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illinoisprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-17-07 10:20 PM
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Talk About A Prima Dona!

At least he didn’t specify which M&Ms were to be removed from his dressing room
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About a year ago, we learned that Dick Cheney, whenever he travels, makes a series of specific demands for hotels where he’ll stay, including having all hotel-room TVs tuned to Fox News.

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.

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-17-07 10:22 PM
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1. Sounds like compensation to me.
:evilgrin:
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-17-07 10:23 PM
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2. I can understand the lighting thing though...
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Vexatious Ape Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-17-07 10:40 PM
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3. What a diva.
This clown was elevated to superman status because of 911. Just think about what he did on that day. From what I could see, he directed traffic in the streets of lower Manhattan during a time of terror and confusion. From the why he was lauded by the press you'd think he bayoneted an entire army of terrorists with one arm tied behind his back. Of course it was a better performance than chuckle-nuts the circus chimp with his paralysis at the My Pet Goat reading.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-18-07 10:44 AM
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4. Well, except he had to collude with Junior to suppress many of the
facts around the attacks -- everything from the NYFD radio problem to the air at Ground Zero and stuff I probably don't even know.

He's just as much a felon as Junior is and he should be in jail.
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