Rudolph W. Giuliani

Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City and a possible Republican 2008 presidential candidate, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Giuliani Partners LLC, which he founded in January 2002.

Giuliani is also affiliated "with a well-established and politically connected law firm that is based in Houston and bears his name, Bracewell & Giuliani."

• Honorary Trustee, World Trade Center Memorial Foundation

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Giuliani on tobacco issues

The City of New York went smoke-free under Rudolph Giuliani's tenure. Mayor Giuliani signed the Smoke-Free Air Act into law on Jan. 10, 1995. The 1995 measure prohibited smoking in many workplaces, but permitted smoking in stand-alone bars, restaurants with fewer than thirty-five seats, bingo parlors, and a limited number of enclosed workplaces. In addition it permitted "smoking areas" in bars, bowling alleys, convention centers, and performance halls. Many restaurant owners joined tobacco industry representatives in predicting dire consequences of the legislation, arguing it would hurt the restaurant business, result in job loss, and cause smokers to shift their business to smaller restaurants, which are exempted from the law.[1]

The New York City Council also proposed a ban on cigarette billboards while Giuliani was mayor.

Campaign: Issues & Controversy

General

• Compare where Rudy Giuliani stands to other 2008 presidential candidates - whereIstand.com.
• Media Mouse, "Giuliani Addresses Crime, Terrorism, and Immigration at Grand Rapids Campaign Stop," Mediamouse.org, June 8, 2007.

September 11, 2001

Giuliani earned the distinction of being BuzzFlash's "Hypocrite of the Week" on April 27, 2007, after he claimed "that any Republican presidential candidate would prevent another 9/11, while any Democratic presidential candidate would not. ... Beyond being plain stupid, as Keith Olbermann noted, 9/11 happened during the administration of George W. Bush, a Republican, in a city where the Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, was a Republican."

• Kenneth Turan, "'Giuliani Time'. His actions surrounding 9/11 made him a hero to many. Documentary takes a critical look at his career and concludes he's no hero," Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2006.
• Kirkus Reviews, "Preview of Upcoming Book That Roasts Rudy Giuliani -- Over 9/11," Editor & Publisher, July 13, 2006.
• John Aravosis, "Bush to blame for 9/11 workers respiratory ailments," AMERICAblog, September 6, 2006.
• Justin Rood, "Five Years From 9/11, Giuliani's Actions Questioned," TPMmuckraker, September 11, 2006.
• Sarah Baxter, "Firemen douse Rudy’s image as 9/11 hero. Union bid to halt White House run," Times Online (UK), March 18, 2007.
• GOP Hypocrite of the Week: Rudy Giuliani, BuzzFlash, April 27, 2007.
• Anthony DePalma, "Ground Zero Illnesses Clouding Giuliani’s Legacy," New York Times, May 14, 2007.
• "The VIEW discusses Giuliani, 9/11, and WTC7 physics," YouTube, May 14, 2007.
• Russ Buettner, "Onetime Giuliani Insider Is Now a Critic," New York Times, May 22, 2007.
• John Aravosis, "Poisoning 9/11 first-responders," AMERICAblog, June 26, 2007.

War on terrorism

• Faiz Shakir, "Giuliani Confused About Terrorism, Cites Ft. Dix Plot As Reason For Staying In Iraq," Think Progress, May 16, 2007.
• Alex Koppelman, "Rudy amid the evangelicals. 'America's mayor' stays resolute on terrorism and the war -- but don't even ask him about the A-word," Salon, June 27, 2007.
• Matthew Hay Brown, "Giuliani talks tough on terrorism. Democrats fail to grasp threat, he says in Rockville," Baltimore Sun, June 27, 2007.
• Bob Lewis, "Giuliani slams Bill Clinton on terrorism," Associated Press (Boston Globe), June 27, 2007.

Terrorism & torture

• Rosa Brooks, "The GOP’s Torture Enthusiasts. This Week’s Republican Debate Was a Jack Bauer Impersonation Contest," Los Angeles Times (Common Dreams), May 18, 2007.

War in Iraq

• Helen Kennedy, "Prez hopefuls join together - to hurl mud. Giuliani vs. Hil, then Bam vs. McCain as left & right get downright nasty," New York Daily News, May 26, 2007.
• Peter S. Canellos, "GOP rivals embrace unproven Iraq-9/11 tie," Boston Globe, May 27, 2007.

Iraq Study Group vs. fundraising

• "Rudy Giuliani's So-Called 'Commitments' Based on Poor Mayoral Record and Empty Rhetoric," All American Patriots, June 16, 2007.
• Craig Gordon, "Giuliani quit Iraq panel after missed meetings - but he had time for fundraising," Newsday, June 19, 2007.
• Faiz Shakir, "Giuliani Prioritizes Fundraising Over Iraq Strategy," Think Progress, June 19, 2007.
• Taylor Marsh, "Rudy's 9/11 Armor," The Huffington Post, June 19, 2007.
• Craig Gordon, "Rudy 'didn't want to politicize' Iraq study," Newsday, June 20, 2007.
• Marc Santora, "Giuliani Left Group on Iraq After Warning, Article Says," New York Times, June 20, 2007.
• Kevin Drum, "Giuliani Followup," The Political Animal/CBS News, June 20, 2007.
• "Giuliani Regrets Joining Iraq Study Group," Associated Press (Fox News), June 21, 2007.
• Mark Memmott, "Giuliani: I shouldn't have joined Iraq Study Group," On Politics Blog/USA TODAY, June 21, 2007.
• Fred Kaplan, "The Man Who Knows Too Little. What Rudy Giuliani's greedy decision to quit the Iraq Study Group reveals about his candidacy," Slate, June 21, 2007.
• Michelle Cottle, "What business do Giuliani and Bloomberg have running for president? Gotham's Megalomaniacs," The New Republic, June 22, 2007.
• Matt Corley, "Russert: ISG Commissioners Say Giuliani’s Excuse For Leaving Is Untrue," Think Progress, June 24, 2007.

"Tough on crime" candidate?

• John Solomon and Matthew Mosk, "Ex-Partner Of Giuliani May Face Charges. Kerik Counts Said To Include Deception During Cabinet Bid," Washington Post, March 31, 2007. re Bernard Kerik
• John Solomon and Peter Baker, "White House Looked Past Alarms on Kerik. Giuliani, Gonzales Pushed DHS Bid Forward," Washington Post, April 8, 2007.
• John Solomon and Peter Baker, "How White House tripped badly over Giuliani's pal," Washington Post (Seattle Times), April 10, 2007.
• watertiger, "You are the company you keep," Firedoglake Blog, May 24, 2007.
• David von Drehle, "Will Rudy's Get-Tough Image Backfire?" TIME Magazine, June 20, 2007.
• "Team Giuliani," The Kenosha Kid's Blog, June 21, 2007.
• Alex Koppelman and Joe Strupp, "Giuliani's loyalty to an accused priest. A grand jury accused Alan Placa of molestation and his diocese has suspended him, but the presidential candidate continues to employ his lifelong best friend as a consultant," Salon, June 23, 2007.

Traditional Family Values

Religious Right

• Dave Saltonstall, "Robertson thinks Rudy heaven-sent. Televangelist praises 'outstanding' Giuliani at lecture," New York Daily News, June 27, 2007.
• Russell Berman, "Giuliani Gets a Standing Ovation At a Christian College," New York Sun, June 27, 2007. re Pat Robertson and Regent University
• David Brody, "An Up-close Look at Rudy Giuliani," Christian Broadcasting Network, June 27, 2007.

Abortion

• Deborah Charles, "Giuliani woos conservatives wary of abortion view," Reuters (Washington Post), June 26, 2007.
• Alex Koppelman, "Rudy amid the evangelicals. 'America's mayor' stays resolute on terrorism and the war -- but don't even ask him about the A-word," Salon, June 27, 2007.

Family / Divorces

• Steve Benen, "High Infidelity. What if three admitted adulterers run for president and no one cares?" Washington Monthly, July/August 2006.
• Jeralyn Merritt, "Rudy Leaves Ex and Kids Off his Presidential Exploratory Website," Talk Left, December 21, 2006.
• John Aravosis, "Rudy Giuliani, 'notorious adulterer,' now wants to defend marriage," AMERICAblog, April 27, 2007.

Same-Sex Marriage

"During his mayoralty, gays and lesbians in New York asked for domestic-partnership rights. Giuliani in turn pushed the city's Democratic-controlled City Council, which had avoided the issue for years, to then pass legislation providing broad protection for same-sex partners. In 1998, he codified local law by granting all city employees equal benefits for their domestic partners. Giuliani also allowed gays and lesbians to serve openly in his administration."

• 2004: Giuliani "came out against President's Bush's call for a ban against gay marriage stating he could not support a ban at this time. Some of us remember that when Giuliani separated from his wife he took up residence with friends of his, a couple --- two men."

• 2005: "Rudy Giuliani supports civil unions, signed a generous domestic partnership bill as mayor, and famously lived with two gay men."

• 2007: "In a startling departure from his previously stated position on civil unions, Mayor Giuliani came out to The New York Sun yesterday evening in opposition to the civil union law just passed by the New Hampshire state Senate. ... 'In this specific case the law states same sex civil unions are the equivalent of marriage and recognizes same sex unions from outside states. This goes too far and Mayor Giuliani does not support it.'"

• Eric Boehlert, "What will Rudy say to his gay friends?" Salon (isebrand.com), February 26, 2004.
• James Gordon Meek, "Rudy opposes gay nups ban," New York Daily News, April 8, 2004.
• Richard Skinner, "Gay Marriage and the 2008 Election," Polysigh Blog, August 8, 2005.
• "Rudy Giuliani appears to be distancing himself from pro-gay past," Advocate.com, April 26, 2006.
• Terence P. Jeffrey, "Rudy Giuliani: Fake Conservative. Liberal Views On Abortion, Gay Rights Will Doom Giuliani In GOP Primaries," National Review (CBS News), February 6, 2007.
• Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza, "Giuliani Announces He's In '08 Presidential Race," Washington Post, February 6, 2007: "Giuliani restated his support for abortion rights and gay rights but said he believes marriage should remain a union between a man and a woman."
• Josh Gerstein, "Giuliani: 'I Am Committed'," New York Sun, February 10, 2007: Giuliani "carefully skirted divisive social issues, such as abortion and gay rights, which put him at odds with many conservatives."
• Michael Roston, "Giuliani comes out against civil unions," The Raw Story, April 26, 2007.
• Marsha Mercer, "Giuliani's Southern surprise," Washington Dateline, April 27, 2007.
• Ryan Sager, "Giuliani's Startling Departure on Civil Unions," New York Sun, April 27, 2007.

Bracewell & Giuliani

• Nathan Koppel, "Can Giuliani's Name Turn Buzz Into Money?" Wall Street Journal Online, undated. Subscription required.
• Peter Lattman, "Hey Big Law, Are Politicians Worth It?" Law Blog/Wall Street Journal, March 20, 2007.

OxyContin

• Brian Ross, Richard Esposito, and R. Schwartz, "OxyContin: The Giuliani Connection," The Blotter Blog / ABC News (The Huffington Post), May 10, 2007.
• John Riley, "Giuliani-led firm misled public," Newsday, May 10, 2007.
• Sue Lindsey, "OxyContin Maker, Execs Guilty of Deceit," International Business Times, May 11, 2007.
• Carl Campanile, "Guilty Oxy Could Cause Rudy Pain," New York Post, May 11, 2007.
• Cliff Schecter, "The Joys Of Oxycrack," CliffSchecter Blogspot, May 15, 2007.
• Peter Lattman, "Giuliani Flexes Legal Muscles in OxyContin Settlement," Law Blog/Wall Street Journal, June 19, 2007.

Clients

• Joe Stinebaker, "Giuliani's Firm Lobbies Texas for Citgo," Associated Press (Washington Post), March 14, 2007. re Hugo Chavez
• Russ Buettner, "Giuliani’s Tie to Texas Law Firm May Pose Risk," New York Times, May 2, 2007. re Houston, Texas, firm Bracewell & Giuliani: "The firm is perhaps the nation’s most aggressive lobbyist for coal-fired power plants, heavy emitters of air pollutants and carbon dioxide, a gas associated with global warming. Environmentalists say the firm played a significant role in persuading the Bush administration to roll back major provisions of the Clean Air Act."

Military Service

• Geoffrey Gray, "Rudy and 'Nam. He's no war hero. Will it matter?" New York Magazine, April 23, 2007 (issue).

Campaign Plan Revealed

The New York Daily News reported that a 140-page plan developed last fall for a Giuliani presidential bid would aim to raise $100 million in 2007 with "at least $25 million in the next three months alone." The document was provided to the News by someone with one of the rival campaign teams. The document, the paper reports, reveal "that Giuliani began meeting with potential supporters last April and that by October, his staff had put in place a detailed plan for a serious bid for the presidency." However, the document also flagged that Giuliani may "drop out of [the] race" due to "insurmountable" personal and political vulnerabilities. "On the same page is a list of the candidate's central problems in bullet-point form: his private sector business; disgraced former aide Bernard Kerik; his third wife, Judith Nathan Giuliani; "social issues," on which is he is more liberal than most Republicans, and his former wife Donna Hanover," the paper reports.

In the document, the campaign plan flagged recruiting Republican fundraiser Cathy Blaney from New York "on a retainer of $260,000" and Florida-based Ann Herberger at a cost of $216,000. However, both went on to other jobs with Herberger "reportedly has signed on to the presidential campaign of Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney."

Also see "'Daily News' Gets Rudy's Prez Plans Left Behind in Hotel," Editor & Publisher, January 2, 2007.

Declaration to enter the 2008 election

On February 14, 2007, Giuliani declared, “Yes, I’m running,” on Larry King’s show on CNN.

In preparation for his presidential bid, Giuliani’s campaign stated that he will stop accepting invitations to give paid speeches. It has been reported that the former New York City Mayor has received $100,000 for each appearance.

"His top priority is traveling around the country talking to voters about his vision for the future of the country, and he is committing the time and energy necessary to getting his message out across the country," said Katie Levinson, a campaign spokeswoman.

Campaign Data

Campaign Staff

• Anne Dickerson
• Margaret Hoover, former Deputy Finance Director [2] for Giuliani's political action committee, Solutions America, which was launched June 16, 2006. [3]

Websites

The SOLUTIONSAMERICA.ORG domain was registered May 11, 2006 (updated June 12, 2006), to Ryan Medrano, who is also the administrator (email aitsg1 AT gmail.com). The registrant organization is Solutions America, 575 Eighth Ave, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10018, Phone 703 519-2810.

The SOLUTIONSAMERICA.COM domain was registered June 13, 2006, to Solutions America at the same address and phone number. The administrative/technical contact at Solutions America is whitney.mcbee AT gmail.com, same address and phone number.

Endorsements

In January 2007, Rep. Mary Bono (R-Calif.) has endorsed former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's 2008 Presidential. She cited his "leadership on September 11" and his "philosophies" as reasons for the support.

Also see Chris Smith, "Rudy’s Rove Connection Hits the Road. Staffer Margaret Hoover sucks it up," New York Magazine, April 9, 2007.

Buying Up Domain Names

"When New York Senate candidate Rudolph Giuliani began his campaign against First Lady Hillary Clinton, one of his first moves was to register as many domain names as possibly [sic] that related to both himself and his opponent." [4]

In July 1999, Medill News Services' Giada Zampano reported that the URL for the "domain www.HillaryNo.com" led "to a Web site built by the Friends of Giuliani committee and was launched in March as a link on the New York mayor's Web site" when it was thought that Giuliani and Clinton might "face each other in the race for the Senate seat being vacated" in 2000 by "New York Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan."

According to R. Rebecca Donatelli, director of Campaign Solutions (part of the Donatelli Group, which managed the website), the "anti-Hillary site 'was done with humor and it's really more a comparison site than an 'against' site, ... And people's response was tremendous. About 3 million users hit the site from the beginning of April, and about 5000 have applied to volunteer for Giuliani's campaign."

"Buying up Internet names that 'belong' to someone else is a recent trend that Martin Edlund of Hockaday Donatelli Campaign Solutions says is 'a precautionary move.' The campaign fundraising firm was responsible for managing Giuliani's web presence. 'If we control the domain name, we can decide who uses it. If we don't, anyone can'," Edlund said. [5]

The domain name HILLARYNO.COM, for example, has been registered to Hockaday-Donatelli Campaign Solutions since March 17, 1999, and is due to expire (unless renewed) on March 17, 2008, and HILLARYNO.ORG was secured October 16, 2002, and likewise is due to expire March 17, 2008.

Resources and articles

Related SourceWatch/Congresspedia articles

• Bernard Kerik
• U.S. presidential election, 2008
• Zenia Mucha

Profiles

• Profile: Rudolph W. Giuliani, Giuliani Partners.
• A Biography of Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, New York City Government Records.
• Rudolph Giuliani in the Wikipedia.

External articles

1999

• Justin Torres, "Internet Site, Diallo Case Heat Up NY Senate Race," CNSNews.com, April 2, 1999: "Giuliani told a reporter yesterday that 'there have never been more users, more hits, more participants, for a political website ever.'"
• Michael Clark and Akweli Parker, "Politics On The Web. It's a brave new world," The Virginian-Pilot, June 7, 1999.
• Donna Ladd, "Squatting Is A Political Right," RTMark.com, June 10, 1999.
• Giada Zampano, "Hillary Campaigns Online. You'll find pro, con sites for first lady's possible Senate race," Medill News Service (PCWorld.com), July 1999.
• James Ledbetter, "Hillary gets hacked," CNN, July 22, 1999.

2005

• "Pat Robertson on This Week," Crooks and Liars, May 1, 2005. Pat Robertson endorsed Giuliani.
• "Giuliani08Watch," Washington Post (pdf), December 2005.

2006

• Russell Berman, "In Bid to Raise Profile, Aid GOP, Giuliani Rakes In $2 Million," The New York Sun, June 14, 2006.
• "Matthews compared Bush press conference to Churchill, again touted Giuliani as 'the perfect candidate' to replace Bush, told Bilbray, 'You're the best'," Media Matters for America, June 15, 2006.
• Frank Scheck, "Giuliani documentary diluted by heavy bias," Reuters, June 16, 2006.

2007

• "Giuliani: Yes, I'm Running, Really," Associated Press (delivered by CBS News), February 15, 2007.
• Adam Nagourney, "G.O.P. Candidates Criticize Slur by Conservative Author," New York Times, March 4, 2007. re Ann Coulter
• Colin Moynihan,"Judge Orders Police Department Files on Preconvention Surveillance Opened," New York Times, May 17, 2007.
• "Rudy to Get The Harriet Miers Treatment, Right Wing Watch/People for the American Way, May 23, 2007.

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