Giuliani Defends Firm's Work for Citgo

[Omaha Steve]

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Giuliani Defends Firm's Work for Citgo
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Mar 18, 6:27 PM (ET)

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Sunday defended his law firm's role in representing Citgo Petroleum Corp., which is ultimately controlled by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, saying it was helping protect American jobs.

Giuliani acknowledged though, that his opponents will try to exploit the news that a lawyer with Bracewell & Giuliani of Houston has been representing Citgo before the Texas legislature.

The firm has had a contract with Citgo since before Giuliani joined it.

"Oh, they'll exploit everything," Giuliani said in an interview. "There are things that make sense and things that don't make sense and that doesn't make any sense. It was one of those political attacks where you have nothing to do with it, you're not involved in it and so it doesn't really worry you very much. What they're doing is lawful and honorable and helping to protect jobs for more than 100,000 Americans."

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[Bluzmann57]

1. I don't really give a damn about Giuliani but...

He certainly has the right to make a living. As do his law partners. So if he represented Citgo, then he was exercising his right as an American.

[Warren Stupidity]

2. Obviously Giuliani is a communist. nt.

[MasonJar]

3. Citgo gave reduced oil to Americans; did Exxon-Mobile? Of course not.

Does that mean I would vote for any Pug? It does not.

[Warren Stupidity]

4. Conclusion: only communists care about the poor.

Citgo run by Venezuela, Venezuela as we have been told here over and over is run by Hugo Chavez who in turn is the reincarnation of Joe Stalin. Only Citgo bothers to help poor americans with heating oil, ergo only communists care about the poor. Who knew?

[BayCityProgressive]

5. ...

"Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Sunday defended his law firm's role in representing Citgo Petroleum Corp., which is ultimately controlled by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez"

Weird..I wasn't aware that Chavez ran the entire company by himself were you? I thought they had an elected government and other officials who would do this...but apparently that tyrant Chavez has even taken over Citgo..:sarcasm: