Giuliani Notes: The FEAR of Rudy
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani poses for photos with soldiers about to deploy for Iraq, Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Giuliani made his first swing through Georgia since announcing his bid for the White House.
The New York Times FEARS Rudy’s election to the presidency.
It’s not quite as pronounced as Erica Jong’s “Fear of Flying” but the “Fear of Rudy” is nonetheless palpable beneath the NYT’s routine thumbsucker “Some in G.O.P. Express Worry Over ’08 Hopes” by Adam Nagourney and John M. Broder. (subtext: I hope they lose, I hope they lose, Please, God, I hope they lose!)
This is the kind of article the Times prints as serious journalistic analysis when even the slightest perusal demonstrates the usual tawdry mix of bias and wish fulfillment. To make their point they have to resort to the by now comically tired cliché that McCain was once the “presumed front-runner.” To whom? Not to anyone paying the slightest attention to the campaign. McCain has been trumped by Giuliani in virtually every poll for the last year. Slaughtered (scroll down at the link) might even be a more apt description. In the most recent Gallup Poll of a couple of days ago, Rudy stands at 38% and McCain at a declining 16. Add Thompson, Romney and Gingrich into the total and only then – put together – do they pass Rudy … and only by four percent.
The New York Times started early. Remember this piece?
The Editors want a Democrat as President so bad they can taste it. So, should we all surrender to the great Hillary?
NOPE
Flap reads the polls and sees the enthusiasm for Rudy at the GOP rallies. Flap talks to the voters.
The New York Times has alot to FEAR.
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani makes remarks at a news conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Wednesday, April 11, 2007, in Atlanta.
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