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Giuliani Inches Closer To Official Announcement
WCBSTV.COM ^ | 12 FEBRUARY 2007 | AP

Posted on 02/12/2007 5:48:55 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist

Moves Closer To Full-Fledged Presidential Run

(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON -- Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Monday defended the Iraq war and criticized Al Gore's global-warming movie.

As for his presidential ambitions, Giuliani coyly inched closer to a formal announcement.

"I am 100 percent committed," he said. "That official part, I still have to do a formal announcement. But we'll figure out how to do that. My idea is that I'm going to try to announce this in 100 different places."

Giuliani, a Republican, said he supports efforts to move California's 2008 presidential primary from June to February, a shift that would allow him to compete outside of conservative early voting states where his stands on gays, guns and abortion have been viewed as too liberal.

A number of other states are also considering moving up their primaries.

In a wide-ranging speech, Giuliani emphasized his experience as mayor during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and his record on reducing crime, unemployment and other problems in the city.

He said the war in Iraq is crucial to combating global terrorism.

"What America needs is probably a reminder of why this is happening and why the sacrifice of those American lives, which is heartbreaking, is necessary," he said. "It's necessary because having a stable situation in Iraq will quicken our ability to defeat terrorism."

Pulling out of the country too quickly, he said, will allow terrorism to "get a home and a headquarters attached to Iran and Syria."

When asked about former Vice President Al Gore's Oscar-nominated documentary about global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth," Giuliani criticized the film as lacking in solutions.

Giuliani said he believes global warming is occurring but is not sure how much is caused by humans, and he suggested the U.S. should look at expanding its use of nuclear power and other alternative energy sources.

He also said the U.S. health care crisis must be solved by "preserving the private, competitive market-driven nature of health care."

"That's a much better solution than a topdown government plan," he said.


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1 posted on 02/12/2007 5:48:56 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Yay! Another Rudy thread!


2 posted on 02/12/2007 5:50:38 PM PST by Enosh
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

21 seconds. :-)

I'll post what I offered on the one I jst posted here..

Well, if and when he does announce, he is going to put the GUbinator on the spot..

Will McCain get tossed out with the bath water for Rudy after his standing by the Gub and raising money for him.. and What about Duncan, aRnie?


The debate to move the primary will be interesting.

I say
NO.


3 posted on 02/12/2007 5:53:36 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ......)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
As I've said to you before (but I will say again for others who haven't seen this):

1. After eight years as Mayor, NY remained a high tax socialist hellhole. There goes his "fiscal conservative" bonafides.

2. Has a long history of questionable friends (Bernie Kerick, Ray Harding). There goes the "honesty" card.

3. Has a history of abandoning women when a new gal catches his eye. At least BC remained married. There goes the "moral integrity" card.

4. Lived with two gay roomates after divorce. Not that there's anything wrong with it. ;-)

5. Is on the record CONDEMNING the 1996 immigration reforms and Prop 187, stating that "NY thrives because of immigrants, documented and UNdocumented. There goes the "securing our borders card."

6. Has a history of being vehemently anti-gun, claiming that the 2nd amendment allows for "reasonable regulation." Of course, this is fitting for a law and order fetishist.

7. The last point illustrates that he has little understanding of "original intent."

8. Pro-abortion.

9. Governed a city where the majority of inhabitants are either effete yuppies, third world immigrants, or the children of the latter. There goes the "I am an American" card.

10. Has said NOTHING about foreign policy, other than superficial sound bites and Likud Party talking points (plagiarist!). So much for "Mr. National Security."

11. Had VERY low approval ratings until 9/11 happenned, due to a lack of ethics, and clumsy handling of police shootings. There goes the "competance" card.

4 posted on 02/12/2007 5:54:54 PM PST by Clemenza (NO to Rudy in 2008! New York's Values are NOT America's Values!)
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To: Clemenza
He also said the U.S. health care crisis must be solved by "preserving the private, competitive market-driven nature of health care."

This is one of the many reasons why I'm backing Giuliani. He's the only Republican candidate committed to reducing big government.

5 posted on 02/12/2007 5:58:23 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Good night Chesty, wherever you are!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

No to this gun grabber.

We need to nominate a Republican, Not a gun grabbing, pro abortion, pro gay marrage "Republican"


6 posted on 02/12/2007 6:04:10 PM PST by dman4384
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To: Clemenza

Well at least ONE Repub (even if he`s a RINO) is announcing or might announce a run for POTUS...Why he is the only one is beyond me. All Repubs are doing is wasting time while Hellary steams right ahead, getting her pantsuits everyday in the press, the radio, TV.


7 posted on 02/12/2007 6:06:39 PM PST by Screamname (Guinness world records reports that the record for youngest living person is constantly being broken)
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To: dman4384
Gun control wouldn't be an issue had Congress not enacted laws that weakened the 2nd Amendment.
8 posted on 02/12/2007 6:07:39 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Good night Chesty, wherever you are!)
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To: Blackirish; Jameison; Sabramerican; BunnySlippers; tkathy; veronica; Roccus; Jake The Goose; ...

If anyone would like to join the Rudy for President 2008 ping list, please freep mail Areafiftyone or post on this thread!

Thanks,

The Three Musketeers,
Areafiftyone, Bunny Slippers, PhiKapMom


9 posted on 02/12/2007 6:24:04 PM PST by PhiKapMom (Broken Glass Republican -- Rudy 08 -- Take back the House and Senate in 2008)
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To: Clemenza

We have seen it, along with the rest of the anti Rudy spam... and we still aren't interested in your list.


10 posted on 02/12/2007 6:29:14 PM PST by DKNY ("You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it." --Margaret Thatcher)
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To: Screamname

It's fun to watch hitlery roll right along off the cliff. Every time she speaks she makes more enemies on the left, and sounds more and more idiotic.


11 posted on 02/12/2007 6:30:10 PM PST by OldFriend (Swiftboating - Sinking a politician's Ship of Fools by Torpedoes of Truth)
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To: Clemenza

12 posted on 02/12/2007 6:31:34 PM PST by BunnySlippers (SAY YES TO RUDY !!!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
[.. Giuliani Inches Closer To Official Announcement ..]

Whats the announcement.. HE's SWITCHING PARTYS?...

13 posted on 02/12/2007 6:33:47 PM PST by hosepipe (CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole....)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The GOP inches closer to the moral and the political cliff.


14 posted on 02/12/2007 6:35:17 PM PST by EternalVigilance ("With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats?")
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To: hosepipe
"Giuliani, a( very very very) Republican, said he supports efforts to move California's 2008 presidential primary from June to February, a shift that would allow him to compete outside of conservative early voting states where his stands on gays, guns and abortion have been viewed as too liberal."

Why would you think he doesn't want conservative states to have a say in the primaries?
15 posted on 02/12/2007 6:39:09 PM PST by Beagle8U (Jimmy Carter changed me into a Republican.......Ronnie made me DAMN proud of it!)
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To: Beagle8U

lol..*(very very very Liberal)


16 posted on 02/12/2007 6:42:08 PM PST by Beagle8U (Jimmy Carter changed me into a Republican.......Ronnie made me DAMN proud of it!)
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To: Clemenza

Nothing you posted at #4 makes any difference to some people who claim to be conservatives.


17 posted on 02/12/2007 6:43:37 PM PST by Graybeard58 (Remember and pray for SSgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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To: Graybeard58

Might as well be talking to a liberal...

hmmmmmmm.....


18 posted on 02/12/2007 6:44:27 PM PST by EternalVigilance ("With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats?")
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To: Beagle8U
Giuliani on many issues is sitting on Ted Kennedys lap..
And many/most republicans don't think the lap dance is cute..
19 posted on 02/12/2007 6:44:57 PM PST by hosepipe (CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole....)
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To: hosepipe

While I agree with your thought, I wasn't aware that Ted Kennedy HAD a lap.

;-)


20 posted on 02/12/2007 6:47:28 PM PST by EternalVigilance ("With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats?")
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