Posted on 09/17/2007 5:11:52 AM PDT by IrishMike
As one of his supporters, actor Robert Duvall, might say: Rudy played this one beautifully.
Last week, all Republican politicians worth their weight came out blasting MoveOn.org for taking out a full-page ad in the New York Times smearing Gen. David Petraeus on the day he was scheduled to deliver his Iraq progress report to Congress. The outrage among conservatives only grew as leading Democrats failed to condemn the ad, Hillary Clinton questioned the general's honesty, and it was disclosed that the far left group was given a drastically reduced advertising rate in the New York Times.
But while other Republicans complained, Rudy Giuliani did something about it. Speaking to reporters in Atlanta on Thursday, Giuliani demanded that the New York Times give his campaign the same discounted rate so it could take out an ad defending Gen. Petraeus and assailing Clinton and MoveOn.org for "character assassination of an American general in a time of war." He also called on the paper to run the ad at the time of his choosing (Friday, the day after President Bush's primetime address to the nation).
The next morning, American liberals had to spit out their soy milk while reading their paper of record over breakfast.
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Two words: Fred Thompson.
This week, his schedule has no public events at all, limiting his appearances to fund-raisers in Florida, Tennessee and Texas.
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I’m with you but I’d like a little more action.
I would have agreed with this article had Rudy fulfilled his true destiny, which was to run against Hillary for the Senate last election. Then we wouldn’t have to be having this discussion about vanquishing her in the presidential race.
aint a lick of difference between Rooty and the Hildabeastie.
EXACTLY!!! Without Fred in the race Rudy probably would have been silent
Guliani is a good man, and a good fighter. Tragically, he’s not a conservative.
Rudy’s game plan for beating Hitlery is to “out Hillary” her. About the only real issue they do not agree on (and they once did) is Iraq/WOT. Otherwise, they are both Socialist, Gun-grabbing, tax-loving, abortion-supporting, gay-catering Liberals.
Agree 100%......
There’s a hell of a lot of difference between them and it’s clear that Rudy could win; it’s nowhere near as clear that Thompson could win.
The Clintons kicked our arses everytime they have run.
I think Rudy would make a fine press secretary for either president Thompson or President Hunter.
I disgree. Bill Clinton never won a majority in his presidential runs. There will be NO Ross Perot to foul us up this go round!!
I’ve always like Rudy when he takes on the bad guys like he did with Al Sharptongue as mayor.
Going after Hillary last week was beautiful.
Of course I’m not here to endorse Rudy but I have to admit
I liked it.
Rudy has definitely tied himself to some bad ideas as mayor of New York City.
Its time to look at the field and consider the options with John McCain and Ron Paul already in my trashbin.
We either take the big guys with warts or a real conservative with some principles but not a lot of money or popularity in polls.
My strategy of knocking the big guys around in the early states with tactical voting depending on state (keep the leading ones from breaking out by confusing the results) has some definite appeal.
The Clintons kicked our arses everytime they have run.
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Chances are if not for the prostrate cancer, Rudy would have been R Senator NY, and the beast would have to find another baseball team to be a lifelong fan of.
Hunter is a conservative, unlike Guilianni, Hunter doesn’t look ten to twenty years older than he should, unlike Thompson, isn’t a flip-flopper and Mormon Bishop, unlike Romney, etc. etc.
This is an interesting time.
I don’t think we’ll see much Republican on Republican violence.
Republican candidates plan to distinguish themselves from rivals and gain GOP support by seeing who can bash Hillary the most.
To me, this election is almost about keeping Hillary out of the White House.
Good on you, Rudy! Kicking libs right between the lies and getting a price break at the same time!
Doing the work that other members of the GOP seem to be unwilling (or too nice) to do.
then you vote for that gun grabing, cross dressing abortionist.
Leftist Rudy is NO CONSERVATIVE.
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