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Rudy decries MSM “hit job”

I don’t know how many of you guys will agree with me or not, but I’m not on Rudy’s side here.  I think it’s pretty shameful.  From CBS News:

Was it routine expenses, or is an apparent skeleton in Rudy Giuliani’s closet really coming out to haunt him? CBS News anchor Katie Couric sat down with the national frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday.

A report posted on Politico.com Wednesday said that at the time when Giuliani was beginning an extramarital relationship with Judith Nathan, who eventually became his third wife, he billed obscure city agencies thousands of dollars for his police security detail covering trips to visit Nathan.

But Giuliani insists that everything was done in the open, “honestly, honorably, above board.”

With all due respect, Mayor Giuliani, there is nothing “honest” or “honorable” about anything you did here: the fooling around OR the misuse of taxpayer funds. 

Is this story a media “hit job”?  Possibly, if not probably.  However, the story is still most certainly newsworthy, and I really think Giuliani ought to be ashamed of himself.  But judging by the comments above, he’s not repentant in the slightest bit.

Despite being a Shrillary supporter, former mayor Ed Koch echoes my sentiments:

“I found it strange that his lady friend was given protection,” said the long-time New York politico. “That was bizarre. She’s not the city’s responsibility. Rudy is the city’s responsibility. Your wife and his children get protection, and that’s understood. But certainly not your lady friend.” 

I don’t want to hear libs complain about Rudy’s philandering, since they had no problems when Bubba was doing it (and commiting perjury over it).  However, the complaint about Rudy using taxpayer-subsidized police protection or taxiing of his mistress is, in my view, a legit complaint.  I am disappointed by his cavalier attitude about it.

November 30, 2007 - Posted by crushliberalism | media bias, Rudy, shameful