Most Annoying Rudy Giuliani Debate Phrases and Behavior

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Rudy Giuliani is not just the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination. He's also the front-runner for whitehouseorbust.com's most annoying participant in the Republican debates. Read on to find out the most annoying prhases and behavor.

1 - I cleaned up New York, I can clean up Washington
This phrase (or one like it) has been uttered several times by Giuliani, and it's a great line... if he were running for MAYOR OF DC! Somebody needs to give Rudy a map or send him a memo. NYC < USA

2 - I don't know the answer to that... let's talk about how being Mayor of NY means I'm tough on terror.
Obviously, this isn't a direct quote... but it's close. Whenever he's in a bind, Giuliani plays the America's Mayor card and appeals to emotions rather than reason. Debates are supposed to be logical discussions - it's embarrassing to watch the man pander like this.

3 - Blatantly Dodging Questions
I know the game. I can handle a bit of hemming and hawing while a candidate tries to develop an answer, but flat out refusing to answer a question (even through deflecting humor) is inappropriate for a debate. How hard is it to share a mistake that helped you grow personally?

4 - Talking Out of Turn
This might be a tad nit-picky since other candidates are violators of this rule, but Rudy's a frequent offender. He butted in to chastise Ron Paul's non-interventionist foreign policy philosophy and also stepped right over Mitt Romney to answer a question in which he was clearly the candidate of secondary interest as the query was posed. The worst part is that he's not even making a strong, logical point when he does so. He either rambles about or makes an appeal to emotion. Save the overstepping for when it's really needed.

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Tagged: 2008 election, Rudy Giuliani, presidential election

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