USA  Today : Giuliani is  "half Woody Allen, half Rambo and 100%
 
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:38:04 -0400


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<p><b><em>USA</em><em>  Today</em>: Giuliani is  "half Woody Allen, half Rambo
and 100% cerebral" </b></p>
<p><a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200708230002?src=clip200708230002">http://mediamatters.org/items/200708230002</a></p>

<p>In an August 23 <a href="http://mediamatters.org/rd?src=clip200708230002&http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-08-22-Giuliani_N.htm" title="http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-08-22-Giuliani_N.htm">article</a> 
on former New York City 
mayor and Republican presidential candidate 
Rudy Giuliani&#39;s recent campaign 
swing 
through New 
Hampshire, 
<i>USA Today</i> reporter 
Jill Lawrence wrote: "Suffice it to say Republicans have never had a 
presidential candidate like this -- half Woody Allen, half Rambo and 100% 
cerebral." </p>

<p>This is the first time <i>Media Matters for America</i> has documented a 
news outlet 
comparing Giuliani to 
the fictional 
character <a href="http://mediamatters.org/rd?src=clip200708230002&http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083944/" title="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083944/">John Rambo</a>, the 
Medal of Honor-winning former Green Beret portrayed by Sylvester Stallone in 
numerous 
action 
films. 
However, 
media figures 
have repeatedly depicted Giuliani as a tough guy: </p>

<ul><li>On the June 12 <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200706120011?src=clip200708230002" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200706120011">edition</a> of MSNBC&#39;s 
<i>Morning Joe</i>, MSNBC host Chris Matthews called Giuliani a 
"street fighter," adding, "He was there on the curb when 9-11 struck. He had 
soot on his face." </li></ul>

<ul><li>On the May 16 <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200705170005?src=clip200708230002" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200705170005">edition</a> of MSNBC&#39;s 
<i>Countdown with Keith Olbermann</i>, 
CNBC chief Washington correspondent and <i>Wall 
Street Journal</i> national political editor John Harwood, comparing Sen. 
John McCain (R-AZ) and Giuliani, claimed: "Rudy Giuliani also has a bit of a 
claim to combat in a different way, because he was on the ground in 
9-11."</li></ul>

<ul><li>On the May 2 <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200705030007?src=clip200708230002" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200705030007">edition</a> of 
MSNBC&#39;s <i>Hardball</i>, Matthews asked 
Mike DuHaime, campaign manager for Giuliani: "Who would win a street fight ... 
Rudy Giuliani or [Iranian] President [Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad, who would win that 
fight?" Matthews said that the fight would take place "over in Queens somewhere ... a dark night, it&#39;s about 2 in the 
morning. Two guys are out behind the building, right?" DuHaime responded, "I am 
putting my money on Rudy on that one." Matthews added, "If [Giuliani] wins that 
notion, he is the next president."</li></ul>

<ul><li>In a May 29 front-page <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200705290010?src=clip200708230002" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200705290010">profile</a> of Giuliani -- headlined "To Temper 
Image, Giuliani Trades Growl for Smile" -- <i>New York Times</i> reporter Michael Powell 
wrote that Giuliani is a "commanding daddy of a candidate" and "is the father" 
when compared with other presidential candidates of both 
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