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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-17-07 05:09 PM
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America's mayor is actually America's diva
February 17, 2007

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/9964.html">At least he didn’t specify which M&Ms were to be removed from his dressing room

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But if you thought the VP was being a bit of a diva, wait until you see what Rudy Giuliani demands.

In addition to his $100,000 speaking fee, the former mayor insists that he be shuttled to and from any event by a private plane — and not just any plane, mind you!

“Please note that the private aircraft MUST BE a Gulfstream IV or bigger,” notes the contract, referring to a $30 million jet that can clock 600 mph.

Once there, Hizzoner demands that he be met by “one sedan and one large SUV,” and booked into a hotel room “with a king-size bed, on an upper floor, with a balcony and view,” plus four more rooms on the same floor for his entourage.

And, oh, yeah, America’s Mayor doesn’t like “candid photo opportunities,” but he will stand for posed pictures provided they are taken in a room “with sufficient light” and “without direct, on-camera flash bulbs.”

The Smoking Gun got the whole scoop, including a copy of the basic contract Giuliani requires before giving a speech.

A “man of the people” he is not.

Giuliani’s contract notes that he “reserves the right” to hold political events in the same city, but otherwise it is focused mostly on minutiae - right down to who sits next to him at a dinner (his wife, Judith, or a staffer), and how his fans will be kept at a safe distance.

“There must be rope and stanchions to assist with attendee control,” the contract states, “as well as staff appointed to push and pull.”

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A copy of Giuliani’s contract was released by Oklahoma State University. Maybe the school didn’t care for the former mayor’s excessive demands? It’s hard to blame them.


Someone should really yank this guy from the national stage.
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Felinity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-17-07 05:17 PM
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1. Well he's no Nancy Pelosi!
Begging the question, whay would a state university shell out $100,000+++ to entertain this future has-been?
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Olney Blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-17-07 06:51 PM
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2. I like Oklahoma.
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Aussie leftie Donating Member (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-17-07 09:57 PM
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3. Why is Giuliani being portrayed as a hero
I'm sure that if he had had advance notice that New York was going to be the victim of a terrorist attack, do you really think that he would have stayed in town. It just happened that it was an accident of circumstances. Wasn't he that same politician that cheated on his wife? How many times has he been married?

Wasn't he the mayor that created "Zero Tolerance"? It may have been a policy that had a positive affect on some New Yorkers, but definitely not all.

He's not a man of the people, and if thats the best the Republicans can come up with, the Democrats should be home and hosed.
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