'Please mute your cellphones ... Mr. Giuliani'
During a speech before the National Rifle Assn. today, Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani paused to take a phone call from his wife. A few people laughed. The only question here, of course, is whether Giuliani really doesn't know how to silence his cellphone, since this wasn't the first time this has happened, or if he's taking the calls as part of the shtick. CNN has today's video here.
Our colleague Michael Finnegan was on hand for the speech, and you can read his report here and in Saturday's print edition on Giuliani's overture to a group tight with the gun manufacturers he once famously sued while mayor of New York.
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Andrew Malcolm's immigrant parents repeatedly stressed the importance of active participation in a democracy. Early lessons included learning the alphabetical list of states by watching televised roll calls of national political conventions. That childhood exposure led to a lifelong fascination with politics, including 40-plus years of covering them and a brief stint practicing them as press secretary to Laura Bush in 1999-2000. A veteran foreign and national correspondent, Malcolm served on the Times Editorial Board and was a Pulitzer finalist in 2004. He is the author of 10 nonfiction books and father of four.
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As a strong supporter of 2nd amendment rights, I'm not buying what Giuliani is selling. At the best he's a flip flopper, and more likely a hypocrite.
Posted by: Mathew | September 21, 2007 at 04:06 PM