Posted on 02/01/2007 5:41:39 AM PST by areafiftyone
According to a source close to The Giuliani campaign, Rudy Giuliani is throwing his hat into the ring. The Hinzsight Report confirms, through a source close to the Giuliani campaign, that he is presently sending people out into all 50 states to secure his name on the primary ballots. "Despite Mayor Giuliani's public cautiousness, this is evidence that he is seriously pursuing the Presidency in 2008, and he should be taken very seriously. Critical state polls have shown Mayor Giuliani leading the pack, and it's about time that he start being considered what he is--the front-runner" a source tells The Hinzsight Report. Giuliani has lined up nearly 300 key Republican supporters in New Jersey for his bid for the 2008 presidential nomination, his campaign announced this week. In a recent Quinnipiac University poll of New Jersey voters, it showed Giuliani leading all Republican presidential candidates and ahead of Sen. Hillary Clinton, the leading Democratic contender, in a head-to-head matchup. The New Jersey primary, which is currently set for Feb. 26, is likely to move up to Feb. 5, placing it early in the campaign season and increasing its significance. As many as 15 states could hold their Republican presidential primaries Feb. 5, reports Gannett. |
I doubt if we will need to do that, she won't make it through the rat primaries.
Hey, that is pretty much exactly what I wrote just yesterday.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1776812/posts?page=187#187
As for gay marriage, again, the Constitution is silent on the issue - thus the states are presently deciding it. I have heard nothing from Giuliani saying he would try and interfere with this. Bush fell down trying to get a Constitutional amendment on this issue. I don't see you ripping his guts out for that.
First, there is absolutely no guarantee that Rudy would pick a "strict constructionist" for justice. Many here have said that he "promised" to do that, but the only evidence of that they've provided is one quote where he said that Roberts and Alito were colleagues of his, that he liked them, and that Bush picked them because they were strict constructionists. But, put that aside, and tell me why he would support Roe v. Wade and oppose the Federal Marriage Amendment if he was for a strict constructionist interpretation of the Constitution. THE strict constructionist, Judge Robert Bork, was one of the authors of the Marriage Amendment. Its design was to return keep the judiciary from forcing the states to allow or recognize gay marriage - much like Roe v. Wade forced states to allow abortion. Overturning Roe v. Wade would also return the decision of abortion laws to the states, but Rudy also opposes that.
The argument that Rudy is against gay marriage and abortion bans based upon it being an issue of states rights is a fallacy and easily disproven by his own statements and positions. As it pertains to banning abortion, Giuliani also opposed a ban on the barbaric Partial Birth Abortion (do you need the procedure explained to you) that was being voted on in New York state. I'm looking now to see where he stood on or any statements he made about the gay marriage ban in New York State that was later shot down by a Manhattan judge. That would certainly case further light on the issue. His opposition to overturning Roe v. Wade speaks for itself.
I hope you are right!!
They sure seem frantic, don't they?
It's driving more people away from their chosen candidates than it's winning over; sometimes I wonder if that's not their goal.
Hunter, imo, is such a lackluster speaker that he not only won't win the nomination (or even come close) but I don't see him speaking forcefully with the UN, our allies, or even when speaking with the American public.
I like Hunter, it's just how I see it.
My ideal candidate is Sen. Cornyn. I even wrote him a year ago and told him I thought he should run for the presidency but he doesn't sound interested.
I would support Fred Thompson.
Thanks a lot for your contribution and coming out with this startling admission!
Let's all celebrate our "elected" Congress and sing Kombaya!
Let's also try to crown our rodent government and crown the queen rodent as our RAT-In-Chief!
Big freaking /S on all of the above
The joke's on you if you actually believe that the poll results on FR reflect Republican primary voters overall. I doubt Duncan Hunter has 24% name recognition, much less support.
Gingrich is the only conservative IMHO who has a realistic chance at the 2008 nomination. All of the rest are unknown mini-mees.
I suspect that there are a LOT of GOP operatives out there who, after eight years of GWB, are not going to be enthusiatic about another candidate perceived to be from the religious right -- especially if the candidate is unknown.
If Jeb Bush was not GWB's brother he'd be the guy.
So, the liberal candidates are the "winners" and the conservative candidates are the "losers". And because I'm fighting against the liberal candidates and trying to knock them down within reach of the conservative candidates, I'm being mean-spirited.
By the way, with Giuliani it isn't that he is a glass that is "half empty". As it pertains to Republican ideals and, more specifically, conservative ideals, he is a nearly empty glass. Conservative Republicans will die of thirst, the glass is so empty.
Voting for Rudy MIGHT get you a pro-Bush war policy candidate, but it also gets you a liberal on every other issue. Republicans can do better then backing a liberal for POTUS. Giuliani is not the best choice. Republicans need to back the best conservative candidate in the primaries and give a 110% effort to get him elected in the general. Rudy is a blue state liberal. That don't count for jack!
Oh, and by the way, yes you are.
As we have all seen here, Rudy cannot accomplish the necessary coalition to win.
I'd love to do just that.
And then we cold just sit back and watch these same fools trash Fred!
That answer works for me!
Are you insinuating that people who support Rudy or who don't agree with you are abortion lovers?
For a guy who is NOT in the race, Jeb Bush certainly spends a lot of time and money with push polls. I bet I have had 4 or 5 calls so far asking me if I would support a Jeb Bush candidacy.
Fred has no chance because he's not the #1 man in the polls a year out! /s
Oh, geez, you've hurt me to the quick.
Very unoriginal, btw; at least I'm not know as FR's kook.
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