Posted on 01/21/2011 3:07:19 PM PST by Josh Painter
Rudy Giuliani says he's actually "more likely" to run for president if Sarah Palin does:
In an interview on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight," Giuliani, who dropped out of the 2008 Republican presidential primary, said running against Palin for the 2012 GOP nomination would show him as a moderate Republican.Rudy is right about one thing -- there would certainly be a contrast between the two if both got into the race."The more Republicans in which I can show a contrast, probably the better chance, the better chance that I have," Giuliani told CNN's Piers Morgan in an interview set to air at 9 pm. ET Monday.
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He also addressed Palin's use of the word "blood libel" that she used in a video following the Arizona shootings. The phrase traditionally refers to a long-standing anti-Semitic myth that Jews murdered children for religious rituals. In present times, the term has come to be understood by some as any false accusation of murder.
Palin used it to criticize many in the media who said her political rhetoric may have contributed to the shootings. She later said her critics were taking issue with the phrasing in hopes of derailing her overall message.
Giuliani said "except for the use of the word, (she was) absolutely right on."
Giuliani has a pro-abortion record, including support of taxpayer-funded abortions and refusal to ban late-term abortions. He also supports the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. In a high profile case, he sued firearms manufacturers to try to hold them liable for gun violence. Rudy is also something of a flip-flopper, who praised RFK in his law school newspaper and bashed Barry Goldwater. While that can be chalked up to youthful ignorance, his pivot on school prayer is more problematic. Giuliani condemned a New York City public schoolteacher who led her class in prayer, but sent out fundraising letters in 1999 in which he portrayed himself as favoring of school prayer. He was for amnesty for illegal aliens before he was against it, and reissued Ed Koch's executive order making NYC a sanctuary city for illegals . He also opposed George H.W. Bush’s ban on gay marriage, but in his 2000 campaign for the Senate said that marriage should be between one man and one woman.
Gov. Palin is fiercely pro-life, has always believed marriage is defined as one man and one woman and opposes embryonic stem cell research. She has received a number of awards from the NRA for her support of the Second Amendment. Although she's not against some sort of path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, she rejects amnesty for them. Gov. Palin has always been suuportive of conservatives, from Goldwater to Jim DeMint and Paul Ryan. She has also been far more consistent on the issues than Giuliani. She has always supported school prayer and opposed gay marriage.
Yes, there are enough clear-cut differences between Rudy G and Gov. Palin on the issues that we say, Bring it on!
- JP
Rino Rudy quit race in NY to make room for Hitlery in Senate run.
He has no chance of getting the nomination.
we dont need RUDY. It was a good movie but he has lots of problems. The media hates both of them equally and individually. Sarah has thicker skin.
Rudy isn’t Sarah’s stalking horse. That would be Michele Bachmann’s role.
- JP
Rudy isn’t Sarah’s stalking horse. That would be Michele Bachmann’s role.
- JP
Yes, you are correct. I used the term incorrectly.
And after watching Michele on Greta tonight, I am convinced that is exactly what she is doing.
I think Governor Palin is playing Chess now. This is going to be really good!
It’s not enough to fully focus on political correctness just from within the U.S. when political correctness is a worldwide problem. Taking full actions against political correctness must be happening all at the same time and throughout the entire world. Anything less than this won’t actually end political correctness.
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