Ghouliani quit Iraq Study Group to make $11.4M in speaking fees

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http://www.newsday.com/search/ny-usrudy195261753jun19,0,3346730.story

ka-ching, ka-ching... gotta pay for wife #3's diamond tiara.


The King and Queen of 9-11


WASHINGTON - Rudolph Giuliani's membership on an elite Iraq study panel came to an abrupt end last spring after he failed to show up for a single official meeting of the group, causing the panel's top Republican to give him a stark choice: either attend the meetings or quit, several sources said.

Giuliani left the Iraq Study Group last May after just two months, walking away from a chance to make up for his lack of foreign policy credentials on the top issue in the 2008 race, the Iraq war.

He cited "previous time commitments" in a letter explaining his decision to quit, and a look at his schedule suggests why - the sessions at times conflicted with Giuliani's lucrative speaking tour that garnered him $11.4 million in 14 months.

Giuliani failed to show up for a pair of two-day sessions that occurred during his tenure, the sources said - and both times, they conflicted with paid public appearances shown on his recent financial disclosure. Giuliani quit the group during his busiest stretch in 2006, when he gave 20 speeches in a single month that brought in $1.7 million.

[Gabi Hayes]

1. dupe...already a thread on this. that said, where can I get a tiara like that?

love that picture of the emperor and his queen

[npincus]

2. not a replica, but you can order one like this:

http://mailjust4me.com/crafts/princesstiara.htm

[MNDemNY]

3. That is a Tiffany Loaner, believe it or not.

[npincus]

4. so Judi was slummng?

you mean Harry Winston didn't pick up the phone? :rofl:

(being facetious, of course. I'd like to live in THAT slum, on 5th Ave!)

[iamahaingttta]

5. Do those people have any idea...

...how idiotic they look?

Does Rudy have any idea what an asshole he is?

Nevermind...

[Gabi Hayes]

6. Rudy's new GF is wearing considerably less here. what happened to THIS story, anyway?

http://wonkette.com/politics/dept'-of-the-person-of-the-year-is-you/rudy-myspace-shocker-is-this-his-new-gal-pal-264644.php

too bad, but Starr's myspace thingie is pals only. it was a great one, while it was public