Daddy Dearest: Rudy Giuliani's daughter is supporting Barack Obama

slate.com ^ | Monday, Aug. 6, 2007 | Lucy Morrow Caldwell

[Liz]

There's one vote that Rudy Giuliani definitely can't count on in his 2008 presidential bid: his own daughter's. According to Caroline Giuliani's Facebook profile, she's supporting Barack Obama..........Rudy and his two children, have a rocky relationship. After his third wedding, Giuliani stopped attending Caroline's high-school events..... he went to her graduation (after declaring his candidacy for president), and left without speaking to her and did not join in the family celebration, according to news reports.

[Liz]

Giuliani went to his daughters graduation, and left without speaking to her and did not join in the family celebration, according to news reports.

Rudi did not attend b/c he surely was not invited to the family gathering. Giuliani's separation and divorce from the mother of his children was acrimonious and viscious due to still-married Rudi's parading his mistress (now his third wife) around NYC, and his very public attempt to dump his wife and children out on the streets in order to move Judi into the Mayoral mansion.

[stm]

Just the kind of guy you want in the White House, isn’t it?

[princess leah]

...and Ron Reagan Jr did not support his dad, nor did Maureen Reagan during her father’s Presidency...

[AdamSelene235]

Sounds like his daughter is more conservative than he is.

[TitansAFC]

Yes, but he can win.

Who the hell cares about character and issues?!?!

HE can WIN!!!!!!!!

Win win win win win win win win win win win win!

....and that’s all that matters.

[Jaxter]

I wonder if she’s doing this just to spite him or if she’s just stupid. Either way, the nut doesn’t fall far from the tree.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Completely apart from political viewpoints and family strain, no sane young adult would want one of their parents to become President. Having Secret Service officers hovering over you 24/7 is not most college students’ idea of a good time.

[Alter Kaker]

At least he showed up at his daughter’s graduation. He didn’t even show up at his son’s graduation. Class act that Rudy.

[ElkGroveDan]

Mind if I hang around and watch?

[Red in Blue PA]

And this is relevant, how?

[wideawake]

Giuliani's separation and divorce from the mother of his children was acrimonious and viscious due to still-married Rudi's parading his mistress (now his third wife) around NYC

LOL! Very dramatic.

Of course, Donna Hanover had no problem being "paraded around NYC" by Giuliani when she was his mistress while he was married to his first wife.

The young lady is understandably angry at her father for his caddish behavior - exploiting her anger for headlines doesn't do her any favors.

[TitansAFC]

Yes, and Rudy is MUCH better than Reagan, so who’s to complain? Just ask George Will.....

[JFC]

She is 17.......... she can’t even vote yet.

[HitmanLV]

Donna Hanover was a loathsome woman who embarrassed Rudy often during his tenure as mayor. I don’t blame him one bit for dumping her - I would have done the same.

For many on FR, it seems sticking by a loathsome spouse is a virtue. If that’s not mental illness, I don’t know what is.

[NeoCaveman]

ping.

[HitmanLV]

To be fair, losing is a bummer.

[JohnBovenmyer]

...and Ron Reagan Jr did not support his dad, nor did Maureen Reagan during her father’s Presidency...

You listed the wrong Reagan daughter. Maureen did support her father. It was younger daughter Patti who did not support him while he was in office.

[NeoCaveman]

She is 17.......... she can’t even vote yet.

That's OK, the election is over a year away...

[NeoCaveman]

Donna Hanover was a loathsome woman who embarrassed Rudy often during his tenure as mayor.

Few would doubt that he divorced a loathsome woman, the question is was she that way when he married her....

[maggief]