LIE OF THE WEEK: 11-30-2007
Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani on accusations of political corruption:
"I thought the way the story was presented was like a hit job. Coming two hours before this debate, I kind of got the idea that it was not a legitimate story."
THE TRUTH: Although the timing may have been politically motivated, it's clear that there is some truth behind these accusations. From the Bernard Kerik corruption case to the evidence showing Guiliani worked with his closest political allies in the same manner as a mafia don to these latest accusations saying that he abused official travel expenses in order to further his marital infidelities when he was mayor, Rudy Giuliani has shown that he believes that doing some good work for his constituents allows his to abuse his position for personal gain. He even says so in many debates when he states that the net effect of his mayorship was a good thing, so these issues of corruption don't really matter. This is an absolutely unacceptable position. Doing good does not justify the slightest amount of corruption - this is the same fallacy used in our foreign policy for the past century ("this dictator is a bastard, but he's OUR bastard") and the net result has been the weakening of America's values and reputation in the world. We need to elect someone who will represent our goodness as a country, not just our ability to get the job done and Rudy Giuliani has shown himself to be the wrong man for that job.
"I thought the way the story was presented was like a hit job. Coming two hours before this debate, I kind of got the idea that it was not a legitimate story."
THE TRUTH: Although the timing may have been politically motivated, it's clear that there is some truth behind these accusations. From the Bernard Kerik corruption case to the evidence showing Guiliani worked with his closest political allies in the same manner as a mafia don to these latest accusations saying that he abused official travel expenses in order to further his marital infidelities when he was mayor, Rudy Giuliani has shown that he believes that doing some good work for his constituents allows his to abuse his position for personal gain. He even says so in many debates when he states that the net effect of his mayorship was a good thing, so these issues of corruption don't really matter. This is an absolutely unacceptable position. Doing good does not justify the slightest amount of corruption - this is the same fallacy used in our foreign policy for the past century ("this dictator is a bastard, but he's OUR bastard") and the net result has been the weakening of America's values and reputation in the world. We need to elect someone who will represent our goodness as a country, not just our ability to get the job done and Rudy Giuliani has shown himself to be the wrong man for that job.
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