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Former mayor Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized for flu-like symptoms at a St. Louis hospital last night. But it turns out he doesn't have the flu.
Giuliani was flying out of the Show Me State back to New York, but then turned the plane around because he wasn't feeling well. His communications director Katie Levinson said, "After precautionary tests the doctors found nothing of concern at this time and Rudy will be going back to New York later today. He is in high spirits and is grateful to the doctors and nurses who checked him out." In other words: No flu bump!
Giuliani was campaigning in Missouri, focusing on its February 5th primary, seemingly giving up on his chances in New Hampshire and Iowa. Giuliani likened his approach of focusing primaries in Missouri, California, New York and other big states to being a 9-inning baseball game: "whoever gets the most runs at the end of nine innings wins. So here, you've got to play in 29 primaries. Nobody's going to win all of them, that's for sure. I think on the Republican or Democratic side, that has never happened in contested primaries with great candidates. They've never won every single primary...I call it a proportionate strategy.” Of course, some people think it's pretty risky.
Getting a flu shot is one way to help prevent the flu, but others include "Avoid close contact with people who are sick" and "Clean your hands", plus getting a good night's sleep - things that are more difficult when you're campaigning for long hours.
Photograph of Giuliani shaking hands with NASCAR Driver and Columbia, Mo., native Carl Edwards during a campaign stop yesterday by Dan Gill/AP
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"So here, you've got to play in 29 primaries."
Um, there are 50 states. This is one of the problems with the American political system, not all 50 states are involved in the primary process.
My idea: the primaries should all be on one day. And that day should be a holiday. As shoudl election day. And it should be on a wednesday, not a tuesday.
just saying.
"So here, you've got to play in 29 primaries."
Um, there are 50 states. This is one of the problems with the American political system, not all 50 states are involved in the primary process.
My idea: the primaries should all be on one day. And that day should be a holiday. As shoudl election day. And it should be on a wednesday, not a tuesday.
just saying.
Rudy is like "who gives a flying f**k about Iowa and New Hampshire - they don't matter to me". That attitude and calculated manner will be his undoing the coming weeks...
I hope Dan Savage gets the flu and licks Giuliani's doorknobs like he did with Gary Bauer:
http://archive.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/01/25/bauer/print.html
Reporting from St. Louis: Yes, Rudy Giuliani checked himself into a St. Louis hospital last night after complaining of flu-like symptoms, according to an AP report.
I, for one, suspect the Republican presidential candidate will attempt to take advantage of his opportune illness — genuine or concocted — to convey the image of a presidential candidate who knows what it's like to walk in the shoes of an illegal immigrant.Think about it for a minute, and you'll see how the pieces fall into place for the quick-thinking lawyer-politician.
Despite the 9-11 bona fides he waves in front of crowds and cameras at every opportunity, Rudy's opponents have criticized him for having allowed New York City to function as a so-called "sanctuary city" and for being soft on illegal immigration in general. In turn, many "likely voters" responded negatively to questions about his immigration stance. So he adopted a tougher stance on the issue.
Based on his recent decline in presidential tracking polls, I think it's safe to conclude Rudy's change of political heart on immigration-related issues appears to have fallen on deaf ears. He simply wasn't sounding credible on the immigration issue when speaking to voters in key states such as Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida and South Carolina. So Rudy decided to use the few characteristics he shares in common with the stereotypical "illegal" as a way to gain a better understanding of immigration issues:
* Like an illegal immigrant, Rudy was far from home;
* Like an illegal immigrant, Rudy was traveling with a large group of people, many of whom were strangers to him; and
* Rather than simply waiting until the next morning to visit a doctor about his flu-like symptoms, Rudy opted for a late-night emergency room visit.
Will Rudy's hospital experience in St. Louis enable him to regain voter confidence — especially on the issue of illegal immigration — as he continues his 2008 race for the White House? Unfortunately for him, it probably won't.
Unlike most of the illegal immigrants who spent hours in the emergency room at Barnes-Jewish Hospital last night, Rudy likely sped to the front of the line and didn't have to go through an admissions test to determine whether he had a "negative" or "positive" wallet biopsy. It remains to be seen whether or not already-overburdened taxpayers will have to foot the bill for his care.
CAREFUL, RUDY
You'll ruin your health
In Queens or Devon
By shooting up
That nine-eleven.
That is what you get for touching a NASCAR driver.
That is what you get for touching a NASCAR driver.
sounds like he had a panic attack to me.