NYC-WTC_000230761

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

DAILY NEWS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2001

—- . - . . - I ing to the future ” Does any of this really matter? moved quickly to make the most dais will have company: the! with, the session spiralihg-lLcould. of Giuliani’s support. In a TV ad Democrat’s first direct paid downward, Green noted Riv- The members of 1199 histori- titled "In Good Hands" that media attack on Bloomberg. Ti-I era’s ^iim demeanor and inter- cally vote in droves, and hun- began blanketing the airwaves tied “Wrong for our Kids,” the rupted the media’s hunger to dreds of its members traditional- yesterday, GiuUani says, “This spot slams Bloomberg for sup- see- whether they could drive a ly volunteer for their favored election matters..,. This is not posedly wanting to “get comput- wedge between him and his new- candidate. a time for a return to poUtics as ers out of the classroom" and for, est supporter. The union has a huge pohtical “sual. I I«we city. And wanting to Take J taxpayer " r- . V , I m confident it will be in good money away from public, hands with Mike Bloombeii,- schools [for] unaccountable pri-! said, addressing Rivera. Are spend, and the union s political “ schools.” you more or less enthusiastic in advertising campaigns are Rudy factor Uncertain your endoraement of me than among the most sophisticated t ike everyone else, Green ex- said yesterday Bu^^ofter “six neg- Rudy Giuliani [m his en- anywhere, Ijpected Giuliani to endorse ative IBloomberg] ads, 1 felt that dorsement] of Mike Bloomberg All that could be extremely Bloomberg, and he's remained if he won’t teU the truth about [on Saturday]?” helpful to Green if his lead in the outwardly unruffled. But even in me, I’ll tell the truth about him."i It was a deft ploy. Rivera polls — about 10 points - a city where Democrats enjoy a^ Okay, this is something with smiled and the crowd laughed, shnnks, but it remains to be 5-to-l registration advantage which eveiyone is familiar In its But the answer — which Rivera seen whether Rivera will pull over Republicans, Giuliani’s sup- week, this most vital of all re- didn’t offer — is simple: The out the stops in a manner even port of Bloomberg is not some- cent mayoral campaigns wiU be mayor’s embrace of Bloomberg remotely as effective as he did thing to be taken lightly, fought off the curb. was, in fact, far more enthusias- for Ferrer. Sq beginning today. Green's E-mait: ' tic .thM Rivera’s of Green. Bloomberg, meanwhile, has upbeat, positive TV commer- [email protected] news, com'

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