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[luciazephyr]

I didn't quite get the rage behind Keith's SC tonight. Mum did though. She says its a New Yorker thing.

'Kay.

I'm so glad he's back, though!

-Luce

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[amireal.livejournal.com]

What'd he talk about?

[lucia-tanaka.livejournal.com]

Guliani being an evil bastard.

[amireal.livejournal.com]

GUILANI? Or the current mayor? Bloomberg?

Because-- Guliani was always a bastard, but mostly the good kind.

[lucia-tanaka.livejournal.com]

Presidential Candidate Rudolf Guilani.

Not this time around. Keith's got this thing against terrormongering in politics. And Rudy basically said "voting for dems will only mean more death".

[amireal.livejournal.com]

How was he being a bastard?

[lucia-tanaka.livejournal.com]

Sorry, too succinct. The video and the transcript will undoubtably be up here in a bit.

[amireal.livejournal.com]

Cool. Thanks! If you want, I can explain why he's so annoyed in detail after I see it?

[lucia-tanaka.livejournal.com]

Fine by me! Mum won't explain, all "long story, New Yorkers don't like him". Something about the first WTC thing. Please do throw any insight you mught have at me.

[amireal.livejournal.com]

...

um.

No.

NYC people LOVE him. Wanted him to run for another term. *blinks*

[lucia-tanaka.livejournal.com]

*pokes at the Mum*

*pokes more*

"New Yorkers have a love-hate relationship with him, more hate, though, due to the whole... open closet of skeletons thing. The rest of America saw him as a great leader, but not us."

So.... whatev.

[amireal.livejournal.com]

Um. Depends on who you ask. yeah no one thought he was great leader material. But he was better than Dinkins. Or Koch. And he told reporters to fuck off.

[eh-notsomuch.livejournal.com]

I'm not a New Yorker, but I live close by, and my company's home office is in Manhattan. On Sept 10, 2001, New Yorkers were ANXIOUSLY awaiting the end of his term. Instructions to not let the door hit him where the good Lord split him abounded.

Then 9/11 happened. And Everything Changed (trademarked by the Repub party).

The next week, people started to wonder if a third term wasn't a good idea. Cooler heads prevailed.

He did some good for the city, but he left a lot of bad feeling.

[lucia-tanaka.livejournal.com]

Oooooh, okay. Conflicting opinions! *sways between you and Ami*

[nerdork.livejournal.com]

Yes and no. There are TONS of NYC people who DESPISE him (I was kind of young but not a fan, myself).

[amireal.livejournal.com]

Okay, first of all? Sept 11 is a very-- touchy subject in NYC. Also, Guiliana wasn't elected during the first WTC bombing.

It's. Mostly it's the idea that the republicans in general and he in particular, are campaigning by saying that the Dems will Kill americans. Ironically, the republicans where in office for Spt 11. They weren't even DEFENSIVE up till then. No one took terrorism seriously in the US. There's a reason a lot of countries like Israel and Ireland where saying "Oh god, horrible" but sort of going "well, see what it feels like?".

It's-- a thing. Mostly? Sept 11 is not a campaign tactic, esp if you sucked during the happening.

[lucia-tanaka.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, okay. That is somewhat enlightening.

Also, I think Keith may be upset 'cause he takes the 9/11 attacks very far. Lost three friends and the whole "human remains in potholes" and "victims found in sewer four years after the attacks" thing.