As good ol’ Rudy Giuliani has continued to display an off-the-rails, screaming persona in his increasingly vicious turns as a Trump surrogate, the Washington Post Editorial Board decided it had seen enough — enough of Rudy’s insane rantings about everything from Hillary Clinton’s health status to his claims that, were he still a federal prosecutor, he would have her behind bars for the rest of her natural life based on her and Bill’s apparent Bonnie and Clyde-level crime spree.
The editorial is a sight to behold. Every word drips with a bloody sarcasm that cuts deep, certainly unusual in an official editorial from one of the nation’s leading newspapers.
The headline kicks off the action:
The opening salvo is priceless:
WE ARE a little worried about Rudy Giuliani, the Republican former mayor of New York. Is “America’s mayor” okay?
During his 15-minute speech at the GOP convention last month in Cleveland, it was notable that when he said Donald Trump loves “all people, from the top to the bottom,” Mr. Giuliani animatedly gestured toward his knees as he said “top,” and above his head as he said “bottom.” Also, why did he say that he and his wife, Judith, have been friends with Mr. Trump for 30 years, though he met his wife in 1999, only 17 years ago?
Also — we’re noting this purely out of concern — during his speech he often licked his lips, indicating dry mouth, which, according to the Mayo Clinic, can be a symptom of nerve damage, stroke or Alzheimer’s disease. At the end of his address, beads of sweat were visible on his pate — did that not suggest heart disease?
Mr. Giuliani is just 72, but he seemed slightly stooped as he walked to the lectern, where his wide stance made us wonder if he’s unsteady on his feet. Then there was his slurred diction, as when he referred to “jushtified” police shootings and Syrian “refyoongees.” More evidence of a stroke?
And the filleting goes on from there.
I urge all to go give it a read. It’s a vicious cut at a truly vile guy, and it couldn’t be more deserved.
Well done, Washington Post Editorial Board, well done!