Why do pundits never point out Guiliani's lack of Foreign Policy Experience?

[RamboLiberal]

Good point on TPM. Be a good email and talking point.

A TPM Reader makes a pretty good point ...

Am I the only one who is bothered by the way the pundits continually point out that Edwards’s or Obama’s lack of foreign policy experience is a genuine weakness, while Guiliani’s lack of foreign policy experience is never mentioned? Unlike Guiliani, at least Edwards and Obama have served in a national office.

Pretty much.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. Because Kerik is pointing a gun at them

offcamera?

[xultar]

2. Because they'd rather point out Obama's lack of experience.

[Cassandra]

3. Actually, Rudy had foreign policy positions about Israel and ...

the Saudis. All NYC mayors have foreign policy positions. It comes with the job.

[chimpymustgo]

7. Hey, I gotta foreign policy position about Israel and the Saudis.

And nobody's paying me to have it.

[beaconess]

4. Because he's "Amurka's Mayor" - he don't need no danged furn policy experience!

:sarcasm:

[wiley]

5. What about McCain's Foreign Policy Experience? He learned what?

The media will jump all over Giuliani when they see he's trying to close the closet door. His website fails to mention he has kids! Or that his marriage to his second cousin was annulled. Or that he carried on a very hateful public adultery with his "nurse friend" while his wife bled in public. He's also extremely defensive about his father being "associated" with the mob - not true, he says! There is so much more. So, so much more.

Neither Obama nor Edwards has real foreign policy experience, other than what they have learned. Attendance at a Davos meeting does not a foreign policy expert make. Neither has been an ambassador nor negotiator, but they obviously are intelligent people. Far more experience than the current President, and preferable to any current administration member.


Without stating who I believe is the perfect Democratic candidate for President, I will say that either Obama or Edwards would be extremely valuable and productive vice-presidents. I'd prefer Obama stayed in the Senate for a while and Edwards did something to finally address poverty and racism in the US. His eagerness to go into Iraq even just to take out Saddam and his constant defense of his vote for the IWR during his last campaign still make me uneasy. With the current Senators from NC and SC, why doesn't he run for Senate again?

[unpossibles]

6. because he's not a Lefty?

I don't recall Bush or Clinton having foreign policy experience either. Of course, of those two, one of them was capable of learning....

[Bjorn Against]

8. They don't mention that he was married to his cousin either...

And no I am not making that up, he really was married to his cousin.

[wiley]

10. See #5 - his second cousin. But there's more!

[AtomicKitten]

9. Because he's a Republican.

Natural war-mongers albeit inefficient in execution.