Rudy Giuliani has no problem judging people, New Yorkers have lost count how many times he opened his inappropriate mouth when he was Mayor. Now that he is in the spotlight for his adulterous sins, he proclaims the words of Jesus (even though he technically misquoted the New Testament story about the adulterous woman despite four years of theology) to defend himself.
From The Huffington Post:
"I'm guided very, very often about, `Don't judge others, lest you be judged,'" Giuliani told CBN interviewer David Brody. "I'm guided a lot by the story of the woman that was going to be stoned, and Jesus put the stones down and said, 'He that hasn't sinned, cast the first stone,' and everybody disappeared."It seems like nowadays in America, we have people that think they could've passed that test," he said. "And I don't think anybody could've passed that test but Jesus."
In the New Testament story, related in the Gospel of John, Jesus does not actually hold stones. The Pharisees bring Jesus a woman charged with adultery, reminding him the punishment for adultery is stoning. They are testing Jesus in an effort to charge him with breaking the law.
Well its a good thing Rudy didn't live in the Roman Empire, he wouldn't have lasted long without the help of a certain Jew. Of course, this isn't about adultery. It is about Giuliani trying to claim moral superiority over everyone for having been Mayor of New York on September the 11th.
He excused his phone call with his third wife during the middle of a speech to the NRA because of 9/11. Are we seriously supposed to believe that? If Giuliani was a decent human being then one can be mushy from time to time but his track record shows he is a cold and callous individual.
Everything about Giuliani comes from ego and wanting to be elected. He has no clear positions other than that he wants to "kick ass." That's great if you want to join the Delta Force, but we are talking about the next leader of the free world here. Heaven knows we do not need another "shoot from the hip George W. Bush" figure.
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