Today's Times reminds us that Rudy Giuliani, America's Mayor, used to be and likely still is a "mean-spirited," cross-dressing, twice-divorced guy who used to call his old gay roommate "mother" as he left for work each day. But that's not all there is to Rudy. He's also "strong, and at the same time gentle," according to a testimonial Ben Smith reports today on the Politico. Who'd that endorsement come from? His then-wife, Donna Hanover, in a 1993 TV commercial that featured the whole Giuliani family. It's a misty, water-colored campaign ad, about the way the Giulianis were.

RudyTube 1993: Rudy and Donna [Politico]
New York Label May Not Fit All in Giuliani Run [NYT]