Posted on 09/28/2006 7:45:46 AM PDT by veronica
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani characterized Bill and Hillary Clinton's recent criticism of President Bush's efforts to stop Osama bin Laden before 9/11 as a "mistake" and said it's time to "stop this blame thing" over who is responsible for the September 11 attacks.
"I think the comparison is the mistake," Giuliani told NewsMax and other media during a luncheon Wednesday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., while on a campaign stop for Congressman Clay Shaw, R-Fla., who is seeking re-election.
"I don't think the Clinton people should be saying somehow it's more President Bush's responsibility," Giuliani said when asked about Hillary's recent statements about Sept. 11.
On Monday, Sen. Clinton said she defended her husband's outburst on Fox News over criticism he has received for his handling of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida.
"I'm certain that if my husband and his national security team had been shown a classified report entitled Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States,'" Sen. Clinton said, "he would have taken it more seriously than history suggests it was taken by our current president and his national security team."
The remark was a direct swipe at President Bush, because in August of 2001 he was given such a report prepared by the CIA. The CIA report, however, never indicated how al-Qaida might strike U.S. targets.
"I know President Bush doesn't say that about President Clinton," said Giuliani. "I think the reality is that any American president, if they had known about an attack, would have done everything they could to stop it."
The real fault for 9/11, Giuliani says, lies squarely with the Islamic terrorists. He added, "I think we should stop trying to blame our presidents for 9/11."
Frequently mentioned as a potential Republican candidate for president in 2008, Giuliani characterized the latest war of words over who is responsible for 9/11 as a distraction. "We should stop this blame thing," he said. "There's no blame to be cast on President Bush or President Clinton."
Giuliani added that he thinks we should stop getting distracted by trying to figure out what American is responsible for the terrorist attacks, saying "Americans didn't do Sept. 11, the Islamic terrorists did."
In his remarks during the campaign stop, Giuliani credited President Bush's aggressive anti-terror policy for the fact the U.S. has not been attacked since 9/11.
"The reality is, thank God, we haven't been attacked in five years," Giuliani said. "None of us thought that was possible. We all thought that after 9/11 we would be attacked. I personally thought many times."
Why do people call Rudy a LIBERAL?
Im conservative and I don't give a fig about gay marriage or abortion.
I care about our country getting invaded by illegals and terrorist. I care about our Military and I care that we remain a great economic power.
If gays want to get married go for it
if liberals want to abort their children FINE they will probally grow up to be liberals anyway, amd at the very least a burden on welfare. Tell me I am wrong?
Stolen.
I didn't make it. It's an oldie and all over the web.
He is a conservative on crime and terror.
He is a nanny-state liberal on Welfare, Gun control, and a dozen other liberal causes. Like you, I could care less about gays one way or another except I liked it better when they practiced in private...do what you want yourselves, but don't subject me to the gory details. Abortion? I am against late term abortion. What he will do as POTUS, is to increase the government involvement in my life and I can't abide that.
I LIKE Rudy. I think he made a heck of a mayor for the toughest city in the USA.
He is too liberal to be president. He will remove our personal freedoms for the good of the state. If it is a choice between Shrillery and him, I suppose I will vote for him.....but I will do whatever I can to make sure he is not the Republican candidate.
Then you aren't a conservative (IMHO).
More likely the term you're looking for is libertarian.
"Yeah, whatever. Hey! Let me show you a party trick I learned.
Take this napkin and draw a line down the middle. Label the left side I-42 and the right side W-43. Now write the number "6" on the left side and the number zero on the right.
Call me when you think you've figured out what it means."
if liberals want to abort their children FINE they will probally grow up to be liberals anyway, amd at the very least a burden on welfare.....
A lot of us moderates are not too unhappy about liberals having abortions.
Im conservative and I don't give a fig about gay marriage or abortion.
Then you aren't a conservative (IMHO).
More likely the term you're looking for is libertarian.
Libertairians think this war is stupid
I do not
Libertarians think drugs should be legal
I do not.
Libertarians think religion is stupid
I may not be religious, but I think religion is important
The Democrats are disappointed that we have not been attacked here in the U.S. since 9/11/01. It's obvious that Bush is doing a good job. The terrorists are hoping for a Democrat in the White House.
Well, you did post this...
Your 5th post of a total of eight since you signed up on 6/7/06.
He is a nanny-state liberal on Welfare
NOT TRUE he will throw people off welfare like he did in NYC.
When Is Bush gonna throw some people off welfare.
Gun control
I think everyone should be allowed to have a gun, except the crazys that shoot and kill our cops and citizens. THats why we need to test people before they use guns. My dad was a cop, I would not want him to have gotten shot by one of these idiots.
GAY RIGHTS
Be gay all you want but it do not thrust that on me.
What he will do as POTUS, is to increase the government involvement in my life and I can't abide that.
RUDY would cut government. Someone should get Mr Bush to cut some of the government.
So show me one liberal issue that the Republicans haven't embraced with open arms.
I was talking about leadership not abortion, sorry to get you off your single track.
I agree on Bush....I am no bushbot... Bush is one step up from being a RINO...and I disagree on his war strategy. I would be less compassionate....and more conservative...and I dont think those people can ever live in a democracy, at least not in my lifetime......
I vehemently disagree on guns...if the feds were to take all the slime of the street who had used guns in commission of a crime..so that they not only got the local and state penalties but then also got the federal penalties...then that would go far to keep the dirtbags away from guns.
the constitution does not specify training in the use of guns....
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........BTW, my dad was a cop....he spent 22 years in the NYPD and retired way back in '68.....His precinct was the 41 in the Bronx, and it was known as Fort Apache and later as The Little House on the Prairie......it was about the roughest precinct in NY City.
Dad past in his sleep this past wednesday Sept 20th on his birthday. He was 85
"There's no blame to be cast on President Bush or President Clinton."
I don't think I like the moral equivalence that Mr. Giuliani makes between President Clinton and President Bush on the issue of terrorism.
It seems obvious that you didn't read my post. All the answers to your questions are in it.
PS, I'm no apologist for Republicans. They are idiots. But I hate liberals with a passion that makes me a sinner.
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