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Rudy Giuliani wants voters to judge him based on his performance, not on what his family thinks about him. When asked how he could "expect the loyal following of Americans when you are not getting it within your own family, " the Republican presidential hopeful made it clear that he's had enough with the family talk.
"I love my family very, very much, and I would do anything for them. The best thing I can say is, kind of, to leave my family alone, you know, just like I'll leave your family alone," Guiliani said. "If you want to judge me or I want to judge you, we'll judge each other on our public performance. I don't know your private life. You don't know my private life."
Except we do know his private life. Giuliani has two adult children with his second wife, Donna Hanover. His son Andrew admits he and his father are estranged, choosing to play golf this summer rather than campaign for dad. His daughter Caroline had reportedly posted support for Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama on her MySpace profile, although that post has since been removed.
I can understand why his kids might be less than pleased with him - he famously cheated on their mother with his current wife, Judith Nathan. And it's too late to pretend we don't know his private life. The question is, does it matter?
"I love my family very, very much, and I would do anything for them. The best thing I can say is, kind of, to leave my family alone, you know, just like I'll leave your family alone," Guiliani said. "If you want to judge me or I want to judge you, we'll judge each other on our public performance. I don't know your private life. You don't know my private life."
Except we do know his private life. Giuliani has two adult children with his second wife, Donna Hanover. His son Andrew admits he and his father are estranged, choosing to play golf this summer rather than campaign for dad. His daughter Caroline had reportedly posted support for Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama on her MySpace profile, although that post has since been removed.
I can understand why his kids might be less than pleased with him - he famously cheated on their mother with his current wife, Judith Nathan. And it's too late to pretend we don't know his private life. The question is, does it matter?
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8-18-2007 @ 4:58PM
LS said...Seems like these things only matter when it comes to Republican Candidates.
Frankly, it doesn't surprise me that his kids are doing this. First, most kids at that age tend to lean toward the Democrat Party - they are in a very "utopian" (for lack of a better word) frame of mind - they're heading off to college, and they want to change the world. So the Dems appeal. Once they leave college and start living off that paycheck, logic steps in, and that's where the Republican line of thinking steps in.
Further, is it any surprise that the children of a jilted wife would be mad at their dad? This is a good way to humiliate him publicly, much the same way he humiliated their mother.
Does it matter? Hard to say. I don't know the ins and outs of the situation, I can only speculate, so I guess I have to say, it matters about 20% or less in my overall evaluation of him as a candidate. I tend to look at work/performance record over personal lives.
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8-19-2007 @ 1:00PM
Katie said...Only matters when it comes to Republican candidates? Umm, excuse me, no. I seem to remember some people being very angry about a certain Monica Lewinsky.
Personally, I'd rather have a president who cheats on his wife than a president who lies about reasons for invading another country. And I'm saying this as a Republican.
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8-27-2007 @ 3:56PM
Jason said...LS,
That is an interesting theory on the matter, I think a lot of people think that way. But studies of voting patterns suggest that most people stay pretty consistent in their political ideologies, with their parent's views having the greatest influence on their one.
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