The REAL Rudy
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The REAL Rudy is a series of four viral video
s by documentary film
director
and activist Robert Greenwald
.
The videos criticize former New York City
mayor
Rudy Giuliani
's preparedness for, and handling of, the September 11, 2001 attacks
. They were released on September 4 and September 6, 2007. John Nichols
, the Washington, D.C.
correspondent for The Nation
, described the videos as "a powerful series of video exposes that have gone after Giuliani's bitter disputes with 9-11 rescue workers -- especially firefighters -- over his exploitation of the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center for political purposes and a host of other scandals involving the GOP frontrunner.". The Democratic National Committee
posted a summary of the series on its website.
The video has excerpts from various text documents on the screen. It includes the following from Chris Wallace
's Fox News Sunday interview with Giuliani.
It also includes the following 9/11 Commission Report
excerpt regarding the decision to locate the emergency command center on the 23rd floor of one 7 World Trade Center:
Viral video
A viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email...
s by documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and activist Robert Greenwald
Robert Greenwald
Robert Greenwald is an American film director, film producer, and political activist.-Early life:Greenwald was born and raised in New York City, the son of Ruth and Harold Greenwald. He attended the city's High School of Performing Arts...
.
The videos criticize former New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....
's preparedness for, and handling of, the September 11, 2001 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
. They were released on September 4 and September 6, 2007. John Nichols
John Nichols (journalist)
John Nichols is an American journalist and author. He is a political correspondent for The Nation and associate editor of The Capital Times. Books authored or co-authored by Nichols include: The Genius of Impeachment and The Death and Life of American Journalism.- Biography :Nichols holds a...
, the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
correspondent for The Nation
The Nation
The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...
, described the videos as "a powerful series of video exposes that have gone after Giuliani's bitter disputes with 9-11 rescue workers -- especially firefighters -- over his exploitation of the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center for political purposes and a host of other scandals involving the GOP frontrunner.". The Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
The Democratic National Committee is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years, the DNC's central focus is on campaign and political activity in support...
posted a summary of the series on its website.
Viral video installments
- The Real Rudy: Command Center
The video has excerpts from various text documents on the screen. It includes the following from Chris Wallace
Chris Wallace (journalist)
Christopher "Chris" Wallace is an American journalist, currently the host of the Fox Network program, Fox News Sunday. Wallace has won three Emmy Awards, the Dupont-Columbia Silver Baton Award, and a Peabody Award. Wallace has been with Fox News since 2003...
's Fox News Sunday interview with Giuliani.
The building . . . is not as visible a target as buildings in lower Manhattan.
It also includes the following 9/11 Commission Report
9/11 Commission Report
The 9/11 Commission Report, formally named Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, is the official report of the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 attacks...
excerpt regarding the decision to locate the emergency command center on the 23rd floor of one 7 World Trade Center:
Some questioned locating [the Command Center] both so close to the site of a previous terrorist target and the 23rd floor of a building (difficult to access should elevators become inoperable). There was no backup site.
...OEM headquarters, which could have served as a focal point for information sharing did not play an integrating role in ensuring that information was shared among agencies on 9/11
- The Real Rudy: Mistakes in 30 Seconds
Featured interviewees
Featured interviewees thus far include:- Andy Ansboro, FDNY firefighter
- Wayne BarrettWayne BarrettWayne Barrett is an American journalist. He was an investigative reporter and senior editor for the Village Voice for over 20 years. He is currently a fellow with the Nation Institute and contributor to Newsweek....
, investigative reporter, and unofficial biographer of Rudy Giuliani - Prof. Glenn Corbett, associate professor of fire science, at John Jay College, CUNY
- Jerome HauerJerome HauerJerome Hauer is the Chief Executive Officer of The Hauer Group LLC, a consulting firm and has served as a member of the Hollis-Eden Pharamaceuticals board of directors since June 2004....
, former emergency management chief, under mayor Giuliani - Joyce and Russell Mercer, mother and stepfather of one of the firefighters that was caught in the collapse of the Twin Towers
- Jim Riches, a deputy chief at the FDNY, and an officers' union official
- Rita Riches, Jim's wife
- Rosaleen and Eileen Tallon, sister and mother of another FDNY fighter that perished in the collapse of the Towers
Production credits
- Brave New Films, production company
- Robert Greenwald, director
- Leda Maliga, producer
- Lissette Roldan, editor
- Jim Gilliam, director of media and strategy
- Greenwald cited Sally RegenhardSally RegenhardSally Regenhard is an American activist who has become one of the leading voices for the families of the victims of the September 11 attacks. A former long-time resident of Co-op City in The Bronx in New York City who has degrees in behaviorial sciences and gerontology and has worked in the...
, the activist mother of fallen 9/11 FDNY firefighter Christian Regenhard.
See also
- Health effects of the September 11, 2001 attacks
- September 11, 2001 radio communicationsSeptember 11, 2001 radio communicationsRadio Communications during the September 11 attacks served a vital role in coordinating rescue efforts by New York Police Department, New York Fire Department, Port Authority Police Department, and Emergency Medical Services....
- Rudy Giuliani: Urban LegendRudy Giuliani: Urban LegendRudy Giuliani: Urban Legend is a video produced by the International Association of Firefighters . On July 11, 2007, the IAFF released the 13-minute video in DVD format to fire departments across the U.S. The DVD outlines its complaints against Rudy Giuliani. It is critical of the 2008...