office.
      • rnreekez, on 01/08/2008, -2/+96It's a simple misunderstanding. Unfortunately, things aren't so clear in this post 9/11 world.
        • bizchris, on 01/09/2008, -3/+9Well, 9/11 changed everything.
        • saisumimen, on 01/09/2008, -4/+1Yeah, OK, Mr. Giuliani.
        • moliver000, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1I think you guys are misunderestimating the enormity of 9/11
      • ravage86, on 01/09/2008, -1/+3You're giving him too much credit
    • nesibus, on 01/08/2008, -8/+18Ocean's Eleven.
    • ayeroxor, on 01/08/2008, -11/+51The guy's a joke. The party's line is a joke.

      9-11 occured under:

      Republican president
      Republican vice president
      Republican House
      Republican Senate
      Republican mayor

      So remind me again why we should believe we'll be safer with another Republican?
      • techie4life, on 01/08/2008, -5/+35correlation != causation - that being said i still wouldn't vote either party because its that party, id vote based on the candidate.
      • chugger1992, on 01/08/2008, -14/+9because Ron Paul is a republican
        • Wenchmark51, on 01/09/2008, -5/+7Shut
          Up
          About
          Ron
          Paul
          Oh my god I am so sick of seeing that guy's name posted all over the damn internet.
      • noteverjoe, on 01/09/2008, -7/+3Because democrats are the ones that are responsible for laying the precursor events to 9/11 and the republicans are just the ones left with the mess? That’s why.
        • rotundo, on 01/09/2008, -2/+3You're kidding, right? If you want to talk about precursor events, you have to go back a lot further than the Clinton presidency. The US (both parties) have been stirring this up for many decades.
      • stark23x, on 01/09/2008, -0/+5Holy *****, that is one of the most retarded comments I've ever seen on Digg, and that's saying something.
      • maelstromwar, on 01/09/2008, -1/+4CUZ THEI HAET US FOUR ARE FREEDUM!!!!11
    • diggit83, on 01/08/2008, -17/+12Because Ron Paul will remove the major fuel for the terrorists hate fire. If we get the hell our of their counties and our of their politics the Islamic extremists are going to be hard pressed to recruit anyone to attack us......then we only have to deal with the few crazies, which we can easily fend off from the safety of our own land once our entire military are back at home.
      • Thedarklord187, on 01/08/2008, -6/+10go away creepy ron paul cultist
      • Rheic, on 01/09/2008, -3/+4Islamists don't recruit people with politics (if they did it would be quite obvious that what they're saying makes no sense), they recruit them by appealing to their faith. There's gonna be no shortage of people to recruit whether we're in their countries or not. Islamists don't want to be left alone, they want us to live under their rule.
        • yodaj007, on 01/09/2008, -3/+2And you know this.... how?
          • Rheic, on 01/09/2008, -0/+2Because that's what they say. Listen to Abu Hamza or pretty much any other extremist cleric, they ain't shy about it. Or download the documentary "Undercover Mosque". Or read any of the books or articles written by ex-extremists like Shiraz Maher.
        • Sinnic, on 01/09/2008, -1/+2Read 'Overthrow' by Stephen Kinzer and 'Dying to Win' by Michael Pape. Two excellent books that describe in detail exactly why the 'terrorists' (and really most of the third world) dislike us so much, and historically how they've gone about acting on those motives.
          • Rheic, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1There's a difference between religious extremists and the people who just don't like "us". The ones blowing us up are religious extremists. Thanks for the recommendations, I recommend The End of Faith by Sam Harris, Londonistan by Melanie Phillips and Christopher Hitchens' articles on extremism and the war.
    • TecHeavy, on 01/08/2008, -4/+7I can't stop laughing!
    • wetard57, on 01/08/2008, -2/+17every time i see Rudy speak i think of this
      http://youtube.com/watch?v=vSk4SUpWVuY
    • topgigmedia, on 01/08/2008, -1/+2That was brilliant! His sex scandal would require him to get a hold on sixty-911...
    • koss2010, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1Dont give him anymore ideas
    • airstrike, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1go giuliani!!1!onenineelven
  • djohnmalkovich2, on 01/08/2008, -3/+3829iu11aNY
  • MurphyWatson, on 01/08/2008, -2/+119Maybe he has Anterograde Amnesia. You know, the disease that guy from memento had.
    He is unable to form memories occuring after 9/11, thus causing him to have unhealthy fixation on the subject. This would also explain why he hasn't yet realized we're all making fun him everytime he mentions 9/11.
    • dondara, on 01/08/2008, -3/+14No, he's just an idiot but kudos for trying to look for that silverlining in a pile of crap.
    • DogBotherer, on 01/08/2008, -1/+4We make fun of him, cos him and his neo-con ilk try to feed off the refuse of 911, but were actually at least a partial cause of it...
    • bubba9999, on 01/08/2008, -1/+2Sammy Jenkis kept mentioning something about Tea Party 2007 day.
      • Bakrain, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1I can't wait to see Rudy's tattoos.
    • thailand1972, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1I saw the film "23" and it reminded me of 9u11iani - everything was about the number 23 even when it wasn't.
  • MTessa, on 01/08/2008, -3/+17I guess he's not up for the 'we want things to change' movement. Selfish &^%$ to prey on the pain of people for personal gain.
  • toddcat, on 01/08/2008, -3/+162It's hysterical if you put aside the fact that this man is running a campaign to be President.
    • dagnabbit, on 01/08/2008, -1/+33at which point it becomes quite outrageous.
  • Mizzike, on 01/08/2008, -7/+60What the hell do 9/11 funerals have to do with crying about how difficult campaigning can be? W... T... F!!!!! ...so totally dugg.
    • donte, on 01/08/2008, -4/+9I hate Mr. 9/11 a lot. But be fair nobody asked him about "how difficult campaigning can be." They simply asked him if he ever tears up -- a very open ended question. They didn't give him a context for the tearing up and unlike the submitter suggests, it wasn't some response to his thought on Hillary crying. This is actually one instance where him mentioning 9/11 actually makes sense.

      There are plenty of WTF moments with this guy, but geez, keep the Giuliani-bashing for times it makes sense.
      • techie4life, on 01/08/2008, -2/+7I'm glad I wasn't the only person who noticed that.
        • Goodfeeling32, on 01/09/2008, -1/+1Tell me what comparison can you make between a woman who cries because of the loss elections and a crowd of victims crying for the loss of their sons???
          • techie4life, on 01/11/2008, -0/+1The point is that crying does not make someone "less strong" as the reporter asked.
      • razor150, on 01/09/2008, -3/+7If he didn't relate almost everything back to 9/11 then he wouldn't have that problem.
      • mindbullets, on 01/09/2008, -1/+5Thank-you donte and techie, glad to see a couple people using their heads. I hate Rudy as much as the next digger but come on, listen to the questions people! I hate to say it but digg is extremely biased...do i dare say as much so as fox? maybe more?
        • techie4life, on 01/09/2008, -0/+3sorry mindbullets, i meant to digg you up.
  • NickSpinner, on 01/08/2008, -24/+18i think we need to stop just pointing out how this is all ***** and start behaving like the government is run by criminals, they lie to us constantly and dont care about our lives at all. this is blatant propaganda, were going into tyranny. ron paul 2008
    • DavidYeah, on 01/08/2008, -3/+20Your conclusion doesn't follow your premises. Logical fallacy ftw.
    • SillyDigger, on 01/08/2008, -3/+5ron paul 9/11?
    • digggggggggg, on 01/09/2008, -3/+1Ron Paul for the gold standard! We'll be "that country that went back to the gold standard", others will soon follow suit.
  • pedrovoltaire, on 01/08/2008, -66/+2you people are a bunch of idiots... if it were not for Giuliani, Mike Milken and Ivan Boesky would still be running the world!
    • dondara, on 01/08/2008, -4/+2*****, it's their fault for not being named "Milkeni" and "Boeskynini". It's a family thing.
    • seventoes, on 01/08/2008, -1/+5Also hitler and stalin.
    • rspeed, on 01/08/2008, -0/+3You're assuming that whomever would be in his place as the Southern NY District Attorney General wouldn't have done the same thing. That is, you assume they wouldn't have done their job. That's not to say it isn't admirable that he played a large role in taking them down, it can just as easily be attributed to being in the right place at the right time.
    • schroderr224, on 01/08/2008, -0/+5Hear hear Pedrovoltaire! Thank god that Rudy invented 9/11. I mean where would we be without it? You people don't get that if he didn't invent 9/11 then he couldn't refer to it. Duh!! You can't refer to something that doesn't exist.

      Thank you, Rudy. Thank you for 9/11. And thank you for reminding us so often.
    • hierophantus, on 01/08/2008, -0/+6Yeah, I happen to be reading "Den of Thieves" right now, and Giuliani is not exactly a hero as portrayed in the book. Even in 1991, when the book was published, it was clear that he was mostly interested in exploiting fear for political gain (he was mostly trying to make himself look like a big mob/druglord buster in anticipation of running for office, and mostly just signed off on other people's work on the insider trading cases). Credit belongs instead to SEC investigators who noticed the suspicious trading patterns that led to Dennis Levine, then to Boesky and Milken. Giuliani didn't give two craps about Wall Street crime until everyone else did the work necessary to convince him he had a big and easy win to gobble up by going after the white collar thieves.
    • Chassit, on 01/08/2008, -0/+2No Pedro, YOU are the idiot. Why don't you pull your head out of your ass and breathe some fresh air for a change.
  • dagnabbit, on 01/08/2008, -1/+160The man is a parody of himself.
  • mpind, on 01/08/2008, -1/+5Very sad!
    • VargVikernes, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1What's also sad is how long this page took to load for me. I don't know about you, but ever since 9/11 the loading has been extremely slow.
  • Deviate, on 01/08/2008, -2/+11This guy has to realize at some point that it's not helping him. At this point it's just telling people that he has no knowledge of anything other than the events of September 11.

    Whether you did or didn't favour him as mayor, he came out shining after the terrorist attacks, but its just despicable how he's set it as his platform for the presidency.
    • JonForTheWin, on 01/08/2008, -0/+10Not listening to the CIA and understanding what blowback is, his knowledge about 9/11 is *****. Basically he's worthless.
    • elhaf, on 01/08/2008, -0/+9He came out shining to everyone but the first responders who are still wondering today why they can't communicate with each other.
    • robotabot, on 01/09/2008, -0/+0therealrudy.org
  • 4video, on 01/08/2008, -0/+73Rudy suffers from 911 Tourettes Syndrome. That is all.
  • pintomp3, on 01/08/2008, -8/+32on 9/11 all the neocons shed tears... of joy.
  • fixty, on 01/08/2008, -1/+23If you haven't seen the voice-over clip "Top Secret Audio: Democrats Meet Republicans at NH Debate"...
    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SPOj-CUrums
    ...the Giuliani 911 voice is pretty funny (starts about a minute into the clip).
    • dheaddy, on 01/08/2008, -1/+9The whole video was hilarious! Nice find
    • bubba9999, on 01/08/2008, -0/+3dheaddy is right - it's great. You owe it to yourself to go see it - there's something for everyone.
  • Calann, on 01/08/2008, -0/+18How long can it be till he officially changes his name to Rudy NineEleven Giuliani?
  • sHockz, on 01/08/2008, -15/+10rudy takes it in the butt with WTC 7
  • hovester, on 01/08/2008, -2/+5Gotta love Mr. 911.
  • joncarr, on 01/08/2008, -2/+71Does he drive a Porsche by any chance?
    • saltinekracka20, on 01/08/2008, -1/+6You get lulz for that.
    • gharding, on 01/08/2008, -3/+1He also strong-armed emergency services and got 911 forwarded to his home instead.
    • cambob76, on 01/08/2008, -0/+4I was like... hey jerk, those are my favourite!... especially the 9-1- oh. Nice one.
    • trentasaurus, on 01/09/2008, -0/+5Oh... I see what you did there.
  • zushiba, on 01/08/2008, -1/+3Anyone care to post a transcript for those of us unable to watch videos with audio on at work?
    • sideshowmel91, on 01/08/2008, -0/+5The reality is, if you look at me, September 11 — the funerals, the memorial services — there were times in which it was impossible not to feel the emotion.

      Transcript was right in the link.
  • soot, on 01/08/2008, -0/+33"Oh, of COURSE..."

    I wish television pundits would stop being enablers for this kind of ***** and tell him to shut up already.
    • techie4life, on 01/08/2008, -5/+1What do you mean, she agreed with that statement, so do I. Who didn't feel emotional on 9/11?
      • soot, on 01/08/2008, -1/+6I'm sick of them letting that get in the way of the fact that Rudy Giuliani is abusing it for his own sake.
  • sodade, on 01/08/2008, -6/+24The news media is such a ***** joke. Why don't they ask this dillweed some real questions?
    "Have you taken Ron Paul's advice and read up on the root causes of 9/11?"
    • stupidStan, on 01/09/2008, -1/+2wow... you just pulled a giuliani right there. Taking something completely unrelated and talking about something you want to talk about. The obsession with ron paul on digg is just pathetic (automatic bury-bait).
  • saltinekracka20, on 01/08/2008, -1/+13Not to defend him, but when else would you have seen him crying on TV besides 9/11?

    (Insert "after he loses the election" joke below.)
    • darkfire532, on 01/09/2008, -0/+6"after he loses the election" joke
  • MBellan, on 01/08/2008, -0/+7I think the whole Time Person of the Year thing just went to his head.
    • JonForTheWin, on 01/08/2008, -0/+5Encyclopedia definition of a consolation prize.
    • bagelmaster, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1You know, Hitler once got that same thing...
      • 4LeggedtriPod, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1And Joseph Stalin the year after Hilter, and another time in 1942.
    • digggggggggg, on 01/09/2008, -0/+2Oh yeah, and the year before that it was "you", referring to us. So technically we're all "Persons of the year". All of us.

      It effectively makes the title "Time magazine's Person of the Year" equivalent to a game of musical chairs for depressed people where there are more chairs than there are people.
  • Trav3133, on 01/08/2008, -46/+1Rudy is gonna win his message is a must hear and people need to know the truth. Freedom 08 vote for a change vote RUDY!!!
    • ClockworksNine, on 01/08/2008, -2/+12No it isn't a vote for change. He's another corrupt moron in power but is playing a continuous loop of "9/11"
      • Trav3133, on 01/08/2008, -11/+1and your playing a continuous loop of bs.
        • winvirus, on 01/08/2008, -1/+12It's "you're", you continuous loop of idiocy.
        • Trav3133, on 01/09/2008, -5/+2contrary to the popular youtube video the internet is not for porn, it is for grammar enforcers to weasel their onto forums.
    • cambob76, on 01/08/2008, -0/+6I think you just wrote that to piss people off. Nobody's THAT stupid.
      • 4LeggedtriPod, on 01/09/2008, -0/+2You've obviously never encountered someone who still thinks Bush is a great president.
    • voodoo68, on 01/09/2008, -0/+3Sarcasm I'm hoping.
  • expat002, on 01/08/2008, -19/+7This guy is an embarrassment. Almost as bad as Ron Paul's comments that "AIDS is a politically protected disease brought about by the homosexual lobby."
  • MysticSavage, on 01/08/2008, -0/+38One of these days, he will go completely senile...and no one will notice.
  • Kerr, on 01/08/2008, -0/+11That was low, even for him.
  • rosullivan, on 01/08/2008, -1/+20Rudy has 9/11 Tourette's. I have a feeling this is how Rudy's brain sounds when left to his own devices:

    "9/11... blah blah blah... 9/11. I have fear 9/11 9/11 breaker breaker pussy ass 9/11 9/11 9/11 blah blah blah 9/11 pussy pussy ass ass titties say something about "not a sanctuary city" 9/11 blah blah blah chatter chatter 9/11 9/11 chatter chatter blah blah 9/11 9/11 where's Judith? 9/11 9/11 pussy pussy pussy ass ass ass 9/11 9/11 chatter blah blah 9/11"
  • fudged71, on 01/08/2008, -1/+18what a dick
    • s14sh3r, on 01/08/2008, -5/+4No one said anything about Cheney ;)
  • samdu, on 01/08/2008, -0/+10At least it was actually in the proper context this time. And the title of this should have read something like "Guliani says he cried at 9/11 services." It's not like they asked him what he thought about Hillary's crying and he went right into a 9/11 thing. The man invokes 9/11 enough to make a big deal out of one instance when it actually made sense.
    • JanYpe, on 01/08/2008, -1/+11He's like the boy who cried 9-11.
    • twertyto, on 01/09/2008, -0/+2Thanks for pointing out the truth in this story. I'm not sure any of the commenters above spent the time to actually watch and understand the context of his comment.

      BTW I'm sure the family members of the victims of 9/11 talk about those events all the time because they are life changing. Are you going to bash them too? The man was ***** mayor of NY went it happened how do you not expect him to talk about often.
  • joerod, on 01/08/2008, -12/+3Although he does talk about it a lot, it is kind of hard for him not to talk about it. I wasn't the mayor of NYC on 9/11 and I talk about that day a lot because it changed my life, I'm sure it changed his as well.
    • faskippy, on 01/08/2008, -0/+3What most people get upset about, is that on every single issue, nearly every time he starts to talk about anything, he uses 9-11, as a way to garner sympathetic emotions. It's become a joke, because he's clearly, clearly using that awful day to try and propel hisself in this damn campaign. That is utterly disgusting. I don't understand how you can't wrap your brain around this.
      • twertyto, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1"as a way to garner sympathetic emotions"

        That's a big assumption you are making.
    • Linua, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1He shouldn't use the issue to gain votes, which is what he has been doing, and if you look at his numbers, it isn't working.
  • sonofabeast, on 01/08/2008, -16/+11Reporter: Mr. Ghouliani, do you prefer boxers or briefs?

    Ghouliani: Well, on 9/11, I was wearing boxers and when the plan worked, ugh I mean when the tragedy occurred, I ***** my pants and sprouted a boner simultaneously, so I would have to say 9/11 and terrrorists threat.
    • Tiphys, on 01/08/2008, -3/+12That started out on a track towards kinda funny and mildly chuckle-worthy...

      ...then you broke it.
    • renegadeafk, on 01/09/2008, -0/+2Yeah until
      "I ***** my pants and sprouted a boner simultaneously"
      Wtf?!
    • kuvopolis, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1I doubt Giuliani got a boner watching his city get blown up. Like him or not, he loved his city and would not excited over watching it get blown up. Granted, he is milking 9/11 for all it is worth, and that is wrong.
  • Lugano, on 01/08/2008, -1/+48Is anyone else reminded of the Family Guy episode where Louise run's for mayor and to win all she does is say "911" over and over again and the people go nuts for her. Eventually she doesn't even try to anwser the questions in the debate. It's a classic moment :)
  • radink360, on 01/08/2008, -4/+16"Mr. Guiliani, what is your favorite ice cream flavor?"

    "I think I like 9/11 the best, so smooth and creamy."
    • bjornski, on 01/09/2008, -0/+5No, it's not as simplistic as that. It's more like: "In the past, I would have said vanilla, but since 9/11, I decided I had to make a strong stand, and advocate chocolate. It reminds me of those nice people in my city that I protected when terrorists struck at the heart of our vibrant nation. Yes, I'd have to say chocolate."
      • bagelmaster, on 01/09/2008, -0/+2If there is some racist joke hidden in there then I'm not getting it.
        • bjornski, on 01/09/2008, -0/+2Just imagine the outrage if he continued to show favoritism for his vanilla heritage, without learning, and changing to embrace diversity, from that learning moment, 9/11.

          He chose chocolate. For US!.
  • bmorrow, on 01/08/2008, -0/+2If Rudy wins the election his first order of business is to have everyone dial Giuliani on their phone in case of emergency.
  • Zoshchenko, on 01/08/2008, -0/+8Pathetic. I wonder if some high-paid adviser tells Rudy to do this or if he's just too stupid to know how stupid he is.
  • MBX1, on 01/08/2008, -0/+67TV Host: Mr. Giuliani. When do you usually go to bed?

    Rudy: At 9:11
    • tehbored, on 01/08/2008, -1/+9I would not be the least surprised.
  • gharding, on 01/08/2008, -1/+13Why can't a reporter call him on this? Has anyone tried? "Hi, we keep asking you questions, but all you do is say 9/11. Could you give a real answer for a change?" I mean, this is assuming Rudy actually lets them get to the end of their question before interrupting and "answering" a question which was never asked. *****, I hate politicians.
    • Sinten, on 01/09/2008, -0/+2"Hi, we keep asking you questions, but all you do is say 9/11. Could you give a real answer for a change?"
      "Sure: Terrorism, global terrorism, terrorism, terrorism, terrorism, terrorism, acts of atrocity...and terrorism."
  • Lemur3, on 01/08/2008, -1/+6Noun, verb, 911. At least you can't call him inconsistent.
  • Talphin, on 01/08/2008, -5/+4Does this guy have OCD or something? I mean FTW!
    • j3one, on 01/08/2008, -0/+10► You keep using that word. I do not think it means, what you think it means.
    • antitab, on 01/08/2008, -0/+2FTW is not a cute backwards rendition of WTF, dude :/
    • bagelmaster, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1Does this guy have OCD or something? I mean For The Win!

      I spy with my little eye, something horribly wrong here...
  • BertRussell, on 01/08/2008, -0/+5well he sure knows how to stick to a talking point lol
  • tomisina, on 01/08/2008, -0/+8impossible not to feel the emotion? i'm sure he manage somehow... i think his coping technique is shoving dollars in his ears
  • martron3000, on 01/08/2008, -1/+32"What would you like for dinner, Rudy ?"

    Rudy: "Well, you know, on 9/11 I was too upset to eat dinner".
    (must be nice to have one answer for every question)
  • baseballdude, on 01/08/2008, -27/+4He was asked if he ever teared up in politics. Basically, he told them he did around families affected by 9/11. Oh my lord, he ANSWERED their question. Let's all flame him now!

    Hurray bandwagon.

    Grow up, people. You don't get permission not to use common sense just because you're on the internet.
    • davewho, on 01/09/2008, -5/+1Exactly. There's no doubt that this was proper context to talk about 9/11 and the families involved. The question was begging this answer. If he avoided an answer involving 9/11, there might be just as much discussion.
  • Mikhail101, on 01/08/2008, -0/+11To think they allow this old senile goat to run for leader of one of the worlds most powerful countries. That boggles my mind.
    • offspring06, on 01/08/2008, -3/+2It all comes down to the almighty$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Have enough green and even Satan himself could run for President.
    • Attol, on 01/09/2008, -0/+0Sounds like Bush to me.
  • DavidYeah, on 01/08/2008, -0/+55Does anyone else feel like 9/11 is now less of a short-hand for a national tragedy and more of a bumper sticker for authoritarian politics? I hear 9/11 and all I feel now is contempt for people who use it in every political speech to try to build that fear again. These guys just don't understand that it doesn't work anymore.
    • offspring06, on 01/08/2008, -0/+79/11 should have never been politicalized. Blame the republicans for this as its seems 9/11 was a republican event and not an American event.
    • shegs, on 01/08/2008, -0/+7maybe it's time for them to give us something to fear again... what does everyone think it will be this time?
      • Kuestionmark, on 01/09/2008, -0/+3Super aids =
        • dezman2003, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1getting super aids just before the birdflu is spread to human to human. *shudder*
    • thailand1972, on 01/09/2008, -0/+2Absolutely. In the UK it's like "due to the terrible events on September 11th 2001, we must [insert Draconian government measure that impinges on our freedom]". The 9/11 is the guilt-trip threat if you question their measures.
    • jjmckay, on 01/09/2008, -0/+2This is because using fear is a great way to control people. It makes people 'unconscious', so to speak. They surrender their freedoms for security and get neither. A great book to read about this kind of unconsciousness and fear is The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. Also his book A New Earth talks about it.
    • fredcamino, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1Absolutely.
  • DesignerDave, on 01/08/2008, -0/+1The first time I watched this, I thought they were talking about September 11th, and I questioned why this was even on digg...
    Then I realized that the question was just about the campaign trail.
  • schism61, on 01/08/2008, -1/+2The reality is, if you look at me, September 11 — the funerals, the memorial services — there were times in which it was impossible not to feel the Ummm fell the umm Political Gain no thats not it Ummm Possibility of profits no whats the word i'm looking for ohh yea impossible not to feel the emotion. yea thats what I was thinking
  • jmpeagle, on 01/08/2008, -0/+1he has the same dialogue style of the Emperor
    something something something dark side
    replaced with
    something something something 9/11
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