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how the system works... leadership from the nag's mouth...
Here, in his book, LEADERSHIP, (published 2002) Rudolph W Giuliani exposes the flaws of the system, without knowing it. If he could foresee what happened after this, would his choice be different, including switch to the other side? Al Gore? Or have these choices nothing to do with "ability", "policies", "understanding" and all to do with "populism", "connections" and "partisanship"?
This a turning moment in which the question is "which back am I going to scratch, to get the most out of?" Subconsciously, the choice is done from a single point of view and an apparent LACK OF KNOWLEDGE (often deliberate ignorance). Which is the most pressing urgency at the time? Economic fluff, war with whomever (as desired by both McCain and Bush) or global warming? Protect coal/oil/gas and destroy the planet eventually or bite the bullet and spend time with real scientists to study the incoming onslaught, and manage a better policy? Most leaders, like Giuliani, hover in their little club of mates and will make choices not so much on what is best for the people but on which side their bread is buttered on. Now Rudolph, obviously an intelligent person, works for Donald Trump, though sometimes he appears to work against him. But this contradiction is the important part of the Trump hamburger. Layers of hot and cold stuff, including salty beef and sweet buns. It's confused. But you have a bit of salad with a dressing full of preservatives. How can one make "leadership" out of this? Trump wants to get closer to the Russians and distrust — as he should — the US "intelligence agencies". They write bullshit most of the time. Presently through Russia-gate, the bullshit is also directed against him, so he has to know it's bullshit, but the other side is like a pack of dogs fighting for a bone. So Trump does other crazy things. Trump did not like John McCain, but now he's using John Bolton to do some dirty work with sabre rattling, and promises of war. This is not leadership. This is preparing for organised murder.
Giuliani got a break with 9/11... He shined and did the best possible job than one could. A donkey could have done as well. All one had to do was to point the finger or place a hoof in the right direction and the system would get in motion. The only thing that were badly handled was fire-people going inside the building and some fire-people telling the residents to stay inside the damage building. Bugger this. The situation was critical. It's everybody GET OUT. THERE WAS NO WAY THAT FIRE-PEOPLE could get to "where the fires were" and the buildings were not SAFE. Then the clean up had to handled with care... Too much toxicity in the air.
But Giuliani got away with looking busy like a fly in a jar while most people were doing THE job.
That's what some leaders do best: nothing much except massage the news and praise the courage of those who did the job and those who lost their life so bravely. Back to back-scratching...
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to take the money or not...
One can understand the dilemma of leadership: be part of the conspiratorial trick or not? As well his office got some ANTHRAX received on a smeared video cassette sent from Tom Brokaw's office at NBC. And he had quite a few funerals to attend, after going to watch Yankee games in their 6 and 7th games of the "world series"... and he also had to start the New York Marathon as well... And he had to show support to Israel by traveling to Jerusalem in December with Mayor-elect Bloomberg to meet his friends Sharon and Olmert, after Israel had a few suicide bombings...
Here despite what "the Prince" said in his press release, Giuliani recognised that this, 9/11, was not about the Palestinian fight but about what the USA stood for. So he rejected the donation. From there they developed a snazzy campaign:
" The New York Miracle. Be a Part of It"
This is how one creates legends while not having all the facts in hand... From then on, Bush, his choice for the presidentur, went on to attack Afghanistan and invade Iraq under false pretences. We know that the Anthrax came from the USA, but this was used to demonise Saddam. We knew Saddam did not have WMDs, but the "intelligence agencies fabricated a story"...
trump ditched white house statement lauding mccain...
President Trump and recently-deceased five-term Republican Senator from Arizona John S. McCain had been at loggerheads long before the former's presidential inauguration, and it seems like the status-quo has not changed even after McCain's death.
According to the Washington Post, this Sunday Trump rejected a statement made by White House staffers which aimed to praise McCain as a “hero” and give him credit for his military service. The final statement was edited by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, chief of staff John Kelly and other White House aides over the weekend.
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Trump declined to release the statement, saying that he preferred to tweet his condolences. The US president’s tweet following McCain’s death on Saturday, in which he did not offer many kind words for the Republican maverick. "My deepest sympathies and respect go out to the family of Senator John McCain," Trump tweeted after reports confirmed that McCain had died. "Our hearts and prayers are with you!"
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325 million opinionated vociferous individuals...
Yes John (last post from John McCain)...
“I owe it to America to be connected to America’s causes: liberty, equal justice, respect for the dignity of all people — brings happiness more sublime than life’s fleeting pleasures. Our identities and sense of worth are not circumscribed but are enlarged by serving good causes bigger than ourselves. Fellow Americans: that association has meant more to me than any other,”
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“We are 325 million opinionated vociferous individuals. We argue and compete and sometimes even vilify each other in our raucous public debates. But we have always had so much more in common with each other than in disagreement,” the letter continued. “If only we remember that and give each other the benefit of the presumption that we all love our country, we will get through these challenging times.”
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“Americans never quit. We never surrender. We never hide from history. We make history. Farewell, fellow Americans. God bless you, and God bless America.”
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