Staff worried about Rudy's cell phone calls

[kskiska]

Rude Giuliani

If he wants voters to respect his privacy, he ought to show some respect for basic manners.

by John Fund

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The fact is that people inside the Giuliani campaign are appalled at the number of times their candidate has felt compelled to interrupt public appearances to take calls from his wife. The estimate from those in a position to know is that he has taken such calls more than 40 times in the middle of speeches, conferences and presentations to large donors. "If it's a stunt, it's not one coming from him," says one Giuliani staffer. "It's an ongoing problem that he won't take advice on."

And in trying to explain his odd behavior, Mr. Giuliani has only dug himself in deeper. On Friday he told David Brody of CBN News that since 9/11, when he and Mrs. Giuliani get on a plane, "most of the time . . . we talk to each other and just reaffirm the fact that we love each other." He admitted he had taken calls from his wife "before in engagements, and I didn't realize it would create any kind of controversy." That's hardly possible. Giuliani staffers say he has been warned over and over again that the phone calls are rude and inappropriate and have alienated everyone from local officials to top donors to close friends.

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But Giuliani staffers say Judith Giuliani is in a league of her own. Many of the complaints are inside baseball: Staffers have been fired, advisers shut out of meetings, schedules changed based on her whim. But it was her idea for Mr. Giuliani to suggest on national TV that he might let her attend cabinet meetings. Her high-handed behavior prompted a series of negative profiles this summer, including a vicious one in Vanity Fair, which were said to have prompted her to retreat from day-to-day involvement in the campaign.

But not for long. The staff remains "terrified" of her, according to a former staffer. "Mollifying Judith is at the top of the to-do list for far too many people on the campaign," one person close to Mr. Giuliani told me. Another says: "The biggest concern is that if not corrected it will stir up questions about his judgment closer to when people vote--either before the early primaries or before the general election. It's a ticking time bomb."

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[flvegan]

1. She'll make a GREAT "First Lady"

won't she?

Yikes.

"Rudy, bomb Norway. I had a TERRIBLE time on that cruise."

[Ganja Ninja]

2. "we talk ... and just reaffirm the fact that we love each other."

Who are they trying to convince?:puke:

[MADem]

3. Wow, John "The Asshole" Fund does a stopped clock routine!!!

He's right about Rudy, AND Judy...heh, heh!!

[TwilightGardener]

4. Who knew that a lady who wears tiaras would be high-handed?

[MorningGlow]

5. Horseshit

"If it's a stunt, it's not one coming from him," says one Giuliani staffer. "It's an ongoing problem that he won't take advice on."

I say horseshit. This stunt is totally transparent. If it weren't so repulsive, it would be cheesy-laughable. But it's repulsive.

[soothsayer]

6. yup.

[Poiuyt]

9. Exactly. He could always just turn off his cell phone

[mtnester]

20. Randi Rhodes totally debunked the call he got last week

On the phone call last week that was publicly discussed by the un-media, Giuliani himself stated that he and his wife call each other every time one of them is about to fly ever SINCE 9-11...they never miss a time to talk right before one of them boards a plane.

funny thing though, he had a different WIFE then....

[Donnachaidh]

7. Hen-pecked Rudy -- do you REALLY want the country run by a woman?

By woman I mean his wife?

THIS is the frontrunner for the Repuke party? Best they can do? :rofl:

[hlthe2b]

14. your post is offensive> I don't like Rudy nor his wife and he is

rude and exploitative to the nth degree, but I find your post to be misogynistic and not at all funny. I doubt I am alone. :shrug:

[Donnachaidh]

21. got news for you --

It's offensive to point out the obvious?

What *I* find RUDE is the fact that so many people think it's appropriate for her to stick her nose in via the cell phone when he's *supposed* to be showing his *leadership* skills?

I wouldn't do that to my husband. And yes, I have one. Any woman who would interrupt speeches has control issues. And any man who would tolerate that sort of nonsense *IS* hen-pecked. period. And I don't think that is a qualification for the white house.

[lapfog_1]

8. filed under "that's good to know"

since 9/11, when he and Mrs. Giuliani get on a plane, "most of the time . . . we talk to each other and just reaffirm the fact that we love each other."

ummm, never mind that he was married to a DIFFERENT Mrs. Guiliani on 9/11/2001.

[napi21]

10. This is the first time I've ever areed with J. Fund on ANYTHING!

But he's sure right about Rudy's calls being offensive, not to mention in extremely poor taste! When anyone is making a presentation, the intent is SUPPOSED TO BE to show your audience you are very interested in THEM and THEIR ISSUES! If Rudy wasn't perfectly happy taking these calls, he would simply give his phone to a staffer or SHUT IT OFF!

[Horse with no Name]

11. Kind of makes you feel dirty doesn't it?

Blecchh...I cannot stand that rubbery-faced buffoon.

[napi21]

15. Dirty? No. It convinces me that Mr. Super Ego doesn't GAS about

anybody but himself!

[Hutzpa]

12. He is Fuckin Lying

they are from some of his mistresses, the man has mistresses allover the place, hence the wrong timing. Yet I personally could care less about his antiques.....just goes to show what people can do to get power, pulling cheap stunts......I say its a load of bo-loni.

[TlalocW]

13. Has any reporter bothered to look if

Rudy's wife was actually getting on a plane that day?

Of course not. That would require actual journalism.

TlalocW

[Pachamama]

16. Poor Judith...she knows how she replaced wife #2, and is worried that the same will happen to her...

So I guess she thinks by constantly reminding Rudy that she's watching he won't stray.... :eyes:

Some women are very good at fooling themselves....

[Javaman]

18. It's already happening...

I think rudy would dump judy if he wasn't running. Instead, she's panicking because he's well known for his wondering dick.

I think she has been thrown under the bus privately, but she's putting up the good show for the power and money.

[Javaman]

17. Just don't call her judy, (which by the way is her real name, not judith)

or she will put your balls in a knot.

[Canuckistanian]

19. John Fund - what a rube

Does it EVER occur to him that it's just a campaign stunt?

Or do they actually believe each other's shit?