Rudy Giuliani Will Keynote 2008 Republican National Convention

Looks like Giuliani Time at the RNC is Giuliani Keynote Address Time. Today, it was revealed the former NYC mayor would give the keynote on September 2 (here's a full list of speakers). A former senior adviser to Giuliani explained the strategy to the Observer, "The battleground is always in the middle, it's not the party regulars on the left or the right but smack dab in the center. Yes, Rudy will help with the independents, but he'll also rally the troops by his ability to get the convention rocking and rolling... There was nobody more conservative in the Republican race than Rudy Giuliani on taxes." Rudy is reportedly "honored." Well, we have two weeks to work on the Giuliani-at-RNC drinking game.

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By Jen Chung in News on August 20, 2008 3:58 PM

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JenChungsBaby

The drinking game should be the number of times he tries to scare people. That should get everyone pretty soused. In fact, you can do that for the whole four days of the convention.

jeffersonjackson

stupid idea...

NannyState

He should bring his son to the podium with him so his speech can be interrupted with charming and delightfully boyish slurred profanities and invective aimed at his former Duke teammates.

bclm

I loved that Joe Biden joke where he said that all Giuliani says is "noun, verb, 9/11".

Kevin Walsh

Well, whether you like him or not it's a rather odd choice since the keynoter is usually someone they look to as a future standard bearer, and Rudy dropped the standard in the 08 race.

www.forgotten-ny.com

PoliticalCrier

Rudy says he's "honored."

Whoopee.

He won't be president or vice president but he'll do his "America's Mayor" thing, invoke 9/11 a few dozen times, and make his (unofficial) pitch for becoming either attorney general or secretary of homeland security in a John McCain administration.

Umm, explain again why being mayor of New York on the day it happened to be attacked by terrorists somehow makes him best-prepared to protect the country?

Bottomless Chips

There was nobody more conservative in the Republican race than Rudy Giuliani on taxes.

Ron Paul?

whitecastlerock

why won't he just go away?

WestVillageVintage

Let the Republicans dig their own hole...

BigWill

You do a drinking game you will have alcohol poisoning by the time his speech is done.

nomnomnom

If there's a drinking game, I'll be passed out after 5 minutes and admitted to the ER an hour later.

blackwhole

The next logical step is for Giuliani to merchandise his 9/11 role. Bobbleheads, anyone?

The Man Bat

Rudy belongs in J-A-I-L.

Jen Chung

We can definitely do both-- but what are your suggestions for the drinking game?

I wonder if he'll go easy on 9/11 mentions (since it's a joke at this point, how much he uses it) and opt for allusions.

Outter Burrougher

I want a chart afterwards with how many times he mentions 9/11, terror, World Trade Center, etc.

How about a drinking game during the speech?

by EastRiver

How about both (though, I guess the chart will have to wait a couple of days for everyone to sober up).

EastRiver

I want a chart afterwards with how many times he mentions 9/11, terror, World Trade Center, etc.

How about a drinking game during the speech?