Posted on 02/21/2015 10:29:33 AM PST by Starman417
There has been much harrumphing and hand wringing about Rudy Giuliani's comments about Barack Obama not loving this country. The NY Slimes, as usual, went right after Giuliani instead of even considering the content of Giuliani's words:
His remarks this week mostly drew derision and outrage, and seemed to further distance Mr. Giuliani from the heroic, above-the-fray image he carefully burnished after the Sept. 11 attacks, aligning him more squarely with the hard right of the Republican Party than at any other time in his career.After his initial comments caused an uproar, Mr. Giuliani did little to tamp down the controversy in an interview with The New York Times on Thursday, and again on Friday night.
“I said exactly what I wanted to say,” he said. “I conveyed exactly the message I wanted to convey.”
But if the ideological positioning is new, Mr. Giuliani’s combative demeanor is not. Long prone to flamboyant confrontation and rhetorical excess, he is less inclined toward self-restraint than ever, political associates said, and Mr. Giuliani agreed.
And then they unsheath the knife:
It is unclear whether Mr. Giuliani will face any adverse consequences for his comments: There is apparently no prospect that he will face the voters again, and his income stems from a set of businesses that aggressively market his personal brand in the United States and overseas.Mr. Giuliani is a frequent paid speaker (he is scheduled to address an investment conference in Puerto Rico next week) and has consulted for an eclectic array of clients, including the car service Uber, the identity-protection business LifeLock and the unsuccessful Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, daughter of the country’s former strongman president.
Face adverse consequences? For WHAT? I remember a candidate named Barack Obama calling a sitting US President "unpatriotic." Here it is. See for yourself.
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...
The rule is that liberals are allowed to say and do whatever the heck they want. And not get called out on same. Whereas conservatives and Republicans have to choose words and actions with great precision so as not to upset the liberals who run the media.
Yes. And nobody said a word.
If adding $4 trillion to the debt was unpatriotic, then what would you call adding $9-10 trillion?
The double standard means that leftists can do what normal people can’t.
The double standard means that leftists can do what normal people can’t.
Giuliani’s big crime? He read Obama’s Autobiography, “Dreams From My Father”, and told people what is in it.
I thought about that accusation by Obama which is why tomorrow morning on Fox Sunday Juan Williams will remind everyone about it and rush to Rudy’s defense.
Dunno, but something like that would make me question if that person ever loved America like you and I do.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.