Firefighters Finger Rudy

Bad radios killed hundreds of NYC firefighters while Rudy ran away with the press, spinning stories of heroes, such as himself. When the NYC firefighters union saw Giuliani become a serious candidate for president, it commissioned a video to tell the real story of Rudy's failed leadership, and urged other American firefighters not to elect this man president. Testimonies make clear six points: After radio failures led to the deaths of firefighters during the first attack on the WTC in 1993, Mayor Giuliani failed to correct the problem until seven years later. The new radios didn't work either -- they were purchased through a closed bid and were never tested. On 9/11, firefighters were told to evacuate the second tower 30 minutes before it fell -- but 125 men never heard the call. Guiliani fled his bunker in Building 7 and talked only to the press -- not to command. Immediately after the gold under building 7 was recovered, Giuliani ordered all firefighters off the scene and turned the site over to FEMA, who dumped the dead in landfills. Giuliani closed the landfills to firefighters and their families, relenting only after massive public protests. These are the primary beefs of the firefighters who were abandoned by their mayor before, during and after the worst day in American history. They present compelling reasons why this man should never be president. CW Fisher