Although I'd be inclined to think this is political theater, acting pussy-whupped in front of the NRA isn't going to gain him any support.

Now, if he'd answered the phone with "Bitch, I'm trying to give a speech here. Damn!" and hung up and said, "Women! Sheesh!" then he would have got a standing ovation.

damn, the level of cynicism in the manipulation of his supporters to pull a stunt like this. wanna bet the national political media will eat it up...

You would be outraged? Maybe. The NRA? Nothing causes outrage at the NRA, not even the killings at VA Tech.

And that shit gets applause from the NRA?

Of course it was staged. Before he even took the phone out of his pocket, he said it was his wife. It was all set up.

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"I am surprised the thought of having a bona fide home wrecker as First Lady isn't turning off more Republican women, who are overwhelmingly married with children."

Just remember: It's OK if You're A Republican. With this, everything becomes clear and easy.

Ann Coulter can publicly wish for the death of John Edwards, a standing US Senator, and nothing happens. When MoveOn uses a sarcastic term for a US General, that same US Senate drops everything to pass a resolution condemning it.

George Bush could bite the head off a chicken live on FoxNews, and Republicans would fall all over themselves justifying it in the name of fighting avian flu.

btw, now that everyone knows about Rudy's schtick, the proper response the next time he pulls it is for a heckler to yell loudly, "Which one?"

we know 2 things

-- his phone rang
-- he answered it

that is all we know

-- was it an alarm that rang?
-- was it a staffer calling?
-- do you actually believe it was the 3rd mrs. ghouliani calling?

yep. just saw a cnn report by bill schneider that included this bit as part of a cutesy story about rudy -- except schneider didn't take it as a bit.

I wonder if he will go and buy a pig farm in Texas and turn it into a ranch so he can look like a cowboy. He may even like horses.

take this with as much salt as you will, but politico is reporting that much, if not most, of the nra audience was not amused.

this was obviously a political stunt meant to remind ppl he's happily married. i doubt he ever received a phone call though. here's why: don't you think that if you're rudy giuliani and you leave your phone on, you get more than one cell phone call in an hour?

Why isn't this being reported more? He's LYING to Americans. Just as Clinton did when he pointed his finger at the camera and denied having sex with Monica.