Posted on 04/04/2007 5:14:11 AM PDT by areafiftyone
HAMPTON FALLS, N.H. -- The guests at Thomas and Ellen Christo 's home on New Hampshire's Seacoast on Monday night knew Rudolph W. Giuliani's history well -- his three marriages, his support for abortion rights, even recent news of a federal investigation targeting his former business partner and police commissioner, Bernard Kerik .
But as Giuliani walked under red, white, and blue bunting to arrive at the first New Hampshire house party of his presidential campaign, camera flashes popped and the crowd brimmed with anticipation. When the former mayor of New York whipped off his glasses, stood in front of an American flag, and pronounced himself ready to take the fight to the terrorists, people nodded .
"If I was a terrorist, I'd be really nervous of Rudy Giuliani," said Ron Vars of East Kingston, who owns a telecommunications brokerage. "I don't care about this personal stuff; he's a leader. I have an ex-wife. I don't have two of them, but that's OK."
Political observers have long predicted that Giuliani's early strong support in the 2008 Republican presidential primary would dissipate as conservative voters learned about his past support for gun control, gay rights, and abortion rights. In addition, the thinking went, some conservatives would be repelled to learn of his sometimes chaotic personal life and the tarnished records of some of his business associates.
Yet as details about Giuliani's life and record have emerged in politically astute New Hampshire, many voters say their support remains firm. They maintain that his success in New York City and his views on taxes and fighting terrorism -- shaped by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 -- outweigh any personal foibles and positions on social issues that stray from the GOP party line.
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I think it’s adorable. And it’s nice they aren’t embarrassed. Most men would be.
I got two - once for posting to many duplicate threads and one for posting from a website we weren’t supposed to without a link. LOL! I was a baaaad girl!
Guess a civil union is in their future!
Another post pulled. LOL.
But when you're pushing a liberal on a conservative website, I guess you have to resort to pure nonsense, misprepresentations, violations of forum etiquitte and personal attacks like we've seen here.
For a week each? Wow, that sucks
Yup! But I learned my lesson in a way. I’m pretty careful now. At least I try to be.
Astute point. George W. Bush has that same “comfortable in his own skin” personal self-confidence; his father did not.
Yet as details about Giuliani's life and record have emerged in politically astute New Hampshire, many voters say their support remains firm. They maintain that his success in New York City and his views on taxes and fighting terrorism -- shaped by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 -- outweigh any personal foibles and positions on social issues that stray from the GOP party line."
You mean principle no longer applies, only star power and the quest for power does.
Those "getting it" are the Kool-Aid drinkers willing to abandon conservatism just to get a Republican in the White House or defeat Hillary Clinton.
More and more there is no difference between many Republicans and "conservatives" and Democrats and liberals.
Let’s not forget how he criticized policies to bring down illegal immigration...or how he avidly supports gun control...doesn’t sound much like “national security” to me.
God help our country if a liberal of either party gets in the White House.
It's little amusing mentioning God and beleiving He would support the candidacy of a thrice-married adulterer that has supported publicly financiing the slaughter of unborn children, doesn't have the moral clarity to figure out partial-birth infanticide should be illegal, has received money from pro-abortion organizations, marched in every gay parade pride as mayor of New York and believes homosexuality is good and normal.
At least have the courtesy of leaving God out of it if you're going to support someone so morally depraved.
That excuses his record?
Hitler, Stalin, FDR, Mao and Saddam have all been viewed as great leaders. Being a leader, in and of itself, isn't necessarily a good thing.
Liberalism keeps winning because too many "conservatives" are too stupid to look beyond personal attributes or so desperate to beat Democrats, they elect liberals and unprincipled RINOs to office.
One has to wonder if there is really any reason to even care who wins elections anymore when there is so little difference between the candidates and parties.
I agree. I thought he did great.
Isn’t THAT the truth! I just can’t imagine 4 or 8 years of looking at her sourpuss and listening to ‘that voice.’
“listening to ‘that voice.’”
A buddy of mine refers to her voice as: “first wife voice”
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