Giuliani" "Leave my family alone"

[Bling]

DERRY, N.H. (AP) - Republican Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that people should "leave my family alone" when asked by a New Hampshire woman why the presidential candidate should expect loyalty from voters when he doesn't get it from his children.
Giuliani has a daughter who has indicated support for Democrat Barack Obama and a son who said they didn't speak for some time. His ugly divorce from their mother, Donna Hanover, was waged publicly while Giuliani was mayor of New York. Giuliani has since remarried.

Answering questions at a town-hall meeting, Giuliani was asked why he should expect loyalty from GOP voters when his children aren't backing him.

"I love my family very, very much and will do anything for them. There are complexities in every family in America," Giuliani said calmly and quietly. "The best thing I can say is kind of, 'leave my family alone, just like I'll leave your family alone.'"

His comments were greeted with a smattering of applause from the audience of about 120 people. Giuliani urged them to judge him based on his performance as mayor and a federal prosecutor, and he launched into a list of his successes such as reducing crime and welfare and prosecuting organized crime figures and drug dealers.

The questioner, Derry mother Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien, opened by thanking Giuliani for how he handled the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and introduced him to her 5-year-old daughter, Abby, who was playing on the floor next to the platform where Giuliani stood.

Prudhomme-O'Brien, 36, wasn't certain about Giuliani's answer.

"If a person is running for president, I would assume their children would be behind them." she said. "If they're not, you've got to wonder."

She said the issue is a question mark that is "going to stay there for a lot of people."

Giuliani mentioned his wife, Judith, when he answered a question about Alzheimer's disease, saying she had helped raise money to fight the disease.

"We've been touched by it very close to our family, too," he said.

Giuliani focussed on health care during the hour-long forum, saying that buying health insurance ought to be like buying insurance for cars or a home, with people buying their own policies with different deductibles and types of coverage.

Employers and the government "never buy precisely what you want: they buy what they think is generally good," he said.

Giuliani wants to give families a 15,000 tax credit to buy insurance privately rather than through employers and he proposes that any money left over from the credit be kept in tax-free health savings accounts.

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[JMT]

the guy's personal life sounds like a disaster, and it's his achilles heel. a man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.

[LeVeL]

It sucks that they are trying to ruin his reputation by going after his personal life, the guy has done a great job and has a great reputation in office but this will only hurt him.

[V. Barbarino]

I don't give a dam about his family, he proved himself on 911 and being Mayor and being a Prosecutor!

It's (Rudy Vs Mitt) vs HIliary

Gonna be good!

[Bobba_lou]

Originally Posted by V.

he proved himself on 911 and being Mayor and being a Prosecutor!

Gonna be good!

He sure did, and that would have helped him win the last elections. I think that at this time, Giuliani's time has passed. The Media is raping him on this family thing.

[Bling]

i like rudy even though hes a rep if a rep has to win i hope its him but

he has lots going against him personally

1. his family hates him
2. his health problems

[V. Barbarino]

Originally Posted by Bling

i like rudy even though hes a rep if a rep has to win i hope its him but

he has lots going against him personally

1. his family hates him
2. his health problems

Yes Pod, the American people give a dam about what his rich kids think. And his health problems are resolved. Regan was elected in his 70's.

[KiddSKYdrol]

Ron Paul rips giuliani is every issue in the debates..

You fucked up in the head to not support Ron Paul in the republican party

[cire]

Well just like a lot of celebrities, when you choose the public spotlight that puts you and your family at risk of being scrutinized to the MAX. Get over it and come up with some better answers, than, 'leave my family alone, and I'll leave yours alone'....Lame