- i do not think that rudy giuliani understands that there has been a tremendous erosion of his reputation that he has caused at all. he looks in the mirror and he sees the hero of 9/11. - and those of us who are here have to defend freedom by going about our lives unafraid. - i saw him walking down the street about two weeks after they raided his house. i looked out the side of the car and i said, here's giuliani. i didn't even roll the window down. it would have been beyond even me to be able to predict he'd