The Quotable Rudolph W. Giuliani (the Useful Idiot Candidate----liberal to the core)

PUBLISHED SOURCES | 7/14/06 | RESEARCH COURTESY OF JLA

[Liz]

Rudy Guiliani has marched in lockstep with liberals on affirmative action, gay rights, gay marriage, gun control, school prayer, tuition tax credits, liberal immigration policies, and he's reinforced it, time and time again. Just about everytime Rudy opens his mouth, offensive liberal words come pouring out. As Mayor, Rudy put liberals in high-paid city jobs, an indication what a Rudy WH would look like. Here then is Rudy in his own words:

--The New York State Liberal Party on its endorsement of Rudy Giuliani for Mayor: "When the Liberal Party Policy Committee reviewed a list of key social issues of deep concern to progressive New Yorkers, we found that Rudy Giuliani agreed with the Liberal Party's stance on a majority of such issues. He agreed with the Liberal Party's views on affirmative action, gay rights, gun control, school prayer and tuition tax credits. As Mayor, Rudy Giuliani would uphold the Constitutional and legal rights to abortion." N.Y.S. Liberal Party Endorsement Statement of Candidate Giuliani for Mayor of New York City April 8, 1989

--On the Republican Party: "Mr. Rockefeller represented 'a tradition in the Republican Party' I've worked hard to re-kindle - the Rockefeller, Javits, Lefkowitz tradition." Rudy Giuliani told the New York Times July 9, 1992

--Village Voice Interview with Guiliani: He was asked: "What kind of Republican Is [Giuliani]? A Reagan Republican?" Giuliani pauses before answering: "I'm a Republican." Village Voice January 24, 1989

--On Attending 1996 Republican Convention: Rudy expressed his pleasure when he wasn't invited to the Republican National Convention in San Diego. "If I take three or four days off from city business, I want to do it for a substantive purpose. It didn't seem to me any substantive purpose could be served by going to the Republican convention." said Rudy. Rudy! An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani, Page 459, by Wayne Barrett

--On Barry Goldwater: Giuliani described John Kennedy as "great and brilliant. Barry Goldwater as an "incompetent, confused and sometimes idiotic man." New York Daily News, May 13, 1997

--On President Bill Clinton: Shortly before his last-minute endorsement of Bob Dole in the 1996 presidential election, Giuliani told the Post's Jack Newfield that "most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine." Rudy! An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani, Wayne Barrett.

--The Daily News quoted Giuliani as saying March 1996: "Whether you talk about President Clinon, Senator Dole.... The country would be in very good hands in the hands of any of that group." An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani, Wayne Barrett.

--Revealing at one point that he was "open" to the idea of endorsing Clinton, Rudy said: "When I ran for mayor both times, '89 and '93, I promised people that I would be, if not bipartisan, at least open to the possibility of supporting Democrats." Rudy! An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani, Wayne Barrett, Page 459

---Rudy Giuliani Endorses Democratic Governor Mario Cuomo October 1994: "From my point of view as the mayor of New York City, the question that I have to ask is, ˜Who has the best chance in the next four years of successfully fighting for our interest? Who understands them, and who will make the best case for it?' Our future, our destiny is not a matter of chance. It's a matter of choice. My choice is Mario Cuomo." Rudy Giuliani: Emperor of the City book by Andrew Kirtzman, Page 133

--Reaction to Giuliani Endorsement of Cuomo: "Once again, Rudolph Giuliani has demonstrated that liberalism is the foundation of his political philosophy. While Giuliani sold a bill of goods to trusting Republicans and Reagan Democrats that he had abandoned his roots as a McGovern Democrat, in his endorsement of Mario Cuomo, Mr. Liberal himself, he has shown his true colors. Giuliani's argument that Cuomo will be better for the city has a hollow ring to it. Perhaps Rudy wants a governor who will sign over a blank check to constantly bail out the city from its fiscal problems. Giuliani knows, as do all New Yorkers, that Cuomo's liberal policies have been an economic disaster for our city and state." "But Rudy doesn't care. He has proven he will do anything to stop the election of a conservative Republican - but he won't succeed." Michael Long, Chairman N.Y.S. Conservative Party Press Statement, October 25, 1994

--"[Quite] frankly, you have to understand the fact that Rudy Giuliani was a McGovern Democrat, he was endorsed by the Liberal Party when he ran for Mayor. In his heart, he's a Democrat. He's paraded all over this country with Bill Clinton and, in fact, he's very comfortable with Mario Cuomo. But what Rudy Giuliani wants is to be bailed out in the city, in the mess he's in, and everybody understands very clearly in politics that they struck a deal, that Mario's going to continue to be the big spender, save Rudy the options of raising taxes by pouring money statewide into the City of New York and bailing it out. Quite frankly, I predict that he will join the Democratic Party." Interview with Michael Long, Chairman N.Y.S. Conservative Party, CNN Crossfire, October 25, 1994

--On Gay Domestic-Partner Rights: "National Republicans can lump it if they don't like his new domestic-partners bill, "Mayor Giuliani said yesterday. "I really haven't thought about what the impact is on Republican politics or national politics or Democratic politics," Giuliani said. The bill he submitted to the City Council would extend the benefits city agencies must grant to gay and lesbian couples. "I'm proud of it," Giuliani said of the bill. "I think it puts New York City ahead of other places in the country." New York Daily News, May 13, 1998

--On Gay-Rights/Gay Rights Bill: Giuliani favors extended civil-rights protection for gays and lesbians. Giuliani urged, by letter, to the New York Senate Majority Leader to pass the state's first ever gay rights bill, but did it privately. "I am writing to convey my support for the current legislation to prohibit discrimination against gays and lesbians, and to urge you to allow the bill onto the floor of the Senate for prompt action." ".......It is my belief that we can penalize discrimination [against gays] without creating any potentially objectionable special privileges or preferential treatment." New York Post, June 5, 1993

--Now Rudy Giuliani has jumped on the bandwagon, pressing the state Republican Party to release a gay-rights bill to the Senate floor for a vote. Marching in Sunday's [Gay Pride] parade, he has enlisted in the struggle to destroy the family. What a perfectly abominable springboard to seek high political office. Ray Kerrison New York Post, June 30, 1993

--Giuliani said homosexuality is "good and normal." quoting Ray Kerrison New York Post, July 7, 1989

--On Gay Domestic Partnership: "I have no objection to the concept of domestic partnership," said Rudy Giuliani on Informed Sources New York T.V. Show (PBS), May, 1992

--On Abortion: Leaflets distributed by the Giuliani campaign .... said that he opposes restrictions to Federal Medicaid financing for abortions and opposes the Hyde Amendment, which is intended to deny support for that financing. New York Times, June 18, 1993.

--Rudy Guiliani on abortion: "I'd give my daughter the money for it [an abortion]."

--"I never called for the overturning of Roe vs. Wade." Rudy Giuliani, New York Newsday, September 1, 1989

--As mayor, Rudy Giuliani will uphold a woman's right of choice to have an abortion. Giuliani will fund all city programs which provide abortions to insure that no woman is deprived of her right due to an inability to pay. He will oppose reductions in state funding. He will oppose making abortion illegal. New York Times, August 4, 1989

--On Partial Birth Abortion: Mr. Giuliani has said that New York State law should not be changed to outlaw the procedure. New York Times, January 7, 1998

--On School Choice: "He doesn't support tuition tax credits and vouchers." Sandra Feldman, President of N.Y.C. Teacher's Union, 1993

--On Taxes: [Giuliani] says ruling out a tax increase is "political pandering." Newsday, August 31, 1989

--On Rudy's 2008 candidacy: "That dream of Rudy Giuliani as the man of 2008 was a fantasy created in New York City, and not something that is an accepted reality to anyone who knows the national Republican Party or even Washington Republicans," said the former White House official. "That’s the joke of this." Ben Smith, page 17 The New York Observer 12/20/2004 edition.

[garv]

Hillary Clinton might be electable as a Republican candidate too. Should I vote for her?

[nickcarraway]

I've actually often pointed out that Giuliani is much more electable than McCain. But on Free Republic can't we discuss the pros and cons of every candidate openly, or is that "bashing?" I thought the whole point of Free Republic was to discuss this kind of thing? I don't understand why people like you want to eliminate any dicsussion from Free Republic? If you don't like anyone saying anything less than positive about Giuliani, do you feel the same way about other candidates? Are you a McCain Basher? An Allen Basher? etc. etc. Personally, I don't have a lot of confidence in any of the current candidates so far. I try to point out there pros and cons honestly as I see them. I've said the advantages Giuliani has had over other candidates, but I didn't know I wasn't allowed to say the disadvantages without being tarred. Why bother having a primary?

[AFA-Michigan]

Please identify the "cheap shots" and explain what's "cheap" about them?

Do you consider it "cheap" to quote the man's own words, and his record?

If his own words and record are a "cheap" basis on which to judge him, on what basis do you consider it appropriate to judge?

[JSDude1]

Bull!:

You liberals said the same about Ronald W. Reagan..

If you all had existed back then, we probably wouldn't have had a free nation from the British!

I don't buy the "Only a LIBERAL-BIG GOVERNMENT-MONEY GRUBBIN ROCKEFELLER-INTERNATIONALIST" is electable Argument..

[Liz]

"Start melting the butter---lots of it."

[TommyDale]

Rudy Giuliani and John McCain are pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-homosexual agenda, pro-illegal immigration. That makes them unelectable!

[Liz]

Happy trigger finger? Does this mean you are against gun control? If so, I suggest you tell gun grabbing Rudy ASAP.

[Hendrix]

If Rudy Giuliani and John McCain (the so called two most electable republican candidates) are the best the GOP can put forth, the republicans are in trouble and have lost their way and deserve to lose to whomever the democrats put forth. Period.

[TommyDale]

They are only "electable" to the liberals. When voters find out where they really stand on issues, they will run the other direction.

[subterfuge]

I'm just amazed that so many FReepers are on the Rudy bandwagon--and it's because he is "electable?" The man is a liberal, lying, adulterer.

[TommyDale]

You are much better at this. I'll be outside selling tickets!

[Hendrix]

I think the media is pushing McCain and Rudy as the best candidates because the media knows the conservatives will not be energized to vote for those to RINOs, and the democrats will win by default. That is probably a very good strategy for the democrats, and the media is willing to help out all it can by pushing those two RINOs.

If the republicans pick a good conservative, republicans will win.

[MotleyGirl70]

Spot on!

[Liz]

Rudy Giuliani and John McCain are pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-
homosexual agenda, pro-illegal immigration. That makes them unelectable!

Ut, oh. Not good. Looks like the McCainiac and Rudolfo supporters might need this.

[Blackirish]

Rudy has been consistently out polling everyone for some time now even among the social right.....and saying once they really know him they won't like him is nonsense. His positions are well known.

People are less concerned this cycle with social issues then with competent leadership.

The turmoil in the world only increases Rudy's chances.

[TommyDale]

LOL!

[freeperfromnj]

All of those issues mean nothing if America is perceived as weak and gets hit again. We need a candidate to pick up in the war on terror where W leaves off. Can you name an electable potential Republican candidate who will continue the WOT and also have the conservative qualities you are looking for?

[scory]

Agree. I would never vote for Giuliani. Ever. I don't know enough about McCain to make a final determination at this time though I tend to think poorly of him overall.

[FRONTLINER]

"Regardless of all the cheap shots, Rudy at this point is the only rep candidate who is electable!"

Surely you jest !

[Hendrix]

"All of those issues mean nothing if America is perceived as weak and gets hit again. We need a candidate to pick up in the war on terror where W leaves off. Can you name an electable potential Republican candidate who will continue the WOT and also have the conservative qualities you are looking for?"

If we cannot name someone better than Rudy and McCain, we deserve to lose to the democrats. It's totally BS that their are not better republican candidates.