Rudy G. Responds to Accusations of Using Phony Statistics

deadline poet

By Calvin Trillin

This article appeared in the November 26, 2007 edition of The Nation.

November 8, 2007

"Giuliani's Prostate Cancer Figure Is Disputed"
   --Headline in the
New York Times

Again, our Rudy G.'s been busted.
(Statistically, he can't be trusted.)
His numbers told such whopping lies
You'd think he might apologize.
But he'd see that as weak and vile.
Apologizing's not his style.
No, being wrong ignites his powder:
He'll say he's right, but say it louder.
And so he did. Supporters cringed.
Our Rudy's tough, or just unhinged.

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About Calvin Trillin

Calvin Trillin is The Nation's "deadline poet." He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1963 and has written the syndicated weekly column "Uncivil Liberties" since 1986. He has authored many, many books, including Tepper's Not Going Out and Deadline Poet: My Life as a Doggerelist. more...
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