Posted on 10/02/2005 9:21:43 AM PDT by wagglebee
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Sunday he will contemplate next year whether to run for president in 2008.
"I will be considering it next year," Giuliani said during a visit to Denmark. But he added that playing with the idea of running for the Republican nomination for president did not mean he would actually do it.
"Sometime you warm up and get ready and you don't get in and pitch," he told reporters, in a baseball analogy.
Giuliani who was praised for his leadership following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, thanked Danish firefighters who raised $8,400 in support for their New York colleagues.
"To us it was the only thing we could do, raise money and show our support," firefighter Jens Hjorth said.
Eight firefighters from the station raised the money by recording a CD with six songs called "The Skyline Changed." They sold 27,000 copies.
On Sunday, the band members handed over a copy of the CD to Giuliani, who in return gave them a New York Fire Department hat.
Giuliani was in Denmark to speak at a business leadership conference in the Danish capital on Monday.
In 2000, Giuliani ran for the U.S. Senate, but dropped out after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Not just on social issues.
Hannity never even went to college.
"That's why I think it's only a matter of time before he announces his support for restrictions on abortions, and that he is now against partial birth abortions."
He's flipflopping already? Ok. So will the New Media buy it? I don't think so.
"Hannity never even went to college."
Yeah, he missed out on the orgy-fests and chug fests and professors who tell their classes to strip their clothes off. Big plus in my book.
I am discussing the cold hard calculation of winning and losing Nationwide.
Some of you don't seem to realize that Republicans are in trouble.
Someone like Giuliani that you don't consider Republican enough may ironically be the only Republican that can win, with coat tails. At worst- for you -he maintains a bridge to a more "respectable" Republican next time.
The alternative is complete Democrat control which I am beginning to gather some would prefer.
The same was said of G. W. Bush.
"Hannity -brains? He mangles the English language. His grammar is horrible."
What about the grammar of best selling authors? In the words of Ronaldus Maximus: "You 'aint seen nothin' yet."
Good point, I'll check out the Yahoo Group dedicated to George Allen for President to see if there is any info on that subject. Here's the link to the site:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/George_Allen_for_President/
How is that going to happen when an entire segment of Republican voters stay home? I'm not advocating it, but I know it will happen. There are millions upon millions of deeply devout Christians who are loyal Republican voters, but they simply won't vote for someone who supports abortion and sexual perversion. Go ahead and lecture all you want, but it's a fact of politics.
Why is it that candidates for office Nationwide, including the South, salivate at the thought of him appearing at their campaign rallies?
It seems that way, doesn't it?
"I am discussing the cold hard calculation of winning and losing Nationwide. Some of you don't seem to realize that Republicans are in trouble. Someone like Giuliani that you don't consider Republican enough may ironically be the only Republican that can win, with coat tails."
Yeah, like what issue? Gun rights? We win on it. Partial birth abortion? We win bigtime on it. What social issue are we losing on?
Because he will get the middle. elections are won in the middle. States that Republicans never win will be in play.
Win Big Time?
A sitting President, in war time, running against one of the biggest jerks to ever run for Preisident, would have lost but for 100000 votes in Ohio.
Giuliani is McCain Lite and Hillary is Hitlery. It would be a dilemma.
"Why is it that candidates for office Nationwide, including the South, salivate at the thought of him appearing at their campaign rallies?"
Guilianni is a Hero. We honor him for his heroism. But that's as far as it goes. When it comes to voting for a president, we want someone who defends our Constitutional rights. As for abortion, Americans don't like it. They only support it in cases of rape/incest/life of mother, and frankly, most Americans are sickened by the most blatant misuses of abortion [which includes the vast majority of abortions performed] and respect those who defend life.
Allen/Giuliani would be a strong ticket
Either that or Arnold.... :)
I'd vote for him in a heartbeat.
Maybe they don't like it, but a vast number want the laws to remain exactly as they are.
If you believe otherwise you are deluding yourself.
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