Comments on: A Noun, a Verb, and 9/11

By: Giuliani Running for Senate, Not Governor

Giuliani Running for Senate, Not Governor — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:19 +0000

[...] field for the nomination. Yet he ran a joke of a campaign — literally — “A noun, a verb, and 9/11.” As he moves further and further away from the 9/11 attacks, his light [...]

By: Derrick

Derrick — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:28:14 +0000

Punch Line? That's the epitome of what Rudy does. If questioned about a crazy phone call from his wife at a speech. Answer? 9/11. His change in 2nd amendment rights for which he once sued against gun manufacturers. Answer? 9/11 How much you should give his campaign. Answer? $9.11

If that's not using 9/11 as a punchline, I don't know what to tell you.

By: Eneils Bailey

Eneils Bailey — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:39:05 +0000

Think about it.

Rudy lost 3000 US citizens which included around 400 city fire fighters and police men. Biden makes light, the audience chuckles, as people forget.

I have not made up my mind that he is the best candidate for the Republicans, but he beats the hell out of a group of lefties who think 9/11 is a punch line and HRC is a savior.

By: Jay Tea

Jay Tea — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:51:49 +0000

Bill Clinton’s, Jimmy Carter’s, or John Kennedy’s — the last three Democratic presidents —

I think you're missing a Johnson in there...

By: Mark Jaquith

Mark Jaquith — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:10:02 +0000

It is a worthwhile topic for any candidate. To make light of it exposes Biden for the juvenile that he is.

Biden wasn't making light of 9/11... he was making light of Rudy using 9/11 for political gain, often in cases where 9/11 has little to no relevance to the topic at hand. He Was There On 9/11™ and relevant or not, Rudy knows that it makes him look good, so he's going to use it. He has, by some accounts, an Absolute Moral Authority™ card -- and it plays with the target demographic.

By: cian

cian — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:18:29 +0000

Except Guliani brings up in unrelated contexts.

Remember the phone fiasco? As soon as it became obvious no one was buying his phoney love talk with Julie, and called it what it was, up popped 9/11.

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PoliBlog ™: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts » Line of the Day — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:56:53 +0000

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By: Stormy Dragon

Stormy Dragon — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:45:33 +0000

>9/11 (and subsequent security concerns) is a
>defining event for this country and certainly
>one of the largest if not largest policy issues
>for the next President.

Except Guliani brings up in unrelated contexts. The worst I remember was one instance where someone asked him a question about the minimum wage and Guliani answers by talking about all the minimum wage workers who died in the 9/11 attack.

By: Steve Plunk

Steve Plunk — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:21:06 +0000

Why is it more crass? Come on.

9/11 (and subsequent security concerns) is a defining event for this country and certainly one of the largest if not largest policy issues for the next President. It is a worthwhile topic for any candidate. To make light of it exposes Biden for the juvenile that he is.

This is serious folks. Candidates who are not serious deserve little respect. The press seems to be less serious as well, the Rasmussen poll concerning Colbert is a good example.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:50:16 +0000

"But why is pointing out that a candidate continually harps on one event in his career and more crass than said candidate repeatedly exploiting the deaths of nearly 3000 innocents for political gain?" Um... it's K-Lo. Nuff said.

By: Anderson

Anderson — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:49:23 +0000

K-Lo's crush on Giuliani is of long standing, tho I could probably google up several male Republicans with even bigger crushes on him.

Anyway, good line. Too bad there's not a Cabinet counterpart to the court jester, Biden would be a shoo-in.