Heck of a way to introduce yourself to the voters.
Jeannine Pirro. As you know she is under federal investigation for planning to secretly record her husband’s conversations.
I was struck by this little quote in an article in the morning D&C (an AP article written by Mark Johnson).
“I don’t think it will be damaging at all. In a perverse way it’s going to help her. The question is will people throughout the state feel as I do, that they are after her. It could boomerang and give her a lot of exposure to voters who may not have heard of her†A quote from Guy Molinari (former Staten Island congressman.)
Geez, you would think that she leaked the conversations herself to get the sympathy vote.
I’m sure there are other ways to get attention. Let’s see, you could start by running for the US Senate to improve name recognition then dropout. You could demonstrate the ability to think on your feet when you announce your Senate run (all you need is 32 seconds). You could ask a very sleazy character for help Bernie Kerik comes to mind.
With help like this, who needs hurt.
Oh, as an aside, Giuliani canceled a planned fund raiser for her next week.
I guess she is becoming radioactive.
Well said.
As I commented on my site, I think the only people who actually believe that Pirro’s going to get a “sympathy bump” are those men who believe that all women are wiretapping them all the time, anyway. There’s been a lot of talk about women identifying with Pirro, which is just beyond silly. Hiring a private investigator to watch your cheating husband is just obsessive and freaky, moreover, a rich woman’s game of obsessive and freaky.
And how, praytell, is this going to help by introducing her to her constituency? Here’s a first impression: “Hi! I’m Jeanine Pirro, currently under investigation for illegally wiretapping my husband whom I thought was having an affair, and whom eventually did time in the pokey. I didn’t really wiretap him, I just made threats to do so while I was speaking to my private investigator, Bernard Kerik, disgraced former nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security. And anyway, I stayed with my husband (whom I threatened to wiretap) because despite having gone to jail and despite allegations of infidelity, he’s a real good father. I’d like to serve our state as it’s legal representative, and I’m looking for your vote.”
Guy Molinari is an idiot, clearly. How could this possibly help her? All it does is cast light on the generally criminal way in which she and her husband conduct themselves. Sadly, this might actually help with voters in Molinari’s old Staten Island district, but I have a hard time believing it will play well upstate.
Hey - I think we are missing the point. The operative phrase in my comment was “with help like this who needs hurt”
Perhaps I should have titled my post
Desparate talking points
Remember - 30% still support George Bush.
[...] Jeanine Pirro – the DA from Westchester County running for NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL is under federal investigation for hiring someone to wiretap her husband. Oh, how about those no bid contracts to Bernie Kerik? Yes, something else on Jeanine. It appears she is ethically challenged [...]
[...] wonder if Jeannine Pirro will appear as a character [...]