Giuliani Apologizes for Ground Zero Gaffe

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2007 Rudy Giuliani switched to damage-control mode Friday in an effort to minimize the negative impact of a comment he made to the press Thursday at a Cincinnati baseball game. Referring to his dedication to the rescue and relief efforts at the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Giuliani said Thursday that he was at ground zero "as often, if not more, than most of the workers." Whoops. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The GOP’s Big Health Scare

Joe Conason / Truthdig Aug 9, 2007 Listening to the Republican candidates for president warn against "socialized medicine," you might believe that national health insurance is really a plot to institute Soviet rule in the United States. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Romney Steals the Spotlight

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 7, 2007 Watch out, Fred Thompson: By the time you get into the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney may have run away with your constituency. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Giuliani’s Daughter Backs Obama?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2007 While it's no secret that presidential contender Rudy Giuliani has had his share of family difficulties, his daughter's Facebook profile, which has since been taken down, is raising eyebrows. Caroline Giuliani, 17, described her political views as "liberal" and said she was a member of the largest Barack Obama support group on Facebook. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Romney, Obama Spar Over Sex Ed

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2007 What's the right way to talk to children about sex? Presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have different ideas about how to answer this classic question -- and for his part, Obama thinks stories about storks don't fly after a certain age. Meanwhile, Romney proudly touts his record in promoting abstinence education. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Firefighters’ Group Disses Giuliani

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2007 Not everyone buys Rudy Giuliani's 9/11-generated alter ego: "America's Mayor." The International Association of Firefighters is out to make its case that Giuliani's leadership after the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks was not as stellar as the Republican presidential candidate would have voters think. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Giuliani’s South Carolina Meltdown

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2007 Rudy Giuliani is no stranger to ill-advised staffing choices, but his latest picks to head up his South Carolina campaign have caused the candidate some real headaches. First, Thomas Ravenel had to resign, presumably from legal trouble related to cocaine. Now his father (and replacement) is in hot water over past racist comments, including a reference to the NAACP as the "National Association for Retarded People." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Giuliani Explains Iraq Study Group Absenteeism

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2007 Rudy Giuliani is in damage control mode, now that people have noticed that during his two-month tour as a member of the Iraq Study Group he missed two meetings in order to make paid appearances. The candidate called his participation in the group a mistake, both because he intended to run for office and because it "didn't seem that I would really be able to keep the thing focused on a bipartisan, nonpolitical resolution." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reaganite Rudy’s Faulty Memory

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jun 8, 2007 The only way for Rudolph Giuliani to protect his status as the Republican Party's leading presidential aspirant is to distract his party's primary voters from the long list of issues that divide them from him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Apocalyptic Times for the GOP Faithful

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 24, 2007 The party Jerry Falwell worked so hard to promote to white evangelical America may soon tear itself apart over one candidate who dares to be Mormon and another who is dangerously sane on gays, guns and abortion. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

CNN’s Martin Defends Ron Paul

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2007 Rudy Giuliani was widely praised for his demagogic smackdown of Ron Paul during the second Republican debate, feigning shock and outrage at Paul's explanation of "blowback." But Giuliani's performance, while a crowd-pleaser, exposed the superficiality of his terror-fighting credentials. As CNN's Roland Martin writes: "Giuliani must be an idiot to not have heard Paul's rationale before." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Giuliani Still Thinks ‘They Hate Us for Our Freedom’

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2007 While speaking with Fox News about his debate confrontation with Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani trotted out that tired old slogan that utterly fails to explain anything. Also, Giuliani tells Sean Hannity, "If you can't face reality, you can't lead." We couldn't agree more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )