9/11 turns against Rudy Giuliani [View All]

Rudy Giuliani has not had a good month. He’s slipped in the polls, the wisdom of his multi-state strategy has been called into question, and he could use a decent showing in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. But Saturday, a couple of men who were injured in the World Trade Center's collapse are hoping to undercut his Republican presidential bid.

The pair plan to show up at the GOP candidate debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., to protest what they say is the former New York City mayor's lack of concern for some of those who developed chronic illnesses as a result of breathing tainted air in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

Jon Sferazo, 53, a structural iron worker who spent a month digging through rubble, has diminished lung capacity and has trouble catching his breath when he speaks. Marvin Bethea, 48, a paramedic, suffered a stroke and developed asthma, among other ailments.

The men, both of whom say they are unaffiliated with any candidate or party, will be on the scene for a sidewalk screening of a video about their struggles by Robert Greenwald. The Los Angeles filmmaker has made two other anti-Giuliani videos as part of a series called "The Real Rudy." (Videos can be watched at www.bravenewfilms.org.)

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