unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,072|7198|PNW

http://www.ifilm.com/video/2826371

Guy calls on the radio and calls Rudy Giuliani a crappy mayor and New York's biggest criminal. Rudy retorts. Flash to caller's home, where he wheels around in 'shock' and 'disappointment' at said event. We get to hear his Parkinson's-based speech impediment, see a picture of Jesus, and examine a shelf full of medicine.

Now I'm not against the handicapped expressing their opinion, but do you agree that media and politicians turn them into sideshow freaks, trying to garner sympathy for their various causes? The article title being distributed around various news sources goes like this:

'Rudy Giuliani Makes Fun of a Parkinson's Patient'

How's that for shameless exploitation?

And no, I'd be equally irritated if the media did the same thing to Hillary or Obama.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2007-02-25 23:43:38)

blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
+2,075|7072
I agree with what this guy says the guy Rudy may be a thief but .....

"Sure, because he could totally see through the radio and see everything that is wrong with this man (which happens to be a lot)... Anyone who thinks that this is Giuliani making fun of the caller because he is handicapped, is a complete idiot." NOT MY QUOTE some guy on that video thread said this

Last edited by blademaster (2007-02-25 20:12:10)

Bubbalo
The Lizzard
+541|6988
How the fuck is that making fun of Parkinsons?
unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,072|7198|PNW

Bubbalo wrote:

How the fuck is that making fun of Parkinsons?
I don't know, you tell me. But big media picked up on it and has been having a heyday.
Canin
Conservative Roman Catholic
+280|6902|Foothills of S. Carolina

Nothing like digging up bones from the past now that Giuliani is talking about the White House. Personally I didnt see how Rudy was doing anything more that being sarcastic. There was no way he could have known the callers plight. I think its just the medias way of dragging him through the mud.
mcgid1
Meh...
+129|7143|Austin, TX/San Antonio, TX
What do you expect?  I mean it's the US media, anything you say can and will be taken out of context and used against you in the court of public opinion.
Blehm98
conservative hatemonger
+150|6890|meh-land

mcgid1 wrote:

What do you expect?  I mean it's the US media, anything you say can and will be taken out of context and used against you in the court of public opinion.
you said out of context, but the term 'twisted and distorted to the point where it is barely recognizeable as to what you originally said, but assumed to be the full and unedited truth" would be better

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