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To: TommyDale
What do you consider an unfair attack, as compared to pointing out his record? He is a public figure, running for President. Anything in his past is fair game.

Anything in his past is fair game if it's portrayed honestly and has relevance to how he would perform as President.

I'm not up to speed on his marital life, but the fact that he's been divorced doesn't seem relevant to me. It's not always the fault of the man, and even if it is, I don't see the relevance. I'd rather see someone divorce than to have a sham marriage like the Clintons where they both sleep around, and not with each other.

His position on the issues is far more nuanced than the spam spreadsheet posted on every Rudy thread at least once.

Yes, he wore a dress once as a gag. I once smeared shoe polish on my face and hands, wore gold jewelry and a cowboy hat, at a Halloween party to be a pimp.

So shoot me. I was 25 years old.

Would it be an unfair attack on me to claim that I'm a racist because of what I did back then? I did it because I thought it was funny and because I thought it would be shocking to the other guests. And it was. Mission accomplished.

I wouldn't do it again today, but it's not fair to crucify me for doing it back then.

The question we should be focusing on is who will do what when they become President. Past performance is a factor to consider, but the recent past, and their promises are the overwhelming factors to consider.

280 posted on 02/11/2007 6:01:35 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone
"Would it be an unfair attack on me to claim that I'm a racist because of what I did back then?"

If you were a public figure and running for President of the United States, it would be fair game. But my question was "What do you consider an unfair attack, as compared to pointing out his record?"

306 posted on 02/11/2007 6:45:07 PM PST by TommyDale (Who do you trust? An ex-mayor? Or the ranking member of the House Committee on Armed Services?)
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