Bob Kerrey Blasts Giuliani: On 9/11 Rudy Should Have Said 'Why the fuck didn't Bush call us...?'

[Hissyspit]

http://www.nyobserver.com/2007/kerrey-unbound-rates-dems-and-blasts-giuliani

The former Senator has some questions about Rudy’s security credentials and likes Obama’s name

by Jason Horowitz

Published: May 1, 2007

As a former Presidential candidate now long out of politics, Bob Kerrey has become the unleashed id of the current Democratic candidates for President.

In response to Rudy Giuliani’s recent remarks doubting the ability of Democrats to keep America safe from terrorism, the Vietnam veteran and former Navy SEAL questioned whether the former Mayor is himself qualified for the job.

“It’s an outrageous statement,” Mr. Kerrey said about Mr. Giuliani’s assertion that a Democratic President would make the country more vulnerable to a similar terrorist attack. “His record of preparing New York between World Trade Center attack No. 1 and attack No. 2—it wasn’t exemplary.”

Far from it, argued Mr. Kerrey in an interview. The former Nebraska governor and then Senator said that he thinks Mr. Giuliani showed solid leadership in the hours and days after the attack, but he just won’t stand for the idea that Republicans—and especially President Bush—did a better job than Democrats at keeping danger at bay.

“When he turned and said to Bernie Kerik, ‘Thank God George Bush is President,’” said Mr. Kerrey, echoing one of Mr. Giuliani’s favorite (but now retired) 9/11 anecdotes. “What he should have said was, ‘Why the fuck didn’t George Bush call us and tell us this was going to happen?’ That was a more appropriate response.”

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[Perry Logan]

1. Incompetence

9/11 proved incontrovertibly that Republicans are incompetent--unfit to run an elevator, much less a country. Yet they benefited politically from it. What a confused nation we are.

[Hissyspit]

2. Welcome to DU, Perry Logan!

:toast:

:patriot:

Actually, it has looked much more over the years like complicity than incompetence. Or a bit of both.

[watrwefitinfor]

3. Most brilliant one line summation I have ever read about anything.

Inspiring, even. Do you mind if I borrow it for my tag line?

A BIG welcome to DU to you, Perry Logan.

Wat

[MrSlayer]

4. You say incompetent, I say willfully ignorant at best.

They know exactly what they are doing, from 9/11 to the latest carbombing in Iraq. It might seem like they are incompetent but everything has gone according to their plans. It's hard to accept because it's so cold hearted and wrong but it's the way things are with this crew. These guys are pirates except without the manners and charm.

[Cha]

10. You got that right!

It's the corporatemediawhores that are making sure this is a "confused nation"!

Welcome to DU, Perry Logan.

[Aviation Pro]

5. This is the face of a real SEAL....

This is not:

[CGowen]

6. At least he knew wtc was going to collapse

I .. I went down to the scene and we set up a headquarters at 75 Barkley Street, which was right there with the Police Commissioner, the Fire Commissioner, the Head of Emergency Management, and we were operating out of there when we were told that the World Trade Center was gonna' to collapse. And it did collapse before we could actually get out of the building, so we were trapped in the building for 10, 15 minutes, and finally found an exit, got out, walked north, and took a lot of people with us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hNmf76GUCw

[formercia]

7. Because Rudi already knew.

Why do you think he wasn't in the command center doing his job.


Rudi the Crusader, draft dodger and bullshitter extraordinaire.

[TheFarseer]

8. I hope any Democratic presidential nominee

will consider Bob Kerry for VP. I admire Mr. Kerry a great deal.

[ChipperbackDemocrat]

12. I agree with that

He was a good Governor for my home state and a good Senator.
Nebraska needs more Democrats like Bob Kerrey!

Hell, Nebraska needs more Democrats period!

[Kurovski]

9. K&R. (nt)

[Hissyspit]

11. .