Rudeo's family problems broke while visiting Arnie Schwarzenegger.
As Rudy nervously explained his relationship with Andrew to a full court press...... the TV report noted Rudy's campaign aide was sitting with the press corps apparently "posing" as a reporter.
As Rudy finished his shaky answer, his aide then stopped all discussion by throwing Rudy a question on another subject.......as if she was a disinterested reporter.
How'd you like to have this devious crew running your government?
FYI: The news report ended with a poll showing 88% of those polled had a problem with a father not attending his son's graduation.
HOLY BUTTERY MUFFINS BATMAN! A POLITICIAN WITH A ROCKY PERSONAL LIFE!
No Great President has ever had difficulties with their children, never... /s
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_Davis
Its getting dirty a little early. Now lets hear about Hillary's affair with Web Hubbell.
Rudy weakness will be family values and national security (for example the Kerik fiasco and his support of illegals).
I can just see Hillary setting herself up as the protected of family values, with tears in her eyes saying how she stood by her husband.
Sounds like they hve a beautiful relationship.
I'm no Rudyfan but I couldn't care less. Frankly I want to hear the candidates talk about the issues. This isn't American idol.
The fact that the kid didn't want his father to attend his graduation has absolutely NO influence whatsoever on my support. Ask the other FReepers who support Rudy, and I have a hunch they will tell you the same thing.
Sad that Rudy didn't have time to spend with his two kids but he had time to go to every fireman's and policeman's funereal after 9/11. It says a lot about a person who seemingly cares for people he doesn't know but doesn't show the same care to his own kids. I understand that families have problems and all that, to me that isn't the issue, the issue is Rudy's priorities. If his family, especially his kids, are not a priority, then his priorities are pretty screwed up if you ask me.
Jeez, even without the kids being angry with him Rudy's personal life is a train wreck. I don't dislike Rudy but I don't understand his appeal as far as Presidential material goes. Other than seeing him in the aftermath of 9/11, most people don't know his stance on most issues.
We've allowed the democrats to define the gop platform to the point where if Jesus was running for office would we question the virgin birth.
The bottom line is that individuals with sufficient drive to run for president or mayor of a city very rarely have time or energy remaining to look after their personal lives. And then you wonder why our government is full of scoundrels and criminals. The only ones who qualify to run are the ones that sufficiently supress the problems they have in their own lives. The ones who successfully run for office are the ones who lie the best.
We need to be smarter than this.
"I'd just like to break in for a moment here to thank you Freepers for the valuable work you're doing on my behalf. I know I can count on you in the coming election to keep the Republicans from victory at any cost. Thanks again, now please go back to tearing yourselves apart over trivial bullsh*t."
We have been fortunate, for the last six years, to have had a President with a fine family. That is important. To realize how it makes a difference, contrast it with eight years of Clinton drama.
And, to those who bring up the Reagans; Yes, they had a daughter who was a little bit of a problem child. I didn't really like that, either. But President and Mrs. Reagan had been happily married for twenty-eight years on election day in 1980. Mrs. Reagan was an outstanding first lady.
Rudy, on the other hand, has been married to his third wife, Judith Nathan, since 2003. Nathan carried on an affair with Giuliani for several years before his marriage to Donna Hanover ended. While some might disagree with me that a first lady should not be the type of woman who would carry on with another woman's husband, there is no doubt that Giuliani's family life is a problem.
Were he to be elected President, the country would get a steady dose of his family drama, which we honestly do not need in the White House.
Gee, I have a good Christian friend who lost his wife after a lengthy battle with cancer. After a few years of mourning (all the while focusing on the wellbeing of his two early-teens children), he felt ready for a relationship with another Christian woman, and it blossomed.
Happiness again? Nope. One of the kids went totally out of character and made his life a living hell during the year of that relationship. It was made clear that Dad was not to have any new spouse or girlfriend in place of Mom. It was so bad that he in fact gave up the relationship.
The point is that teen or even post-teen children have powerful emotions about marital disruptions that are unlikely to provide any useful information about the "goodness" or "badness" of the parents.
I'll go further: to use teen (teen children!) assessments of a marriage as definitive or even accurate is foolish and shows a complete lack of adult wisdom.
Not that one expects wisdom from the New York Post.
Rudy should have said "no comment" - NOW the headlines appear to imply he choses his new wife over his son.....it is a no-win situation to comment.....
Rudy understands what's important. And these people are condemning him over a high school graduation??????? HUH????? GOOD LORD. Talk about a feely touchy bunch of head in the sand woosies.
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Yuk....who needs this dirty laundry every day. Rudy brought this on himself....he's a CHEATER....PERIOD. Kids don't like CHEATERS.
My dad used to bring a magazine to read. We didn't have a party either. Looking back, I think that was pretty cool 8-)
Well, most of the time I don't like Rudy, but if he's planning that well and has that good of a staff, maybe he WOULD make a good President...