Posted on 01/26/2007 12:29:42 PM PST by Ol' Sparky
WASHINGTON - Rudy Giuliani came out yesterday against President Bush's call for a ban on gay marriage.
The former mayor, who Vice President Cheney joked the other night is after his job, vigorously defended the President on his post-9/11 leadership but made clear he disagrees with Bush's proposal to rewrite the Constitution to outlaw gays and lesbians from tying the knot.
"I don't think it's ripe for decision at this point," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"I certainly wouldn't support [a ban] at this time," added Giuliani, who lived with a gay Manhattan couple when he moved out of Gracie Mansion during his nasty divorce.
Giuliani took his gay rights stance just as speculation hits a fever pitch that he's in line to replace Cheney on Bush's ticket.
Cheney and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton fueled the vice presidential talk at Saturday night's Gridiron Dinner in Washington.
To a mock question from the audience asking Cheney to step aside for someone with "new energy and vitality," the veep turned to Giuliani and zinged: "You need to do a better job of disguising your handwriting."
Asked yesterday whether he would run with Bush if Cheney stepped aside, the mayor-turned-businessman mimicked Marlon Brando in "The Godfather": "An offer I couldn't refuse, right?" But he didn't say no.
Giuliani conceded he's "out of sync" with his party's conservative base, but likened himself to other moderate GOP stars like Gov. Pataki and Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
And while he was cagey on the veep talk, the former mayor said he will run for elected office again, but didn't say which one.
Giuliani is considered a leading GOP hopeful in the 2008 presidential race, though he may decide to challenge Clinton in her 2006 Senate reelection bid.
But for now, Giuliani has been making the rounds burnishing the President's terror-fighting credentials and joining in Republican attempts to portray Kerry as a would-be waffler-in-chief.
He once more defended Bush's use of footage of a flag-draped coffin coming out of Ground Zero in controversial new political ads.
"To leave [Sept. 11] out of a political campaign when you're running for reelection cuts out half your leadership," he said. "I mean, it would make no sense."
But Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who ran against Bush in 2000, disagreed.
"I might not have used the ad of the coffin coming out, or the body coming out of the ruins with a flag on it," he told ABC's "This Week."
Originally published on March 8, 2004
How can one be 80-90% conservative when one supports abortion on demand, the homosexual agenda and gun-control laws? And, it can be concluded from his position on abortion the type of judges he would appoint to the Supreme Court and judiciary.
Let's not jump to any conclusions. This doesn't necessarily mean that Rudy's been nupping gays... Not that there's anything wrong with that.
For Rudy detractors to use this particular statement to put words in his mouth, or to imply something about his position, is disingenuous at the least, and at the most it's a disgusting distortion of Rudy's position.
Why post an article from 2004? Because the Rudy-detractors want to misrepresent his positions on a whole number of issues.
Thanks for the ping
Reagan signed the most liberal abortion law in the nation (at that time) when he was Governor of Ca. As Pres. he also signed the Brady Bill. By your way of thinking, Reagan must have been a "RINO."
I'm getting sick and tired of people using 10 or 15 year old quotes from Rudy (probaby taken out of context, like the statement on this thread) to tear him down. Resorting to lies and misrepresentations will not win you any allies.
"Hate" is not a family value.
According to recent poll, *-% of people agree with you. ("*" = less than one percent)
As I pointed out to the real "one issue voter". Joe Lieberman is strong on the WOT. I wouldn't vote for him either.
Odd, I saw that "poll" and it was weighted with liberals and pillow biters.
It's also not a "crime', as your liberal brethren are wont to codify.
Agreed.
Ditto gays in the military no doubt; no who expects Reagan-Republicans to support this guy?
Really? Tell us the numbers? Were they a half million a year?
Tell us what he's accomplished. Which branch of the service was he in? Where did he see combat?
Sodomy is not a family value either...
As I pointed out earlier (read this really slowly so you get it this time), that 2004 statement on banning gay marriage posted on this thread was more about the inappropriateness of banning gay marriage at the federal level through constitutional amendment. A lot of Freepers were opposed to that approach. To use that 2004 quote to imply something about Giuliani's position on the issue is motivated either by dishonesty, or by stupidity. Which one are you?
OK, show me a quote where Rudy supports sodomy. You people have gotten so desperate you've resorted to lying. Yes, I mean you.
Anyone who would sit on their fat posterior making self-righteous claims about how much of a "true conservative" they are, while allowing Hillary Clinton to get elected to the presidency isn't a Reagan-conservative.
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