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
In before the Rudy cross-dressing pic.
God, he wants to run for president as a Republican, and he is kicking his own butt in public - he doesn't even wait for the democrat party to do it for him. He is a mult- tasking wonder. Maybe it's just because he looks so good in a dress. No, I don't have the picture, but I remember it.
Hunter 2008
Why are you posting an article from 2004???
Recently while campaigning for Ralph Reed he said the following when asked by a reporter:
"I believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman, that it should remain that way, it should remain that way inviolate, and everything should be done to make sure that that's the case," Mr. Giuliani said in response to a reporter's question. "But I also believe that you should allow for the protection of legal rights for people who are gay and lesbian."
(((((RUDY PING)))))
Pathetic.
So, Rudy has flip-flopped on the issue in an effort to fool conservatives into thinking he opposes gay marriage?
That is good. I just hope that he doesn't mean by "legal rights" he is for confirming special rights for the rainbows.
To call Rudy a RINO is a stretch.
He's one of those 80-90% friends Reagan talked about, his strengths outweigh his weaknesses, and the points where we disagree will NOT be on his agenda if he becomes President. No way he'll be on the gay bandwagon or want to take away anyones guns and a President can't do anything about abortion.
Hey Ol Sparky this was nice of you to dig it up and post it as new news!
The new standard for RinoRudy threads?
There's no reasoning with the haters. They'd rather hate and spew than be FOR something or someone.
Which Rudy are we to believe -- the one who pandered to the homosexuals in 2004, or the one who pandered to the conservative followers of Ralph Reed in 2006?
Whew! Good.. I can keep Newt and Rudy at the top of my 2008 list! =)
How am I going to explain to my children why President Giuliani wears a dress?
And why did you post this article from 2004 and not put it in history? - to get a RINO thread started all over again? You need to get a life!
Yeaaa riiight - maybe you should explain to your children what charity benefits are first.
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