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Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani took on the ladies of "The View" along with their highly-partisan audience Wednesday in a post-election discussion about Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, and healthcare reform.

Here is video of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Hannity tonight, where he said President Obama refused to admit what the Midterm Election results are saying: The American people are rejecting Obama’s policies. At Obama’s Press Conference today, Obama tried to lay it off on the speed of what he did, the way he did it, and the inability of the American people to understand what was going on. Giuliani said he believes Obama “has about a month to get himself straightened out, or he’s going to be a disaster” (6:00 mark of the video). If he continues...

BREAKING: Anti-Rudy Organization Shuts Down. In a turning point that could very well be a signal of things to come for Rudy Giuliani’s presidential aspirations, the largest and most outspoken anti-Rudy organization, Say No To Rudy.org (Social Conservatives Uniting to Stop a President Giuliani), issued an official press release today, explaining that it would hereby not only cease its operations, but that some of their top staff were actually now endorsing Rudy for President. This could be a huge victory in the making for Giuliani, as the website explains it will soon be replaced not just with a 404 page,...

This went way under the radar more than three weeks ago, but Rudy Giuliani made what, as best as I can tell, were his first public comments about the planned mosque near ground zero on the Jeff Katz show on radio...He takes a very hard line, including saying that "decent Muslims" will not be offended by the opposition because they want peace as much as others do. I had been struck by how nonvisible Giuliani, who is generally known as the face of Ground Zero, had been on this issue. (A nexis search under his name, Ground Zero and mosque...

Rudy Giuliani’s daughter Caroline was busted for shoplifting today at an Upper East Side beauty and skin care shop, police sources said. The 20-year-old was arrested at a Sephora store near the E. 86th Street home she shares with her mother, Donna Hanover, the television personality and former city first lady, before her bitter split from the tough-on-crime mayor. Caroline, the youngest of the former mayor’s two children, was taken to Manhattan’s 19th Precinct stationhouse for processing. She is a student at Harvard University. Caroline allegedly stole makeup from Sephora's E. 86th Street and Lexington Avenue store around 2 p.m.,...

Here is video of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani talking on Morning Joe about his endorsement of GOP Senate Candidate Marco Rubio in his race against Charlie Crist. After explaining his support of Rubio, Giuliani was then attacked by liberal Arianna Huffington, who tried to dismiss the endorsement by pointing to the fact Giuliani had Bernard Kerik working for him as Mayor. Giuliani responded to Huffington by pointing out his record as Mayor and then told Huffington what she said was a "cheap shot." She then took another "cheap shot" at Giuliani by pointing out that he got only...

Here is video of Rudy Giuliani today talking to Neil Cavuto about movement toward holding the trial for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Muhammed somewhere other than New York City. Giuliani said he predicted a month ago that Obama would have to relent on having the trial in New York and move it somewhere else. He said there is just not public support for having a trial in a civilian court that will become a total circus. Giuliani said "this makes no sense - it is totally unnecessary." Cavuto also asked Giuliani about Obama's attack on the Supreme Court during his...

Rudy Giuliani campaigned today with Scott Brown in the North End of Boston. They talked about the need to keep America safe from terrorists. You can help Scott Brown by volunteering at one of our 10 regional offices, by making an online donation, or by making calls from home. Visit www.BrownForUSSenate.com and text BROWN to 68398.

For several days now the Old Media has been indulging in a steady attack on former Mayor Rudy Giuliani that tends to misdirect readers away from his criticism of President Obama. First by making what Giuliani said of Obama seem more adulatory than it was and second by focusing on a rather unexceptional remark that is spun as a presumed mistake in the Mayor's statements about the recent history of terror attacks in the U.S. This misdirected focus tends to detract from Giuliani's fair criticism of Obama turning it instead into a slam on Giuliani. The latest slew of Rudy...

It's been two decades since New York City was held hostage to violent crime -- murder especially. All that's changed, and therein lies a lesson for those charged with protecting America from Islamist terror.   This year's 461 murders through last Sunday promises the lowest mark since record-keeping began in 1963. Overall crime dropped 11 percent since 2008, with murder down 19 percent. And it's been a while since 2,200 homicides a year was considered the norm.  None of this happened by itself.  If not for the focus, determination, vision and courage of certain men -- and one in particular --...

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for governor next year - but will run for U.S. Senate instead, sources told the Daily News. A source familiar with Giuliani's thinking said the failed presidential candidate has been telling people he plans to run against Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in 2010 to fill out the remaining two years of Hillary Clinton's term. If elected, the source said, he could use that as a stepping stone to run for President in 2012 - rather than run for re-election to the Senate. A Giuliani spokeswoman downplayed the reports. "Rudy has a...

It is all Sarah all of the time. Rudy Giuliani reacts to Sarah Palin on the cover of Newsweek. Democratic hack George Stephanopoulos, of course, put a negative spin on every question, but Rudy kocked each one out of the park.

Here is video of Rudy Giuliani reacting to the decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 co-conspirators in New York. Giuliani called the decision "dangerous and irresponsible" and said "this should be treated as an act of war." Giuliani compared it to "trying the people who attacked us in Pearl Harbor in a Hawaii court, as opposed to dealing with them as warriors who were soldiers at war with us." Giuliani also commented on the Fort Hood terrorist attack, saying, "a week ago we had another Islamic terrorist attack on our soil, and why this administration has trouble...

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — On a Sunday evening conference call with conservative bloggers — where he was joined by former Dede Scozzafava campaign manager Matt Burns — Rob Ryan, spokesman for NY-23 Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, said that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani had recorded a robocall for the campaign. That makes Giuliani one of the small number of Hoffman endorsers to put deeds behind his words, joining former House Majority Leader Dick Armey and former New York Gov. George Pataki, who’d appeared in the district, as well as Fred Thompson, who is speaking at the campaign’s last big...

Here is video of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani talking about what he would do to improve Health Care in America. He was first asked about the economy and said that if he were Governor of New York or President, he would cut the Capital Gains Tax to stimulate business activity. He would reduce expenses for businesses to give them room to operate. Giuliani said there is "a point of diminishing returns with taxes." You can only tax so much before you actually begin to lose revenue rather than increase revenue. Giuliani said what Obama is trying to do...

Here is video of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani talking to CNN's Campbell Brown last night about a range of political topics, including President Obama and his performance to date. Giuliani said Obama has been much further to the Left than he thought on domestic issues, but feels he has been more centrist on his Foreign Policy. Giuliani believes Obama may have been right to not get too involved in the protests in Iran against the regime of Ahmadinejad. Giuliani also talked about the whole Henry Gates arrest controversy. Giuliani avoided a question about what he thinks about Glenn...

Here is video of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani being interviewed by CNN's Wolf Blitzer yesterday. Giuliani said he believes the Obama Presidency "is much worse than I thought." Giuliani talked about the drive for Government Health Care, and also said he did not agree with the legislation defeated yesterday that would have allowed concealed weapons to be carried across state lines. He believes that should be determined by State and Local governments. Giuliani believes that Obama's massive spending is "catastrophic" for America's future. . . . . . (Watch Video)

I've been hearing that some groups of people are not welcome at Free Republic anymore, but I didn't believe what I was hearing because that seems like the complete opposite of "Free". I've heard that supporters of Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, and more are no longer welcome to post at this site. This site is about uniting people together against the liberal onslaught that is ruining our country and we could use all the help we can get right? Please correct me so I can correct others who have told me that this is...

Chris Collins NEW YORK Republicans are eyeing a dynamic but little- known upstate businessman and elected official to run for governor next year if Rudy Giuliani declines, The Post has learned. GOP leaders say Erie County Executive Chris Collins, a wealthy, charismatic, conservative-oriented entrepreneur and government reformer is interested. Collins, who won a surprising landslide victory in the heavily Democratic county in 2007, would make a great candidate, they say. "He recently came to see me, and I came away sure he was interested in running for governor," former US Sen. Alfonse D'Amato told The Post. "I think he'd be...

New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, a Democrat, is trailing GOP front-runner former Republican U.S. Attorney Chris Christie in two polls out today. According to a Quinnipiac University poll, Corzine is trailing Christie, 45%-38% in a head to head match-up. While Corzine ties at 41% with Steve Lonegan, former mayor of Bogota, N.J. (pop. 8,200). Further, voters disapprove of Corzine 54%-37%–the highest disapproval ever recorded for a Garden State governor. A Strategic Vision poll similarly registered a 54%-36% disapproval rating for the governor. Corzine also trails Christie in a head to head match-up, 47%-36%, although the governor leads Lonegon, 44%-39%. The...