Giuliani Lies On CNN, John King Lets Him Get Away With It

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by solar thermal
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/11/15/804690/-Giuliani-Lies-On-CNN,-John-King-Lets-Him-Get-Away-With-It


Rudy was just on CNN being interviewed by John King. King asks Rudy if he thinks Sarah Palin is bad for the GOP. Rudy says no, she's great for the GOP. King then asks Rudy about NY-23. Giuliani says that NY-23 is a district with a lot of problems with Obama's health care proposal, and says Even the democratic congressman just elected in NY-23 voted against the Health Care Reform Bill

Except Owens was an enthusiastic yes vote on health care reform.

Boom goes the lie, Rudy. More Rudy Malfeasance after the flip.

Compare this post 9/11 politically GOP correct Rudy Statement:

Returning some of the Guantanamo detainees to New York City for trial, specifically Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, has now brought us full circle - we have regressed to a pre-9/11 mentality with respect to Islamic extremist terrorism. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed should be treated like the war criminal he is and tried in a military court. He is not just another murderer, or even a mass murderer. He murdered as part of a declared war against us – America.

To pre 9/11 Rudy on the 1994 Conviction:

demonstrates that New Yorkers won't meet violence with violence, but with a far greater weapon -- the law.

Instead of being blamed for negligence on 9/11, Bush and Rudy made a career exploiting the tragedy. They should both be laughed off any stage they seem to rush to when the topic of 9/11 comes up.

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UPDATE: Media Matters reminds us that Rudy praised a civilian trial of a terrorist suspect as recently as 2006.
http://mediamatters.org/research/200911130056

Fox News' Neil Cavuto allowed Rudy Giuliani to criticize the Obama administration's decision to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (KSM) in the U.S. criminal justice system in New York City as a "terrible, terrible mistake" because KSM "should be prosecuted in a military tribunal." Cavuto did not ask Giuliani to reconcile his statements with his 2006 reported praise of the federal trial of Zacarias Moussaoui -- who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for his role in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks -- of which he said: "It does demonstrate that we can give people a fair trial, that we are exactly what we say we are. We are a nation of law."
Media Matters


Owens Announces Support For House Dems' Health Care Bill
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/owens-announces-support-for-house-dems-health-care-bill.php

[malaise]

1. Duh!!!!!!!!!!

Rudy made his criminal driver the Commissioner of Police - that is all.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Yeah, there's another RW lie emerging....

They're starting to say again that "Clinton did nothing" about the first WTC attack, when in fact they arrested, tried, and convicted the conspirators on that one IIRC.

[Cha]

3. Of course he does..john king is mediawhore central.

[ClarkUSA]

4. John King sucked on Cheney's toes during the latter's interview. He'll be Lou Dobbs mini-me. nt

[AndyA]

5. It could also be that Jon King is just an idiot and doesn't know how Owens voted.

If he was half a journalist, had a shred of ethics, or a smidgen of self respect, he'd likely make a correction on the air before the end of the show. But he's not. He's just a media whore for the right wing, so he'll let it pass.

E-mail CNN and let them know King isn't much better than Dobbs. And remind them that trust is earned, not a right. And when they allow inaccuracies to stand in this manner, they lose trust with the viewers who know better.