Comments for "Rudy Giuliani makes fun of Parkinson's patient on air" Video at VideoSift.com

By joedirt

joedirt (http://www.videosift.com/member/joedirt) — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:12:27 -0800

Pretty slick attack campaign if this was organized by folks. I like the swiftboating here, take some of their own medicine.

By theo47

theo47 (http://www.videosift.com/member/theo47) — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:11:50 -0800

"Swiftboating" implies untrue slander; this looks pretty authentic to me.
Giuliani wasn't very presidential there, that's for sure.

By bamdrew

bamdrew (http://www.videosift.com/member/bamdrew) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:37:12 -0800

... jeez.

I agree that swiftboating is not the appropriate term, as its not his foggy recollection that he's basing his anti-Guiliana opinions on. HOWEVER, the creators of this clip are using now-classic viral techniques that are indicative of swiftboating-style allegations.

By theo47

theo47 (http://www.videosift.com/member/theo47) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:50:43 -0800

Jeez yourself.

Viral does not necessarily mean untruthful; "Swiftboating" does.
I don't see an attempt to make Giuliani look as if he hates people with disabilities;
I think it's supposed to make him look like the jackass he was being at that moment.
Clearly, Rudy didn't realize what was wrong with the guy, but like I said, it wasn't very presidential of him.

Of course, he also dressed in drag on SNL, so this may be the least of his worries.

By Krupo

Krupo (http://krupo.videosift.com) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:22:16 -0800

Definitely *viral; an example of a truthful viral vid.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:22:17 -0800

Video added to viral channel (viral called by gold star member Krupo)

By choggie

choggie (http://www.videosift.com/member/choggie) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:28:38 -0800

upvote for title...Giuliani makes a fool of himself daily on air...an honest??? putty?....mouldable,useable, most of all expendable, Ex-Mayor, USA....might as well have smoked crack on TV, as woke up tomorrow....as presidential as a flaming cold sore...

this could be YOU!

By choggie

choggie (http://www.videosift.com/member/choggie) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:31:14 -0800

politics....is a used metaphor, ab, over, un, and re...take yer pick, and watch a train wreck

By thoughtbubble

thoughtbubble (http://www.videosift.com/member/thoughtbubble) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:20:09 -0800

Rudy making fun of somebody else's voice? Has heard his own little speech impediment?
Lisp much buddy?

By president_palmer

president_palmer (http://www.videosift.com/member/president_palmer) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:25:09 -0800

I'm a democrat but i have to take guliani's side on this one. I mean how was he supposed to know that guy was disabled? If someone had called my radio show harrassing me, i probably would have done the same thing.

By KnivesOut

KnivesOut (http://www.videosift.com/member/KnivesOut) — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:16:51 -0800

No... if you're a public servant, you handle the angry caller like he's a member of the public that you serve. You treat him with every respect, and worst case you get him off the line asap. Hanging up on the guy would've been better than making fun of his apparent speech impediment.

By rickegee

rickegee (http://www.videosift.com/member/rickegee) — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:00:53 -0800

And this is just one of countless instances caught on tape of former Mayor (now Saint) Giuliani cursing out constituents, calling reporters who disagreed with him lunatics, shouting down questions, abusing the homeless, justifying police abuse, battling his ex-wife, marrying his cousin . . .

I pray that Giuliani is the Republican nominee in 2008. The Democrats will win every state.

By Fedquip

Fedquip (http://fedquip.videosift.com) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:58:01 -0800

A little bit more background on this clip.

http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0020,noel,14892,1.html

By Fedquip

Fedquip (http://fedquip.videosift.com) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:58:31 -0800

*dead
and Fix
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=G4-73yemDZo

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:58:31 -0800

This published video has been declared non-functional; embed code must be fixed within 2 days or it will be sent to the dead pool - declared dead by Fedquip.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:53:28 -0800

Awarding CaptWillard with one star point for fixing this video's dead embed code.

By MycroftHomlz

MycroftHomlz (http://www.videosift.com/member/MycroftHomlz) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:09:47 -0800

*promote...man...if only.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:09:49 -0800

Invocations (promote) cannot be called by MycroftHomlz because MycroftHomlz is not privileged - sorry.

By mintbbb

mintbbb (http://www.videosift.com/member/mintbbb) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:49:50 -0700

*dead

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:49:50 -0700

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By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:28:21 -0700

Awarding dystopianfuturetoday with one Power Point for fixing this video's dead embed code.