Slog - Comments on Ouch http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4 NYT: For weeks, as he was getting shellacked in Iowa, New Hampshire, Michigan and South Carolina, Rudolph W. Giuliani, former front-runner for the Republican nomination, answered his skeptics with a simple refrain: just wait till Florida, his stronghold and his bulwark against the tide of losses in the early states. Now Florida has arrived, and Mr. Giuliani’s bulwark is looking a little leaky. The Giuliani campaign chartered a 727 on Monday for a day of barnstorming on the eve of Tuesday’s big primary, but none of the rallies at airports in Sanford, Clearwater, Fort Myers or Fort Lauderdale drew even... Copyright 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:18:59 -0800 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:39:37 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by monkey 9/11

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913454 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913454 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:24:53 -0800 Comment by Amy Jo It sure has.

]]> Amy Jo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913456 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913456 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:28:47 -0800 Comment by Jim Demetre The more he campaigns, the more his poll numbers drop. The guy is just a total jackass.

]]> Jim Demetre http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913484 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913484 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:48:54 -0800 Comment by superyeadon he lost the moment the iowa results were released.

]]> superyeadon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913490 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913490 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:52:40 -0800 Comment by SeMe its fun to watch the NYTIMES being so mean to that tool giuliani.

their endorsement editorial where they trashed him is a classic!!

they paid back that mo-fo HARD!!!

]]> SeMe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913500 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913500 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:57:25 -0800 Comment by NaFun Now that was a stupid strategy, wasn't it?

Betcha wish you'd tried, I dunno - AT ALL, in NH and Michigan, hmmmm?

]]> NaFun http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913502 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913502 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:58:57 -0800 Comment by Fnarf It's funny, because in some ways -- on social issues -- Giuliani is the most attractive Republican.

But he's run THE WORST campaign in the history of the USA, and in the process revealed himself to be the biggest colostomy bag in the world. He has the worst message, and states it with the greatest incompetence. He looks rabidly insane on the stump; one gets the impression he'd be firing off nuclear weapons halfway through his inauguration, against Belize or Bhutan or somebody, possibly by accident.

As a result, he's now the one candidate that I absolutely hate and wish an infinite amount of ill will on. Huckabee's a tool, and doesn't know what he's doing; but Giuliani knows, and he's doing it anyways. He's a revolting scumbag.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913507 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913507 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:03:02 -0800 Comment by Andy Niable The idea that Rudy did nothing in the early primaries is a fallacy, a narrative he or the media or both drummed up to make copy.

From Eric Alterman:

"Giuliani never skipped over early states like New Hampshire; rather, the voters skipped over him. He did finish in fourth place in the Granite State, barley nudging out Ron Paul -- but it wasn't for lack of trying. Giuliani actually held 126 campaign events in the state, notable because the winner, John McCain, held only 104 events. Giuliani also spent $2.5 million is television ads there."

But the schadenfreude of watching him go down is still just as sweet.

]]> Andy Niable http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913508 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913508 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:03:15 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 Also shows how much the media screwed up in anointing him the front runner

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913509 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913509 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:03:23 -0800 Comment by tsm I honestly can't see Rudy Giuliani suffer enough public humiliation.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913540 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913540 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:20:12 -0800 Comment by Doctor Memory Remember that little blow-up between Rudy and Ron Paul in the first GOP debate, where Paul had the temerity to posit that the 9/11 attacks might have had something to do with US foreign policy, and Giuliani had a hissy fit?

At this point, it is entirely possible that Ron Paul will beat Giuliani in every primary that they both contest. That will never, ever stop being awesome.

(Note: I am not a Ron Paul supporter.)

]]> Doctor Memory http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913632 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913632 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:10:03 -0800 Comment by Mr. X Couldn't have happened to a more appropriate crypto-fascist.

Probably won't prevent him from getting a whole lot of extremely lucrative consulting and corporate speaking gigs, though.

]]> Mr. X http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913647 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913647 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:19:10 -0800 Comment by chops so long, sucker.

i would be SO HAPPY to hear he has dropped out in disgrace.

a complete, egomaniacal, fascist tool.

]]> chops http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913659 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913659 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:28:42 -0800 Comment by COMTE Seriously, gang. Fred Thompson ran the worst presidential campaign in recent memory, if you can call those occasional moments he spent in front of TV cameras, sleepily mumbling about how much Metamucil, prune juice, and Grape Nuts he consumed that morning, a "campaign".

But, Rudy does come in a close second in the "lamest campaign EVER" contest...

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913703 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913703 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:52:29 -0800 Comment by Big Sven The Republicants were never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever going to endorse a pro-choice candidate.

Just like they are never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever going to endorse a Mormon.

]]> Big Sven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913804 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913804 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:04:27 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 Rudy flaming out is not a shock. He's got a Bush-like intellect, but minus the "folksy charm". I doubt ANYONE would want to have a beer with Giulliani.

Congrats to Joe Biden for bringing Rudy-bashing to the mainstream.

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913831 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c913831 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:22:46 -0800 Comment by Fnarf But Comte, ol' Fred didn't really put a lot of work into it. He's still getting his fourteen hours of sleep a night. Rudy campaigned really, really hard. Unfortunately, every time he shows his face or opens his mouth, he loses votes. Read Andy Niable @8 above. He worked his ass off, and is getting liquified in return. Hilarious.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c914010 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/ouch_4#c914010 2008 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:39:37 -0800