Giuliani: conservative family man, not
Wife makes strife
Judi cause of tension with dad - Rudy's son
BY DAVID SALTONSTALL
DAILY NEWS SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
Rudy Giuliani missed the high school graduation of his son, Andrew in 2005.
Rudy Giuliani's shaky family life is being hit with new tremors, as his son Andrew hit the interview circuit confirming that he is estranged from his father - and that the root of the tension is Giuliani's current wife, Judith.
"There's obviously a little problem that exists between me and his wife," Andrew Giuliani, 21, told The New York Times. "And we're trying to figure that out. But as of right now it's not working as well as we would like."
The comments underscored what friends have whispered and Andrew himself has all but acknowledged for more than a year - that relations with his father have been frosty for some time.
As one confidant told the Daily News last year, "I really believe he loves his father. It's just that right now it's still a little difficult to communicate with him."
Andrew said in an interview to be broadcast today on ABC's "Good Morning America" that he and his father went through "a decent amount of time" when they weren't speaking to one another, but they are now trying to work that out.
"No matter what he's done, I love my father," he said. "It's not as good as it once was - but it's better than it was at its lowest."
Andrew said The Times interview was not an attempt to scuttle his father's pursuit of the Republican nomination for President in 2008, saying, "I do not want to hurt him."
Still, the relationship is icy enough that Andrew told The News he would not be campaigning for his father and would instead chase his goal of becoming a pro golfer.
"No, my summer schedule is filled with golf, so I would not have the time to do that," he said in an interview with The News last week. Last year, he was named Player of the Year by the Metropolitan Golf Association, one of the more prestigious awards on the amateur golf circuit.
Coming at the outset of an increasingly combative presidential race, Andrew Giuliani's comments are sure to refocus the spotlight on the ex-mayor's already messy family history.
The thrice-married Giuliani divorced his first wife, Regina Peruggi, after 14 years. Later, infamously, he chose a live TV interview to tell Andrew's mother, TV personality Donna Hanover, that he was divorcing her.
Insiders said yesterday that Giuliani's children - Andrew's sister Caroline is 18 and headed to Harvard University this fall - have long had differences with their father's third wife, Judith, whom Giuliani married in 2002 after publicly flaunting their relationship for months, even while married to Hanover.
Those with knowledge of the situation said the children don't like to be around her and that Giuliani, rather than spend time separately with his kids, has chosen to stick by his new wife's side.
As a result, the former mayor rarely spends time with his children and has missed major events in their lives, including many of Andrew's major golf tournaments and more recent school theatrical productions in which Caroline has starred, sources said.
Indeed, one person said Giuliani learned of his daughter's Harvard admission by reading about it in The News.
The candidate's aides declined to respond yesterday to Andrew Giuliani's latest comments, other than to indicate that he loves his son very much. Calls to Hanover were not immediately returned.
The estrangement helps to explain why Giuliani's children have played no role so far in their father's budding run for the White House. While other candidates - most notably former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney - proudly show off their kids on the campaign trail, Giuliani's have been nowhere to be seen - not even on the ex-mayor's campaign Web site.
Judith Giuliani, however, is prominently featured on the Web site and is a regular presence on the campaign trail, where she rarely leaves the ex-mayor's side.
Most New Yorkers likely remember Andrew Giuliani as the rambunctious 7-year-old who bounded around the stage at his father's first inaugural in 1994, mimicking his father's every gesture. But he is now a strapping sophomore at Duke who is leaning toward a major in economics.
Judi cause of tension with dad - Rudy's son
BY DAVID SALTONSTALL
DAILY NEWS SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
Rudy Giuliani missed the high school graduation of his son, Andrew in 2005.
Rudy Giuliani's shaky family life is being hit with new tremors, as his son Andrew hit the interview circuit confirming that he is estranged from his father - and that the root of the tension is Giuliani's current wife, Judith.
"There's obviously a little problem that exists between me and his wife," Andrew Giuliani, 21, told The New York Times. "And we're trying to figure that out. But as of right now it's not working as well as we would like."
The comments underscored what friends have whispered and Andrew himself has all but acknowledged for more than a year - that relations with his father have been frosty for some time.
As one confidant told the Daily News last year, "I really believe he loves his father. It's just that right now it's still a little difficult to communicate with him."
Andrew said in an interview to be broadcast today on ABC's "Good Morning America" that he and his father went through "a decent amount of time" when they weren't speaking to one another, but they are now trying to work that out.
"No matter what he's done, I love my father," he said. "It's not as good as it once was - but it's better than it was at its lowest."
Andrew said The Times interview was not an attempt to scuttle his father's pursuit of the Republican nomination for President in 2008, saying, "I do not want to hurt him."
Still, the relationship is icy enough that Andrew told The News he would not be campaigning for his father and would instead chase his goal of becoming a pro golfer.
"No, my summer schedule is filled with golf, so I would not have the time to do that," he said in an interview with The News last week. Last year, he was named Player of the Year by the Metropolitan Golf Association, one of the more prestigious awards on the amateur golf circuit.
Coming at the outset of an increasingly combative presidential race, Andrew Giuliani's comments are sure to refocus the spotlight on the ex-mayor's already messy family history.
The thrice-married Giuliani divorced his first wife, Regina Peruggi, after 14 years. Later, infamously, he chose a live TV interview to tell Andrew's mother, TV personality Donna Hanover, that he was divorcing her.
Insiders said yesterday that Giuliani's children - Andrew's sister Caroline is 18 and headed to Harvard University this fall - have long had differences with their father's third wife, Judith, whom Giuliani married in 2002 after publicly flaunting their relationship for months, even while married to Hanover.
Those with knowledge of the situation said the children don't like to be around her and that Giuliani, rather than spend time separately with his kids, has chosen to stick by his new wife's side.
As a result, the former mayor rarely spends time with his children and has missed major events in their lives, including many of Andrew's major golf tournaments and more recent school theatrical productions in which Caroline has starred, sources said.
Indeed, one person said Giuliani learned of his daughter's Harvard admission by reading about it in The News.
The candidate's aides declined to respond yesterday to Andrew Giuliani's latest comments, other than to indicate that he loves his son very much. Calls to Hanover were not immediately returned.
The estrangement helps to explain why Giuliani's children have played no role so far in their father's budding run for the White House. While other candidates - most notably former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney - proudly show off their kids on the campaign trail, Giuliani's have been nowhere to be seen - not even on the ex-mayor's campaign Web site.
Judith Giuliani, however, is prominently featured on the Web site and is a regular presence on the campaign trail, where she rarely leaves the ex-mayor's side.
Most New Yorkers likely remember Andrew Giuliani as the rambunctious 7-year-old who bounded around the stage at his father's first inaugural in 1994, mimicking his father's every gesture. But he is now a strapping sophomore at Duke who is leaning toward a major in economics.
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Pretty standard stuff for children of broken homes! Most stepchildren have difficulty accepting the "New Wife", since they are hammered at home by their moms about what a jeck dad was and how the new wife is a home wrecker. It is a rare divorce that does not have similar circumstances and most folks in this country are well aware of that.
I don't think anyone will pay much attention to the attempts by the alternate party to gring this issue in the press.0 -
What does that have to do with his ability, or lack there of, to run the country? The US seems to have developed a tabloid facination with the personal lives of politicians. I could not care less who gives who a Lewinski. I want to know how he will run the country. Hopefully not like the idiot now not doing the job. 0 -
"Later, infamously, he chose a live TV interview to tell Andrew's mother, TV personality Donna Hanover, that he was divorcing her."
Personally, if a guy is scumbag enough to tell his wife that he is divorcing her while on TV during an interview , I don't want him as president.0 -
quote:Originally posted by He Dog
What does that have to do with his ability, or lack there of, to run the country? The US seems to have developed a tabloid facination with the personal lives of politicians. I could not care less who gives who a Lewinski. I want to know how he will run the country. Hopefully not like the idiot now not doing the job.
Well, if he cannot manage the affairs of his family, what makes you think he can manage the affairs of the most powerful nation on the face of the earth.?.?.?0 -
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quote:Originally posted by He Dog
What does that have to do with his ability, or lack there of, to run the country? The US seems to have developed a tabloid facination with the personal lives of politicians. I could not care less who gives who a Lewinski. I want to know how he will run the country. Hopefully not like the idiot now not doing the job.
Well, if he cannot manage the affairs of his family, what makes you think he can manage the affairs of the most powerful nation on the face of the earth.?.?.?
The smartist folks on the planet seem to have problems when it come to affairs of the heart! Emotional relationships and good management do not go hand in hand.0 -
quote:Well, if he cannot manage the affairs of his family, what makes you think he can manage the affairs of the most powerful nation on the face of the earth.?.?.?
Jimmy Carter was certainly a model family man, so by your logic Eric he was a great president?0 -
quote:Originally posted by He Dog
quote:Well, if he cannot manage the affairs of his family, what makes you think he can manage the affairs of the most powerful nation on the face of the earth.?.?.?
Jimmy Carter was certainly a model family man, so by your logic Eric he was a great president?
...if someone cannot be entrusted with the small things, how can he be entrusted with the greater things?
Just b/c one can manage a family, does not mean that they can manage the world's affairs...but someone who cannot even manage his own family, likely does not have what it takes to manage the world.0
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