The XX Factor : Rudy Giuliani

From the "I Didn't Get the Memo" Department

Emily Bazelon — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:49:00 GMT

Last year, when he was running for president, Rudy Giuliani explained his thinking about the courts. He complained that "civil litigation consumes 2.2 percent of America’s gross domestic product" and argued that "to reduce the impact of the trial lawyer...(read more)

Hillary Vs. Obama

Melinda Henneberger — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:32:00 GMT

Here , in a skit posted months ago, is all you need to know about how the Democratic primary is playing out. Oh, except that the Republican enjoying the show has yet to be named ......(read more)

Forget the Evangelicals in '08. What About the Jews?

Torie Bosch — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:14:00 GMT

It seems like much longer than three years ago that Howard Dean was hailed as the great hope for Web political organizing. Now, Ron Paul has replaced him as the no-chance-in-hell candidate to best harness the misdirected money and idealism of the Internet...(read more)

... and Giuliani questions

Emily Bazelon — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:22:00 GMT

Sam Brownback feels reassured about Giuliani's stance on abortion. No surprise there --in addition to whatever Giuliani said to Brownback in private, he has made it clear that he will appoint Supreme Court justices in the overturn-Roe mold. When does...(read more)

More on waterboarding!

Dahlia Lithwick — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:03:00 GMT

After Phil and I wracked our brains to understand why Michael Mukasey wouldn’t just admit that waterboarding is torture, and in light of Rudy Giuliani’s weaselly parsing of the same question , it’s heartening to read this morning – via the AP -- that...(read more)

Giuliani and Waterboarding

Emily Bazelon — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:36:00 GMT

Here's what Giuliani has to say about waterboarding, in reponse to a question about AG-choice Mukasey's refusal to say that the tactic amounts to torture: “Well, I’m not sure it is either. It depends on how it’s done. It depends on the circumstances....(read more)

With Friends Like Rudy's ...

Emily Yoffe — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:16:00 GMT

Good catch, Melinda , on how Rudy wants to help the "worst people" in our society as long as they are his pals—and surely Rudy considers child-molesting priests worse than squeegee men. This article describes Giuliani's friendship with the defrocked priest...(read more)

Law and Order, Rudy Style

Melinda Henneberger — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:23:00 GMT

Hillary as Scarlett at Twelve Oaks does not work for me, with or without bosoms showing. But what has my big-girl panties in a twist today is Rudy’s regard for a man removed from his job as a priest over multiple allegations of sex abuse . After the church...(read more)

Hillary's Experience

Emily Bazelon — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:31:00 GMT

I have been gaga over the Sarkozys and I love the idea that Cecelia is a role model. We shouldn't demand more from our first spouses. We should demand less. Or nothing at all. A Hillary question from Rudy Giuliani. He said: "Honestly, in most respects,...(read more)