NPR reporter Mara Liasson pronounced Giuliani "authentic,"
 
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:38:05 -0400

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<p><b>NPR reporter Mara Liasson pronounced Giuliani "authentic," "comfortable in
his own skin" </b></p>
<p><a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200710100003?src=item200710100003">http://mediamatters.org/items/200710100003</a></p>

<p>During the October 9 edition of Fox News&#39; <i>Special Report</i>, discussing that day&#39;s Republican
presidential debate on CNBC, host Brit Hume asked: "What is it about
Romney, though? I mean, you watched him. He was a polished performance, he
didn&#39;t lose his cool, he didn&#39;t stumble, he had ready answers for everything,
his positions were by and large appealing to a conservative electorate. Why
doesn&#39;t he seem to penetrate more?" Fox News contributor and National
Public Radio national political correspondent Mara Liasson responded: "I
think this is a mystery. Maybe because he seems too polished, or somehow
light." Liasson added, "[O]ne
thing about Giuliani, if this is the year for authenticity, I would say that so
far, Giuliani has been the authentic candidate in the race. He&#39;s very
much himself, he&#39;s in your face, he seems to be comfortable in his own
skin."</p>

<p>Hume responded, "Well, certainly Fred Thompson seemed
authentic today," to which Liasson replied: "Yeah, that&#39;s right,
that&#39;s right. But Romney&#39;s also strong and tough, and he has this
incredible experience behind him. ...
I mean Giuliani."</p>

<p>Liasson did not indicate what she thinks makes
Giuliani more "authentic" and "comfortable in his own skin" than other political
figures. She
made similarly positive <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200707150005?src=item200710100003">comments</a> about Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on the July 15
broadcast of <i>Fox News Sunday</i>,
saying that during a July 14 New Hampshire town hall meeting, he "took questions for an
hour and a half and answered them all, you know, with the same kind of candor
and honesty that people come to expect from John McCain."</p>

<p>From the October 9 edition of Fox News&#39; <i>Special Report with Brit Hume</i>:
</p><blockquote>

<p>HUME: <b>What is it about Romney, though? I mean, you watched him. He was a
polished performance, he didn&#39;t lose his cool, he didn&#39;t stumble, he had ready
answers for everything, his positions were by and large appealing to a conservative
electorate. Why doesn&#39;t he seem to penetrate more?</b></p>

<p>LIASSON: <b>I think this is a mystery. Maybe because he seems too polished, or
somehow light. I mean, one thing about Giuliani, if this is the year for
authenticity, I would say that so far, Giuliani has been the authentic
candidate in the race. He&#39;s very much himself, he&#39;s in your face,
he seems to be comfortable in his own skin. You know --</b></p>

<p>HUME: <b>Well, certainly Fred Thompson seemed authentic today.</b> He was
sort of the guy we&#39;ve always known, wasn&#39;t he?</p>

<p>LIASSON: <b>Yeah, that&#39;s right, that&#39;s right. But Romney&#39;s also strong
and tough, and he has this incredible experience behind him.</b></p>

<p>HUME: Romney or Giuliani?</p>

<p>LIASSON: <b>I mean Giuliani.</b> But look, I think that nothing about what
happened today in Detroit
changed the dynamic of this particular race.</p>

<p>HUME: So you think that Fred
Thompson will still remain in second place --</p>

<p>LIASSON: Yes, I do.</p>

<p>HUME: -- in a large number of
places?</p>

<p>LIASSON: Probably, probably.</p>

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