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15 May 2007 08:21 am
The Judith Factor
One major problem for Rudy Giuliani's campaign: his wife. Lloyd Grove goes digging and finds plenty of material. Money quote:
The story of Manny Papir is a cautionary tale for anyone who doubts
that Judith Giuliani is a force to be reckoned with. Papir, Rudy’s
longtime personal aide, learned the hard way during a trip to Europe
when Rudy, taking a 9/11 victory lap in early 2002, was knighted by
Queen Elizabeth II and then was honored with the German Media Prize in
Baden-Baden. Among Rudy’s inner circle, Judith was fast becoming known
for her demanding requirements. Even loyalist Sunny Mindel was
overheard joking that whenever they arranged a chartered jet for their
principal and his companion, “we need two seats for Judith—one for her
and one for her Gucci bag.” (“I have no recollection of saying that,”
Mindel says.)
When
Judith asked to stay two nights in Baden-Baden instead of the
previously planned one—throwing the intricate schedule into
disarray—Papir, who was advancing Rudy’s triumphal tour, made the
mistake of betraying his impatience. Running into other members of the
entourage in the lobby, he muttered, “Let me guess—you’re waiting for
Princess, too.” When the quip was reported back to Rudy and Judith,
Papir—who declined to comment—was out of a $200,000-a-year job.
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