Rudy, we hardly knew ye

 

On Amazon Prime Video right now - two excellent documentary series:

Giuliani: What Happened to America's Mayor?

        and

Watergate: Blueprint For a Scandal

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Both very informative and interesting.

----------- 'What in the world happened to New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani?' is a question I have asked myself a few times, in recent years.  He used to be serious, and a decent politician and leader / manager.  Now he seems like a hostile buffoon, running around like a crazy nut.

This behavior ratcheted up during the Trump-in-spotlight years.  I don't think Trump told him to act like that, but it does seem like Giuliani saw Donald Trump exhibiting crazy behavior and lying and being cheered for it, and he followed suit.

That's the impression I get.

        In the Amazon program they show a scene where Giuliani is appearing in front of a large applauding crowd.  It's during George W. Bush presidency before the Era Of Crazy, and Dick Cheney (vice president at the time) can be seen at the front of one section of the crowd. He is clapping, but not smiling.

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