Giuliani dismisses pro-gay views as irrelevant to presidential bid

EDGE BOSTON VIA GOOGLE ^ | 12 JANUARY 2007 | AP

[fieldmarshaldj]

Giuliani almost switched parties after the '94 elections after he prominently supported Cuomo over Pataki. Of course, Pataki was no gem, either...

[ASA Vet]

Can we expect the lib media to continue waving the bloody shirt of 9/11 on Giuliani's behalf?

Yes, as long as they believe doing so will result in Comrade Hillary becoming President.

[OldFriend]

Listened to Mark Steyn on with marklevin this evening.

Steyn was talking about the money Saudi Arabia spends around the world to build mosques, endow chairs at universities, etc. And that everyone just takes their money.

Neither one mentioned that Rudy did NOT take the money from a Saudi prince after 9/11.

He told the prince to take the money and shove it!

Too bad that little fact didn't get into the discussion.

If we're all blown to bits, beheaded, or glowing from a nuke attack, none of our social concerns will be of the utmost importance.

[BW2221]

"Can we expect the lib media to continue waving the bloody shirt of 9/11 on Giuliani's behalf?"

MSM loves the idea of Giuliani running against Clinton or Obama. They win whoever wins ... and conservatives lose.

Rudy running on the Republican ticket is a liberal's dream come true.

[itsahoot]

"That is not going to be the issue."

Nope, this is....

[ilgipper]

Rudy running on the Republican ticket is a liberal's dream come true.

Then why have liberals always hated him so much? He was attacked relentlessly up until 9/11 by the left.

[RetiredArmy]

Just keep thinking that Rudy. The last election should bear witness to the lack of conservative values on you RINO's part. You just lost thousands of votes from people who think homosexals are sick and that their act is a SIN!

[SAJ]

And he's not called ''Senator Wetback'' for nothing, either.

86 this joker, quickly.

[Dolphy]

MSM loves the idea of Giuliani running against Clinton or Obama. They win whoever wins ... and conservatives lose

Fiscal conservatives wouldn't lose, national security conservatives wouldn't lose. And if it's true that Rudy would appoint judges like Scalia, social conservatives would be served pretty well in the long run too. I'm not saying to support him, but there is no need to misrepresent him either.

[BW2221]

"Then why have liberals always hated him so much? He was attacked relentlessly up until 9/11 by the left."

Care to offer any examples of how "liberals always hated him so much?" He ran for Mayor of NYC twice on the Liberal Party ticket as well as the Republican ticket. It seems strange that liberals would nominate someone they hate to run for Mayor.

[BW2221]

I am hardly misrepresenting Rudy. Can you name a Republican (other than Lincoln Chaffee) who is further to the left than Rudy Giuliani?

This man was the Liberal Party's candidate for Mayor of NYC. That alone speaks volumes.

[EDINVA]

Giuliani is not in favor of gay marriage ... he's ok with civil unions.

[Dolphy]

Further left on what issues? There's quite a long list to the left of Rudy on the war alone.

[BonnieJ]

As soon as I saw this thread I scanned down it to find the inevitable Rudy in drag photo. Some of you are truly obsessed! Men have so often dressed in drag...in the military, college fraternities, fraternal lodges, parties and events. For years. It is NOT a big deal for someone to laugh at themselves and have some fun.

[BW2221]

Name one GOP President candidate that comes closer to MSM on more of the issues than Giuilani. Not Romney, not Huckabee, definitely not Hunter or Tancredo ... not even McCain.

He's in agreement with them on abortion, gay rights, virtually every other social issue and immigration. Of all the GOP candidates, Rudy has to be the choice of liberals.

Just as I would prefer the most conservative candidate possible on the Democratic ticket (possibly Bob Casey), liberals would prefer someone with Rudy's views over any other announced Republican.

[billbears]

Hey Rudy, you are not a Republican, not with those documented positions

Sure he is. Just look how Republicans have morphed over the years from talking about small limited government (even though they really didn't believe it) to fully supporting it, voting for more of it, and calling anyone who dared not to support their waste and spend as 'unconservative'...

The only thing differentiating the Republicans from the Democrats these days is the social issues. But even there they're both big government. One side wants legislation limiting issues such as gay rights, abortion, etc. while the other wants legislation supporting it. And of course neither of these stances is what was intended from the Framers. These issues were intended to be left to the separate and sovereign states.

[BW2221]

Unfortunately, you're right. Think what could been achieved with a Republican President and GOP control of both houses since 2001 ... and how little was.

[airborne]

I'll be damned if I'll let the Drive By Media pick my candidate for me!

My time and money will go to Duncan Hunter!

[airborne]

The only thing differentiating the Republicans from the Democrats these days is the social issues.

Only if you let the drive-by-media pick your candidate for you.

[wku man]

So nice of him to tell us, the people whose votes he wants, what's relevant. Hey Rudy...you suck!

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!