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Rudy Giuliani fired up the Republican National Convention crowd Wednesday by attacking Barack Obama as an inexperienced “celebrity senator” and flip-flopper unready to lead the country.

The former GOP presidential candidate and New York mayor had the crowd chanting “Rudy, Rudy” with a tough speech that tore at the Democratic standard-bearer. 

It also effectively warmed up the crowd for GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who immediately followed him.

The former mayor, who led New York City during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, said Obama has “never had to lead people in crisis,” and said the presidency was no time for on-the-job training.

Giuliani said Obama was patriotic and called his rise remarkable, but then cut the Illinois senator down by saying such a meteoric rise could only happen in America. The audience responded with loud cheers and laughter.

He drew more laughs by dismissing Obama’s background as a “community organizer” who emerged from Chicago machine politics.

He said Obama is not ready to take the 3 a.m. crisis call, a nod to a political ad used by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) against Obama in the Democratic primary.

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that the nation must choose this fall between “a true American hero” who survived torture in Vietnam and a Chicago “machine politician” who “has never led anything. Nothing. Nada.”

In a keynote address to Republican convention delegates and a national TV audience, Giuliani called John McCain and Democratic nominee Barack Obama “good and patriotic men” before ripping into Obama, an Illinois senator and former state senator.

A onetime candidate himself for the Republican nomination, Giuliani had been scheduled to speak Tuesday to set the tone of the convention. But Monday’s 

speeches were canceled as Hurricane Gustav approached the Gulf Coast. The rejiggered lineup put Giuliani on the same night as a much anticipated speech from Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain’s pick for vice president.

Democrats and even some Republicans have questioned whether Palin, 44, is qualified to step into the presidency. Giuliani spent his morning defending her national security credentials on TV and part of his keynote talking up her record as governor.

Giuliani said Obama has “spent most of his time as a ‘celebrity senator.’ No leadership, no legislation to really speak of. … He’s never run a city, never run a state, never run a business.”

Obama, a community organizer and civil rights lawyer in Chicago, helped lead drives to overhaul ethics rules in Illinois and Washington. He defeated Sen. 

Hillary Rodham Clinton for the nomination and has raised nearly $400 million in his campaign.

Giuliani centered his presidential campaign on his leadership after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and his success cleaning up his city. He pursued an unusual strategy of skipping the first four contests, in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. Giuliani’s battleground of choice was the winner-take-all Florida primary Jan. 29. By then, McCain had a head of steam and won the state. Giuliani came in third and dropped out the next day.

Giuliani torched Obama for flipping on positions to improve his political standing, including his decisions to turn down public financing for his campaign and to vote in favor of a bill that gave telecommunications companies immunity for the role they played allowing the government to tap lines while acquiring information on terrorist groups.

Giuliani also criticized Obama’s shifting response to the Russian invasion of Georgia. Obama initially called on both sides to show restraint before 

criticizing Russia for being the aggressor, a stance Giuliani likened to McCain’s initial statement about the conflict.

Allanah Benton-Wells, 42, a former professor at Williams Elementary School in Flint, Michigan will be charged today with two counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct with a person less. Will be responsible for 2 counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under 13 years. These accusations are a crime which is punishable by up to the maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Allanah Benton-Wells was a former teacher.

Allanah Benton-Wells was accused of having sexual relations with 12 years of age studying the sixth year. Allanah Benton Wells had sexual intimacy with him around Halloween in October 2007, 2 times. Allanah Benton-wells have been tutoring him his house. Allanah Benton-Wells has denied these accusations. The mother of the boy had intercepted a telephone conversation between Allanah Benton-Wells and his son. He informed the school, which then informed the police.

It has educated young people in nine years. Now, a former professor at Williams Elementary School in Flint could spend the rest of his life in prison.

An act unthinkable now investigators say the teacher is accused of having sex with a boy Twelve years. In November last year, investigators began to try to accusations, 42 years, Allanah Benton-Wells had sex with 12 years in October.

“Both times, should take the child and take him at his home for tutoring, home help,” said County Prosecutor David Leyton Genesee. “We believe that this is never taken place. We believe that in both cases have sexual relations. ”

Allanah Benton-Wells is a divorced mother of two boys who are 19 months. Allanah Benton-Wells has been paid leave since November 1, 2007. The school fired Allanah Benton-Wells in early August 2008. The school, school boy said that the boy said his Allanah Benton-Wells had sex with him in a bedroom upstairs. Allanah Benton-Wells’ ex-husband said that once he came home to find the shirtless boy, sitting on the couch. Another time, he found him and Allanah Benton-Wells and the couch was in its night without a bra. Allanah Benton-Wells and her husband were officially divorced in January 2008. Allanah Benton-Wells was excellent track record before this incident.

Investigators say the boy’s mother discovered the sexual relationship when he heard a call between the son and Benton-Wells. “The mother then went to school, the principal, the school informed police Flint.”

Benton-Wells is a native of Flint mother of two boys 19 months, and two adult children. Now she faces two counts of criminal sexual assault, each offence a penalty of 25 years to life behind bars. “It entered a plea of not guilty,” said Michael Haley, Benton-Wells’ lawyer. “He was a student and helps him.”

Ms. Benton-Wells’ lawyer said his client is well educated with a bachelor’s degree, a master, finishing and a captain of a second. “She has no criminal history in the first ever that your honour, was never arrested or charged with any offence.”

Benton-Wells drew nearly a week of his job. I asked the prosecutor, if my memory is a guilty plea, of course, feels like she is innocent … why should I say these things? “She has no idea is completely devastated for any purpose,” said Haley lawyer.

Allanah Benton-Wells will be before Friday. Most of his family were members of his side in court today. She is on bail and not allowed to have contact with the 12-year-old boy.