rawstory.com — A story in tomorrow's New York Times (reg. req.) is highly criticial of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's handling of the recovery operation in New York City following 9/11, claiming that his desire to downplay problems and return the city to a semblance of normality as quickly as possible has led to serious health problems for many of those who worked at
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mcscooterMay 14, 2007
Why did Rudy have to run around the streets being a take charge, cowboy mayor? Because after the first WTC bombings in the 90s, when the FBI and others recommended putting his emergency response headquarters in a bunker in Brooklyn, he decided it should go in the WTC. That's why they did such a s**tty job. The #1 terrorist target in the city housed the emergency response center. Rudy is just your average dumb ass politician that only knows what his handlers tell him.
Closed AccountMay 15, 2007
Workers at the site were pressured under threat of termination to get the job done as fast as possible. Granted, a speedy return to normalcy was their chief goal, but the city also had to pay the cleanup crews for their time. Every day's delay cost more money and the potential for public criticism. Cumbersome respirators slowed them down, so many opted not to wear them, even though they were told to do so, for fear of losing_their_jobs. The full article describes how federal agencies were pretty much pushed to the sidelines in the cleanup/rescue effort, and they were the ones trying to warn everyone of the need for safety. Also, Giuliani was warned of the potential of 10,000 future lawsuits "over the next decade" popping up due to negligence and asked congress to cap the future costs of that at $350,000. Safety meetings for the crews were held daily, but emphasis was not placed on the need for respirators, even though it was known to be a problem. Instead, it was downplayed at the same time they were receiving warnings about it...I'm not sure it's fair to point the finger of blame at the workers for being too stupid to protect themselves. Future illnesses weren't presented to them as a very real danger, and they were pushed to work as fast as possible night and day.
strafefireMay 15, 2007
Tin Foils hats are used to keep "Them" from reading your mind...Karl Rove Facts:When Karl Rove talks, everybody listens. And dies.There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Karl Rove is in Washington D.C.If Karl Rove is late for an appointment, time had better slow the f**k down!Karl Rove doesn't actually write books, the words assemble themselves out of fear.Karl Rove can divide by zero.The grass is always greener on the other side, unless Karl Rove has been there. In that case the grass is most likely soaked in blood and tears.Karl Rove once sued the Houghton-Mifflin textbook company when it became apparent that their account of the war of 1812 was plagiarized from his autobiography.When Karl Rove was denied an Egg mcmuffin at Mcdonald's because it was 10:35 AM, he glared at it so hard that it became a Wendy's...and the Manager was killed...Wilt Chamberlain claims to have slept with more than 20,000 women in his lifetime. Karl Rove calls this "a slow Tuesday."Karl Rove always knows the EXACT location of Carmen San Diego.Karl Rove has the greatest Poker-Face of all time. He won the 1983 World Series of Poker, despite holding only a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoloy card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game UNO.On his birthday, Karl Rove randomly selects one lucky child to be thrown into the sun.Karl Rove grinds his coffee with his teeth and boils the water with his own rage.Archaeologists unearthed an old english dictionary dating back to the year 1236. It defined "victim" as "one who has encountered Karl Rove"Karl Rove ordered a Big Mac at Burger King, and got one.Karl Rove and Scooter Libby walked into a bar. The bar was instantly destroyed, as that level of awesome cannot be contained in one building.If you Google search "Karl Rove getting his ass kicked" you will generate zero results. It just doesn't happen. Same thing for "Bush getting Impeached". It just ain't happening either...
dawg109May 15, 2007
<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/world_news/A_Chilling_Tale_A_Brooklyn_boy_predicted_the_W_T_C_days_before_the_attacks">http://digg.com/world_news/A_Chilling_Tale_A_Brooklyn_boy_predicted_the_W_T_C_days_before_the_attacks</a>
blaze4metalMay 16, 2007
@gharding "So you bury EVERY SINGLE NEWS STORY EVER? Because journalism is NEVER unbiased. Robots can't write articles."Not yet....
pailsofgreaseMay 16, 2007
Right on! Why *else* would Giuliani be *knighted* by the Queen of England, if not for his service to America? Three cheers for Sir--er, um, Lady Giuliani:<a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IrE6FMpai8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IrE6FMpai8</a>
linearchaosMay 19, 2007
Scoop and Dump Ghouliani and ship him to China (but save a little of him to fill potholes).
ragnar0kkMay 30, 2007
Giuliani is a Fascist neo-con whore, Ron Paul is the only hope for the Republican party!