It's intriguing to me that the overwhelming majority of articles that have been cited by Giuliani's opponents on this thread are from snarky tabloid-style journals. They use extremely loaded language to criticise people, and they don't even pretend to attempt to show the other side of the story.
Entertainment? Sure.
Journalism? No.
Unfortunately, I believe that Giuliani and his friends deserve a fair shake, and I think the general public does, too. Fortunately for Rudy, the national media market is not New York's.
I'm sure Rudy was responsible for hiring hundreds, if not thousands, of people during his career as Mayor. Even President Bush, with huge resources to check out potential employees, ran into problems with the people he hired.
So unless a pattern of extremely poor judgement can be found, I don't think this is an issue. Anyone who hires huge numbers of people hires good people and bad. I do see Rudy as someone who makes quick judgments of people and elevates people quickly from low positions to high if they impress him with their ability. That's his management style, and the results speak for themselves.
I find it interesting that the press suffers from credentialism, the idea that someone with a college degree is always better than someone without. This seems to be their biggest complaint against many of his hires. Sometimes that's not true and someone street smart works out better.
Again, his results speak for themselves. Every administration has scandals and blow-ups. They are a part of life, like the weather. If the overall result is positive, I predict that what I'm heaing about today will be long forgotten by the general election if Rudy is nominated.
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