New York Mayors Worst Nightmare The past weekends Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference saw an absurd farce. At midnight Friday, Sept 22th, Mayor of New York City, 2008 Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani went on a hit-and-miss ferry ride with all other passengers aboard supporters of Texas Congressman Ron Paul, who is American grassroots favorite presidential candidate.
It was the last ferry back from the island to Mackinac city. Nearly 100 Ron Paul supporters were waiting on the dock when they were surprised to see Mayor Giuliani appear with his bodyguards walking toward the ferryboat. The crowd started cheering Ron Pauls name and Mayor Giulianis smiling face suddenly turned thunderstruck. Informed that it was the last ferry, Giuliani ended up boarding with those Ron Paul supporters and took the longest ferry ride in his life.
The ferryboat was going like the wind, cleaving the waves on the Great Lakes in the inky darkness, as if the Black Pearl in the movie Pirates of Caribbean. Giuliani was hiding beneath the window in the captains cabinet, with bodyguards standing around him to block the sight. The crowd kept cheering Ron Pauls name again and again all the way, for almost 20 minutes, many of them were calling their friends and family to give them the play-by-play.
When the ferry reached Mackinac City, Giuliani went out of the captains cabinet with a cheering face and offered to shake hands with passengers sitting in the first row but they were reluctant to do so. Afraid of Ron Paul supporters enthusiasm, Giuliani got off the fore of the boat, instead of taking the normal path at the stern.
Also on board were FOX News reporters who covered the whole ride with their vidicon, but it wasnt put on air.