Giuliani: I misspoke about ground zero

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Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani said Friday that he misspoke when he said he spent as much time, if not more, at ground zero exposed to the same health risks as workers combing the site after the Sept. 11 attacks.

"I think I could have said it better," he told nationally syndicated radio host Mike Gallagher. "You know, what I was saying was, 'I'm there with you.'"

The former New York mayor upset some firefighters and police officers when he said Thursday in Cincinnati that he was at ground zero "as often, if not more, than most of the workers."

"I was there working with them. I was exposed to exactly the same things they were exposed to. So in that sense, I'm one of them," he told reporters at a Los Angeles Dodgers-Cincinnati Reds baseball game.

Fire and police officials responded angrily, saying Giuliani did not do the same work as those involved in the rescue, recovery and cleanup from the 2001 terrorist attacks, which left many workers sick and injured.

On Friday, Giuliani said he was trying to show his concern for the workers' health.

"What I was trying to say yesterday is that I empathize with them, because I feel like I have that same risk," he said.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070810/ap_on_el_pr/giuliani_ground_zero

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Yah.

Spin it, Judy, spin it!!

[otohara]

1. How About this Lie? "You Know The Dems Have Had 4 Debates and NOT ONE

mentioned Islamic terrorists.

CNN.com - CNN Political Ticker Giuliani on Democratic debate: Why ...
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[thecrow]

26. Was he wheezing when he said this?

No?

LYING SOB

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Misspoke - there's the new RW buzzword. They all use it.

If means simply

I LIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Judi Lynn]

6. They even lie about lying! How bad can it get? n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. It's all they know. They lie so much they believe it's the truth.

[Ian David]

12. "That phrase has been rendered inoperative"

Means, "Someone caught me in that lie, so I'll use a new one."

[gatorboy]

3. He meant he was there in Spirit!

Which is almost the same, right? Well besides the fact that he didn't inhale glass, debris and human dust on a daily basis. But it's ALMOST the same...

[Cant trust em]

4. "I was there working with them"

What he really means is that he was there also standing around watching them work and telling them that they're doing a bang-up job. Last time I checked, Rudy wasn't getting down and dirty in the rubble. This isn't going to fly for him.

[ClintonTyree]

13. But he WAS there often.......

to get his picture taken with any politician or celebrity that wanted to dance on the graves of the victims for their own gain.

He's America's Mayor! A true American hero! :puke: Excuse me. The bile rises every time I hear that jerk-off open his gaping maw.

[rodeodance]

5. abc is doing a good story on this.

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. What a fraud. Ol' Rat-teeth will milk 9/11 until it does him in.

And it's happening before his eyes.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

9. Let me put this in a way...

That your average, sane NY or NJ person would put it, regarding Giuliani:

"Life without any more of that fuckin' jerkoff would be fuckin' beeyootifull. He should just go fuck himself."

Of course, I forgot to mention that this would be said by the average NY or NJ Priest, minister or rabbi. Joe Sixpack would use obscenities. ;-)

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. I love wisdom when it's spelled out in easy to understand terms.

That hits the spot.

[Ian David]

10. What he meant was, Bernie Kerick spent as much time there as anyone else...

... except that it was BEFORE 9/11, and he was banging his mistress in the control center.

[Pastiche423]

17. I thought Bernie was banging someone

after 9/11 in an apartment meant for rescue workers to take a break.

No?

[NYC]

25. You are correct.

:hi:

[Doctor_J]

14. Pathological liar - a shoo-in for the GOP nomination

Matthews gets a boner every time a pic of Mayor Combover comes up on the screen.

[stillcool]

15. He may not have been....

digging then, but he's certainly is now. Keep it up Rudy...let's see how many more Americans you can totally piss off.

[0007]

16. .......and this lying sack of gas is the most popular candidate!

That's sure sez a lot about the others, 'eh?

[BearSquirrel2]

18. He meant Bush ...

<Daily Show Correspondent Mode>
Bush is the only one who does any work that's worth while in Rudy's book and Rudy was there whenever Bush was. So his statement make perfect sense.
</Daily Show Correspondent Mode>

[Auggie]

19. Another nail in his coffin as far as I'm concerned

[antiimperialist]

20. Let's see if the media will cover this one as much as Obama's Pakistan remarks

Doubt it.

[SeattleGirl]

21. Misspoke, my fucking ass!

You flat-out lied, just like you always do, just like all you Pukes do.

Save it, Rudy.

I'm not buying it, and I bet lots of other people aren't either.

[LuckyLib]

22. Rudy, try going 24 hours without mentioning 9/11. Can't do it? Yup, that's the only game you got.

[Bombero1956]

23. misspoke my ass

His concern only lasted until the gold was recovered from ground zero, then he cut back recovery efforts and had firefighters arrested when they protested.

[lovuian]

24. Misspoke called Lie

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1B2WBD-F-7I
Dust to Dust
911 will haunt Rudy