Posted on 04/09/2007 2:13:24 PM PDT by no dems
Rudy Giuliani has a lot to learn about campaigning outside of New York City.
The former New York mayor attended a roundtable discussion with heavy-hitters at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City recently. Two of the three co-hosts were natural gas billionaires who are CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.
“Mayor Giuliani was doing fine until one CEO asked him what his energy policy was,” a participant said. “He gave a very detailed and lengthy answer covering every energy source imaginable, but he never once uttered the words ‘natural gas.’ Considering where he was, who he was talking to, and who was sponsoring the fundraiser, it was very insulting and showed a lack of preparation.”
Another participant started to ask a question about Iraq.
“In the middle of the question, Mayor Giuliani’s personal cell phone rang, and he answered it,” the participant said. “At first, I think people thought he was kidding. But then he just started talking; and without looking up or saying anything to us, he just got up, left the room, and never came back! Everyone waited about 20 minutes, and then the room started to break up. It was bizarre behavior.”
A Giuliani spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.
This is about a typical lawyer who can be briefed into competence on any subject.
It is not unique to Guiliani but it is common to lawyers who turn politician.
The Alaskan gas pipe line will have parasites hanging from it like the ceiling of a cave..
I have to disagree. Rudy isn’t an “empty suit.” He’s not afraid of the hard work it takes to manage policy issues.
That said, he’s still not a good choice for president. For one thing, he’s a prosecutor and lives for the fight.
In addition to soc cons, it appears he doesn’t need OK natural gas tycoons either. I wonder who will be written off next?
Party officials and his supporters need to do that. A Giuliani nomination is political suicide of the Republican party.
BTTT!!!
Cross dressing isn't bizzare for a Democrat...
Standard excape stunt, used by shyster executives when they know that they're in over their heads. Have your secretary make a pre-planned call to allow you to excape.
The ladies in my family seem to be swooning over Obama, as are alot of the ladies in the office. Rudy rubs women in NJ the wrong way, as does Hillary (rim shot).
As black pols go, Obama is a cheap immitation of Cory Booker, Newark’s mayor — who is the real deal. Both are too young for prez.
That being said, ideology aside, Obamamania will likely lead to a Veep spot, not the top of the ticket. At this point in the last campaign I was calling it for John Edwards. I may have been wrong then, but may not be wrong this time around.
I don’t want “personable” pols — I want statesmen. I can’t stand John Adams — reading a few pages of his bio makes me want to show up at a family reunion with two strippers, wearing a torn suit and waving a half empty bottle of Remy around. But he was a statesman.
“And we thought his only bizarre behavior was being a cross dresser.”
This is why I have left the Republican party. It used to stand for men with spines, but now has degraded into name calling and pure propoganda. I will now vote 3rd party from here on out waiting for the rest to wake up. Your “conservative” hero’s have done nothing to advance our cause. In fact, they have sold out completely.
Otherwise known as “idiots”.
Rudy lives for the fight...
Should I file this next to , GOP needs a backbone?
*snicker
ahhh yes...how dare he insult the mighty oklahoma heavy hitters
yeah, we should have bumbling morons like GWB or Newt, cause they'd be soooo much better
It wouldn’t help the GOP any, as Rudy fights for the other side.
Rudy lives for the fight...
Should I file this next to , GOP needs a backbone?
No, you should file it under “not knowing more than one tactic.”
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