Rudy Giuliani

May 10, 2007 -- On the campaign trail this week, Rudy Giuliani continues to exaggerate his record as mayor of New York City. During an interview with conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham yesterday, Giuliani claimed that adoptions went up "each year" he was mayor. However, city records show that adoptions "declined in five of the mayor's last six years." [Laura Ingraham Show, 5/8/07, audio here, "Levitating Numbers," Factcheck.org, 5/7/07    » read more »

May 8, 2007 -- Rudy Giuliani's record on a key issue is at odds with his rhetoric. According to The Politico today, Giuliani personally contributed six times to Planned Parenthood, a leading abortion rights advocacy group, even though he repeatedly says he personally "hates" abortion. Tax returns show that Giuliani gave his own money "to national, state and city chapters of Planned Parenthood totaling $900 in 1993, 1994, 1998 and 1999." [Politico.com, 5/8/07]    » read more »

May 7, 2007 -- Rudy Giuliani's business interests continue to cause problems for his presidential campaign. According to the Wall Street Journal today, two of Rudy Giuliani's companies failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest to a federal judge overseeing a bankruptcy proceeding. A law professor cited in the article notes that "there is no way of knowing whether Mr. Giuliani's company did anything unethical."    » read more »

May 2, 2007 -- Despite Rudy Giuliani's desperate attempts to distance himself from his ties to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez yesterday, the truth is the Giuliani that Americans do not yet know is beholden to energy special interests. Not only has Giuliani profited from Chavez controlled Citgo Petroleum Company, but he also has showed incompetence when dealing with air quality standards following 9/11.    » read more »

April 24, 2007 -- Rudy Giuliani tried to portray himself as a shrewd fiscal manager to a group of business leaders in Nashua this morning. However, his record tells a very different story about Rudy's lack of fiscal restraint during his tenure as mayor of New York City.    » read more »

April 18, 2007 -- As Rudy Giuliani heads back to New York today for another campaign fundraiser, the reviews are in for his first campaign swing through Iowa, and the results are hardly encouraging.

From criticism of his “big-city” politicking, to an “anti-Giuliani” petition circulating in Iowa and a spate of polls showing that the race is tightening, it is clear that the more Hawkeye State Republicans learn about the Rudy they don’t know, the more they’re turning away from his candidacy. The following is a sample of recent articles blasting Giuliani’s trip to Iowa:    » read more »