If Rudy doesn't at least get the nom, Judi's down the toilet. It'd serve them both right.

Everyone please stop your subscription to Vanity Fair for publishing such mean spirited lies about Giuliani's. Judy Bachrach is a disgrace for she skewed her version to the far left - obviously to her side. Sorry, Ms. Bachrach I don't believe a bit of your story. It is absolute rubish!

laura bush leans toward young inspiring women and role models. Rudy could rise with the Starr (mentioned in VF) friend at Fives.

Now everybody is learning why I can remember Guilianis honey being referred to as the "Gracie Mansion Wh___! How can any decent person want her - or Thompson's babe - in the White House?

He looks like he crawled out of a dumpster in that picture. Maybe thats where he got his policies.

Was this really necessary? Some people are more animal-like than the rest.

Harvey, Memphis

wrote, "A man who would leave his wife and three kids for his mistress should NEVER be allowed to the President of OUR United States."

Yeah - we only elect men who sexual harrass women but conveniently stayed married to for APPEARANCES. As long as Hillary forgave him - it made it A-OK with everyone?? Rudy should be scourged because he "divorced" his wife (GASP).

Anonymous,

You don't think Bill Clinton is a "left wife of questionable character"?

Have you been asleep for the past 25 years?

Another great contribution from the literary giant that is Vanity Fair!

Excuse me, but does anyone CARE if Giuliani's wife is a "golddigger"?

I personally think it is more relevant to discuss the fact that Hillary Clinton is a manipulative, political opportunist who will stop at nothing to get back to the White House. SOOOO suprised that they have not done a story on THAT!

The Democrat special interests (Firefighters Union, etc.) are going after Giuliani because they know he would be very tough to beat in the general election.

Unfortunately for them, all these attacks are falling on deaf ears.

Oh, please. CNN is hardly corrput. They just don't mention the left wives because they're not of questionable character!

More personal attacks from a bias media being repeatedly reported by another bias media. This is the stark reality of today's politically corrupt CNN team. Shocking, but no longer surprising..

What CNN did not mention is the fact that Judi Guiliani killed dogs to sell surgical supplies. That is brutal, and I guess it says a lot about the kind of woman Guiliani likes, one as ruthless as him.

These bias articles by reporters obviously with their own political agenda making personal attacks against candidates they don't prefer is getting utterly ridiculous. The article is a joke especially after the antics of our former Predident Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy (does anyone remember Chappaquidic?, John F. Kennedy and many others…obviously this reporter is running out of fresh ideas….

People, we can't bring up Giuliani's pre-911 indiscretions in a post-911 world. Otherwise, the terrorists win. We should forget everything about the man except what he did on that day, and in the days after. (Well, except for sending hazmat workers into Rockerfeller Plaza without hazmat gear so that people would think New York was under some kind of control. Or ignoring warnings about air quality at Ground Zero, or the fact that there's still no real progress in preserving or developing the site after all this time.) It's what his entire campaign is based upon, so nothing else he has ever done should really matter. Shame on Vanity Fair for reminding us what Giuliani stands for.

I do not believe the American people would ever vote for a man like Rudy Giuliani who was so uncaring to his second wife, Donna Hanover, and children. Princess Judith will keep him from the Presidency because American women hate her!

CNN just removed the comment I made and posted which was highly critical of the way CNN broadcasts this sort of political trash 'second hand' and by so doing acts as ostensibly 'unwilling accomplices'. That also includes the way they enable terrorists by broadcasting demands made on Al Jazeera. Can't take the criticism?

And let's not forgot that ol' Rudy in a tape interview stated that he did not committ adultery with Judy because the drugs treating his cancer left him physically unable to do so. Sort of Clinton-ques if you ask me.

Which wife are we talking about again?

She absolutely went out and flaunted her relationship with the married Giuliani. These two people are not honorable.

I would never vote for a man who wanted his family to move from their Gracie Mansion home, so that his mistress could move in. He went to court to do so and even the NYC courts refused to have them move. So he moved in with Princess Judi when is was a married. Rudy and Princess Judi serve as a reminder that THEIR morals are non-existant and they will kick women and children to the curb as THEY tried to do to Rudy's family. Take that vision with you during the primary elections.

The media needs to stay out of affecting the presidential race. They need to report news and not be in the job of spreading their political agenda. When a "reporter" gets to this level of bashing he/she becomes part of the story rather than reporting it.

If ya can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen. It is a well known documented fact that she was running around (and S*******)with him when he was still married to his wife and living in the mayors mansion. Now its time to pay the piper and they are crying foul. Shame on both of them, I don't think of him as much of a man either.

I do believe this…….plus do not think much of him either treating his wife and children they way he did. And his son confirms it by his actions.

She has alot of baggage and surely would never vote for Rudi as long as he is with her and plus the way he treated his wife. Another pompus man like Mr. Trump.

This is the story of republicans now, coming home to roost. The party of values , small goverment has now given me options to poll for 'none of the above' over sex , lies and video tape candidates.

Can we get a single non flip flopper in my party???

Who cares what Giuliani thinks?

The American public needs to keep women and men of class and morals in the White House. This couple does not exemplify these traits. Laura Bush is classy, not trashy.

CNN is more than happy to peddle the trash that VANITY FAIR has for sale… oh, that's right, it's not CNN, it's Vanity Fair! That excuses CNN… they're just reporting what Vanity Fair reported… and when they enable Al-Qaeda to parade hostages around before they cut their heads off by broadcasting only 'what Al Jazeera is already broadcasting', well that's ok too, isn't it. After all, it's not CNN, it's Al Jazeera doing the enabling.

I believe in Giullani camp's intention. Let's just hope for the best…

"As for whether any of this will hurt the campaign, the Giuliani campaign told CNN it will have no effect."

Well thank god they cleared that up!

I have worked in politics for years and get pretty tired of articles that poke fun or bad-mouth the families of politicians. It is one thing to bring out into the open things that a candidate does while running for election; it is another thing entirely to mock his family or write unkind things about them.

Rudy Giuliani and his family may not be perfect individuals but he did a great service to this country when he stood tall during 9/11 and I believe he has the strength and courage to be an awesome United States President.

Leave the mud-slinging about him (if you have to do any) and give his wife and children the privacy and compassion that they deserve. How would you feel if someone attacked your spouse in the press?

Thank you,
Jennifer K. Chenault
East Lansing, Michigan

It's nice to know he's an adulterer and how proud they are of it. He won't get my vote.

Got to love the MSM. Nothing but puff pieces on the wives of the Dems., and negative stories on the GOP candidate's wives. Must really be depressing to be a lib.

A man who would leave his wife and three kids for his mistress should NEVER be allowed to the President of OUR United States.

First Lady Judith ??

Give me a break…….

Regarding the accompanying photo: Are those (two) real?

Judith Giuliani trying to"homewreck" her way into the White House? Wow. Thanks but no thanks.

BTW… My Rudy video is a finalist on Hardball's Ad Challenge. Show me some love with a vote. It would be much appreciated!

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Is this really news or another lame attempt by Guiliani to get attention? No new terror alerts, hmmmm, let's dig up a story about his third wife. CNN, please do us a favor and legitimize your organization with substantive issues and not tabloid gossip. Lest we citizens decide to abolish the 19th amendment so fashion and superficiality are no longer influencing elections!

I don't believe anybody could do a better hatchet job on Rudy than he could do on himself. He's got so many questionable things happening I can't keep track of it all.

Did you know Rudolph Giuliani is a major stockholder in a “Blackwater” like private security firm with contractors making a killing in Iraq? He’s making money off the war. If Rudolf gets elected this country is permanently screwed.
You can tell everything about the candidate by the people around him. He surrounds himself with opportunists, yes men, and mafiosos like his cop friend that got busted and Vitter, his campaign manager busted for soliciting hookers. He cheated on his wife. He “muzzles” the press every opportunity he gets. What do you think the guy would do if he became president?
Sorry Rudolph, but your health plan to give everybody a 15G tax credit isn’t going to cut it. Democrats are talking about real change, Rudolph is talking about special interest business as usual.
Have you ever known anybody that had to go to a hospital? It cost a hell of a lot more than 15G’s. That’s two days in the hospital, tops
Just because he was Mayor during 9/11, why does that make him a hero? He did what any mayor is required to do. It’s disgraceful the way he plays up his 9/11 role. He did nothing but take a bloody opportunity to run for president.
Ask the NYC Firefighters Union what Rudolph did for them? Ask how come they didn’t have proper radios that would cut through the walls of the WTC? Ask them why so many of them had to die because Rudy didn’t plan properly for an attack on a building that already had been attacked by terrorists.
Ask how long good ol’ hero of 9/11 Rudolph let the search for dead bodies at ground zero go on? He ordered the body parts swept away with bulldozers.
That sums him up for me and hopefully you too.

I was pleased to read the Vanitay Fair
truths.

This man has a gift of 'gab', but that is all.

If it was not for 9/11, he would be still considered as a self supported public relations fool.

He selfishly made many decisions for self engrandisment which hurt many people.

I will say he should be in PR, as he would be a success.

It is frightening to think of him as President.

Did you know Rudolph Giuliani is a major stockholder in a "Blackwater" like private security firm with contractors making a killing in Iraq? He's making money off the war. If Rudolf gets elected this country is permanently screwed.

You can tell everything about the candidate by the people around him. He surrounds himself with opportunists, yes men, and mafiosos like his cop friend that got busted and Vitter, his campaign manager busted for soliciting hookers. He cheated on his wife. He "muzzles" the press every opportunity he gets. What do you think the guy would do if he became president?

Sorry Rudolph, but your health plan to give everybody a 15G tax credit isn't going to cut it. Democrats are talking about real change, Rudolph is talking about special interest business as usual.

Have you ever known anybody that had to go to a hospital? It cost a hell of a lot more than 15G's. That's two days in the hospital, tops

Just because he was Mayor during 9/11, why does that make him a hero? He did what any mayor is required to do. It's disgraceful the way he plays up his 9/11 role. He did nothing but take a bloody opportunity to run for president.

Ask the NYC Firefighters Union what Rudolph did for them? Ask how come they didn't have proper radios that would cut through the walls of the WTC? Ask them why so many of them had to die because Rudy didn't plan properly for an attack on a building that already had been attacked by terrorists.

Ask how long good ol' hero of 9/11 Rudolph let the search for dead bodies at ground zero go on? He ordered the body parts swept away with bulldozers.

That sums him up for me and hopefully you too.

I'm not sure she is any different than most politicians' wives. I don't know much about Mrs. Obama or Mrs. Edwards (though both seem much more down to earth than this), but I am sure Hillary had more than just these perks when she was the First Lady. Obviously that is a different situation, but do you think she (or Bill) has ever turned down a private plane for any reason? How about Mrs. Romney? While this is an unflattering picture, I don't think it makes her very different from most extremely affluent Americans, which is what almost every politician is.

Bacharach is to the left what Ann Coulter's is to the right. She repeatedly writes disparaging articles about conservatives (including the President) regularly. When invited on to Fox News as a Fashion Correspondent for the 2005 Inauguration - Bacharach used the opportunity as an ideological platform to again criticize the President as opposed to delivering what she had agreed (fashion correspondence).

Cindy Sheehan, Michael Moore,… Bacharach fits right in!!

Google Judith Bacharach and see for yourself.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer couple.

All women want to be queens, or to be treated like queens. I sense a little jealousy from the writers. I wonder if the writers are still in High School. Grow-up!!!

They both make me sick!

I cannot imagine that she will be the first lady for america!

Judith Giuliani is definitely a liability to Rudy's presidential bid. She reminds me of negative impression of John's Kerry's wife when he was running for president.

Based of Judith's conduct before and after her marriage with Rudy, she may be the worst spouse of all presidential candidates, democrats or republicans. She will lessen Rudy chance of being nominated by the republicans.

This won't go over with the Conservatives. When they start looking at Giuliani's life, they will see there is nothing conservative about him. All these Repugs with trophy wives will never win the nomination.

Judith is a marriage breaker and Giuliani is a woman's man. He flaunted their affair and his kids don't have anything to do with him. Former NYC resident. Giuliani Sued every one who disagreed with him while he was Mayor of NYC. He has lost respect of the fire-men and their families during 911. He would not make a good president, he is too Arrogant

For goodness sakes it's Vanity Fair's JOB to do a hatchet job on whomever they are told, politically, to destroy. Why is anyone surprised at this?

I wrote a letter to the Cardinal of New York complaining that he warmly greeted Rudy as he marched down the middle of 5th Avenue on St. Patrick's Day with his Mistress at his side. Needless to say, I did NOT get a response.

If Mrs, G has a full time assistant to style her hair, I think said person should be fired………look at her……….

Nice to see members of the press willing to expose politicians and their quarks.

It's time for us to take American back from the politicians. The more we know, the better we can vote.

Will Vanity Fair’s Judy Bachrach be profiling ALL the candidates' spouses or did she just have a special "fondness" for Judith Giuliani??

I can't wait to see what she digs up - er - writes about Bill Clinton, Elizabeth Edwards, et al.

Some how knowing Judy's political bent. But if anyone wants to see the true motive of Ms Bachrach - see the transcript of her ambushing the 2005 Inauguration:

http://simplyappalling.blogspot.com/2005/01/judy-bachrachs-view-of-inauguration.html

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