Rudy Giuliani eats at Earl's Rib Palace

**ourulz2000** · 03-30-2007, 11:38 AM

Rudy Giuliani eats at Earl's Rib Palace in Bricktown.

**okclee** · 03-30-2007, 01:01 PM

Allright Rudy likes ribs!! So do Okies, he's got my vote! jk

**Easy180** · 03-30-2007, 01:07 PM

Good to see big time visitors not heading directly to Cattleman's, which seems to be the only restaurant listed in politician's OKC brochures

**ourulz2000** · 03-30-2007, 01:33 PM

I think the NBA Commish ate at the resturant by the JDM Place in bricktown a few months back, when he was in town.

**metro** · 03-31-2007, 04:50 PM

Here's the story, these links tend to die after a few weeks, especially on TV sites:

KOCO.com
Giuliani Offers Advice For Blair In Metro Stop

POSTED: 9:52 pm CDT March 29, 2007
UPDATED: 9:55 pm CDT March 29, 2007

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani on Thursday urged British Prime Minister Tony Blair not to back down on refusing to negotiate the release of 15 British sailors and marines detained in Iran.

"I urge Tony Blair to stand up to them," Giuliani said after shaking hands and dining at a barbecue restaurant in downtown Oklahoma City.

The United Nations Security Council has expressed "grave concern" about the incident and called for the early release of the British service men and women.

Appealing to conservative voters in Oklahoma, Giuliani stressed his work as a Justice Department official and federal prosecutor during the Reagan administration and his leadership after the 9-11 attack in New York when he was mayor.

Blair has said he will not negotiate with Iran for the release of the sailors and marines, and Giuliani said the British leader should remain strong.

Giuliani said he would be a leader in the mold of Ronald Reagan in fighting the war on terror, which he said was broader than Iraq. He recalled the release of hostages by Iran on the day Reagan took office in 1981 after defeating Democratic President Jimmy Carter.

"Iran has got to realize that we are not going to allow them to get nuclear weapons," Giuliani said.

Although he is on record with different views than social conservatives on such issues as abortion, gun control and gay rights, Giuliani said those voters should look at his overall record and his pledge to appoint strict constructionists to the Supreme Court.

He said he would fight to reduce the federal deficit, just as he "turned around" a debt- and crime-ridden New York City.

Giuliani arrived in Oklahoma City during a driving rainstorm about an hour after a tornado warning was sounded. A tornado touched down in western part of the city shortly before his visit, injuring four people.

Giuliani, who apparently was unaware of the extent of the storm, said Oklahoma City was "very, very dear to my heart because of what we shared in common."

He was referring to the bombing of a federal building in downtown Oklahoma City in 1995, an act of domestic terrorism that left 168 dead, and the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, when about 3,000 perished.

After dining on ribs and brisket, the presidential aspirant went to the Oklahoma History Center, where 125 fundraising tickets were sold, an aide said. Supporters paid $2,300 for a reception and photo opportunity with Giuliani and $500 to attend a cocktail party where he spoke. The event was closed to the press.

At Earl's Rib Palace in Oklahoma City's Bricktown, Giuliani signed autographs and posed for pictures for free.

"I definitely want to be part of the campaign," said 17-year-old Hunter Ligon, mayor of the Youth Council of Oklahoma City, a civic organization of young people that shadows the local government.

Byron McGovern and his wife, Cheryl, posed with the mayor with their daughters -- 1½-year-old Elle and 6-year-old Casady. "It's nice to be able to pick your boss," said McGovern, a Pennsylvania native who is in the Air Force and stationed at Tinker Air Force Base.

Giuliani signed several copies of his book, "Leadership," and some in the crowd said they had been inspired by speeches based on the book given by Giuliani at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University.

"I feel like nobody's going to understand the threat of terrorism like Rudy Giuliani," said 20-year-old Jeff Peters. "I'm going to vote for him and help out as much as I can in the campaign."
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

**PUGalicious** · 03-31-2007, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by Easy180

Good to see big time visitors not heading directly to Cattleman's, which seems to be the only restaurant listed in politician's OKC brochures

That's purely by accident. The original plan was to go to Cattleman's, but there was a logistics issue about confirming a private dining table. Bad for Cattleman's, good for Earl's.

**JIMBO** · 03-31-2007, 07:09 PM

Visiting VIPs usually go to Cattlemans because it has national reputation for great food and service. This reputation has been built over many years by serving everyone from " dusty ole cowboys" to "movie stars" to the "movers and shakers" of government, all with the same fine service and great food.
Oklahoma City has many superb reasturants. But few with Cattlemans national reknown.
That being said. I'm glad to see Earl's mentioned in the article. I hope Giuliani enjoyed his meal. And will help spread the word that OKC has more than one fine dining establishment,