Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani unveiled a team of firefighters, police, paramedics and other first responders intended to breathe life into the former New York City mayor's campaign.
Giuliani made the announcement at a firehouse in Pelham, South Carolina and the team includes a number of Palmetto State emergency personnel.
Jim Bowie, president of the South Carolina Firefighter's Association, will serve as the national firefighter chairman, while Croft fire chief Lewis Hayes has also signed on. Irmo fire chief Mike Sonefeld has said he will also help support Giuliani's campaign, which has signed up nearly 200 South Carolina firefighters.
Polls have placed Giuliani at the front of Republican candidates in South Carolina, and his support is especially strong among firefighters and emergency workers.
“Mayor Giuliani has a proven record of supporting firefighters,” said Bowie in a press release. "As Mayor, he implemented policies that improved firefighters’ safety and preparedness. Firefighters across the nation are supporting Mayor Giuliani because they admire his leadership and support his vision for our country."
Did he dress in drag when he unveiled this latest gimmick?
Posted by: Mike | 29 August 2007 at 05:23 PM
It just goes to show you that Rudy will drape himself in anything and anybody if he thinks it will buy him a vote. How deplorable. This is from a man who spent only 23 hours at Ground Zero during and ENTIRE month after 9-11 while at the same time, spending over 48 hours at Yankee Stadium watching ball games. What's the matter Rudy? Were none of the Yankees available to work on your staff either? I mean come on. You spent more time with them than you did with fire, police & rescure crews at Ground Zero. What Rudy is really afraid of is that if you peel away 9-11 and the boogey man/terrorism card, he really doe not have anything to offer voters except his own well documented arrogance, cronism and poor track record in office.
Posted by: Spenser | 30 August 2007 at 09:16 AM