U.S. candidate Paul assigns reading to Giuliani (Washington Post)

The Washington Post ^ | May 24, 2007 | Andy Sullivan

[Captain Kirk]

Longshot Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on Thursday gave front-runner Rudy Giuliani a list of foreign-policy books to back up his contention that attacks by Islamic militants are fueled by the U.S. presence in the Middle East.

"I'm giving Mr. Giuliani a reading assignment," the nine-term Texas congressman said as he stood behind a stack of books that included the report by the commission that examined the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.

Giuliani was mayor of New York when Islamic militants slammed two commercial airliners into the World Trade Center, a role that has vaulted him to the front of the Republican presidential pack despite his liberal social positions.

"I don't think he's qualified to be president," Paul said of Giuliani. "If he was to read the book and report back to me and say, 'I've changed my mind,' I would reconsider."

Paul advocates a limited U.S. foreign policy, including an end to the war in Iraq and a reduction in troop levels abroad.

Paul said he was unfairly attacked during last week's debate by 10 Republican presidential hopefuls, when Giuliani dismissed his contention that U.S. policies in the Middle East had contributed to the attacks in New York and Washington.

[Captain Kirk]

bttt

[Captain Kirk]

bttt

[twonie]

And exactly who cares about Paul OR his reading list? Like I said before, I don’t care HOW it got started, it’s started, and we are going to finish it in our favor. That’s my foreigh policy. ANd I believe it is also Rudy’s.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Thank you Paul, ram this idiot RINO a new one.

[KoRn]

This should be an interesting thread.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

And we all know Rudy has vast foreign policy experience, right.

Paul served as a flight surgeon in Vietnam while Rudy avoided the draft and cowered under his law desk.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

In turn, I would like to assign the book The Isolationist Impulse, by Selig Adler, to Rep. Paul. Hopefully, he can be educated out of his idiotic foreign policy ideas. All he needs is to start reading books that WEREN'T written by Lyndon LaRouche.

[P-40]

hahaha!

He assigned him the 9/11 Commission Report. Rudy should get a kick out of that. It is not very kind to him.

[Fred]

"Paul said he was unfairly attacked"

Suck it up congressman. If you are going to bring on a smackdown, you better be able to back it up. NYers thrive on this kind of action, it is like walking in the park to them..

[RegulatorCountry]

LOL ... take him to school, Ron!

[jpl]

If Ron Paul honestly believes in his heart that that dung pile called the 9/11 Commission Report is a credible documentation of history, then he’s even more of a naive idiot than I think he is.

[Mr. Brightside]

Just wondering.

Is Ron Paul’s reading list compiled by muslim terrorists?

[Perdogg]

Ron Paul addresses the Washington Post

[jrooney]

Surrender Monkey Ron Paul needs the OZ to assign him some courage.

[cripplecreek]

Paul is only helping Rudy and that isn’t really a good thing. I’m just wondering if he has any intent to run against the democrats.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

NYers thrive on this kind of action, it is like walking in the park to them..

Giuliani's too chicken-s--t to answer the abortion issue, what makes you think he'll be able to address Paul's remarks?

[P-40]

Did you read it?

[pogo101]

Dear Rep. Paul,

Please send your assigned books instead to singer Sheryl Crow, for use in her commode area. I understand that she may have need of them for personal hygiene.

Cheers,

Rudy

[Captain Kirk]

Courage? Are you arguing that a man who has bucked his party on repeated occasions is a coward not only on the war but issues of taxes and spending? LOL. You’re a funny guy.