tds-giuliani.jpg After Giuliani's evasive non-answer to a question about his biggest personal failing during Sunday's ABC debate, Jon Stewart sums up how he believes "America's Mayor" should have answered.

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Giuliani: A description of my mistakes in thirty seconds?!

Stewart: Here's a hint: It starts with annulling my first marriage to my second cousin, and it ends with my kids from my second marriage supporting Barack Obama because they hate my third wife. Ba Boom!

Although I am not a fan of dragging personal family matters into a political campaign, the right-wing has made a sport of it over the past 20 years with the rise of Dobson, Robertson and so-called "value voters". For a base that supposedly puts a premium on "family values" and "traditional marriage," Giuliani's checkered marital past and rocky relationship with his children is certainly worthy of public scrutiny.



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Howsabout starting with "selling my soul to the Globalist Elite mafiosos"?

damned near first

Putting the New York Terrorism Response Unit inside the World Trade Center to "send a message" after the 1993 attacks.

Thanks Rudy, you fucknit.

Soooooooooooo brilliant.

A candidate's personal life defines who/what he/she is. That is way it is essential .. Rudi's personal life tells us:
1. he has no respect for marriage
2. he does not abide by his marriage vows.
3. he has no respect for women, not only did he humiliate his wife he did it in an arrogant and public way.
4. he does not abide by his religion…2 divorces and oh that pesky commandment
"Thou shall not commit adultery"
5. He is an absolute failure as a father…chooses his "mistress" over a relationship with his children
6. Uses 9/11 to make millions in personal wealth
7. Use poor judgment in choosing his friend.."Bernie" he either knew what Bernie was doing or was so stupid he didn’t know.
8. He not only committed adultery he knew about Bernie's adultery...So it is clear he condones adultery
9. Etc. Etc.
Conclusion: Rudi's personal life tells us he is a man of poor morale character, selfish, inconsiderate, arrogant, a man who consistently and repeatedly cannot not live up to his commitments, vows or follow the rules. Where he stands on issues becomes irrelevant when you look at who and what he is …..
How could any DECENT, RESPONSIBLE woman, married person, parent, or son or daughter with an ounce of intelligence think this sleaze could or should be PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES???

In Rudy's defense, he was at least self-deprecating.

if the point of the question was to illustrate the lack of transparency in the candidates, then it worked.
otherwise, what a waste!

This is so weird. Most days the links play fine for me and then there are days like today where the video is fine but I get no sound. This is the only site where that ever happens. Yes, my speakers are on and the "mute" is off.

Although I am not a fan of dragging personal family matters into a political campaign...

Hey, they're the ones dragging their own personal family matters into the political arena by stating how kick ass their family values are, when in fact, they aren't.

lol. I Giuliani gets pseudo elected to lead our NeWhOmeland..he will banish his children into exile in a 3rd world country. GOP...the party of family values. Gotta love em. Have you seen the story at the HUFF.. Young ChickenHawk pres..busted in a sex scandal...same players. Different Scandal.

John McCain toy recall

SparksNV @ 5:

Conclusion: Rudi's personal life tells us he is a man of poor morale character, selfish, inconsiderate, arrogant, a man who consistently and repeatedly cannot not live up to his commitments, vows or follow the rules. Where he stands on issues becomes irrelevant when you look at who and what he is …..
How could any DECENT, RESPONSIBLE woman, married person, parent, or son or daughter with an ounce of intelligence think this sleaze could or should be PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES???

There is nothing wrong with this. Nor is there anything wrong with spying on americans, starting illegal wars, torture, lying under oath etc etc.

What these fine, upstanding characters want to avoid at all costs is getting a blowjob from a consenting adult. Now THAT's how you get in real trouble!

Rudy and the Justice Boys

If we look at donations to campaigns, Geographic Totals,
Sector Totals, Top Industries, Top Contributors it tells us alot....
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/sector.asp?id=N00009908&cycle=2008

interesting reading the Good People of New York are reading today..
Firefighters still have quite a bit to say..
http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0732,barrett,77463,6.html/1

How about just being a Republican?

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not to worry...the family values young repucklican sat down and prayed with his family. All is forgiven...NOT!!! What is wrong with these people???

And our biggest failing as US citizens?

Accepting the fraudulent first 'election' of G.W. Bush, and allowing his 'presidency' to continue.

Look what it has lead to (besides he obvious total debacles of everything he's touched).

He's the reason incompetent, amoral, not-quite-sane assholes like Tancredo, Brownback, Giuliani, Romney ('My kids are serving this country by helping elect me'. (Voting is their way of putting on a uniform)), think they're viable as presidential candidates.

'If BUSH can be president, well, Jesus Christ, what about me?'

I'm surprised Gingrich, DeLay, Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld, Perle, Feith, Miers, Gonzales, Laura, aren't in the 'race'. (Maybe they're just waiting for the current idiots to trip over their dicks and leave room on the podium for them).

Two words:

Amadou Diallo.

'Nuff said.

Tancredo's should be, "Even though I come from immigrant backround and my own grandparents
didn't speak English and I had some illegal immigrants remodel parts of my home I still hate the
brown people that don't speak English."

In short, "I'm a nut job, a racist and hypocrite."

For a base that supposedly puts a premium on “family values” and “traditional marriage,” Giuliani’s checkered marital past and rocky relationship with his children is certainly worthy of public scrutiny.

Absolutely! If you want to lower the level of discourse to one notch slightly above Edwards-"outing"-Mary-Cheney-at-the-'04-VP-debates. That's really what I want to see more of from the sclb. I want to see more reporting on Rudy's family problems. Great idea.

how about owing his "shot" at being president to NYC... and then campaigning by making fun of it?

you fucking ingrate.

I would like to see Newt and Rotten Rudy run against each other. The question is, how long before the repugs, start commenting on Rudy's judgment? It appears that he lacks good judgment or morals. So just wait until the pres. hopefuls slam Rudy.

For John Stewart's Cheney impression he channels the Aflack duck. I guess for his Guiliani impression he's channeling Andrew Dice Clay. Another inspired choice.

Daily Show: Rudy Giuliani’s Biggest Personal Failing…in 30 Seconds

His hernia?

Maelstrom @ 6:

In Rudy's defense, he was at least self-deprecating.

Rudy's in Depends?

Dobson and his ilk know that if Rudy ever became president, he'd play ball. They will at least refrain from actively campaigning against him if he becomes the Republican nominee. Likely, they'll give their full support as long as he publicly says something penitent (not that he needs to) and credits Jesus with putting him back on the right track. I don't see this as a huge problem for Rudy.

Rudy will win the nom and the general election. America needs a president who isn't afraid to put half the population in re-education camps, dissolve Congress, repeal the constitution and the bill of rights and start all over again. His VP will be Judith. She's some sort of legal person or something. His first act as president? Tax cuts. Be afraid, be VERY afraid.

Jon forgot the dress.
Mustn't forget the dress...and the wig...and the make-up.
I wonder if all that cost more than John Edward's hair cut?

Maelstrom @ 6:

In Rudy's defense, he was at least self-deprecating.

I think it more likely he was 'self-defecating'. Seems more appropo.

Randy Brown @ 17:

Two words:

Amadou Diallo.

'Nuff said.

Being from NYC, I know what you mean. I got two more words for you:

Abner Louima

It was said at a time , that George Bush Sr also had problems with his wife and son.

Being alive would rank as the number one greatest failing for this man, for me anyway.

his biggest personal failing was being born.

look up the movie Giuliani Time, the list goes on forever. he is one of the sleaziest people ever to hold office, he'll stoop to anything. Anything.

To SparksNV
Do you mean he disrespected his wife like Clinton did in the White House and with all of those other women?

breakspear @ 28:

Maelstrom @ 6:

In Rudy's defense, he was at least self-deprecating.

I think it more likely he was 'self-defecating'. Seems more appropo.

Mhmmm. Try typing the whole word "appropriate" when you mean that. Apropos is not an abbreviation -- it means regarding. As in, "apropos of our discussion last night, I am a grammaticist."

SparksNV @ 5:

A candidate's personal life defines who/what he/she is. That is way it is essential .. Rudi's personal life tells us:
1. he has no respect for marriage
2. he does not abide by his marriage vows.
3. he has no respect for women, not only did he humiliate his wife he did it in an arrogant and public way.
4. he does not abide by his religion…2 divorces and oh that pesky commandment
"Thou shall not commit adultery"
5. He is an absolute failure as a father…chooses his "mistress" over a relationship with his children
6. Uses 9/11 to make millions in personal wealth
7. Use poor judgment in choosing his friend.."Bernie" he either knew what Bernie was doing or was so stupid he didn’t know.
8. He not only committed adultery he knew about Bernie's adultery...So it is clear he condones adultery
9. Etc. Etc.
Conclusion: Rudi's personal life tells us he is a man of poor morale character, selfish, inconsiderate, arrogant, a man who consistently and repeatedly cannot not live up to his commitments, vows or follow the rules. Where he stands on issues becomes irrelevant when you look at who and what he is …..
How could any DECENT, RESPONSIBLE woman, married person, parent, or son or daughter with an ounce of intelligence think this sleaze could or should be PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES???

ARE YOU KIDDING! I didn't realize it until you typed it all out but America will LOVE this guy. If he had a cocaine posession charge, he'd be a shoe in.
Have you looked around lately? Nobody votes on anyone based on morals or what good they've done in their lives. They vote out of fear. And they vote for people like this, unfortunately.

Where is the TDS video clip of Obama and Edwards going after Hillary on Lobbyist money? Someone seriously needs to post that it was classic.

Gee, it's like they WANT Sam Brownback to win the GOP nomination. What is the world coming to?

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Maelstrom @ 6:

In Rudy's defense, he was at least self-deprecating.

Yes, a sense of humour seems to be one of his few saving graces.

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