Guiliani Lied. He knew about Kerik's problems when he appointed him PC

[Rose Siding]

Rudolph W. Giuliani told a grand jury that his former chief investigator remembered having briefed him on some aspects of Bernard B. Kerik’s relationship with a company suspected of ties to organized crime before Mr. Kerik’s appointment as New York City police commissioner, according to court records.

Mr. Giuliani’s testimony amounts to a significantly new version of what information was probably before him in the summer of 2000 as he was debating Mr. Kerik’s appointment as the city’s top law enforcement officer. Mr. Giuliani had previously said that he had never been told of Mr. Kerik’s entanglement with the company before promoting him to the police job or later supporting his failed bid to be the nation’s homeland security secretary.

In his testimony, given in April 2006, Mr. Giuliani indicated that he must have simply forgotten that he had been briefed on one or more occasions as part of the background investigation of Mr. Kerik before his appointment to the police post.
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Now, Mr. Giuliani, whose private company provides background checks for companies as part of its services, may have to explain his response to the information that was provided to him in 2000.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/30/us/politics/30rudy.html?ex=1332907200&en=2f385ebdf2a2f93e&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

[Just-plain-Kathy]

1. My mother always told me, "Birds of a feather, flock together". ...n/t

[intaglio]

2. Must be something about being a Republican

That makes you forget

[Atman]

3. He's a shoo-in for the nomination now!

All he has to do is admit to gay sex with animals, and the entire republican party will rally around him!

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[tanyev]

4. "He must have simply forgotten"

That settles it. He's the perfect Republican presidential candidate.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. The same Rudy who...

as US Attorney, built his reputation on busting organized crime, but spent more time leaking than prosecuting, and blowing other prosecutor's cases.

And who forced Bratton out because people started to notice that Bratton was responsible for much of the drop in crime and rising police morale, not Rudy.

And now selling his services as an "expert" on crime, background checks, terrorism, and anything else he can bully his way into.

Just as Shrub is making us almost nostalgic for Reagan, if Giuliani ever gets in, he'll make Shrub look sober and incorruptable.