Giuliani's Acceptance from Liberal Elements of the Political Spectrum

Giuliani's Problems with Liberal America

The more conservative element of the Republican party frowns on Giuliani's "liberal" tendencies, but what does liberal America think? Will Giuliani be embraced as a centrist politician or disdained by all?

• Judge Reject's Giuliani's Attempt to Kill Bus Ads Using His Name - The New York Times - Benjamin Weiser - December 2, 1997
  "A Federal judge yesterday rejected Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's effort to remove bus advertisements that lampooned his style, saying that a Mayor who is in the headlines every day and who recently appeared in drag on national television "cannot avoid the limelight of publicity -- good and bad."...
  
  
• Giuliani: Hero or Race Baiter? - In These Times - Steve Wishnia - April 30, 2006
  A film review / summary of Giuliani Time (2006, Kevin Keating) illustrating the points of exception that liberal America, or to be more exact liberal and minority New York, have taken against Giuliani prior to his 9/11 status as "America's Mayor".
  
  
• Rudy CAN Fail! - Znet - Antonino D'Ambrosio & Alexander Billet - February 20, 2007
  D'Ambrosio and Billet find bitter irony in Giuliani's use of English punk band The Clash's track, 'Rudy Can't Fail' during a campaign appearance in California.
  
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• Giulian i: Worse Than Bush Rolling Stone Taibbi, Matt - May 31, 2007
  A vitriolic piece criticizing Giuliani's role in 9/11. Main topics criticized are Rudy's clean-up of NYC after the attacks, alleged profiteering on the tragedy by commanding astronomical speaking fees, and substandard coordination of the NYPD and NYFD prior to 9/11. Further criticism is aimed at Giuliani's political hires, his career as a lobbyist and now consultant, deep connections with Bernard Kerik, and implications of all sorts of corruption.