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Giuliani: Obama Really Ought To Bomb More
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John Del Signore
Published Feb 24, 2012
Modified Feb 24, 2012
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You know what America really needs? Advice from a creepy political hack who's managed to transform the most horrific terrorist attack in NYC's history into undending fame and fortune. Former Mayor of 9/11 Town and failed presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani was on the tee-vee last night to tell the world why President Obama is an impotent coward who "has no idea how to exercise leadership... We need a president who can say the words 'bomb them' and actually can do it if he has to to protect us from Iran becoming a nuclear power."
Sage words, Rudy. If there's one thing history's taught us again and again, bombing is the answer to everything. And if talking about bombing is an important part of that process! Come on, Obomba! This is the kind of leadership we need in the White House:
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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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