Rob Shvern on Politics

Rudy Giuliani’s new campaign ad features the candidate attempting to soften his tough-guy image by wearing a fuzzy red sweater vest while sitting in front of a Christmas tree. Speaking in jovial tones, he confides to the viewer, “I’ll be working to get everyone the same gift: a safer America, lower taxes, secure borders, job growth, fiscal discipline, strict constructionist judges — and probably a fruitcake or something.”

“They need a statement and they need to put it out right now that says this is a parody,” agreed Scarborough.

They then watched the entire ad a second time, mocking it with cries of “That’s exactly what my children ask for for Christmas! Strict constructionist judges!”

“This is surreal,” Scarborough marveled.

Sen. Joe Biden nails Rudy Giuliani during Tuesday’s MSNBC debate: “And the irony is, Rudy Giuliani, probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency, is here talking about any of the people here. Rudy Giuliani… I mean, think about it! Rudy Giuliani. There’s only three things he mentions in a sentence — a noun, a verb, and 9/11. There’s nothing else! There’s nothing else! And I mean this sincerely. He’s genuinely not qualified to be president.”