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What better surrogate for McCain to whore out to reporters during a financial crisis than Rudy Giuliani, who personally… uh… made Wall Street have lots of liquidity or something on 9/11, with his bullhorn. Today’s conference call sounds like it was even funnier than 9/11, and that’s saying something.
Rudy was asked (3) questions.
The first was about the bailout and he said something about saving the economy again.
The second question was from THIS GUY HA HA HA, who “asserted that Tina Fey, many reporters, and the Democrats make their living ‘embellishing the facts.’” Do you think he understands that Tina Fey is a comedian, whose job is to “embellish facts?” (Also, what was so funny about Fey’s latest SNL parody of Sarah Palin was that she used a majority of Palin’s OWN WORDS from the first Katie Couric interviews.) His question was, “I guess my question is, do the American people want a straight-shooter or the fluff and stuff?” We so want to subscribe to this Chuck Pardee’s RSS feed, but he of course does not have such technology available. Sad.
The final question came from a gal named Sherry Riggs who is presumably unemployed and needed the $50 or whatever the McCain campaign paid her for this:
She took exception to Giuliani’s claim from earlier in the call that Obama had never managed a budget. A hard-hitting question? Not really. Riggs insisted that Obama had indeed managed a budget “with William Ayers” when they both sat on the board of the Woods Fund years ago. According to Riggs, Obama and Ayers funded projects that were “socialistic in nature” with a $450 billion treasure chest.
Hooray for media relations strategy! This sly little maneuver will get everyone GOOGLING or ASKING JEEVES “Who is William Ayers,” and then they’ll find out that he BOMBED SHIT. This is called VIRAL… NEWS.
It’s kind of funny how conservative pundits or strategists or whatever whine incessantly about how the media won’t dig into Obama’s relationship with William Ayers when your Wonkette editors have read at least 10,000 articles about “OBAMA’S TERRORIST FRIEND” every day for the last six months. William Ayers has been brought up already! In debates! No one really cares! Maybe.
McCain Campaign Takes The Hard Questions [Mother Jones]
Chuck Pardee sounds like a type of meat that’s sold off the back of a pickup truck.
If Obama managed a $450 billion dollar treasure chest then he’d own more homes than Walnuts.
I miss Jeff Gannon. At least he was upfront about sucking cock for a living.
This guy is a stain.
Could it be this Sharon Riggs:
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=Pleasanton&st=CA&last=RIGGS&first=sharon
a “homemaker” who gave $25,000 to the RNC four years ago?
Rat-faced-Rudy. People like him even less than WALNUTS! which is saying a lot. Aren’t there any likable Republicans right now that would go on-record for WALNUTS!? I hear that Sarah Palin gal is likable…
That “diabeetus” guy sure is busy…
Academician Giuliani held the youthful throng spellbound with his correct analysis of the world situation, and was presented with a floral garland emblazoned “From The Friends of World Peace”.
I’m assuming that “The Straight Shooter” and the “Fluff and Stuff” are Top Secret GaySexxx Manuvers that freshman Repbulican congressmen are taught during orientation?
I preferred the 9/10 Rudy, you know- the arrogant, polarizing, greedy, race-baiting, war-mongering, lying, cheating, back-stabbing, whore-mongering…
uh, O.K. I see my mistake.
Hmm socialistic in nature……. spending money to improve schools. that makes Bill and Melinda gate the Lenin, Stail and Karl Marx of America!
Dientes: Why does it sound so dirty when people pronounce it “diabeetus”? I have to say “diabee-teez”, or I get a little squicked out. But why? I wish I knew.
NoWireHangers: Likable Republican? Are you drunk/high? I’m trying to give you the benefit of the doubt because I like you, but that one is a big reach. I suppose Lincoln Chaffee might be considered likable by some, but only because he lost and admitted the voters were right to reject him.
“Mayor Giuliani, media commentator Les Whinen says Sarah Palin doesn’t have the experience to be president. Your thoughts?”
As I said ion Mybarackobama.com blog,would not be surprised if Rudy is in and she is out sooner than later. Rudy and Judy and John and Cindy were getting some action on that ol plane to Ole Miss Friday
Let’s see: he shamed a profession, insulted the intelligence of any object that breathes, and wasted away the last tattered vestiges of his dignity.
Sounds like a typical 9/11 presser to me.
illnoise: GREAT CATCH! With that kind of spare cash, she must run the professional pool-cleaning service for McCain Estates. In her spare time, of course. What meaningful money-magnet of a career could trump lending her hubby her best lingerie for his speed-dates in dark alleys (which I’m pretty sure is what Republicans call “homemaking”)?
I want to go to Giuliani’s next outdoor speech and fly model planes into his face.
NoWireHangers: That Palin woman is “likeable” and “folksy” and is “going to win the debate”. Apparently. You mileage may vary. Contents may have settled in transit. Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are.
Note to self: Do not go near McCain’s ass after his chicken enchilada dinner.
So, as soon as Bloomberg wipes out term limits in NYC (term limits are by definition stooooopid), when does Rudy start the coup? Asswipe.
StrangelyBrown: Win.
JeffGoldblum: Why settle for model planes when you could fly a heli-penis at him?
ZERO! ZERO! ZERO!
Vanity Smurf: In all honesty, I like Mike Huckabee. I just hate everything he stands for.
Ah, Rude Rudy, America’s Buttplug. I would personally love it if he replaced Caribou Barbie. Then it would be a true Republican ticket: two incredible assholes. Country First! 9-11! No, 9-11! then Country First! No, Country 9-11 First! And they would have 5 wives between the two of them.
AnnieGetYourFun: Please observe your new favorite photo evar.
Ruh roh…”fluff and stuff” is exactly what 9/11 terrorist Rudy Julieanna and his Wall Street cowhores are buying up even as the market tanks for, well, the tank. Word on the street is that “fluff and stuff” will get you ten in a market where mere oil, water, celebrity status or a senator in your pocket/toilet stall provides less than ten cents on the dollar.
Know what I mean?
“Fluff and stuff” - Governor Sarah Plain managed a multi-billion budget on that stuff. She’s qualifiedly qualified, fundamentally speaking. And she can see the Wasila Mug Shot from her outhouse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IrE6FMpai8
It’s time to forget about the possibility of Barry breaking our hearts and turn our attention to the Cubbies, whom I know will break my heart for the 7 billionth time.
Wake me when Ratty Guiliani does a conference call with Hugh Hewitt.
No anal required. Preferred, but not required.
“Fluff and Stuff….”
Isn’t that a primo job in the porn industry?
gradgrind: Dig a bit deeper about the homemaker…
Opensecrets.org looking for riggs in california zip 94588
Sharon Riggs seems to be a front for William Earl Riggs to donate more than legal limits.
Both donated $25,000 that day.
He put another $100,000 into the Inaugural in 2005.
Might have something to do with ambulance serves but I’m not sure.
Yeah I’m so sure she wanted to do that donation all on her lonesome. It had nothing to do with him doing a donation the same day.
“I guess my question is, do the American people want a straight-shooter or the fluff and stuff?”
Why is he talking about Charlie Crist?
Facts schmacts — who needs ‘em?
On the other hand Rudy has never looked more sessy than in that pic…
It looks like Rudy is recreating Ned Beatty’s famous scene from “Deliverance”
DangerousLiberal: Y’know, term limits were brand new when they forced Giuliani out, so it’s not like they have a long-standing tradition of affecting city politics that would be absolutely ROCKED TO ITS CORE should Bloomberg get elected for a third term. And IIRC, they only prohibit more than two CONSECUTIVE terms, so Giuliani could conceivably run anyway.
Did everybody see Sarah Palin playing the flute?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0OZ9W2K_z0
Those eyes!!! Those terrifying eyes!!!
I hope she plays the flute tomorrow night.
He’s had approx 9 to 11 wives.
Ladies and gentlemen,
9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11
Thank you. Let’s open up the Q&A:
Q: Is Sarah qualified to be vice president?
A: FIVE AN A HALF YEARS, ALAN! 9/11 9/11…YES
Q: Is Obama a socialist?
A: FIVE AN A HALF YEARS, ALAN! 9/11 9/11…YES
Q: Is this election, and Sarah Palin, just a giant parody of the real election? And we all wake up soon and NOT have to vote for a muslim extremist?
A: A: FIVE AN A HALF YEARS, ALAN! 9/11 9/11…YES, of course. A: FIVE AN A HALF YEARS, ALAN! 9/11 9/11…YES, of course.
Thanks you for participating in the conference call.
druranium: MY EARS OH MY GOD THEY ARE BLEEDING
Even us Floridians don’t care for teh Rudy, and that’s saying a lot.
this douchebag was in my city today for a fundraiser luncheon.
9iu11iani made my ride back to work a nightmare with his fancy motorcade.
Hairy Reed: Thanks Hairy. After I listened to this, I felt very sick, and just needed to run it by someone else.
illnoise: jesus that site makes me want to stab out my eyes with pointy things.
So, Guiliani and the McCain campaign only answer questions from mental patients who have internet access?
You know, I hate myself for it, but I feel bad for this dingleberry, and for Mittens. Not only do they have to watch the trainwreck that is Palin’s performance of late, all the while knowing they could have been in that “hot seat” with Gibson and Couric and done much better (if still douche-y), but they have to fucking defend her idiocy. No party unity is worth having to say that bitch ain’t 2 IQ points away from being Cheez Whiz.
druranium: That’s sera heathen, to you. Or heathcliff?
druranium: ohmygod. that is SO BAD. UTTERLY OFF KEY. I mean, i’m not surprised…but it’s SO SO SO BAD!!!!!!
I’m too shocked for snark.