To the Editor:Re “Rudy Giuliani Was Always Like This,” by Jamelle Bouie (column, Aug. 20):History teaches us many things, but the tragic downfall of “America’s mayor” reminds us that clever P.R., along with sudden media infatuation, should always be viewed with skepticism.
I stood with Mayor David Dinkins when he faced what could only be characterized as a racist police riot, which Mr. Bouie recalls in his column.
New York is a very different place than it was in 1992, and the N.Y.P.D.
is, thankfully, a very different police department.
But the fact that Mr. Giuliani never apologized for his fiery speech at that police protest, where other attendees shouted extremely vitriolic and racially insulting taunts at Mayor Dinkins, should not have been forgotten after Sept. 11, when so many embraced Mr. Giuliani as “America’s mayor.” No, Mr. Giuliani was never really “America’s mayor.”I wish more could remember David Dinkins as the epitome of dignity in very difficult times, and ensure his place in history as a trailblazer who made us proud of his leadership.
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“ Rudy Giuliani, Jamelle Bouie, “, ”, David Dinkins, Bouie, Giuliani, Dinkins
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