Giuliani Leads By Principle

Bradenton Herald ^ | 1/24/07

[kellynch]

Rudy also made this city livable again. He cleaned up the streets. He made us proud to be New Yorkers again. I was born here and I was raised here, but there is a reason that thousands of people moved out in the 70s/80s and a reason why people moved back in the 90s.

The reason people moved back is Rudy. Liberals call him a fascist. That alone is enough for me to love him.

[My2Cents]

often accompanied by JPG copies of images they keep under their mattresses

LOL...I've noticed that most Rudy-bashers seem to have an obsession with photos of him dressed in drag. I think the photos arouse them.

[dirtboy]

Rudy also made this city livable again.

Sorry, but I find sanctuary policies appalling, especially now. I also have an issue with a law-and-order mayor completely disregarding federal immigration law and federal court rulings on the subject.

[Spiff]

Liberals call him a fascist.

The NY Liberal Party endorsed him in his run for Mayor. In return, he appointed the chairman of the NY Liberal Party to a high level position in his administration.

[BunnySlippers]

You can't read:

Giuliani tenets

The six principles Rudy Giuliani said are necessary to make a good leader:


• You have to have a set of beliefs.

• You have to be an optimist.

• You have to have courage.

• You have to take risks, but prepare for them.

• You have to develop teamwork.

• You have to communicate.

[Spiff]

Sorry, but I find sanctuary policies appalling, especially now. I also have an issue with a law-and-order mayor completely disregarding federal immigration law and federal court rulings on the subject.

So much so, that Giuliani actually sued the Federal Government to let him continue his sanctuary policies. When he lost, "Mr. Law-and-Order" decided to flout the laws and the court ruling and continued his city's sanctuary policies for illegal aliens.

[TET1968]

You can almost see their little fat smudgy fingerprints all over the images.

[Hydroshock]

I did not say he was not a leader. I just say he is a leftest liberal and I will not vote for him. Stalin and Lennen were both effective leaders to but I would not vote for them either.

[PhiKapMom]

LOL! Thanks!

[PhiKapMom]

I am also voting for whoever the nominee is from the Republican Party including John McCain and I have never been a fan of McCain.

I am with you on hearing Rudy speak in person -- came away impressed and never gave it much thought before.

[PhiKapMom]

Stalin and Lenin were dictators BTW! You comparing Rudy to dictators now? Your strawman is getting worse and worse.

Non-Republican not voting for a Republican -- that's news?

[Hydroshock]

As much as I hate to do it, I think I too would vote third party before voting for Giuliani. I've had to hold my nose on votes before, but if Giuiliani does not oppose even partial birth abortion, then I can't vote for him. Morally I can't justify voting for someone who would support partial birth abortion. I know the arguments about the whole slate of issues, that voting for a third party candidate means voting for Hillary, etc. On that issue, however, I have to be a single issue voter.


114 posted on 01/24/2007 11:22:15 AM PST by GraceCoolidge
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[kellynch]

Yes, the liberal party endorsed him, but the activists hated him. Please don't try to tell me about NYC politics if you've never lived here. I campaigned for Rudy and he was called a fascist over and over by Leftist activists. I know people (none of them Republicans) who hate him with a passion and who wouldn't even vote for him on the Liberal line.

A candidate has to get votes from BOTH SIDES to win elections. Nobody who only panders to his base will win anything. Rudy did play up the Liberal line, but it was often the only way he could get Democrats to vote for him.

As another former Mayor New York (Ed Koch) once said (and I paraphrase), if you agree with me on 8 out of 10 issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on 10 out of 10, go see a shrink.

[Hydroshock]

I agree with RIno Rudy on about 1 issue in 10. So I am goign to vote for someone else.

[Howlin]

Us long term Freepers know who is credible and who is not.

And you have to wonder about all these "newbies" demanding that we vote one way or another, don't you?

[Mrs. Don-o]

How can a person qualify as "conservative on fiscal, defense, security, and law & order issues," if he's soft --- worse than soft, accommodating --- on the illegal immigration issue? Illegal immigrants are a HUGE threat to our fiscal solvency, our defense and security, and the law and order of every one of our communities.

I'm asking you, seriously. It's impossible for me to say I see any candidates out there that inspire my trust, let alone enthusiasm. But I'm willing to learn.

[Spiff]

During the 1996 presidential election, Giuliani was quoted by the New York Post's Jack Newfield as saying, "most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine."

I just found a new tagline.

[Hydroshock]

(Rudy Giuliani Quote (NY Post, 1996) "Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine.")


This is why I will not support Rino Rudy.

[auto power]

We are voting for Rudy because of his leadership, steel backbone and perservance which our country needs now more than ever...Rudy isn't afraid of controversy and he has proven he can get the swing vote...we don't want and/or need the evanglical/liberal vote....they can stay home....better yet, I wish they would.

[Blackirish]

There are Rudy haters who post over and over and over...the same thing!

His poll numbers have so unhinged them they are now suffering from all kinds of psychological maladies...from "magical thinking"..."projection" and now some strange never before discovered ....some sort of "obsessive disorder complex' where they cannot stop posting how much they hate Rudy.

It is both amusing but also a little sad.