The New Yorker reported Giuliani's "expertise on terrorism" and "leadership" on 9-11, cited no criticism |
| Published: August 21, 2007, 3:16 pm |
| Tags: 2008 elections, government elections, rudy giuliani |
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In a profile of Republican presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, published in the August 20 edition of The New Yorker, staff writer Peter Boyer uncritically reported that "Giuliani speaks often of his own expertise on terrorism" and asserted that he "performed well on September 11th." He added: "The common refrain among New Yorkers" is that "Giuliani showed leadership on the day of the terrorist attacks." Similarly, on the August 13 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, Boyer asserted that he has "heard all through the heartland" that Giuliani "is the guy who can beat [Sen.] Hillary Clinton [D-NY]. The other piece of it is, he's ... of course, famously the mayor of America for the September 11th heroics." However, Boyer did not mention anywhere in his 14,800-word article, or on Hardball, that Giuliani's performance before, during, and after the 9-11 attacks has been questioned and criticized. Boyer's New Yorker [ Full article ] |
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