Are You “Devoting Your Life to Weasels”? If So, Rudy Giuliani Hates You

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Rudy Giuliani had a well-earned reputation for strong-arm tactics when he was mayor of New York. Whether it was homeless people, graffiti artists, or ferret-lovers, nothing was going to stand in his way of enacting the change he deemed best for the Big Apple.

Wait, ferret-lovers? Yup. In 1999, Giuliani unloaded on a caller who phoned in to the mayor’s radio show because the caller was a ferret-owners advocate and Giuliani supported a law that took away the poor guy’s pet. Prepare to be entertained. Audio here and a transcript here.

I’m guessing presidential hopefuls will avoid hosting their own radio shows in the future. Or they’ll get better call screeners…

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