On Hardball, Chuck Todd repeatedly claimed Giuliani "owns 9-11"

That's right. Out of all the people on stage that night, Rudy owns 9/11, and that is a good thing for everyone else running.

By Fall, 2008, 9/11 will be a disastrous thing to own. The truth about the events of that day, all that led up to it and all that has come after, will set us all free; perhaps, from the GOP for generations.

Media Matters - On Hardball, Chuck Todd repeatedly claimed Giuliani "owns 9-11":

While discussing the recent Fox News-sponsored Republican presidential debate on the May 16 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, NBC News political director Chuck Todd repeatedly asserted -- three times during the course of his appearance -- that Republican presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani 'owns 9-11.'

But two days earlier, The New York Times had reported numerous flaws in the Giuliani administration's approach to the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The administration's handling of environmental concerns during the cleanup at Ground Zero has led to health problems for thousands of first responders, according to the Times, some of whom are suing the city for damages. The Times reported: (Read On about all of Rudy's personal failures)