Selective Memory

During a presidential debate in fall 2007, Joe Biden infamously said:  “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.”

It was funny because it was true. But recent comments by Giuliani show his reliance on 9/11 mentions is mighty selective:

“We had no domestic attacks under Bush; we’ve had one under Obama,” Giuliani said on ABC’s Good Morning America.

Assuming that Giuliani hasn’t lost control of his faculties, it’s a glaring omission to ignore the largest domestic attack in American history in order to highlight a recent domestic event that was, thankfully, a non-starter.