By Political Affairs http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/3257/1/162/
Editor's Note: Kevin Keating is director and co-producer of the recently released Giuliani Time.
PA: When did you first think about doing this film?
KK: I didn’t have the original idea. I was approached by a friend and colleague in 1998, Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights. Ratner was alarmed at the situation with Giuliani, and had a general idea for a film that examined Giuliani’s rapidly accumulating record of violations of individual and group First Amendment rights. From the repeated New York police refusal of permits for demonstrations, to the sweeping arrests of street artists, Guiliani’s legal position as chief executive (and the lawyers at the corporation counsel defense of these policies), was a radical departure from previous administrations.
We agreed to begin the research and commence shooting with a very limited budget ...
http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/3257/1/162/
_________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/