Rudy Giuliani

From Conservapedia
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani.jpg
107th Mayor of New York City
From: January 1, 1994 – December 31, 2001
Predecessor David Dinkins
Successor Michael Bloomberg
Information
Party Republican
Spouse(s) Regina Peruggi (m. 1968, div. 1982, ann. 1983)
Donna Hanover (1984-2002)
Judith Nathan (m. 2003)
Religion Roman Catholic

Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (Born May 28th 1944) is a pro-Trump spokesman previously known for serving two terms as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001, including the time of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Giuliani was heavily promoted by the liberal media because of his liberal social views and his nearly daily pandering to press. He received Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" and was sometimes called "America's Mayor." One of the Biden junta's first actions was to execute a warrant against Guiliani, who led challenges of Democrat voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.[1]

Giuliani supported Donald Trump for president, and was picked by Trump to be his personal attorney in April 2018. While defending Trump in the Mueller probe from allegations of Russia collusion, Guiliani uncovered the Ukrainian collusion scandal.

As Republican mayor of New York City he cracked down on "quality of life" crimes, including cleaning up Times Square, taking the homeless off the streets and replacing welfare offices into job centers. By the end of his two terms the unemployment rate was cut in half, the crime rate dropped 57% and the murder rate dropped 65%.[2] Giuliani gained the reputation of one of the greatest mayors in history.

Prior to serving as Mayor, Giuliani became a high-ranking member of the Department of Justice in the Reagan administration in 1981. In 1983 he become U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He was known for overzealously prosecuting figures who attracted media attention and who were subsequently found "Not Guilty" in jury trials. In 2007-2008 Rudy Giuliani emerged as a liberal candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, and was a complete bust in the primaries.

Trump advisor and attorney[edit]

See also: Biden/Harris attack on civil liberties

Weeks after the Biden junta seizured power, Biden and wingman Merrick Garland lifted President Trump's ban on harassment of political opponents and executed a warrant on Mayor Giuliani to seize electronic devices. The devices contain all the names and cell phone number's of all Giuliani's contacts.[3] Giuliani led the challenges to Democrat election fraud after the 2020 presidential election.[4] Two days prior to the seizure of Giuliani's electronic devices, it was reported that the FISA Court determined Obama era FISA abuse was ongoing.[5] The seizure opened the door for further FISA 702 abuse.

Additionally, Giuliani had in his possession damning evidence related to the Biden family corruption scandals.[6] Guiliani offered Hunter Biden's laptop hard drives, which contained child pornography, to the Biden DOJ officers serving the warrant, but they refused to take it.[7]

Mayor of New York City[edit]

Giuliani brought a new, conservative approach to the ills of New York City. He argued that crime's root cause was not poverty but poor law enforcement; poverty was not alleviated by social welfare programs but perpetuated by them; and the public schools needed not more money but fewer bureaucrats. He made major efforts to reform city affairs, opposed at every step by labor unions, the board of education, social-service agencies, the school bureaucracy, and identity-group politicians. He became a media favorite based on his conservative crime fighting and his liberal positions on abortion, gun control and homosexuality. As mayor he would hold almost daily press conferences, and his personal indiscretions regarding his married life became favorite topics for the media. He also hosted his own radio show once a week entitled Live From City Hall With Rudy Giuliani. The show would discuss current city events, and became known by critics as "Rudy's bullying pulpit", in that when open calls were taken, Giuliani would not be hesitant to be confrontational with callers who disagreed with him.

In October 1995, Mayor Giuliani ejected terrorist Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from a concert at New York's Lincoln Center. Giuliani also refused to invite Cuban dictator Fidel Castro to a gala dinner, "It's my party and I'll invite who I want."

Crime[edit]

As Mayor, Rudy Giuliani sought to return accountability to city government and improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers. Under his leadership, overall crime fell 57%, murder was reduced by 65%, shootings dropped 72% and New York was recognized by the F.B.I. as the safest large city in America for five consecutive years. Although national crime rates fell in the 1990s, New York exceeded all other cities. Among Giuliani's most notable accomplishments during his mayoralty was his successful assault on pornography businesses in Times Square. The neighborhood had long been a mecca for "sexually oriented businesses", but through a prolonged campaign which included maintaining an alliance of local businesses, conservative and feminist groups and the general public, Giuliani managed to clean it up and replaced it with legitimate theaters, restaurants and shops, making it a world class tourist attraction for families.

Mayor Giuliani, along with New York City Police Department Commissioner Bill Bratton, adopted an anti-crime approach known as the "Broken Window Theory." Which is the notion that if by cracking down on minor crimes such as graffiti or litter, it will lead to stopping more serious crimes before they occur. In 1994 Giuliani and Bratton launched the initiative CompStat, which looked at crime geographically and statistically monitored criminal activity on specific street corners. The program proved to be successful in reducing crime and is still used today. In 1996 it won the Innovations in Government Award from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. However, Bratton resigned in 1996 after having personal disagreements with Giuliani.

Economic record[edit]

Under Mayor Giuliani unemployment dropped from 10.4% to 5.0%, personal income rose 50%, a $2.3 billion budget deficit was turned into a $2.9 billion surplus by FY 2001, there was a 17% reduction in New Yorkers tax burden, and over 640,000 people were cut from welfare rolls. Club for Growth, a conservative political action committee which supports lower taxes, school choice and free trade has said that, "it is impossible to ignore Giuliani's overall commitment to a pro-growth philosophy and his executive talent for implementing that philosophy in a hostile political environment."

During his 1993 Mayoral campaign Giuliani proposed putting a 90-day limit to stay at homeless shelters, "It sounds generous and compassionate, but it isn't. There's an understanding of human psychology that's missing. The less you expect of people, the less you get. The more you expect, the more you get." [8]

On education Giuliani was a strong advocate of school choice. He created the Charter School Initiative in 1999, which led to creation of 17 new schools by the Fall 2001. His administration offered grants of up to $250,000 to new Charter Schools. In 1999 he placed $12 million into the budget for parochial school vouchers. Wanting to reduce school bureaucracy, Giuliani frequently battled liberals at the New York City Board of Education. In April 1999, Giuliani said he would like to "blow up" the board of Education.[9]

Immigration[edit]

Giuliani has received criticisms from conservatives for turning New York City into a Sanctuary city. In 1996, he said that "We're never, ever going to be able to totally control immigration in a country that is as large as ours." He went on to say, "If you were to totally control immigration into the United States, you might very well destroy the economy of the United States, because you'd have to inspect everything and everyone in every way possible." As Mayor, Giuliani said that, "There isn’t a mayor or public official in this country that is more strongly pro immigrant than I am. Including disagreeing with President Clinton when he signed an anti immigrant legislation about 2 or 3 years ago."

The arts[edit]

In 1999 Giuliani threatened to cut off city funding for the Brooklyn Museum if the museum did not remove a painting of Virgin Mary next to elephant dung and female genitalia pictures. Although Christians supported the mayor's actions, the museum and the American Civil Liberties Union successfully filed a lawsuit against Giuliani that his actions violated the First Amendment. Mayor Giuliani was forced to restore funding.

September 11 terrorist attacks[edit]

Rudy Giulianipersonoftheyear.jpg
On Sept. 10, 2001, Giuliani was known as a crime fighter; his approval rating hovered around 50 percent. He was a lame duck, barred by term limits from seeking re-election, in a city that in any case felt increasingly worn out by eight years of his combative style. And while his supporters talked of a presidential bid, the prospect seemed a long shot for a Republican who supported abortion rights and restrictions on gun sales.

A week after the 9/11 attacks, due to his almost universally acclaimed leadership in the aftermath of that tragedy, his approval rating hovered at nearly 80%. Since then he has been on almost every short list of Republican contenders. In his talks, Giuliani uses Sept. 11 to make two points. The first is that he has proven himself to be a leader, and having a proven leader in these troubled times, he tells audiences, is more important than whether you agree with everything he stands for. The other is that his handling of the aftermath of the terrorist attacks proved his competency.[10]

The International Association of Fire Fighters, America's largest union of firefighters, posted a grievance against Giuliani's November 2001 decision to reduce the number of firefighters searching the rubble of Ground Zero for the remains of some 300 fallen comrades.[11]

He tried and failed to change the city's law prohibiting a third consecutive term. He began Giuliani Partners, which immediately became a consultant to businesses worldwide on dealing with terrorism. He gave many highly-paid speeches on how leadership can deal with terrible crises, like he did, and in 2002 published Leadership, recounting how he handled 9-11.

Giuliani strongly recommended in 2004 that his business partner and former city police chief Bernard B. Kerik be named Secretary of Homeland Security. President George W. Bush was about to do so when it was learned that Kerik was involved in multiple scandals. In November, 2007, Kerik was indicted by a federal grand jury on corruption charges relating to his former position under Giuliani, as well as personal tax evasion charges. The indictment seriously weakened the Giuliani presidential bid.[12]

Political campaigns[edit]

In 1989, Giuliani ran for mayor of New York City on the Liberal and Republican tickets, losing to Democratic Socialist David Dinkins in the closest election in New York City history. In a rematch in 1993, Dinkins popularity faltered after he alienated the New York City Police Department for his support for an all civilian panel to oversee brutality complaints.[13] This led to massive protests against the Mayor. As crime rates rose, Dinkins gained the image of being weak and incumbent. On the contrary, Giuliani stressed quality of life, crime, business and education. He was elected the 107th Mayor, becoming the first Republican mayor of New York City in over 25 years. In 1997 he was easily re-elected by a wide margin, carrying four out of five boroughs.

In 2000 a diagnosis of prostate cancer had led Rudy Giuliani to drop out of a run for the Senate seat eventually won by Democrat Hillary Clinton.

2008 Presidential campaign[edit]

For a more detailed treatment, see Rudy Giuliani 2008 Presidential Campaign.

Giuliani ran for the Republican nomination for president of the United States in 2008. He repeatedly talked about his mayoral achievements, losing the attention of many supporters.[14] After the John McCain campaign apparently collapsed in mid 2007, Giuliani took the lead in national polls until December 2007, when he began to fall behind other candidates.[15]

Downplaying his liberal views on abortion, gun control, homosexual and immigration, Giuliani emphasized his heroic leadership of New York City after 9-11, as well as his cutting crime in the city and his hard-line stance against terrorism. Although he campaigned vigorously, he was so focused on his own record in New York that he did not make contact with what the voters were interested in. Worse, he could not shake off charges of corruption. He lost most of his support in the last two months of 2007. He won only 3.5% of voters in Iowa; 8.5% in New Hampshire; 2.8% in Michigan; 4.3% in Nevada and 2.1% in South Carolina. Pulling out of other states, he concentrated all his efforts in a losing battle for Florida, where he ran third with a mere 15%. Analysts noted the more voters saw of Giuliani, the fewer supported him.[16]

Horsey editorial cartoon shows social conservative dismay regarding Giuliani's morals; March 23, 2007

He left the race after Florida and endorsed McCain. When McCain was nominated Giuliani criss-crossed the country speaking on his behalf.

Political views[edit]

Rudy Giuliani is known for having liberal positions on social issues such as abortion, gun control and gay rights, while conservative positions on national defense and fiscal policy.

Giuliani supports "responsible" restrictions on abortion such as parental notification with a judicial bypass and a ban on partial birth abortion – except when the life of the mother is at stake. However, In 1997 Giuliani said that then - President Bill Clinton made the right decision when he vetoed a ban on partial birth abortion. During his 2000 Senate campaign he said that he would "vote to preserve the option for women." Giuliani has also given six contributions to Planned Parenthood in the 1990s. The payments, totaling $900, were made in 1993, 1994, 1998 and 1999. Planned Parenthood is one of the top abortion advocates and abortion providers in the United States.

Giuliani has changed his views on guns over time. As mayor of New York City, he was a proponent of urban gun control, but, while running for President, has stated that he thinks differently about more mid-west environments. As Mayor of New York City, Giuliani became a nationally visible figure in favor of gun control measures, beginning with an appearance on Meet the Press in late 1993. He was in favor of the 1993 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. In 1995, Giuliani called member's of the National Rifle Association "extremists." And that anti-gun control positions of many Republicans are "terrible for America."

Although Rudy Giuliani does not support same-sex marriage, he does support "domestic partnerships" that provide stability for Americans who are in non-traditional relationships.

Giuliani is known as a staunch conservative on national security. He has supported President George W. Bush's tactic of using domestic surveillance and strongly supports completing the mission in Iraq and hunting for terrorists and insurgents. Giuliani was described by Newsweek magazine in January 2007 as "one of the most consistent cheerleaders for the president’s handling of the war in Iraq."

On economic policy, conservative economist George Will said of Rudy Giuliani's two terms as mayor, "the most successful episode of conservative governance of the last 50 years.[17] He has received praise from fiscal conservatives for his advocacy of lower taxes and less government bureaucracy.

In February 2015, Giuliani gave comments which criticized Barack Hussein Obama's policies and declared Obama "doesn't love America".

Early life and career[edit]

Rudolph W. Giuliani was born to a working class Italian-American family in Brooklyn, New York. As the grandson of immigrants, Giuliani developed a strong work ethic and a deep respect for America's ideal of equal opportunity. He attended Catholic parochial schools including Brooklyn's Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School (Class of '61). He graduated from Manhattan College (Class of '65) and New York University Law School, magna cum laude in 1968.[18]

After law school Giuliani clerked for Judge Lloyd MacMahon, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. In 1970, he joined the office of the U.S. Attorney. At age 29, he was named Chief of the Narcotics Unit and rose to serve as executive U.S. Attorney. In 1975, Giuliani was recruited by the Gerald R. Ford administration and became Associate Deputy Attorney General and chief of staff to the Deputy Attorney General. From 1977 to 1981 he practiced law at Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler in New York City.[19]

The Reagan Administration brought Giuliani to Washington in 1981 as Associate Attorney General, the third highest position in the U.S. Department of Justice. He supervised all of the US Attorney Offices' Federal law enforcement agencies, the Bureau of Corrections, the Drug Enforcement Agency, and the US Marshals. In 1983, Reagan appointed Giuliani to be US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He gained national prominence over successfully prosecuting high-profile cases.

He frequently used the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to bring down organized criminals. From 1985-1986 Giuliani indicted eleven organized crime figures under the RICO act that also included charges of extortion, labor racketeering, and murder for hire. Time Magazine called this "Case of Cases" possibly "the most significant assault on the infrastructure of organized crime since the high command of the Chicago Mafia was swept away in 1943." [20]

Wall Street arbitrageur Ivan Boesky earned an estimated $200 million by betting on corporate takeovers. He was violating insider trading laws by making investments based on tips received from corporate insiders. Giuliani prosecuted Boesky and was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison and fined $100 million. The case was all the more significant, in that insider trading laws were rarely enforced at the time. Boesky informed several of his insiders, including junk bond trader Michael Milken. In 1989 Giuliani charged Milken under the RICO act with 98 counts of racketeering and fraud. He paid a total of $900 million in fines and settlements.

After six years as serving as a prosecutor Giuliani's record stood at 4,125 convictions with only 25 reversals.[21]

Personal life[edit]

Giuliani has been married and divorced three times. First to his second cousin Regina Peruggi, on October 26, 1968. In 1976 the couple split. They did not have any children. His second marriage was to Donna Hanover. Giuliani filed for legal separation from Peruggi on August 12, 1982. Giuliani and Hanover started living together later that year in Washington, D.C. A Roman Catholic Church annulment of the Giuliani-Peruggi marriage was granted at the end of 1983[22] because, according to Giuliani, they did not have the necessary Church dispensation.

Giuliani and Hanover then married on April 15, 1984. They had two children, Andrew and Caroline. In May 2000, Giuliani admitted to an extramarital relationship with Judith Nathan and called a press conference to reveal he intended to separate from Hanover. Hanover did not know that Giuliani intended to make such an announcement and was reportedly caught somewhat by surprise [23] Giuliani then married Judith Nathan in 2003, his third marriage. In April 2018, Judith filed for a contested divorce, which could mean a disagreement over dividing the assets.

Bibliography[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/04/28/giuliani-pad-raided-by-feds-492636
  2. ↑ http://www.draftrudy.com/record
  3. ↑ https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/04/28/giuliani-pad-raided-by-feds-492636
  4. ↑ https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/04/28/feds-raid-rudy-giuliani-apartment-seize-electronic-devices-its-the-corrupt-doj-fara951-angle-all-over-again/
  5. ↑ https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/04/26/declassified-fisa-court-opinion-for-2020-shows-even-more-warrantless-fbi-abuses-of-nsa-database-including-search-queries-for-government-officials-and-victims/
  6. ↑ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/hunter-biden-s-legal-work-romania-raises-new-questions-about-n1071031
  7. ↑ https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/07/giuliani-fbi-refused-take-hunter-bidens-hard-drives-contained-child-pornography-raid-video/M
  8. ↑ http://www.answers.com/topic/rudolph-giuliani
  9. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/28/nyregion/a-wider-audience.html
  10. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/12/us/politics/12topic-giuliani.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
  11. ↑ https://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/09/giuliani.firefighters.ap/index.html
  12. ↑ John Solomon and Matthew Mosk, "Ex-Partner Of Giuliani May Face Charges," Washington Post March 31, 2007
  13. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/26/nyregion/dinkins-names-police-corruption-panel-and-urges-civilian-police-review.html
  14. ↑ "A Biography Of Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani" The City of New York Office of the Mayor [1]; See also "Time's 2001 Person of the Year Rudy Giuliani"
  15. ↑ http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-192.html#polls
  16. ↑ Matthew Continetti, "The Giuliani Implosion: From frontrunner to also-ran in eight short weeks," The Weekly Standard Jan. 21, 2008; Justin Wolfers, "How Rudy's Bet Went Wrong," Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2008; Michael Powell and Michael Cooper, "For Giuliani, a Dizzying Free-Fall", New York Times Jan. 30, 2008
  17. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjS-MVp-j9k
  18. ↑ "A Biography Of Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani" The City of New York Office of the Mayor [2]
  19. ↑ "A Biography Of Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani" The City of New York Office of the Mayor [3]
  20. ↑ http://www.quickoverview.com/election2008/rudy-giuliani-overview.html
  21. ↑ "A Biography Of Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani" The City of New York Office of the Mayor [4]
  22. ↑ http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0212072giuliani12.html
  23. ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E04E7D8163BF932A25756C0A9669C8B63&sec=health&spon=&pagewanted=2
v • d • e
Election Fraud
Types of Election Fraud
Individuals Fighting Election Fraud
Election Integrity
Groups Undermining Traditional Election Integrity
Bills Undermining Election Integrity
Court cases

Categories: [United States Mayors] [New York City] [Crime] [2008 Presidential Candidates] [Fiscal Conservatives] [Republicans] [Mayors] [The 100 Americans The Left Hates Most] [Abortion Advocates] [Liberal Republicans] [Best Selling Authors] [Patriots] [Italian-Americans] [America First Agenda] [Pro Abortion Republicans] [Republican Anti-establishment]

↧ Download as ZWI file | Last modified: 03/13/2023 01:22:06 | 6 views
☰ Source: https://www.conservapedia.com/Rudy_Giuliani | License: CC BY-SA 3.0

ZWI signed:
  Encycloreader by the Knowledge Standards Foundation (KSF) ✓[what is this?]

ZWI viewer by the EncyclosphereKSF