Rudy On 'This Week': Strange, Pathetic Or Just Really Creepy?

The media love their creation -- (4.00 / 1)

America's Mayor -- perhaps even more than they love John McCain, patron saint of straight-talking.

And they really love comeback stories.

Yesterday, I watched some CNN to try to get results, and they treated Giuliani's standard stump speech, given in Florida, as news, airing about five minutes of the same crap he's been saying for months.

Re: your question -- I vote for creepy.

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by: devtob @ Sun Jan 20, 2008 at 17:23:05 PM UTC

Let's See Now (4.00 / 2)

Rudy's finishes so far:

Iowa -- 4%, 6th place
Wyoming -- 0%, tied for 4th place
New Hampshire -- 9%, 4th place
Michigan -- 3%, 6th place
Nevada -- 4%, 6th place
South Carolina -- 2%, 6th place

What possible justification does the traditional media have for continuing to lavish such uncritical attention on him (in the sense that they're not really questioning why he's still in the race)?  The fact that he might still be slightly competitive in Florida -- where, depending on which recent poll one looks at, he's anywhere from a tiny lead to fourth place.

Even if Giuliani manages to squeak out a win in FL (and I suspect his polling there may actually continue to sag after yesterday's disappointments), I don't see how that translates back into a massive surge of momentum for Feb. 5.  But I so enjoy watching him twist in the wind like this.

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by: The Maven @ Sun Jan 20, 2008 at 18:42:38 PM UTC

if he was a dem (4.00 / 2)

the first question of every reporter would be about dropping out of the race. edwards has outperformed rudy six ways to sunday over the past three weeks. rudy is getting stomped by ron freakin' paul all over the place.

that said, his TW spot this morning was entertaining for just the reason you mention.  

TODAY is day one. It always is.

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by: phillip anderson @ Sun Jan 20, 2008 at 19:07:53 PM UTC

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