Man oh man, with this revelation, the wideawakes are gonna need 2-3 three No-Doze washed down with a six-pack of this:
Posted on 06/19/2007 7:47:22 AM PDT by jdm
Rudy Giuliani quit an elite Iraq study panel last spring after he failed to show up for a single official group meeting, citing "previous time commitments” – a speaking tour that brought in $11.4 million in 14 months.
The 10-member panel, known as the Baker-Hamilton commission, was chartered by Congress and encouraged by President Bush to explore U.S. policy in Iraq.
On May 18, 2006, when the panel gathered in Washington, Giuliani gave a $100,000 speech on leadership at a business awards breakfast in Atlanta, Newsday reports.
The month before, he skipped another panel session to deliver the keynote speech at an economic conference in South Korea for $200,000.
Giuliani’s absences reportedly angered James Baker, panel co-chairman and former secretary of state. According to Newsday, Baker gave Giuliani a choice: attend the meetings or quit the panel. Giuliani quit in May 2006 and was replaced by former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese.
"By giving up his seat on the panel, Giuliani has opened himself up to charges that he chose private-sector paydays and politics over unpaid service on a critical issue facing the nation,” Newsday observed.
The panel delivered its recommendations in December. They included pulling most U.S. troops out of Iraq by early 2008 and beginning talks with Iran and Syria.
Proves that Rooty cares more about the green than the country.
Why does he get paid so much to speak anyway?
Elite!? Bwahaha. I hate elitist "nuanced" europhile cowards. Good for Giuliani for quitting this circus.
The 10-member panel, known as the Baker-Hamilton commission
Also known as the Iraq Surrender Group, or known by the media as Iraq Gospel-truth.
Giuliani did ‘cut and run’ just like for Iowa caucus.
Becuase he's a celebrity, and corporations pay stupid money to have big name speakers at their annual conventions in Ft Lauderdale, Vegas, or wherever it happens to be that year.
Rudy became a big name after 9-11, and has been profiting off of it ever since. Tommy Franks was doing ok for a little while, til Iraq turned into a quagmire. I don't think he gets many gigs now. There's always Tony Robbins.
Rudy didn’t need to attend. His wife Judi will fill him in on such matters. After she goes back to the plastic surgeon, of course.
The dufus actually gave up an opportunity to enhance his resume.
Enhancing his pocketbook was apparently much more important.
“America’s ex-Husband” makes another stupid move.
Man oh man, with this revelation, the wideawakes are gonna need 2-3 three No-Doze washed down with a six-pack of this:
I’m not sure there is an antidote for whatever the WAs ingested.
It may be a terminal illness—liberalism!
Who are the "wideawakes"?
Heh-—good question.
Thankfully terminal.
My guess is that Rudy discerned early on that the majority had a preconceived outcome on the report and didn’t want to be tarred with a message he didn’t agree with.
The people who go to the Wide Awakes forum, where the banned FR Rudy-boosters congregate.
Rudy opus’d out like some ex-Freepers that love him.
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