Giuliani Campaign Press Release - Giuliani Ad Facts: "Clear"

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Voice Over: "In the race for President who stands up for Florida? Only Rudy Giuliani."

Chyron: "In the race for President"

Chyron: "who stands up for Florida?"

Chyron: "ONLY Rudy Giuliani"

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Giuliani "Gets It" On Need For National Catastrophe Fund. "Rudy Giuliani has decisively staked out his position. He supports a national catastrophe fund. He gets it. He understands that sometimes seemingly local issues that affect our pocketbooks are really national issues which demand national attention. He also understands that in some cases, the federal government has a legitimate role to play. In the case of insurance, he understands that states can no longer go it alone." (Peter Monroe and Lloyd Chaisson, Op-Ed, "Ignoring Need For Fund Would Be Disaster," South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 1/25/08)

Tampa Tribune: "Without Question, Giuliani Is Right To Support A National Fund …" (Editorial, "Giuliani's Property Insurance Claim," Tampa Tribune, 1/23/08)

Giuliani Fully Supports Creation Of National Catastrophic Insurance Fund. Mayor Giuliani: "Every community in America must be prepared for natural disasters and terrorist attacks, which is why I support the creation of a National Catastrophe Insurance Fund and why I have made ensuring that every community in America is prepared for terrorist attacks and natural disasters one of my 12 Commitments to the American People. … Right now, many people in states like Florida, California and Louisiana find it difficult to purchase insurance for catastrophic natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina. It's right for the government to play a role in seeing that fair, equitable and affordable private insurance markets are open for all our citizens." (Rudy Giuliani For President, Press Release, 1/10/08)

McCain Said He Opposes National Catastrophe Fund And That FEMA Was "That Insurance Policy." "A national insurance pool has lingered on Florida's wish list due to opposition from disaster-free states. Asked about the proposal, McCain called for improving the Federal Emergency Management Agency, widely panned for its shoddy response after Hurricane Katrina. 'I do not support a national catastrophic insurance policy,' McCain said. 'That insurance policy is there and it's called FEMA and it's called national disaster preparedness. . . . I still do not have confidence that FEMA is capable of handling all of those responsibilities.' Responding to the criticism from the Giuliani camp, a McCain spokeswoman said proposed legislation failed to 'include private insurance reforms to broaden markets and protect against cherry-picking of individual states.' Romney has not endorsed an insurance pool but said he would consider it." (Beth Reinhard, "GOP Courting Florida's Cubans," The Miami Herald, 1/22/08)

Huckabee "Said He'd Have To See The Details" And Questioned Need For Fund. "Asked about a national catastrophe fund to ease the property insurance crisis in Florida and other states, [Huckabee] was receptive but said he'd have to see the details. Rebuilding people's beach homes doesn't appeal to him, but, 'I come from a state that's prone to tornadoes and floods. I understand how devastating it can be, so I'm very sympathetic.'" ("State Is Gaining Clout, GOP Told," St. Petersburg Times, 5/20/07)

Romney Will Only Promise Talk, Not Action On Fund. ROMNEY: "[W]e're going to have to work together to create a program that gets people in high-risk areas insured. Now, I'm not in favor of saying that the people in Iowa should have to subsidize the people in Massachusetts or the people in Florida. That doesn't make a lot of sense. But to have those states that are in high-risk areas come together and say, How do we organize an effort on a national basis that actuarially deals with the differences between different states and the different risks they face and make sure that we have a backstop behind the private insurance industry? That makes a lot of sense. … I do support an effort to get everybody some form of catastrophic coverage. And it may be a public-private partnership between private insurance industries and the federal government. It may be done with the states. But I'll bring together the governors of all 50 states, as well as leadership in Washington, as well as industry representatives, to say, What's the right way to fashion this that makes the most sense for the people of America?" (Gov. Mitt Romney, Republican Presidential Debate, Boca Raton, FL, 1/24/08)

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Mayor Giuliani: "A Giuliani presidency will have two clear goals: returning our economic policy to the values of Ronald Reagan …"

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PRESIDENT REAGAN WAS SUPPLY-SIDER WHO BELIEVED IN CUTTING TAXES AND SPENDING

"Mr. Reagan Was A Supply-Sider Who Had A Deep, Abiding Commitment To Tax Cuts, And Stood Athwart The Tendency To Nanny-Statism …" (Editorial, "Bloomberg-Reagan Ticket," The New York Sun, 11/12/07)

President Reagan: "High Taxes And Excess Spending Growth Created Our Present Economic Mess. More Of The Same Will Not Cure The Hardship, Anxiety, And Discouragement It Has Imposed On The American People." (President Reagan, Address To Congress, Washington, D.C., 4/28/81)

President Reagan Wanted To Change Government's "Diet" Of Spending. President Reagan: "Let us cut through the fog for a moment. The answer to a government that's too big is to stop feeding its growth. Government spending has been growing faster than the economy itself. The massive national debt which we accumulated is the result of the government's high spending diet. Well, it's time to change the diet, and to change it in the right way." (President Reagan, Address To Congress, Washington, D.C., 4/28/81)

AS PRESIDENT, GIULIANI WILL CUT TAXES AND SPENDING

Mayor Giuliani: "I Regard Myself As A Supply-Sider For Sure. I Mean, I Watched Ronald Reagan Do It, Learned It, Saw It Work, Saw Taxes Get Reduced, More Revenue Come In." (CNBC's "Kudlow & Company," 3/26/07)

Mayor Giuliani's Plan To Cut Taxes Includes Making The Bush Tax Cuts Permanent, Eliminating The Death Tax, Indexing The Alternative Minimum Tax To Inflation With The Goal Of Eliminating It. (Giuliani For President, "Rudy Giuliani Is The Real Fiscal Conservative Running For President," Press Release, 1/9/08)

• According To The Congressional Budget Office, Permanently Extending The Bush Tax Cuts Would Save Taxpayers $3.1 Trillion. ("The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Year 2008 To 2017," Congressional Budget Office, 1/07, p. 107)

• According To The Congressional Budget Office, Eliminating The Death Tax Would Save Taxpayers $480 Billion. ("The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Year 2008 To 2017," Congressional Budget Office, 1/07, p. 81)

• According To The Congressional Budget Office, Indexing The Alternative Minimum Tax To Inflation Would Save Taxpayers $1.1 Trillion. ("The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update," Congressional Budget Office, 8/07, p. 20-21.)

Giuliani's Tax Plan Will Simplify The Tax Code By Introducing Optional FAST Form. "Mayor Giuliani plans to simplify the tax code by introducing the Fair and Simple Tax (FAST) form. The FAST form gives American taxpayers the option of filling out their taxes on a single page, while cutting the current six brackets in half and preserving the major deductions that Americans depend upon – mortgage interest, charity, state & local taxes, the child tax credit, the personal exemption and the new health care exclusion." (Giuliani For President, "Rudy Giuliani Outlines Plan To Cut Taxes And Reform The Tax Code," Press Release, 1/9/08)

"Rudy's Plan Also Cuts The Corporate Tax Rate From 35% To 25% To Keep America Competitive In The Global Economy." (Giuliani For President, "Rudy Giuliani Outlines Plan To Cut Taxes And Reform The Tax Code," Press Release, 1/9/08)

"In Addition, The Mayor Proposes … Cutting The Capital Gains Tax From 15% To 10% …" (Giuliani For President, "Rudy Giuliani Outlines Plan To Cut Taxes And Reform The Tax Code," Press Release, 1/9/08)

"In Addition, The Mayor's Proposal Eliminates The Double-Taxation Of Personal Saving Accounts, Reinstates The Research And Development Tax Credit And Makes The Current Bush Tax Cuts Permanent." (Giuliani For President, "Rudy Giuliani Outlines Plan To Cut Taxes And Reform The Tax Code," Press Release, 1/9/08)

AS PRESIDENT, GIULIANI WILL RESTORE FISCAL DISCIPLINE TO WASHINGTON AND CUT WASTEFUL SPENDING

Mayor Giuliani: "All Spending Is Discretionary. Read The Constitution. Congress Has To Appropriate It; The President Has To Sign It. All Spending Is Discretionary And It Has To Be Looked At From The Point Of View Of, Can We Afford It Now? Is It Appropriate To Pass It On To The Next Generation? This Is What I Did In New York City. I Restored Fiscal Discipline …" (Mayor Giuliani, Remarks On His 12 Commitments To The American People, Bedford, NH, 6/12/07)

As President, Giuliani Will Reduce The Federal Civilian Workforce By 20% Through Attrition And Retirement: Within The Next Decade, 42% Of The Federal Civilian Workforce – Some 300,000 Bureaucrats – Will Retire. (Rudy Giuliani For President Website www.joinrudy2008.com/commitment/indepth/2, Accessed 11/19/07)

A President Giuliani Will Require Agencies To Identify At Least 5% To 20% In Spending Reductions. Requiring agency heads to identify savings and increased efficiencies in each annual budget – as Rudy Giuliani did as Mayor – is a management tool that will lead to constant streamlining and more cost-effective government spending without compromising national security in the search for savings. (Rudy Giuliani For President Website www.joinrudy2008.com/commitment/indepth/2, Accessed 11/19/07)

Use GAPStat to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Federal Agencies & Eliminate Wasteful Spending. Rudy's plan establishes a Government-wide Accountability Program ["GAPStat"] based on New York's successful CompStat program to better evaluate each agency, analyze the effectiveness of Federal programs, and identify those that are wasteful, failing or duplicative. (Rudy Giuliani For President Website www.joinrudy2008.com/commitment/indepth/2, Accessed 11/19/07)

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Mayor Giuliani: "…and taking the offense against Islamic terrorism."

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AS PRESIDENT, GIULIANI WILL WORK TO ACHIEVE PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH

Mayor Giuliani Believes America Needs To Achieve Peace Through Strength By Remaining On Offense In Terrorists War Against Us And Expanding The Military. Giuliani: "We need to stay on offense in this Terrorist War against Us, achieving peace through strength, that's the only way you achieve peace, through great strength, by being on offense, by being strong, by being confident, by having a military that we expand, not contract." (Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Remarks, Tampa, FL, 12/15/07)

Mayor Giuliani: "A Realistic Peace Can Only Be Achieved Through Strength." (Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Op-Ed, "Toward A Realistic Peace," Foreign Affairs, 9/07)

As Part Of His 12 Commitments To The American People, Rudy Has Promised He "Will Keep America On The Offense In The Terrorists' War On Us." (Rudy Giuliani For President Website, http://www.joinrudy2008.com/commitment/, Accessed 12/18/07)

As President Rudy Giuliani's Goal Will Be To Kill Or Capture The Al-Qaeda Leadership, Destroy The Capabilities Of The Group, And Discredit Its Radical Ideology. (Rudy Giuliani For President Website, http://www.joinrudy2008.com/commitment/indepth/4, Accessed 12/18/07)

A Giuliani Administration Will Support Important Tools Like The PATRIOT ACT And FISA, And Will Work Together With Congress To Improve Our Ability To Stop Terrorists At Home – Without Compromising The Rights Of U.S. Citizens. (Rudy Giuliani For President Website, http://www.joinrudy2008.com/commitment/indepth/4, Accessed 12/18/07)

As President, Rudy Giuliani Will Ensure That Our Military Has All The Forces, Tools, Skills, And Technologies It Needs To Defeat The Terrorists And Address Other Future Threats. He will add at least 10 new combat brigades to the Army and will expand our Navy to more than 300 ships. He will ensure that the Air Force has the new refueling tankers it needs, and will build a new long range bomber to replace the B-52. (Rudy Giuliani For President Website, http://www.joinrudy2008.com/commitment/indepth/4, Accessed 12/18/07)

A Giuliani Administration Will Revitalize And Refocus The Intelligence Community To Produce Solid Human Intelligence On Terrorist Groups And Activities. (Rudy Giuliani For President Website, http://www.joinrudy2008.com/commitment/indepth/4, Accessed 12/18/07)

AD FACT:

Voice Over: "Rudy Giuliani transformed a city called unmanageable …"

Chyron: "Rudy Giuliani"

BACKGROUND:

"When A School Is Too Big, The Theory Goes, It's Just Unmanageable. Remember How They Used To Say The Same Thing About New York City Itself?" (Editorial, "Bloomberg's Blooper," The New York Sun, 3/11/04)

"[Malcolm] Gladwell Describes How Removing Graffiti From Subways, Nabbing Fare-Beaters And Replacing Broken Windows In Crime Ridden Neighborhoods (The 'Broken Window' Theory) In New York City Dramatically Reduced A Runaway Crime Rate In A City Many Considered Unmanageable." (Paul Young, Op-Ed, "What Is Lancaster's Tipping Point?" Lancaster [OH] Eagle Gazette, 4/30/03)

"The City Felt Out Of Control And Unmanaged At The Close Of The David Dinkins Administration; Giuliani Was The Right Leader For The City When Chaos Needed To Be Tamed." (Jack Newfield, Op-Ed, "Giuliani's Eight Years," Newsday, 12/30/01)

AD FACT:

Voice Over: "… into 'the most successful episode of conservative governance in the past 50 years.'"

Chyron: "'the most successful episode of conservative governance in the past 50 years.' – George Will, Conservative Columnist, 1/28/07"

Voice Over: "Only Rudy Giuliani"

Chyron: "ONLY Rudy Giuliani"

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George Will: "[Mayor Giuliani's] Eight Years As Mayor Of New York Were The Most Successful Episode Of Conservative Governance In This Country In The Last 50 Years …" (ABC's "This Week," 1/28/07)

Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS): "I Think What A Lot Of People Don't Realize That As Mayor Of New York City, Rudy Giuliani Did Almost Everything That A Conservative Republican Would Hope To Get Done In New York City." (Gov. Haley Barbour, Remarks, Pearl, MS, 9/4/07)

New York Post: "[T]here Is No More Successful Example Of A Conservative Governing Philosophy Than Rudy Giuliani's." (Editorial, "Why The GOP Convention Should Be In New York," New York Post, 6/10/98)

John Podhoretz: "What Is Happening In New York City Right Now Is An Effort To Discredit The Ideas And Policies Of The Giuliani Administration – To Discredit A Specific Kind Of Conservative Governance Whose Success Is A Dagger Pointed At The Heart Of American Liberalism." (John Podhoretz, "The War On Rudy Giuliani," The Weekly Standard, 4/5/99)

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Mayor Giuliani: "On my first day as President, I'll send Congress the largest tax cut in history. I'll take my case straight to the American people. I'll fight for it, I'll pass it …"

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Americans For Tax Reform President Grover Norquist: Giuliani's Tax Cut Is "The Largest In History." (Americans For Tax Reform, "Rudy Giuliani Tax Cut Plan," Press Release, 1/9/08)

• Americans For Tax Reform: "This package is the most pro-growth tax cut of any GOP presidential candidate." (Americans For Tax Reform, "Rudy Giuliani Tax Cut Plan," Press Release, http://www.atr.org/content/pdf/2008/jan/010908pr-rudyplus.pdf, 1/9/08)

Steve Forbes: "This Is The Most Significant Move To Tax Simplification In Over 20 Years." (Fox Business Network's "Fox Business," 1/9/08)

Townhall.Com's Matt Lewis: "According To One Economic Expert I Talked To: '[Giuliani's] Plan Would Be Huge. It Would Be 4% Of GDP. By Comparison, GWB Tax Cut Was 1.3% Of GDP. Reagan's Was 1.9% Of GDP.'" (Matt Lewis, "Rudy's New Tax Plan Unveiled," Townhall.com, http://townhall.com/blog/g/4478b4ef-1344-42e8-8fc6-4c519e681a9a, 1/9/08, Accessed 1/9/08)

U.S. News & World Report's James Pethokoukis: Giuliani's Tax Plan "Would Be The Largest Tax Cut In The History Of The American Republic. Actually, Of Any Republic—Ours, Rome's, Greece's. Just Huge…" (James Pethokoukis, "Giuliani's Shock-and-Awe Tax Plan," U.S. News & World Report's "Capital Commerce" Blog, http://www.usnews.com/blogs/capital-commerce/2008/1/10/giulianis-shock-a..., 1/10/08, Accessed 1/10/08)

Mayor Giuliani's Plan To Cut Taxes Includes Making The Bush Tax Cuts Permanent, Eliminating The Death Tax, Indexing The Alternative Minimum Tax To Inflation With The Goal Of Eliminating It. (Giuliani For President, "Rudy Giuliani Is The Real Fiscal Conservative Running For President," Press Release, 1/9/08)

• According To The Congressional Budget Office, Permanently Extending The Bush Tax Cuts Would Save Taxpayers $3.1 Trillion. ("The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Year 2008 To 2017," Congressional Budget Office, 1/07, p. 107)

• According To The Congressional Budget Office, Eliminating The Death Tax Would Save Taxpayers $480 Billion. ("The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Year 2008 To 2017," Congressional Budget Office, 1/07, p. 81)

• According To The Congressional Budget Office, Indexing The Alternative Minimum Tax To Inflation Would Save Taxpayers $1.1 Trillion. ("The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update," Congressional Budget Office, 8/07, p. 20-21.)

Giuliani's Tax Plan Will Simplify The Tax Code By Introducing Optional FAST Form. "Mayor Giuliani plans to simplify the tax code by introducing the Fair and Simple Tax (FAST) form. The FAST form gives American taxpayers the option of filling out their taxes on a single page, while cutting the current six brackets in half and preserving the major deductions that Americans depend upon – mortgage interest, charity, state & local taxes, the child tax credit, the personal exemption and the new health care exclusion." (Giuliani For President, "Rudy Giuliani Outlines Plan To Cut Taxes And Reform The Tax Code," Press Release, 1/9/08)

"Rudy's Plan Also Cuts The Corporate Tax Rate From 35% To 25% To Keep America Competitive In The Global Economy." (Giuliani For President, "Rudy Giuliani Outlines Plan To Cut Taxes And Reform The Tax Code," Press Release, 1/9/08)

"In Addition, The Mayor Proposes … Cutting The Capital Gains Tax From 15% To 10% …" (Giuliani For President, "Rudy Giuliani Outlines Plan To Cut Taxes And Reform The Tax Code," Press Release, 1/9/08)

"In Addition, The Mayor's Proposal Eliminates The Double-Taxation Of Personal Saving Accounts, Reinstates The Research And Development Tax Credit And Makes The Current Bush Tax Cuts Permanent." (Giuliani For President, "Rudy Giuliani Outlines Plan To Cut Taxes And Reform The Tax Code," Press Release, 1/9/08)

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Mayor Giuliani: "…and I know it'll work because I've done it before."

BACKGROUND:

Americans For Tax Reform's Grover Norquist: "In Looking At The Records Of All The Republican Candidates, Yours Clearly Stands Out. … You Are The Most Successful Tax Cutter In Modern New York History And, On Balance, The Most Successful Tax Cutter In The Republican Field Today." (Americans For Tax Reform President Grover Norquist, Letter To Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 12/3/07)

Club For Growth's Pat Toomey: "Rudy Giuliani Accomplished More Cutting Taxes Than Anybody Else In A Very Difficult Environment. I Think That – You Know, I Think We Have Got To Give Him Credit For That Difficult Environment In Which He Did That." (Fox News' "Your World," 10/17/07)

Roger Stone: Giuliani's "Tax-Cut Talk Transcends The Tax Promises Of Most Politicians In Terms Of Political Value; Giuliani Has Actually Done It And Shown Results." (Roger Stone, "Rudy's Shot," "The Stone Zone" Blog, http://www.stonezone.com/rudycanwin.php, 8/24/07, Accessed 8/26/07)

Giuliani Worked With New York City's Democratic City Council To Reduce Taxes 23 Times. Giuliani: "We wanted to reduce taxes and be able to accomplish some of that with the Democratic City Council, overwhelmingly Democratic. We ended up reducing taxes … 23 times successfully …" (Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Interview With WOKQ Radio's Don Brian, Portsmouth, NH, 3/12/07)

Giuliani Tax Cuts Saved Individuals And Businesses In New York Over $9 Billion. (City Of New York Executive Budget, Fiscal Year 1996; City Of New York Executive Budget, Fiscal Year 1997; City Of New York Executive Budget, Fiscal Year 1998; City Of New York Executive Budget, Fiscal Year 2002)

By End Of Giuliani's Term, New Yorkers' Tax Burden Was Reduced 19.88%. (New York City Office Of Management And Budget, Monthly Report On Current Economic Conditions; New York City Office Of The Comptroller, FY 2001 CAFR)

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Mayor Giuliani: "And I'll deliver a national catastrophe fund to reduce insurance rates because I know what it means to your future."

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MAYOR GIULIANI FULLY SUPPORTS NATIONAL CATASTROPHE FUND

Giuliani Supports Catastrophe Fund As "Federal Backstop." "Giuliani supports one of the top priorities of Crist and other Florida leaders from both parties: creation of a national fund to help cover catastrophic loses from national disasters. The idea is to spread the risk and limit the liability of insurance companies so they can provide more affordable rates. 'You should have a federal backstop for once-in-a-century catastrophes, once-in-a-decade catastrophes, these horrible things that happen,' he said. He said beneficiaries and state and local governments need to absorb some risk. Noting New York's potential vulnerability to hurricanes and the West Coast's susceptibility to earthquakes, Giuliani said such a program would be good for other parts of the country as well as Florida." (Anthony Man, "Giuliani Visits Florida," South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 12/7/07)

Mayor Giuliani Fully Supports Creation Of National Catastrophic Insurance Fund. Mayor Giuliani: "Every community in America must be prepared for natural disasters and terrorist attacks, which is why I support the creation of a National Catastrophe Insurance Fund and why I have made ensuring that every community in America is prepared for terrorist attacks and natural disasters one of my 12 Commitments to the American People. … Right now, many people in states like Florida, California and Louisiana find it difficult to purchase insurance for catastrophic natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina. It's right for the government to play a role in seeing that fair, equitable and affordable private insurance markets are open for all our citizens." (Rudy Giuliani For President, Press Release, 1/10/08)

"Former New York Mayor And GOP Presidential Hopeful Rudy Giuliani Stopped In Tallahassee On [4/4/07], Vowing To Support A National Catastrophe Fund …" (Joe Follick and Lloyd Dunkelberger, "Parliamentarianism Clogs Clarity Quest," The [Lakeland, FL] Ledger, 4/8/07)

"Giuliani Told Legislators While In Tallahassee That He Backs A National Catastrophe Fund To Bail Out States Hit By Disasters, Including Hurricanes, One Of The Top Federal Government Priorities Of Florida Leaders." (William March, "Giuliani Puts Democrats On Defensive," Tampa Tribune, 4/5/07)

Giuliani Said He Thought National Catastrophic Insurance Was A "Very Good Idea." QUESTION: "Can you share your thoughts on a national catastrophic insurance program?" GIULIANI: "I just talked to your Governor about that. Talked to your Governor about it many times. He's explained it to me in great detail. The Attorney General, when he was a candidate, when I supported him, I think it is a very good idea. I think it's a very good idea not just for Florida, it's a very good idea for the whole country. We all need it. You need it for hurricanes, California needs it for earthquakes, somebody else needs it for tornadoes. New York needs it for ice storms and for hurricanes. During the time I was the mayor, my governor, Governor Pataki, had to deal with two really catastrophic ice storms in northern New York. We sent him some help, he did a great job of doing it, but we need that help. The parts of the country that think it only helps Florida, I think are missing all the other natural catastrophes and disasters and maybe they are not hurricanes, but they are all the other things I mentioned." (Mayor Giuliani, Remarks To Florida Legislators, Tallahassee, FL, 4/4/07)

NATIONAL CATASTROPHE FUND WILL REDUCE INSURANCE RATES

Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL): "A National Catastrophe Fund Would Not Only Lower Insurance Rates For Our Citizens, It Would Also Use Taxpayers Dollars In The Most Efficient Manner." (Gov. Charlie Crist, Op-Ed, "National Catastrophe Fund Needed Now," [Fort Lauderdale] Sun-Sentinel, 5/14/07)

"[A] National Catastrophe Fund Could Go A Long Way Toward Providing Incentives For More Insurers To Write Policies In Florida, Bringing Competition And The Promise Of Lower Rates Without Putting The State's Finances Any Further On The Hook." (Editorial, "Crist Lobbies Congress," [Fort Lauderdale] Sun-Sentinel, 2/28/07)

National Catastrophe Fund Would Lower Rates By Boosting Competition. "Lastly, the Legislature should strongly back creation by Congress of a national catastrophe fund, to protect insurers from enormous losses and boost rate-lowering competition." (Editorial, "D-Day For The Legislature," Florida Today, 3/5/06)

AD FACT:

Voice Over: "In America's fourth largest government …"

BACKGROUND:

New York City Has More Employees Than Every Government In The United States Except California And The Federal Government. (U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments, Available At :http://ftp2.census.gov/govs/apes/01stall.xls, Accessed 3/15/07; City Of New York Office Of Management And Budget, City Of New York Executive Budget Fiscal Year 2002 Message Of The Mayor Appendix 5A, p. 275)

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Voice Over: "Rudy delivered record tax cuts …"

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Americans For Tax Reform's Grover Norquist: "In Looking At The Records Of All The Republican Candidates, Yours Clearly Stands Out. … You Are The Most Successful Tax Cutter In Modern New York History And, On Balance, The Most Successful Tax Cutter In The Republican Field Today." (Americans For Tax Reform President Grover Norquist, Letter To Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 12/3/07)

Giuliani Worked With New York City's Democratic City Council To Reduce Taxes 23 Times. Giuliani: "We wanted to reduce taxes and be able to accomplish some of that with the Democratic City Council, overwhelmingly Democratic. We ended up reducing taxes … 23 times successfully …" (Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Interview With WOKQ Radio's Don Brian, Portsmouth, NH, 3/12/07)

Giuliani Tax Cuts Saved Individuals And Businesses In New York Over $9 Billion. (City Of New York Executive Budget, Fiscal Year 1996; City Of New York Executive Budget, Fiscal Year 1997; City Of New York Executive Budget, Fiscal Year 1998; City Of New York Executive Budget, Fiscal Year 2002)

By End Of Giuliani's Term, New Yorkers' Tax Burden Was Reduced 19.88%. (New York City Office Of Management And Budget, Monthly Report On Current Economic Conditions; New York City Office Of The Comptroller, FY 2001 CAFR)

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Voice Over: "reformed welfare …"

BACKGROUND:

Newt Gingrich Called Giuliani An "Absolute Revolutionary" On Welfare Reform. "[O]ur moral critique — if anything, I feel, in retrospect, I was not bold enough in Washington, DC. Our moral critique of the welfare state is going to accelerate, and the place it's happening is at the state and local governments. I mean, Giuliani, in his real reform of welfare, is in fact, behaving as an absolute revolutionary." (Newt Gingrich, Remarks At Progress And Freedom Foundation Conference, Washington, DC, 1/22/96)

While Washington Was Held Back By Endless Discussion, Giuliani "Raced Ahead" To Create Nation's Most Successful Welfare-To-Work Program. "The Giuliani administration, which created the nation's largest and most successful workfare program among single adults in the Home Relief program, is now extending the work requirement to recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children i.e., single mothers. The program continues the city's ambitious efforts at reform, one based on action. While Washington and Albany talk endlessly … Mayor Giuliani has raced ahead by going back to basics: work." (Editorial, "The Four-Letter Fix For Welfare," Daily News, 3/23/96)

Giuliani Cut Over 640,000 People From City Welfare Rolls To The Lowest Number Since 1966. (City Of New York Human Resources Administration, January 1999 HRA/DSS Fact Sheet; City Of New York Human Resources Administration, December 2001 HRA/DSS Fact Sheet; City Of New York Office Of Operations, Reengineering Municipal Services 1994-2001, p. 111)

58.37% Decrease In Number Of Welfare Recipients, From 1.1 Million In January 1994 To 462,595 In December 2001. (City Of New York Human Resources Administration, January 1999 HRA/DSS Fact Sheet; City Of New York Human Resources Administration, December 2001 HRA/DSS Fact Sheet)

Giuliani Turned Welfare Offices Into Job Centers, Which Made 151,376 Placements In FY 2001. (City Of New York Office Of Operations, Reengineering Municipal Services 1994-2001, p. 111)

New York City's Workfare Program Required 20 Hours/Week Of Able-Bodied Recipients. (City Of New York Office Of Operations, Reengineering Municipal Services 1994-2001, p. 103)

• Over 250,000 Total Work Experience Program (WEP) Participants. (City Of New York Office Of Operations, Reengineering Municipal Services 1994-2001, p. 103)

• 35,599 WEP Participants At Program's Peak In 1999. (Independent Budget Office Of The City Of New York, "Welfare And Work," http://www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/newsfax/nws61welfareandwork.html, 2/14/05)

AD FACT:

Voice Over: "and reduced spending. Only Rudy Giuliani."

Chyron: "ONLY Rudy Giuliani"

BACKGROUND:

Giuliani's Recommended Budgets Reduced Real Per Capita Government Spending By Unprecedented 6.82%. (New York City Gross City Product Data 1990-2005, City Of New York Office Of Comptroller; City Of New York Office Of Management And Budget, The City Of New York Executive Budget Fiscal Year 2000 Message Of The Mayor, p.3; City Of New York Office Of Management And Budget, The City Of New York Executive Budget Fiscal Year 2002 Message Of The Mayor, p. 3; Comptroller of the City of New York, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Comptroller for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2003, 10/31/03; U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Website, data.bls.gov, Accessed 5/3/07)

• Actual Real Per Capita Government Spending Fell 2.49% Under Giuliani. (Comptroller of the City of New York, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Comptroller for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2003, 10/31/03; U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Website, data.bls.gov, Accessed 5/3/07)

Giuliani Reduced Government Spending As Percentage Of City Economy Every Year Except 2001. (New York City Gross City Product Data 1990-2005, City Of New York Office Of Comptroller; City Of New York Office Of Management And Budget, The City Of New York Executive Budget Fiscal Year 2000 Message Of The Mayor, p.3; City Of New York Office Of Management And Budget, The City Of New York Executive Budget Fiscal Year 2002 Message Of The Mayor, p. 3)

• New York's Economy Grew Nearly Twice As Fast As Government Spending Did. (New York City Gross City Product Data 1990-2005, City Of New York Office Of Comptroller; City Of New York Office Of Management And Budget, The City Of New York Executive Budget Fiscal Year 2000 Message Of The Mayor, p.3; City Of New York Office Of Management And Budget, The City Of New York Executive Budget Fiscal Year 2002 Message Of The Mayor, p. 3)

AD FACT:

Mayor Giuliani: "Dealing with Yasser Arafat, Fidel Castro, and the Mafia I learned one thing."

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Mayor Giuliani Threw Yasser Arafat Out Of Concert Held For UN's 50th Anniversary. "Despite criticism from the Clinton administration, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is standing by his decision to throw PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat out of a concert held for the United Nations' 50th anniversary. 'I am comfortable with my decision and very proud of it,' Giuliani said Tuesday, blaming the PLO for the killings of U.S. citizens." (Allyn Fisher, "Mayor Defends Decision To Boot Arafat From Concert," The Associated Press, 10/25/95)

National Review Praised Giuliani's Treatment Of Castro During Dictator's NYC Visits. "Whatever you may think of New York mayor Rudy Giuliani's positions on political issues, it's clear the man has no compunctions about speaking plainly when the occasion requires. The current occasion is the visit to the U.N. by that well-known rescuer of distressed children, Fidel Castro. Said Rudy, when asked whether his city would be extending municipal hospitality to El Jefe: 'Fidel Castro is a murderer.' Earlier he had said, 'I wouldn't invite him anywhere. What Fidel Castro has done to the Cuban people … is an outrage of this century.'" ("The Week," National Review, 9/25/00)

Castro Noted That Giuliani Refused To Invite Him To Dinner While He Was In New York. "[Castro] took delight in recounting the many snubs he has received since his arrival, including Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's failure to include him in a Saturday night banquet. 'The Mayor said I was a demon and the demon wouldn't be invited to dinner,' Mr. Castro said. 'I'm going hungry on my first day in New York.'" (Lizette Alvarez, "Castro Back In Fatigues, And Harlem," The New York Times, 10/23/95)

Under Giuliani, 18 Members Of New York And Sicilian Mafia Were Convicted For Cocaine And Heroin Smuggling In "Pizza Connection" Case. "Eighteen men were convicted today of operating an international heroin and cocaine ring that distributed more than $1.6 billion in drugs through pizza parlors in the Northeast and Midwest. The convictions of the men, who include former leaders of the Sicilian Mafia and the New York-based Bonnano crime family, follow the convictions late last year of the members of a ruling Mafia commission. 'It is a tremendous victory in the effort to crush the Mafia,' U.S. Attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani said. 'Five years ago nobody would have thought it possible to convict the head of the Sicilian Mafia and the head of a major part of an American Mafia family.' He added, 'The impact on the Mafia of these cases has been devastating. If this continues, there's not going to be a Mafia.'" (Margot Hornblower, "18 Guilty In ‘Pizza Connection' Trial," The Washington Post, 3/3/87)

In 1986, Giuliani Successfully Convicted Three Mafia Godfathers. "Prosecutors and law enforcement agencies are basking in the victory of guilty verdicts for three Mafia godfathers and five associates and stiff sentences for eight other mobsters and associates in the government's steamroller assault on La Cosa Nostra. … The heads of three of New York's five Mafia families were convicted Wednesday. They are: Anthony 'Fat Tony' Salerno, 75, head of the Genovese clan, who authorities have called the nation's most powerful gangster. He faces 306 years in jail. Carmine 'Junior' Persico, 53, the Colombo family leader, who was sentenced Monday to 39 years in prison on racketeering, extortion and bribery charges and who now faces another 306 years in jail. Anthony 'Tony Ducks' Corallo, 73, the Lucchese family leader, who faces 326 years." (William M. Reilly, "The Mafia Convictions: 'Organized Crime Never Going To Be The Same Again'," United Press International, 11/23/86)

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Mayor Giuliani: "The way you deal with terrorists, tyrants, and bullies is you to stand up them. You don't back down."

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Military Expert Ralph Peters: "The Best Defense Is A Strong Offense. We Cannot Wait At Home For Terrorists To Strike. We Must Not Waver From The Current Policy Of Taking The War To Our Enemies. The Moment We Falter, Our Enemies Will Bring The War Back To Us." (Ralph Peters, Op-Ed, "Comforting The Enemy," New York Post, 3/25/04)

Terrorism Expert Steve Emerson: "The Best Defense Is A Good Offense. We Need To Basically Be Interrupting The Terrorists On Their Own Turf. That's The Best Protection We Can Do To Protect Ourselves Here." (MSNBC's "Hardball," 10/25/02)

Foundation For The Defense Of Democracies President Cliff May: "The U.S. Has Not Always Responded Seriously When People Said They Wanted To Kill Us. One Of The Simple Lessons Of Sept. 11 Is That We Don't Wait For Terrorists Who Say They Are Going To Kill Us To Do Something And Then Punish Them. We Take Them To War." (Marc Sandalow, "Is Bush Consistent Or Doing An About-Face?" San Francisco Chronicle, 6/30/05)

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Voice Over: "In crisis, the nation looked to Rudy Giuliani for strength and hope. And in our darkest hours, we found it. Only Rudy Giuliani."

Chyron: "ONLY Rudy Giuliani"

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St. Petersburg Times: "Few New Yorkers Will Forget The Way Giuliani's Natural Leadership Made Him A Whirlwind Of Instant Decision Making And Crisis Management While So Poignantly Expressing The Collective Grief Of A City And A Nation." (Editorial, "Giuliani Won Many Hearts," St. Petersburg Times, 12/29/01)

Time's Eric Pooley: "With The President Out Of Sight For Most Of That Day, Giuliani Became The Voice Of America. Every Time He Spoke, Millions Of People Felt A Little Better. His Words Were Full Of Grief And Iron, Inspiring New York To Inspire The Nation." (Eric Pooley, "Mayor Of The World," Time, 12/31/01)

• Pooley Said Mayor Giuliani Took On "Half A Dozen Critical Roles" And Performed Each One "Masterfully." "When the day of infamy came, Giuliani seized it as if he had been waiting for it all his life, taking on half a dozen critical roles and performing each masterfully. Improvising on the fly, he became America's homeland-security boss, giving calm, informative briefings about the attacks and the extraordinary response." (Eric Pooley, "Mayor Of The World," Time, 12/31/01)

San Francisco Chronicle Described Giuliani In The Wake Of 9/11 As "Calm, Soothing, And Omnipresent." "Calm, soothing and omnipresent, [Giuliani] gracefully embodies his city's power to endure. Dust-covered and soft-spoken, he traversed the Manhattan dead zone, congratulating exhausted firefighters, holding hands with grieving families and tracking rescue efforts. He became a stand-in leader for every corner of America dazed by the terrorist attacks." (Editorial, "Rudy To The Rescue," San Francisco Chronicle, 9/23/01)

Chicago Tribune Called Giuliani's Leadership In The Immediate Aftermath Of The Attack "Inspiring." "Giuliani deserves all the praise and then some. His instant leadership reflex immediately after the crisis--in an age when some politicians are afraid to come out on the street or in front of a microphone without professional prepping or prompting--was inspiring. He was able to bark orders one moment, console victims the next, empathize publicly to the point of sobbing in front of the television cameras, and preach optimism, all the while reassuring New Yorkers that everything was under control. Or at least as much under control as humanly possible." (Editorial, "Rudy, New York's Rock," Chicago Tribune, 9/24/01)

Washington Times Said That Giuliani Set A "Modern Benchmark for Leadership." "If it could be said that New York got any kind of a break on September 11, it came from the fact that Rudy Giuliani was mayor. His unbowed strength, steady calm and unstinting devotion to the city during this extraordinary crisis has set a modern benchmark for leadership – besides being of immeasurable comfort and aid to the citizens of New York and, indeed, the nation." (Editorial, "The Giuliani Effect," Washington Times, 11/9/01)

Daily News Called Giuliani "Our Tower" And "The Leader We Needed In Our Terrible Hour." "If ever a man had his destiny, Sept. 11 was Giuliani's. The twin towers lay in ruins, the mayor who had returned an "ungovernable" city to its rightful place as capital of the world had nearly perished. Yet here he was, our tower – solid, steady, the leader we needed in our terrible hour. Thank you, Rudy. We will never forget." (Editorial, "The Mayor's Finest Hour," Daily News, 12/27/01)

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Mayor Giuliani: "This is the greatest country in the world. We have the will and the courage and the ideals to ensure the economic and physical safety of every single citizen. All we need is the leadership. And leading in crisis is what I do best."

Voice Over: "ONLY Rudy Giuliani."

Mayor Giuliani: "I'm Rudy Giuliani, I approve this message, and I'm asking for your vote."

BACKGROUND:

Giuliani Was The 107th Mayor Of New York City. (City Of New York Website, http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/rwg/, Accessed 11/11/07)

• When Mayor Giuliani Took Office, There Were 1,946 Murders In 1993 And 11,545 Major Crimes Per Week. ("1993 Index Of Crime By Metropolitan Statistical Area," 1993 FBI Uniform Crime Report, p. 139)

• Nearly One Out Of Every Seven New Yorkers Were On Welfare In 1993. (City Of New York Office Of Operations, Reengineering Municipal Services 1994-2001, p. 103)

• Giuliani Faced Fiscal Crisis When He Took Office In 1994. "Of all the problems Giuliani will face, none will loom larger – or sooner – than the question of what to do about the city's finances. Under a tough law passed after the fiscal crisis of the mid-1970s, he will be required to explain in January how he plans to close the gap in the current year's budget, estimated at about $ 400 million. Soon after, he will be required to come up with the outline of his budget for the fiscal year starting next summer, which currently contains a projected $1.5-billion deficit." (Karen Rothmyer, "Giuliani Seen As Good For Business," Newsday, 11/4/93)

• In 1997, There Was Terrorist Plot To Bomb New York Subway Station And Commuter Bus. "Two men with Jordanian passports were arrested yesterday morning in a Brooklyn apartment, where police officers found components of one or more pipe bombs — evidence of what the authorities say was a terrorist plot to detonate bombs in the busy Atlantic Avenue subway station and on a commuter bus. The two suspects were shot after a team of New York City police officers, acting on a tip from a man who lived with the two, burst into the Park Slope apartment an hour before dawn." (Dan Barry, "Bombs In Brooklyn: The Overview," The New York Times, 8/1/97)

Giuliani Served As U.S. Attorney For The Southern District Of New York From 1983-1989. "U.S. Attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani, who successfully prosecuted stock traders, corrupt politicians and the Mafia, announced his resignation Tuesday … Giuliani – who served as associate attorney general in the Justice Department before becoming U.S. attorney in 1983 …" (Vera Haller, "Famous Prosecutor Steps Down, Leaves Political Door Open," The Associated Press, 1/11/89)

• Mafia "Commission" "Operated The Rackets In New York City And Controlled The American Underworld Since 1931." (William M. Reilly, United Press International, 11/19/86)

• "The Mob's Ruling Council Has Controlled Crime Since The 1930s And Ran The Entire Concrete Construction Industry In New York City" ("The Nation," Los Angeles Times, 11/7/86)

• New York City Had A Drug Crisis. Right after coming into office, Giuliani announced a Federal 'sweep' to rid Manhattan's Lower East Side streets of small-time drug dealers. Most Federal prosecutors believe their limited resources for drug enforcement should be concentrated on international cases. They leave the $40 'busts' to local authorities. Not Giuliani. He said his office could do both." (Michael Winerip, "High-Profile Prosecutor," The New York Times, 6/9/85)

• New York City Had Corrupt Politicians Undermining Public Trust. Frontline's Mark Obenhaus: "The revelation that officials as powerful as Donald Manes and Stanley Freidman were corrupt has shaken public confidence in New York City government. The scandal has spawned a wrath of other investigations. During 1986 and 1987, the Commissioners of Hospitals, Taxis, Transportation, Cultural Affairs, Business Development, two members of the City Planning Commission, a borough president and a United States Congressman all resigned or were under indictment." (PBS's "Frontline," 6/23/87)

"In 1981, [Rudy] Giuliani Joined The Reagan Administration As An Associate Attorney General, The Third-Ranking Post In The Justice Department." (Josh Barbanel, "Reaganism Now Liability For Giuliani," The New York Times, 10/11/89)

• President Reagan Was Shot In 1981 And After Being Notified Of Attempted Assassination Of President Reagan, Giuliani Immediately Took Charge And Coordinated Detention Facilities And Physical Security Of John Hinckley. ("President Hit In Chest," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 3/30/81; Office of the Associate Attorney General, "Hinckley Sequence Of Events," U.S. Department of Justice)

• Narcotics Trafficking Was Prevalent When Giuliani Became Associate Attorney General. "At the Justice Department, Mr. Giuliani has been highly visible, particularly as one of the chief strategists of the Reagan Administration's stepped-up effort to combat narcotics trafficking. He was instrumental in devising the Reagan budget request of $130 million granted by Congress last year to finance 12 new investigative drug task forces across the nation." (Jane Perlez, "Giuliani Willing To Accept U.S. Attorney Job In State," The New York Times, 3/10/83)

• There Were Over 1.1 Million Violent Crimes Reported In The United States When Reagan Appointed Giuliani To Justice Department Position. "The federal government brings 35,000 criminal cases a year, the majority for property rather than violent crimes. In 1979, the last full year for which the FBI has figures, there were 1,178,540 violent crimes reported to police in the United States. The overwhelming majority of these violent crimes of murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault did not violate federal law. In addition, the federal government has reliable evidence that for each violent crime reported to the police in the United States, two others go unreported." (Michael J. Sniffen, "Top Justice Official Says Rehabilitation Key To Reducing Violent Crime," The Associated Press, 8/19/81)

Giuliani Was Praised For His Work As Associate Attorney General

As Associate Attorney General, Giuliani Was "Viewed As One Of The Justice Department's Most Effective Executives." ("Nominee For U.S. Attorney," The New York Times, 4/13/83)

Giuliani Got Results As United States Attorney

"[I]n Areas Ranging From White-Collar Crime To The Mob, [Giuliani] Has Been The Most Effective Prosecutor In Recent Memory…" (Connie Bruck, "Rudolph Giuliani," The American Lawyer, 3/89)

RICO Statute Author Praised Giuliani's Innovative Use Of RICO To Prosecute Mob. "[N]otre Dame Law School professor G. Robert Blakey, who drafted the RICO statue, says that as early as 1980 he gave a lecture to the FBI suggesting a RICO case against the mob. But Blakey says, 'If Rudy wants to claim credit, I say, give it to him. Because it wouldn't have happened without him.'" (Connie Bruck, "Rudolph Giuliani," The American Lawyer, 3/89)

New York State Commission On Judicial Conduct Administrator Gerald Stern: "Over All, He's Been An Excellent U.S. Attorney … He's Intelligent, Innovative, Hard-Working And Has Done A Fine Job." (Laura Mansnerus, "Giuliani: The Public Record Of A Highly Public Prosecutor," The New York Times, 11/8/87)

Mayor Giuliani Achieved Results That People Didn't Think Were Possible

Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS): "And For Those Of Us Who Would Go To New York During That Period Of Time, The Change Was Breathtaking. It Was A Tremendous, Tremendous Difference That You Could See Even If You Only Went Up There Every Now And Then." (Gov. Haley Barbour, Remarks, Pearl, MS, 9/4/07)

"As For Rudolph W. Giuliani, He Has Had A Remarkable Run As Mayor. He Has Accomplished Things That Some Thought Impossible: Cutting Crime." (James Ahearn, "Politically Correct But Unwarranted," The [Bergen County, NJ] Record, 12/30/01)

Stuart Rothenberg: "Remember, The Former New York Mayor Earned Raves For Cleaning Up New York City, Including The Once-Sleazy Times Square Area, An Accomplishment Once Considered Impossible By Most Americans, Certainly By Most New Yorkers." (Stuart Rothenberg, Op-Ed, "Is Rudy Likely To Be A Favorite Or A Flop?" Roll Call, 1/16/07)

Robert Novak: "Well, Nearly Everybody Agrees That He Accomplished The Impossible By Turning Around The Nation's Largest City …" (CNN's "Crossfire," 2/17/99)