Posted on 09/20/2006 6:13:37 PM PDT by letsgonova19087
Rudy spoke to our high school this evening as part of a program by a local organization. I know a lot here don't like him and see him as too liberal, I have to say after watching him that he "gets" it. I'm not yet old enough to vote, but I will be in '08, and I know where its going when I can.
He started out the speech with a funny story about his first trial as a prosecutor. He really is a warm guy, and truly does look like he enjoys talking to people. He spent a lot of time on terrorism. I was somewhat suprised with what seemed to be his grasp of the terrorism topic in an "international" way...I had expected him to talk about more "domestic" topics regarding terrorism like homeland security, but he really did seem to understand the theoretical and conceptual nature of the war on terror.
He continued his remarks with some very positive comments about Iraq (no doubt if he was elected he'd do the right thing), the President, and the general WOT. He then took questions. To paraphrase:
"Are you running for president?" "That's a decision I'll make at the beginning of next year, but I'm honored to be considered in the running for it"
"What was going through your mind on 9/11?" He talked about losing so many friends, feeling all alone, and at one point just resolving to make the best decisions he could and hope for the best.
The last "question" was actually very moving. A woman stood up and, on the verge of tears, said "I was in New York on 9/11, and I just want to say thank you." she was overwhelmed with emotion and had to sit. This recieved great applause from the audience.
Overall, I found Rudy to be a warm guy who would make a great leader and a great manager. Not only will he win if nominated, but he would do a great job leading our country through this time.
Sorry for the length, I just felt like recounting this to someone...please feel free to provide feedback.
"He had the police arrest everyone for everything, and they were prosecuted and sent to jail too".
A very nice, first person report.
Thanks!
How could I forget?
Now THAT is a stooopid remark to make to a kid who has shown such interest and enthusiasm in listening to a politician. You generalize and sling mud like a liberal
I'd hate to see either of them get the nomination.
his press conferences were "energetic".
but the tone was different, especially in the first term, because you have to remember that these media people at the pressers - live in NYC. and they saw what was happening to the City, with 2000 murders a year. so there was a "cut him some slack" tone, because he was saving their as*es from being knifed on the way to work,
Thanks for the post. You were lucky to see him speak in person. I really admire him.
Jeff Sessions is a Reagan Republican who would never run with Rudy. Not now, not ever!
He was speaking to the Philadelphia World Affairs Council...we have a nice auditorium so they use it to do lectures if they want to do them in the burbs. Works out well for me...I got a free ticket! (and I had to lobby the social studies department pretty hard for it, too)
Too bad he's anti-gun!
who? those were all ILLEGAL gun owners, young punks carrying guns under their baggy shirts all over the City. he had the police implement "stop and frisk" actions - you're on the street, you're stopped and frisked. are you in favor of profiling, well this was the most effective implementation of it in modern history. after a while, when the thugs realized there was some risk that they would be stopped and found with guns - they stopped carrying them. this action alone was responsible for most of the decreases in murders.
legal gun ownership in NYC has aways been difficult, Rudy didn't do anything to change that either way.
Why?
Don't you think a little encouragement is in order here?
Eh. Many of my generation take interest in politics...but the vast majority of them are on the wrong side...but hey, it makes for exciting in-class discussions!
Rudy can make the hard decisions and take the heat. Precious few others will.
Very good report on the speech. I wish I could have been there. I'm a social and fiscal conservative but if he gets the nomination, I'll vote for him.
Totally agree. Now we better duck...
He's a law-and-order liberal. If he could get over his anti-gun stance I might consider supporting him.
Hah thanks...it's alright though...I pretty much endorsed the guy...if people want to disagree with me, more power to them! Love him or hate him, you can't deny that the guy has balls and he would stop at nothing to defend this country. To me, at this point in time, that is the most important thing.
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