Saturday, March 31, 2007
Judi and Rudy [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
I haven't had the chance to watch yet, but Greg Pollowitz sends his notes.
My thoughts on the Rudy/Judy interview on 20/20. Video
here.
1. If Rudy was our rock post 9/11, Judith was his.
2. Judith is from Hazleton, PA. America loves its first ladies - lots of electoral votes in PA. Maybe she can help.
3. She won't say how she met Rudy...kinda strange.
4. After marriage number 2, she went back to school. Had to take her daughter with her to night school. This could be a powerful part of her story to tell on the trail.
5. During 9/11, Judith was working to get info from the hospitals to Rudy. Didn't know she was involved actively.
6. Not to sound sappy, but they seem to really, really care for each other.
7. The pre interview hoopla of Judith sitting in on cabinet meetings was WAY overblown. From the narrative tonight, Judith was instrumental in getting Rudy through his prostate cancer - explaining the "ologies" as she called them. Radiology, oncology, etc. The idea that Judith would sit in on cabinet/policy meetings was in relation to health care issues, nothing more.
8. Overall, I thought it was a good interview. She comes across a lot like Laura Bush, while the pre interview perception was that she was going more like Hillary.
One caution on Greg's read: He is a New Yorker. Americans are frequently empathetic but I don't know how much of America is going to be moved by any sad single-mom story from a twice-divorced gal who was dating he who would be her third husband while he was still married to the mother of his children.
But I'll watch later....
03/31 03:44 PM
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