republican rudolph giuliani. [tense music] - in city hall, there was a space in the bowels of that ancient building that came to be known as the lair. that s where the cigars would be smoked. and that s where giuliani s inner circle would watch the godfather over and over. [chuckles] and over again. - godfather. - rudy is famously obsessed with the godfather. - rudy giuliani is a little bit of everybody in that film. one night, he had a showing of the godfather. and he sits behind me, and during the entire movie, he explains why the life of politics is exactly the life of the godfather. and, of course, in the one story where sonny complains to the godfather that they should be selling drugs, and you see this battle within the family, rudy starts tapping me on the shoulder saying, do you see? do you see? when you have a disagreement, you keep it in the family. - don t ever takes sides with anyone against the family again. - rudy grows up to become a prosecutor of t
Giuliani was blasted for being insensitive to minorities concerns. Rudy giuliani is and was a thug. I did not expect the shocking deevolution of Rudy Giuliani. The city is knocked to its knees. He was pitchperfect. Yes, he stood up. Yes, he did what a mayor should do, but that did not change who he was. I saw god out on the block today he was darker than the preachers say with a teardrop tattooed on his face and dirt in his fingers i heard angels when he laughed the way that people do when they have known true pain for his sins i dont know whos to blame what choice was he givin . In this world that were livin when i see you i see love i see america when i see you i see love i see america [somber music] this is a really intelligent thing the city has done. Its the reason why i think people in the federal government will tell you that they look to new york city for advice on how to be ready for emergencies. Because of the overwhelming nature of september 11th, it wasnt the time to point
Or really more crash and burn, of Rudy Giuliani, you havent been paying attention. This is a man who has a consistent willingness to play with fire when its towards his benefit. Good to see you. Thank you all for coming. The reason the morale of the Police Department of the city of new york is so low is one reason and one reason alone David Dinkins who is Rudy Giuliani . Hes the antichrist. He is the person who set us on a path of ruin. Youre all terrific. He struck me as a pretty smart man who had some basic understandings of the law that were completely twisted and distorted in service of. The cult master. Rudy giuliani is. The greatest new yorker in the history of the city of new york. Rudy is a takecharge type of individual. Rudy giuliani was the crusader for truth. Congratulate the Police Department. There doesnt have to be a shared truth. There doesnt have to be shared facts. Theres not a thing in the world wrong with hating. And ill be damn straight that im gonna hate him enough
And that was at a time when that had a real kind of emotional resonance, both within new york and nationally. It was a historic day for new york and a triumphant moment for the biggest black population of any american city. Quiet quiet rudy very quickly seems to have made the decision to embrace the sort of racism that a lot of his party believed in. White power i saw god out on the block today he was darker than the preachers say with a teardrop tattooed on his face and dirt in his fingers i heard angels when he laughed the way that people do when they have known true pain for his sins i dont know who to blame what choice was he given . In this world that were livin when i see you, i see you i see love i see love i see america i see love when i see you, i see you i see love i see love i see america on a bright winter day, former federal prosecutor Rudolph Giuliani was inaugurated as the 107th mayor of new york. His son, andrew, by his side, he exhorted new yorkers to help him make dra
By any means possible. Especially for those civilians living in east prussia at the time. They knew exactly what awaited them when the soviets were approaching. They knew that the same acts of barbarism, the same a massacres would happen to them as had happened to the russians as the german army had advanced in its invasion of the soviet union if 1942. In 1942. However, they were under orders. They were not permitted to leave until the very end of january 45. The nazi government forbade anyone to leave, for to do so would have shown signs of defeatism and an acknowledgment that they were going to lose the war. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. David dinkins is next on booktv. The former new york city mayor talk abouts about growing up in harlem and his eventual win to become the first africanamerican mayor of the city. This is about an hour. [applause] you know, frequently or at least not infrequently when i have a prepared text, i wander well off script. And