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Giuliani Calls WTC Building 7 Questioner A "Conspiracy Nut"
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John Del Signore
Published Apr 5, 2011
Modified Apr 5, 2011
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After listening to Rudy Giuliani talk for ninety minutes at the University of Arkansas Sunday night, the former Mayor of 9/11 Town opened the floor to questions. And people were still awake to ask them! One woman, in particular, had some very urgent inquires about WTC Building 7, which was destroyed on 9/11. As you may recall from reading the 1,000-plus comments on this story, some people believe the building—where Giuliani had his emergency command center—did not collapse on its own, but instead had help from shadowy government operatives who brought it down in a controlled demolition.
It's still unclear exactly what was said, but Ozarks Unbound reports that "a female stood up and immediately started shouting questions about the collapse of World Trade Center 7, asking why Giuliani refused to investigate the building collapse. After a lot of back and forth between the female and Giuliani, he called her a 'conspiracy nut' and said that she needed to see a psychiatrist. In response to her last interruption, he said, 'I’m answering your question. You just don’t like the answer.' " Then security removed the source of Giuliani's discomfort.
Giuliani was also asked about his plans to run for president again, and gave another answer we don't like. According to the National Journal, Giuliani said, "My concern about 2012 is—because I’m a Republican—to make sure that the Republican Party fields a candidate that can win. And if I think that I can help by being a candidate, then that would probably persuade me to do it. But if I can help by supporting another candidate, then I’d probably do that." He just wants to serve. What a hero!
Speaking of service, Giuliani made a cool $80,000 just for showing up and flapping his gums Sunday night. A University representative tells Arkansas Traveler, "Several students felt that Giuliani would be appropriate because this is the tenth anniversary of 9/11, and he was very identified with that. This was a pivotal experience for most of the students on campus now."
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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