Posted on 03/21/2007 2:03:39 PM PDT by pissant
RUDOLPH Giuliani, the flamboyant former New York mayor, suffered a personal embarrassment yesterday when a judge ordered him clean up his private life.
A court overseeing the politician’s divorce case ruled that his two teenage children can no longer to stay at his Manhattan home while his girlfriend, Judith Nathan, is sleeping there.
Judge Judith Gische said the overnight presence of Ms Nathan, 46, would have a detrimental effect on the youngsters - at least until the conclusion of Mr Giuliani’s battle with his estranged wife, Donna Hanover.
In an eight-page ruling she concluded that Andrew, 16, and Caroline, 12, "were not psychologically ready" to cope with the emotional strain and confusion caused by two different women being in their father’s home.
"[Mr Giuliani] refuses to agree on anything other than his having a unfettered right to make any and all decisions regarding the children’s contact with J.N.," the judge said.
She added: "They can hardly be said to have a comfortable, familiar relationship with her.
"The children need to establish a new routine of time with their father without worrying about competing for his attention."
The rulings are the latest in a bitter legal battle between Mr Giuliani and his estranged wife.
The former mayor claims Ms Hanover subjected him to "cruel and inhumane treatment" during their 16-year marriage. She has yet to file a legal counterclaim, which Mr Giuliani’s lawyer, Raoul Felder, claimed means she "wants to stay married".
Mr Felder said: "She doesn’t want to be divorced. He must be some kind of wonderful guy. It’s bizarre. At this point, she looks a little ridiculous."
Ms Hanover’s lawyer retorted that she was "appalled that Rudy would authorise such vitriol and untrue statements about Donna, who the judge has acknowledged is a devoted mother".
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Yikes.
Supporting Rudy is tantamount to supporting the unnamed Dem candidate. Too much baggage to win the general election.
I am not "psychologically ready" to have Rudy living in the White House.
I am not "psychologically ready" to have Rudy living in the White House.
I hope he respected this ruling, because "freedom is about authority".
And this is the least of his baggage.
just think of all the money he'll save the country by being able to act as his own first lady.
I am psychologically ready to see him tank.
Now why the hell would you post a stale, five year old article?
Pissant: Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
Except when it comes to obeying the federal government on deporting illegal aliens.
Just wait until the billboards of him in drag start poppin' up...
Does your Five Year Rule only apply to Rudy or to all candidates including Hillary?
Then it's about his authoritay.
What a guy. In other words...I'm gonna shack up with whoever I want and the kids better learn to like it.
And what is every pro-rudy article talk about? What he did 5 to 15 years ago. What is your point?
That will be the least of his dirty laundry dragged out.
*snort*
Precisely.
Ronald Reagan would LOVE you. /sarc
ML/NJ
Well the fact that his own children are publicly stating their unwillingness to be seen with their father while he runs for president is a little unsettling. This stale, five year old story tells us alot about why the kids feel the way they do. Sad.
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