Posted on 04/30/2007 2:01:15 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
The following is an excerpt from Rudy! An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani, which will be available in New York stores on July 11. It is printed by permission of the publisher, Basic Books.
•Harold Giuliani and Helen D'Avanzo met at a party in 1929 or 1930. The roaring '20s had tapered to a whisper, the Great Depression had recently cast its vast and wretched shadow, and Prohibition had long ago confined much of the American social scene to speakeasies. It was not an auspicious time for romance, and Harold and Helen's dating life was typically austere: picnics in the park, moonlight strolls, home-based dances and get-togethers. Occasionally, they would splurge on a movie at Times Square—tickets were only 35 cents, if you bought them before 5:30 p.m.
At 5'11", with a solid frame and big-knuckled hands, Harold was a thickset ruffian who squinted at the world through cumbersome, Coke-bottle-thick glasses. He had been trained as a part-time plumber's assistant but had remained financially dependent on his parents into early adulthood. Much of his childhood had been spent on the streets of East Harlem, staving off boredom with stickball and other games. At age 15, he dropped out of high school and was soon arrested for burglary and sentenced to probation in New York City Children's Court. Emboldened by regular beatings from his father, he took up boxing and, through a demonstration of sheer feral aggression, persuaded a local trainer to condition him for a pro career. But because of poor vision, Harold was kept out of the ring. Instead, he took his pugilistic prowess to the streets, engaging in countless scuffles. Blinking behind his half-inch-thick lenses, he would fling a flurry of punches, landing them anywhere and everywhere, mercilessly hammering his opponent into submission. The vision problem only compounded his volcanic temper, mixed in with it, to create a sort of unalloyed, inexorable ferocity. Taunting Harold with a typical teenage gibe like "four eyes" would guarantee an immediate pummeling.........."[snip]
[snip]... Harold told relatives and friends that he wasn't drafted because of his poor eyesight and ulcers. What, in truth, protected him from military service, however, was his criminal record. The record was almost impossible to find—then and now—because it is filed in the name of Joseph Starrett. Harold apparently helped the local draft board locate it.
On April 18, 1941, Morris S. Ganchrow, secretary of the Selective Service System's Local Board #217 in Brooklyn, wrote a letter to the Court of General Session, inquiring into Harold's criminal background. The letter read:
Dear Gentlemen:
We understand that Harold Angelo Giuliani, using the alias "Joseph Starrett," a registrant in this Board, was convicted of Attempted Robbery, 3rd degree, on April 24, 1934.
In order that he may be properly classified by members of this Board, will you please give us the details of his Court Record, as to the charge—whether a misdemeanor or a felony, and if sentenced, the period he was confined.
Enclosed is self-addressed envelope for reply.
The charge was, of course, a felony, and anyone guilty of a felony was barred from wartime service............"
The Shocking Secret History of Rudy Giuliani, The Ex-Convict’s Son:
“The most successful prosecutor of New York Mafia and crooked NYPD cops since Dewey.”
The End
Ok, his dad had some tough times... Nothing to see here, Rudy’s troubles are in bold black and white.. has nothing to do with his dad.
Well Draco is gone now.. and nothing honorable about the way he went...
“Rudy Giuliani, The Ex-Convict’s Son: The most successful prosecutor of New York Mafia and crooked NYPD cops since Dewey.”
& Ted Kennedy’s dad was a booze runner
My grandpa made a few bottle himself. On special occasions mom would let us sip some of his muskidine wine..
wbarrett@limpdick.com
I don’t support Rudy for Pres., but this is a shameless slime job.
The book was written prior to 9/11 when Rudy’s legacy as mayor seemed destined to be a messy divorce and bullying the press.
Hey, the Clinton Crew is out early with the mud I can see or is the McCainiacs.
Ah, the Village Voice. Typical.
Just proves that Rudy wasn’t born with a silver spoon up his nose. He worked his way up the hard way and is a winner.
Even though I am absolutely opposed to Giuliani for president, the source of this article is The Village Voice. If anyone is not familiar with The Village Voice, it is the most left wing rag in New York City. Yes, it is worse than the Times. This is exactly the kind of sleaze they revel in printing when it concerns a republican. Had someone accused a democrat of, say, rape, the democrat would be portrayed as a sainted victim and the accuser would be trashed in defiance of all of their so called rape shield rules.
I see I’m not the only person familiar with The Village Voice. :)
Well, if they’re going to hold Romney responsible for what his church is alleged to have done 150 years ago and for the polygamy that his family engaged in 110 years ago, Rudy and the rest of the field can’t really be surprised at this. I look forward to the MSM holding Ted Kennedy responsible for the Inquisition and the Crusades. Cough.
“...and bullying the press.”
That’s a bad thing?
I dont like Rudy as the candidate for the GOP Presidential role. However my dislike comes not from what his father did ,but Rudy’s views. Obviously somone is scared to death of him, they have pulled out all the stops, they are digging in the sewers of his life. Its a wonder anyone would run for the job as nothing is sacred.
It's not "someone" who's scared of him, it's the entire New York Left, soon to be the entire American Left - and they have very good reason to be.
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