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PATAKI BOWING OUT, HE TELLS TOP AIDES (quits gov race, sure loser eyes WH run)
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| July 27, 2005
| FREDRIC U. DICKER
Posted on 07/27/2005 3:04:04 AM PDT by Liz
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To: Senator Goldwater
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:45:43 AM PDT
by
Coldwater Creek
("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
To: mariabush
Goodness, when you're as shortsighted as that it's no wonder you lost the war.
To: mariabush
So you thesis is that Hillary would win in the south over Rudy?
To: Tanniker Smith
The sad thing is that he will waste millions of dollars chasing an office he has zero chance of winning. Dollars that could be donated to candidates who can actually win.
My guess is he's doing this to have a shot at being the VP candidate on a regionally balanced ticket. Again, he shouldn't waste his time and money 'cause it ain't gonna happen.
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posted on
07/27/2005 5:49:52 AM PDT
by
Russ
To: Russ
My guess is he's doing this to have a shot at being the VP candidate on a regionally balanced ticket. Again, he shouldn't waste his time and money 'cause it ain't gonna happen. If you follow the theory that Rudy is too liberal to win it, then it is possible that George will be on the VP short list because of the possibility of bringing New York. Two problems with this idea: first, if he were so popular he'd be re-electable, which he might not be. Second, he'll be out of office for nearly two years before he could be named. (aka "George who?") The only press he'll get in the meantime is bad: if, say, Spitzer is elected, he'll blame all the current problems on the past 12 years, etc.
TS
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posted on
07/27/2005 6:08:58 AM PDT
by
Tanniker Smith
(When you're ready to have a mature discussion about the Green Lantern, you have my email address.)
To: God luvs America; The Mayor
Elliot Spitzer....Chuck Schiester.....Hitlery Clinton- the true axis of evil! And in NY you'd best add in Speaker Sheldon Silver to square the evil circle.
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posted on
07/27/2005 6:48:39 AM PDT
by
Liz
(You may not be interested in politics; doesn't mean politics isn't interested in you. Pericles)
To: mariabush; Senator Goldwater
OTOH, Rudy does look better in a dress.
![](http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/images/giuliani_in_drag.jpg)
This was not photoshopped.
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posted on
07/27/2005 6:53:05 AM PDT
by
Liz
(You may not be interested in politics; doesn't mean politics isn't interested in you. Pericles)
To: Liz
48
posted on
07/27/2005 6:55:42 AM PDT
by
t_skoz
("let me be who I am - let me kick out the jams!")
To: t_skoz
LOL....low-rent Sopranos.....the Sour Notes?
49
posted on
07/27/2005 6:59:17 AM PDT
by
Liz
(You may not be interested in politics; doesn't mean politics isn't interested in you. Pericles)
To: Jim Noble
Pataki is a boob and a loser . . . He's calling it quits because he knows there's no chance in hell that he's going to win again as governor. And I'd say his political prospects on the national level are even more dim than his prospects as governor of New York. He's probably one of the few people in the GOP who is capable of making Bob Dole look like charming and charismatic.
Having said that, I think he's the perfect candidate to face Hillary in 2006 for the New York Senate race. His bland, country-club persona is perfectly suited to the U.S. Senate.
50
posted on
07/27/2005 7:02:57 AM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
(I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine. I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free.)
To: Senator Goldwater
Both have a very good chance in 2008. Neither Giuliani nor McCain has a chance to win the GOP nomination in 2008. I think Giuliani would be a great spokesman for the campaign, and would be an ideal candidate for U.S. Attorney General or director of Homeland Security, but that's it.
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posted on
07/27/2005 7:06:10 AM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
(I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine. I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free.)
To: Senator Goldwater
Yes! Christian conservative's would stay home. There would not be wholesale holding of the nose and voting for Rudy. We have principals in the South.
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posted on
07/27/2005 7:07:41 AM PDT
by
Coldwater Creek
("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
To: Liz
Pataki appeared at several events in Ohio the site of the first presidential primary caucus Confusing Ohio with Iowa? His campaign staff really needs help.
53
posted on
07/27/2005 7:08:31 AM PDT
by
TheRightGuy
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To: Labyrinthos
He'll lose because he's incredibly boring and carries a lot of baggage that stinks like graft and corruption. Maybe so, but I've always said that his main flaw is that his normal manner of speaking includes a facial expression that reminds me of someone trying to pass a kidney stone.
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posted on
07/27/2005 7:08:55 AM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
(I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine. I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free.)
To: HostileTerritory
Not shortsighted, just realistic.
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posted on
07/27/2005 7:08:55 AM PDT
by
Coldwater Creek
("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
To: Alberta's Child
I agree with your assessment of Rudy!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
07/27/2005 7:11:48 AM PDT
by
Coldwater Creek
("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
To: mariabush
I might be inclined to stay home unless Hillary is the Dem's candidate. Then, I will vote for anyone short of the Devil himself who is running against her.
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posted on
07/27/2005 7:12:14 AM PDT
by
Russ
To: Russ
The Senator is the Devil incarnate!!!!!!!!!1
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posted on
07/27/2005 7:13:08 AM PDT
by
Coldwater Creek
("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
To: Liz
This guy has capitulated so much he could not run for dog catcher.
To: Alberta's Child
Maybe so, but I've always said that his main flaw is that his normal manner of speaking includes a facial expression that reminds me of someone trying to pass a kidney stone. Like I suggested to Liz, don't kill good brain cells analyzing his politics because his personality and demeanor alone make him unelectable.
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