Attack Ad Tip #1: When Making Ad Make Sure You Have the Correct Mayor
HOW EMBARRASSING!
Liberal Hillary Clinton crony and International Association of Fire Fighters, IAFF, President Harold Schaitberger, put together a pathetic 13 minute long attack ad against America's Mayor Rudy Giuliani this week.
Well, they said it was against Rudy Giuliani anyway...
But... if you listen to the first 5 minutes or so of the 13 minute attack ad you pick up that they are talking about the wrong mayor.
They blame Rudy for dropping the ball after the first World Trade Center attack.
** Sorry Libs- Rudy wasn't mayor then!
Rudy was not New York City mayor until 1994.
Then... The attack ad goes on to blame Rudy for not ordering new walkie-talkies... until early 2001.
Since when was it the mayor's job to order supplies for the NYFD?
Just asking.
Obviously, it was a poor example of an attack ad.
Here are a couple of tips:
** Next time- Talk with your good friend Hillary Clinton more before you complete your attack ad.
** Next time- try to focus on the correct mayor!
WASHINGTON - 14 Mar 2007 -Hillary Rodham Clinton is introduced by good friend Harold Schaitberger at the International Association of Fire Fighters, IAFF, Presidential Forum.
(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Hat Tip Gekkobear
It's beginning to look like 2004 all over again...
In the 2004 presidential campaign, in a Seattle Times article, Schaitberger admitted that the union never really considered endorsing President Bush's re-election, even though more of the members identified themselves as Republicans than Democrats or Independents. Schaitberger also claimed that the IAFF is “really bi-partisan in our politics”, although 83 percent of the $1.8 MILLION dollars it spent in 2002 went to Democrats.
Previously:
Sorry Libs... This Swiftboat Won't Float
UPDATE: For some reason, I'm thinking "new walkie-talkies" was not the hot issue during the mayoral campaign back in '94.
...But, that's just me.
posted by Gateway Pundit at 7/14/2007 06:07:00 AM
26 Comments:
So, is there a 'Fairness Doctrine' for Union politics?
What an ad! When asked about all the incorrect information - I'm sure their defense will be something along the lines of "Well he was a bad mayor anyway!" And, given my work in the public safety arena - it is NOT the mayor's job to approve expenditures for any agency. That job goes to the head of the agency who, if had done so correctly, had budgeted for that expenditure! Duh!
If it was all Giuliani's fault, can anyone explain why NYCPD ended up with the "right" radios and the NYCFD ended up with the "wrong" radios?
Similarly, as WSJ's Taranto pointed out, in 20/20 hindsight, the NYCPD were correct after the WTC 1993 bombing about rooftop rescue and the NYCFD were wrong.
Did Giuliani make these disparate choices or did he delegate decision-making authority to the departments?
Wasn't one basis for the radio decision the fact that police communicate over wider ranges than fire response, which tends to be concentrated over a smaller area?
Swiftboating only works when you're telling the truth. Democrats have a real problem with that so they will always be swift-boated and they will always fail at their attempts to swift-boat.
When a republican is caught he usually resigns rather than tough it out. He knows that conservatives won't cut him anything...
Yes, we all know who was Mayor at the time of the '93 bombing. We also know who was President at the time, don't we? Oh, but I digress.
What the critics refuse to do is point to any city in the US that *was* fully capable of immediate reaction to 9/11. Which paragon of civic responsibility will they tout as fully able to take an equivalent set of attacks and damage to infrastructure and have all the necessary equipment in-place to start with? And how many of those cities are as intertwined with so many boroughs as NYC? Name those cities that had taken this as a serious responsibility for years prior to 9/11, had city councils that would fund these needs properly, had inter-operation plans that were robust and tested annually to cover a wide variety of scenarios...
Which are these paragons of foresight? Where were all the critics then? The mayors who could step up and say: We have planned for such things and would not be caught flat-footed! Name them... and make sure the population is at least half as large as NYC with just half the number of municipalities to deal with from the various States (it is the 'TriState Region'), multiple inter-operating municipalities and hooking in with FEMA. How many cities *since* 9/11 could handle such a thing? Do they have unannounced 'disaster days' planned into the schedule so that pre-preparation can be done? Will they actually *learn* from those as NOLA did *not* learn from the previous years disaster scenario work?
Just name them, pure and simple, and show how *bad* Rudy was in comparison. Should be easy! Take zero time to do! Chicago? Cleveland? Los Angeles? San Francisco? Seattle? Boston? Dallas? Philadelphia? Kansas City? Miami? Detroit? Las Vegas? Denver? Houston? All ship-shape and ready to respond instantly and perfectly to any sort of terrorist attack designed to cripple their city? All that equipment up to snuff? All comms lines figured out? How about if they disappear, like the cellphone network did in NYC, and a lot of the high speed internet traffic?
The critics have to do *more* than go after Rudy... they have to show what they have done since 9/11 to better prepare the Nation and help its cities and municipalities to respond to such things, beyond handing out cash.
As a whole the Nation is *still* unprepared to deal with well known large scale natural disasters that make Katrina appear puny in comparison. We have known about those for decades, now... still unprepared. Thank you, to the political class, for NOT doing your jobs for decades.
Remember the bozos doing the complaining haven't done a damned thing to help the Nation over that period of time for what we know can hit us. If we could prepare for the big stuff, we could 'sweat the small stuff'. Gripe as you like, but the big stuff is still undone... and it is only your life on the line because of it.
It took six years to start distributing new radios to the firefighters. When did the police get theirs?
Obviously, there is a problem in the purchasing process at the fire department. Are all these product studies really effective - or do they hinder a purchase? I know federal purchasing processes - and you don't want to get in the middle of that. Basically, they force you to write - in minute detail - the requirements, then they blind purchase to those requirements from the lowest bidder. There is no capability of weighing capability and price. There is no real testing process - that is, at best you get to test to criteria you wrote into the purchasing document three years ago. And then there are constant contract disputes and lawsuits.
To me, this is what the Fire Department radio purchase sounds like. To the point that Giuliani sole sourced to actual get something.
Again, when did the police department get their upgrade?
LiberTexian asked:
"So, is there a Fairness Doctrine for Union politics?"
The answer is "yes".
There is a case, Communication Workers v. Beck. What this case did was state that unions cannot use member's dues for any purpose other than bargaining purposes without the explicit approval of the union member. If the union uses dues money for political purposes, the union member has a right to a full refund of the portion of his/her dues used for such purposes.
But Beck has never been enforced. IAFF dues were used to back John Kerry; Communication Workers of America continue to hack for Democratic candidates through monthly union news letters (a clear violation of the law). Also, union officials are legally bound NOT to pander to any one polical party on union time. Another violation of the law that is blatantly ignored by Congress.
The problem is most union members are not even aware of Beck. So their dues are put into political PACs and slush funds without their approval and no one challanges the unions on this practice.
One option union members have in "right to work" states is to withdraw from the union. Or to ask to be a "dues" paying member only, which means that they cannot take out of your paycheck any amount that is not designated for bargaining purposes.
Pac-Tel, ATT (formerly SBC, BellSo and PacTel) along with most cable TV companies are Communication Workers of America members. My home state of Texas is a "right to work state" and union membership is dropping like a brick thrown into a lake. In 2006, the CWA local in Austin backed over 20 Democrat candidates while it only backed one Republican.
I have emailed an Austin firefighter (my best friend) and told him to start a movement to demand that the IAFF prove where the money used for this ad came from. The unions are required, by law, to show that proof to the membership if it is asked for. When Shitzberger (as the firefighters call him) came out against Bush and for Kerry, there was a ground swell movement "Firefighters for Bush" that caused the IAFF some major headaches. I hope to see that again.
If you are a union member, demand that you become a "dues" paying member only and that any money from your dues that were used to fund the campaigns of politicians be refunded to you.
Why are conservatives defending Rooty? Let's see, because he is pro-life? No. Pro-amnesty? Yes. Gay advocate? Yes. Pro sovereignty? No. Fronting for a private Spanish company that wants to own a NAFTA tollway from Mex to Can? Yes. Married three times? Yes. Tied to convicted felons and the mafia? Yes.
I say let the firefighters do him in. Good riddance.
bagster, if you don't want to vote for Rudy or back him, don't. That is your choice. But it is ILLEGAL to use union money to hack for any politician, including Rudy.
But you seem to be the type of person that has no problem with the law (Beck) being violated for your own poltical purposes.
Why is it liberals only expect conservatives to obey the laws of our land?
The correct way to refer to the New York City Fire Department is as FDNY, not NYFD.
Just sayin'.
One other thing needs to be addressed: it is not the mayor of any city that approves/disapproves of city services expenditures. It is the city council or other governing body that is assigned that task. While a mayor can recommend expenditures, they have to approved by the proper city authority, not the mayor.
Perhaps the IAFF failed a little thing like civics.
FROM CAROL HERMAN
Fred Thompson made his first misstep; by being invited to meet with the UNION THUG, at a fancy New York Luncheon. By none other than former senator pot hole, Al D'Mato.
IF Fred Thompson's smart, claiming he was just looking for firemen's support is LAME.
Besides, I call this WhiteWater Rafting, Arkancide. Not Swift Boating at all.
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eye opening flashback..
Firefighters Betrayed
excerpt:
[The IAFF touts Senator Kerry’s strong support of firefighter issues and President Bush’s obstinate lack of support. They are quick to point out the President not funding the Safer Act and the millions cut from the Fire Act Grants. They conveniently forget to mention that President Bush has provided America’s fire service with 400 percent more funding than President Clinton.]
a personal flashback: my dear Dad, (who passed in 1990, God rest his soul), was a NYC Fireman and a staunch Republican, always signed his paychecks "under protest"..
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Notice that Gateway Pundit offers no quotes from the video to prove his claim that the firefighters "blame Rudy for dropping the ball after the first World Trade Center attack." That's because there aren't any. Everyone should actually watch the video, because there's nothing in it to support what GP (and Glenn Reynolds) say about this. They're either lying or mistaken.
Anonymous @ 11:35am (above) asks for a quote in which the video "blame[s] Rudy for dropping the ball after the first World Trade Center attack."
Here are two of them:
"Rudy Giuliani's urban ledgend begins on 2/26/1993 when al Qaida terrorists bomb the WTC."
-Narrator
"I blame Giuliani. He was the leader that day and he was the leader for the previous 8 years."
-Dep Chief Riches.
Whether you support Giuliani or not, the IAFF's credibility is now suspect, and they did it to themselves.
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Earth to Anonymous @ 11:35 AM (or is that you again meatbrain)..
But... if you listen to the first 5 minutes or so of the 13 minute attack ad you pick up that they are talking about the wrong mayor.
if you could listen / read with an ounce of comprehension.. perhaps you'd understand that the Mayor who is being blamed for dropping the ball in 1993 in the clip is not RG, but they flamed & blame Rudy anyways.. duh!!
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EDH said...
Here are two of them:
"Rudy Giuliani's urban ledgend begins on 2/26/1993 when al Qaida terrorists bomb the WTC."
-Narrator
"I blame Giuliani. He was the leader that day and he was the leader for the previous 8 years."
-Dep Chief Riches.
great catches!! (thumbsup)
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Elected Mayors of New York City - 1898 - 1998
David Norman Dinkins - 106th Mayor, 1990—1993
Rudolph William Giuliani - 107th Mayor, 1994—2001
excerpt:
[On January 1, 1994, Rudolph W. Giuliani became the 107th Mayor of the City of New York]
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Well, if you got new walkies in early 2001, then you had them on the day you really needed them, now didn't you? Ray Nagin had three days warning and couldn't save 1,000 residents from a slow moving hurricane. The fact that only 3,000 people died on 9/11 is a testament to NYC's preparedness.
Let's see:
Penn campaign chair, convicted bribery
La. campaign chair, confesses to prostitution
S.C. campaign chair charged with distributing cocaine
His ex-NYC police chief serving time for felony
Three marriages
Abortion advocate
Gay rights apologist
Amnesty promoter
No foreign policy experience
Tied to the mob
Uh, We want him to be our president because???
Feeling the pangs of his duty
A fellow said to his Trudy
I'm off to the John
Won't be gone too long
Then he filled up the bowl with a Rudy
"Why are conservatives defending Rooty? ... I say let the firefighters do him in. Good riddance."
I don't like Rudy, I'm not fond of many of his political viewpoints, and I'm not a supporter.
But I'm also not going to stand by and watch Liberals run lies and slander just because I'm not a huge fan of the target.
If you want to criticize Rudy using facts, I'll stand back and watch. But relying on lies and slander won't gain you support, credibility, or approval from most.
Sorry if you let politics get in the way of understanding that lying, and supporting liers isn't a good strategy.
Oh, and defending those who use lies in the name of political expedience probably won't be a good long term strategy... but I'll let you learn that lesson on your own.
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gekkobear @ 10:56 PM
very well stated.. and yet something else the Dems just "don't get" (slinging mud at others does not reflect cleanliness).. *sigh*
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I was considering adding this blog to my roll, but then I decided that people too illiterate to understand what the word "after" means are probably not likely to provide much insight on anything.
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Anonymous @ 11:50 AM
"whew", that's a relief.. :D
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