Congressman David Dreier Announces Support for Mayor Giuliani

Join Rudy 2008 ^ | Feb 13th, 2007 | Press Release

[PhiKapMom]

New York, Feb 13 -

In a sign of continuing momentum, the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee today announced Congressman David Dreier, Chairman of the California Republican Congressional Delegation and House Rules Committee Ranking Republican, has announced his support for Mayor Rudy Giuliani to be the next President of the United States. Dreier’s endorsement follows the rousing reception Mayor Giuliani received at the California State Republican Convention and his successful swing through the state. Dreier will help lead Mayor Giuliani’s exploratory committee efforts in California.

Congressman Dreier said, “America needs the proven leadership of Rudy Giuliani to tackle the difficult challenges our country is facing. Not only does Mayor Giuliani have a record of results, he has a positive, optimistic vision that can unite our Party and our country for the greater good.

“I am proud to be supporting Mayor Rudy Giuliani for President and am looking forward to helping the exploratory committee’s efforts in any way I can,” concluded Dreier.

Mayor Rudy Giuliani welcomed the support from Congressmen Dreier. “I’m excited to have a Republican leader like Congressman Dreier on our team.” This endorsement comes on the heels of Congressman Pete Sessions and former Congresswoman Susan Molinari joining Team Rudy, as well as the previously announced support of California Congressman Devin Nunes and Congresswoman Mary Bono. More California endorsements will be announced later in the week.

[PhiKapMom]

More California endorsements to come later in the week!

[PhiKapMom]

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[onyx]

Put Dreier on the turncoat list, and wait for snarky comments and rumors about Dreier.

[BunnySlippers]

This was already posted earlier.

The usual suspects charge that Dreier is gay even though he denies it and says marriage is between a man and a woman.

[RegulatorCountry]

The snarkiness and rumors about Dreier came out, so to speak, during the whole Mark Foley fiasco, so no need to preempt.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

What rumors?

I thought it was a known fact.

[soupcon]

Well, of course he would support Giuliani. They're both friends of Judy.

[NorCalRepub]

......LOL....I'm thinking the RINO comments will be coming shortly....I like Drier....he's alright in my book...

[BunnySlippers]

Thank you PKM.

I am compiling the Rudy Supporters list.

With Sessions, Ted Olson, Dreier and Bill Simon we are biulding a formidable list.

[PhiKapMom]

That seems to be the standard MO now! They even went after Ted Olson.

Seriously, I have NEVER seen this many endorsements this early.

[jla]

Congressman David Dreier Announces Support for Mayor Giuliani

...who would've expected this?!

[P-40]

California. 'Nuff said.

[garv]

Nobody is "charging" that Drier is gay. I could care less, but it has been openly discussed on this forum in the past, as a quick search will demonstrate.

[PhiKapMom]

And more to come from CA later in the week! Also a Areafiftyone is posting a new thread with endorsements from two more.

I have never seen anything like this! Republicans are jumping on board from all over.

[Alter Kaker]

The usual suspects charge that Dreier is gay even though he denies it and says marriage is between a man and a woman.

Dreier's denied being gay? Source?

[mkjessup]

More California endorsements to come later in the week!

Will they be endorsing this too?


TUCHMAN: Giuliani was then asked whether he supports a ban on what critics call partial-birth abortions, something Bush strongly supports.

GIULIANI: No, I have not supported that, and I don't see my position on that changing. - CNN December 2, 1999

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BLITZER: If you were in the Senate and [President Clinton] vetoed, once again, the [ban on the] so-called partial-birth abortion procedure, you would vote against sustaining that against the -- in favor of the veto in other words, you would support the president on that.

GIULIANI: Yes. I said then that I support him, so I have no reason to change my mind about it.

BLITZER: All right. So the bottom line is that on a lot of these very sensitive issues whether on guns, abortion, patients' bill of rights, taxes, you are more in line with the president and by association, with Mrs. Clinton, than you are against them. - CNN February 6, 2000

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[GEORGE] WILL: Is your support of partial birth abortion firm?

Mayor GIULIANI: All of my positions are firm. I have strong viewpoints. I express them. And I--I do not think that it makes sense to be changing your position.... ABC News February 6, 2000

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MR. RUSSERT: A banning of late-term abortions, so-called partial-birth abortions--you're against that? MAYOR GIULIANI: I'm against it in New York, because in New York...

MR. RUSSERT: Well, if you were a senator, would you vote with the president or against the president? [Note: President Clinton was in office in 2000]

MAYOR GIULIANI: I would vote to preserve the option for women. I think that choice is a very difficult one. It's a very, very--it's one in which people of conscious have very, very different opinions. I think the better thing for America to do is to leave that choice to the woman, because it affects her probably more than anyone else....

MR. RUSSERT: So you won't change your view on late-term abortion in order to get the Conservative Party endorsement?

MAYOR GIULIANI: It isn't just that. We shouldn't limit this to one issue. I'm generally not going to change my views - NBC Meet the Press, February 6, 2000

***Note: the version of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban that Giuliani opposed in 2000, that he said he supported Bill Clinton in vetoing the Republican-controlled Congress's legislation, contained the provision for the life of the mother that Rudy is now trying to pretend is a prerequisite for his support of it.

13 posted on 02/13/2007 7:16:19 PM EST by Spiff
(Rudy Giuliani Quote (NY Post, 1996) "Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine.")

[With full credit to Freeper 'Spiff', and thank you!]

[BunnySlippers]

There you got me. I knolw he's been charged and threatened to be outed.

[PhiKapMom]

I used to live in California when my husband was stationed at Norton AFB and loved the mountains and all the things we could do out there but then I lived in the conservative Inland Empire!

[pissant]

The gay vote swings for Rudy. LOL

[PhiKapMom]

Want to thank all of you! The more you post all of this, the more long time Freepers we get added to the ping list! Without all of your posting on the Rudy threads, not as many people would be reading them either.

Once again thanks!

FYI Rudy's only opposition to Partial Birth Abortion was any law that did not include the life of the mother but then why would I expect all of you to consider the life of the mother as important!

[BunnySlippers]

Then why would this Freeper connect to a Village Voice paper charging Dreier is gay?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1784014/posts?page=32#32

[mkjessup]

Perhaps you missed this:

***Note: the version of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban that Giuliani opposed in 2000, that he said he supported Bill Clinton in vetoing the Republican-controlled Congress's legislation, contained the provision for the life of the mother that Rudy is now trying to pretend is a prerequisite for his support of it.***

Sorry Mom, but no matter how you spin it, Rudy is still in favor of near-birth infanticide.

Want some more proof? No problem:

"See, I don't equate abortion with murdering a child, which I guess puts me in conflict with the teaching of the Catholic church. Catholics in public office often make the mistake, a subtle but important one, of saying they agree with the teaching of the church, but because I'm in public office, I have to put conscience aside and enforce the law. They haven't thought out the implication of what they're saying. If you agree with the church, there's no difference between murdering a one year old and eliminating a fetus -- it's the same act. There is a moral consequence to the elimination of the fetus, but it's not the same thing as murder"
- Rudy Giuliani - May 25, 1987

[MilesBennell]

I am new around here (long time lurker), but you can tar me with that Rudy brush!

[PhiKapMom]

Welcome!

Hope you brought your flame suit with you! Trust me, you will need it! :)

[Checkers]

"Congressman David Dreier Announces Support for Mayor Giuliani"

I'm glad the headline isn't: David Dreier Is Behind Giuliani.

[what's up]

Drier was one of the biggest bashers of Clinton in the 90's.

He took a conservative line on every issue.

Loved seeing him on TV then. Haven't seen much of him lately.

[Beagle8U]

First the logcabin pubs and now this, seems they are all getting "behind" him./sarc.

[madprof98]

I am new around here (long time lurker), . . .

That's good. FreeRepublic needs new people because the few remaining conservatives here are going to have to find a new forum pretty soon.

[FreeInWV]

Wow. He still needs another endorsement to catch up with Duncan Hunter. Many more to catch up with the leaders.

http://img.thehill.com/img/news/021307/endorsement.pdf

[pissant]

Next, he'll have a posthumous endorsement from Liberace. LOL

[garv]

He most likely is gay. Aside from the usual left-wing rags the issue has been discussed in L.A. Weekly and in his Wikipedia entry.

A quick Google search on David Dreier + gay will yield 160,000 results including innumerable lefty blogs like DU, Daily Kos, and Wonkette. It's unlikely that mainstream or Republican friendly publications would publish unconfirmed rumors. Have you ever seen Michael Jackson referred to as a pedophile in a newspaper or magazine?

As I said, this is not news to FR, you can easily find threads where his rumored proclivities were openly discussed dating back years.

[PhiKapMom]

Just wait until the end of the week! More coming and more after that from what I was told!

[pissant]

In seriousness, I've always liked Drier OK. Just peeved that he jumped on the Rudy bandwagon and not support his fellow California congressman's run.

[Corin Stormhands]

I saw someone ask for this earlier today. Is anyone keeping a list of endorsements?

[FreeInWV]

There is a chart linked in my post.

[onyx]

I am at a loss to explain why conservatives wish to silence all other voices.

I have repeatedly stated that we should celebrate a full field of candidates, let the debates commence and the voters decide.

If Mayor Rudy is the devil incarnate, then he will get scant few votes...lol.

[BunnySlippers]

You forgot Ted Olson, Susan Molinari and Bill Simon!

[papertyger]

FreeRepublic needs new people because the few remaining conservatives here are going to have to find a new forum pretty soon.

Whaddaya mean "pretty soon"...

:o|

[MilesBennell]

Hey...I'm from GA like you...and I'm not as young as you might think. ;-)

[Beagle8U]

He should be backing Hunter. As for Drier voting conservative, if you check into it Foley did too on many issues, but who needs another scandal like that just before the election?

[plain talk]

I'm not one for single issue litmus tests but "partial birth abortion" is a clear example of where there is no slack. No one that supports this procedure will win the RNC nomination. So this is a case where's Rudy's tin ear and not caring what others think will cost him dearly.

[BunnySlippers]

I started my own list but I asked that someone else keep it up. Doing the Rudy Ping List 1/3 of the day is keeping me busy.

But someone whould keep a list and links of the endorsements.

You perhaps?

[pissant]

Who is trying to silence the debate? We are trying hard to inform the Rudy fans just how left wing he is and to not support him. The Rudy fans are trying to buck up his support. Isn't it the way its supposed to work?

[pissant]

Hopefully, Drier keeps his nose clean. I don't give a rip if he's gay, but if he pulls a Foley, then he will be eternally loathed and hated.

[Corin Stormhands]

Yeah, I can keep a list on my profile page. But I'm going to need a lot of help backtracking.

How far back do you think I should go?

[PhiKapMom]

There should be one from the campaign any time as his endorsements are also outside of Congress like T. Boone Pickens and Tom Ricks, Owner of the Texas Rangers.

[PhiKapMom]

I would back at least as far as the first part of January.

[angloamericanus]

Isn't an open secret that Dreier is gay--hence his support for Giuilian and his pseudo-conservatism.

Dreier voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment and the Flag Desecration Act.

Euan Blair, the son of Prime Minister Tony Blair, interned in his office.

Not exactly the kind of company, a conservative keeps.

[Corin Stormhands]

Okay, I'll work on it later tonight.

[onyx]

I guess your defintion of "debate" differs from mine.

I see 24/7 slashing, bashing and posting of SPAM.

I am a neutral party at this juncture, but I've seen it all before in '99/00 when GWB was deemed unsuitable for the nomination and Keyes, Buchanan, Forbes and Bauer were the saviors.