Well, it seems that the exit of presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani made quite a few people pretty happy today. But who was among them that you NEVER would have guessed?
NYC's bravest - the New York fire department (and all other fire fighters apparently).
Hates Giuliani and is glad he is out.
Giuliani throughout not only his presidential campaign, but also coming out of the 9-11 crisis used the fire fighter "support" as major PR coverage. Having the support of an elite group such as fire fighters, especially after 9-11 when they played such a crucial role, makes a person appear extremely credible to the public. Being backed by fire fighters presents a very strong, public safety oriented image. Not to mention, following 9-11, the American public ASSUMED he would have the support of fire fighters! Who would not figure that his most loyal supporters would come out of those he worked with during one of the greatest tragedies our nation has ever seen?
But no, apparently the fire fighters hated him THE ENTIRE TIME. Unfortunately, in the PR race we all know what controls the press releases and where they get to - MONEY. Do you think the International Association of Fire Fighters had enough money to overtake the Giuliani campaign and say "Hey actually, we think he is awful?"
No.
Well, now they are finally getting their time to shine with the withdrawl (the public wants to know why he withdrew, hence the PR attention finally on the fire fighters as they nix their endorsement), with an extremely strong worded press release given today, January 30th.
IAFF President Harold A. Schaitberger declared that Giuliani attempted to profit both politically AND financially from 9-11 and says that the IAFF have been trying to expose his "selfish motives" since the beginning of the campaign. Schaitberger continues to call Giuliani a "shamless self promoter" who "bragged about his percieved 9-11 accomplishments, using the tragedy as a political launching pad." Read the article here: http://prnewswire.com/publicinterest/.
OMG - harsh much?
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