This is our text for today:
Rudy Giuliani’s presidential campaign moved quickly yesterday to blunt what it sees as a sensationalist Swift Boat-style attack by a firefighters’ union.
Seeking to avoid the mistake of delay that so hurt the presidential campaign of Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in 2004, the former New York City mayor’s campaign went on the offensive before the attack was even formally released, dismissing the union as politically motivated …
Howard Safir, former New York City Fire Department commissioner, said firefighters across the country “are very supportive of Rudy and what he did.”
He added, “Firefighter unions are not firefighters. This is bogus stuff. This is not Swift Boat.”
In a reality-based world this would parse as follows: The union attack is bogus stuff; the union attack is not Swift Boat; Swift Boat was bogus. The union attack is true. Q.E.D.
But since Sapir is a Giuliani loyalist who was appointed commissioner by Mad Prince Rudolph, this can’t be what he means. We must therefore dig for subtext, and here it is: when Republicans lie about Democrats, it’s God’s truth; when Democrats tell the truth about Republicans, it’s a sensationalist lie. Speaking of which, the sensationalist picture below shows America’s draft-dodging hero in drag.
I've seen Rudy in several drag outfits now. You know, he's better looking as a woman than he is as a man. That's not saying a lot, but still.
Posted by: Joyful Alternative on July 14, 2007 10:42 PMIt's the wig that does it, Joyful.
Posted by: Aitch Jay on July 15, 2007 11:28 AM