Also, see Paul Krugman's column, "It's All About Them" in today's New York Times:
For a politician whose entire campaign is based on the myth of his leadership that fateful day - as The Onion put it, Mr. Giuliani is running for "president of 9/11" - anything that challenges his personal legend is a big problem. So here's what Mr. Giuliani said last week in response: "I was at ground zero as often, if not more, than most of the workers. ... I was exposed to exactly the same things they were exposed to. So in that sense, I'm one of them."Real ground zero workers, who were digging through the toxic rubble while Mr. Giuliani held photo ops, were understandably outraged. So the next day Mr. Giuliani tried to recover, claiming that "what I was trying to say yesterday is that I empathize with them because I feel like I have that same risk." But thanks to the wonders of YouTube, we can all watch Mr. Giuliani's actual demeanor as he delivered the original remarks. Empathy had nothing to do with it.
C'mon, Republican voters, nominate Rudy Giuliani. Then, we can let the first responders who he keeps insulting hound him around the country. Of course, a narcissistic nincompoop like Giuilani would probably enjoy that!