Chief
02-01-2008, 08:40 AM
Excellent analysis of Rudy's failed Campaign, and a good one to keep in mind as you see Rudy and John F-ing McCain traipse around the country hand in hand...
http://spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12678
By Philip Klein
Published 2/1/2008 1:37:55 AM
After he left his job as mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani wrote the best-selling book Leadership and made millions of dollars giving lectures on effective management techniques. Too bad for him that he systematically ignored his own advice when he decided to run for president.
Prepare Relentlessly: In his book, Giuliani explains that as prosecutor and mayor, he studied every problem that came before him intensely, and prepared for every possibility he could imagine so that he would be ready if something unexpected happened.
During his run for the presidency, however, he gave off the impression that he was making things up as he went along. When Giuliani declared on Larry King Live last February, "Yes, I'm running," without following it up with a formal announcement, it set the tone for a campaign that seemed to lack a clear plan.
The popular narrative is that Giuliani's strategy was to skip the early states and wait it out until Florida, but it wasn't that way all along. At various points, Giuliani did try to compete in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Michigan, but the problem was that he was always hemming and hawing and not making his intentions clear. Had he prepared relentlessly for the biggest challenge of his life, he may have settled on a strategy before he announced he was running.
On the campaign trail, Giuliani prided himself on being unscripted. There is a certain appeal to that, but the problem was that in stump speeches and town hall meetings, he often gave long, meandering talks without a clear focus.
No kidding about that last part....I have long thought that Rudy Giuliani had Charlie Stemper ghost writing his speeches......
(yah, I know I'll burn in hell for cracks like that...)
;)
Stout hearts...
http://spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12678
By Philip Klein
Published 2/1/2008 1:37:55 AM
After he left his job as mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani wrote the best-selling book Leadership and made millions of dollars giving lectures on effective management techniques. Too bad for him that he systematically ignored his own advice when he decided to run for president.
Prepare Relentlessly: In his book, Giuliani explains that as prosecutor and mayor, he studied every problem that came before him intensely, and prepared for every possibility he could imagine so that he would be ready if something unexpected happened.
During his run for the presidency, however, he gave off the impression that he was making things up as he went along. When Giuliani declared on Larry King Live last February, "Yes, I'm running," without following it up with a formal announcement, it set the tone for a campaign that seemed to lack a clear plan.
The popular narrative is that Giuliani's strategy was to skip the early states and wait it out until Florida, but it wasn't that way all along. At various points, Giuliani did try to compete in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Michigan, but the problem was that he was always hemming and hawing and not making his intentions clear. Had he prepared relentlessly for the biggest challenge of his life, he may have settled on a strategy before he announced he was running.
On the campaign trail, Giuliani prided himself on being unscripted. There is a certain appeal to that, but the problem was that in stump speeches and town hall meetings, he often gave long, meandering talks without a clear focus.
No kidding about that last part....I have long thought that Rudy Giuliani had Charlie Stemper ghost writing his speeches......
(yah, I know I'll burn in hell for cracks like that...)
;)
Stout hearts...