Rudy rakes in the cash
Rudy Giuliani has tarnished his shining armor in certain circles by charging huge speaking fees for addressing terror-stricken areas on dealing with attacks. Some are grumbling that the former mayor of New York City is rumored to have received what has been called a "staggering sum" of "something in the region of" more than $85,000 for speaking to the British Local Government Association's annual conference.
"Rudolph Giuliani was quick to offer tea and sympathy to Londoners," noted the Independent. "Heartfelt as Giuliani's words were, they do not always come for free." It went on to note that "the size of the fee has already caused rumblings of discontent" at the LGA.
The speech was well-received, however - although it was interrupted. "He had to leave the podium mid-speech because, he said, a brush with prostate cancer sometimes left him caught short," according to the London Times' account taken from the Local Government Chronicle. "Was this the most expensive pee in local government history, LGC wonders."
"For some people here, he is still quite a hero," a London source tells The Scoop. "But others see him as exploitative and greedy."