Giuliani stresses record, woos U.S. conservatives

Reuters ^ | Mar 2, 2007 | John Whitesidies

[PhiKapMom]

Talk about pandering Romney is the worst. Now saying he would repeal McCain's signature bill overhauling campaign finance laws. What part of a SCOTUS ruling does he not understand. That man will say anything for a vote which is becoming more obvious by the day!

[PhiKapMom]

I had said I wasn't going to say anything about other candidates but with Romney I draw the line. His flip flops and now saying he will do things he cannot do, is too much for keep quiet.

[Kevmo]

I'm not buying it. Anyone can see for themselves, what Rudy says in his own words in this video.


Rudy Giuliani video on YouTube: "I would like to run on the Democratic line "
YouTube ^


Posted on 03/01/2007 2:53:19 PM PST by Kevmo


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVBtPIrEleM

[TommyDale]

Yeah Giuliani really "wooed" the CPAC people. They were very polite to him, even applauding lightly while he patted himself on the back. But he was really bland, following Wayne LaPierre of the NRA. Then Ann Coulter ripped Rudy apart. But the CPAC people were polite to Rudy.

[My GOP]

I think they were more than polite, for the most part I think they loved him.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

Rudy has a 20 point lead on Mc Cain in the last poll today. Romney is going low single digits. I think people sense that about Romney. He's just a flash-in-mirrors politician who says whatever his current audience wants to hear.

[somemoreequalthanothers]

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[Man50D]

Republican presidential hopeful Rudolph Giuliani acknowledged his differences with the party's conservative base on Friday but said bigger principles should be at stake in the race for the White House.

It's hard to imagine a bigger principle Rudy than opposing the killing of a fetus that you support.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

I could see how you would see it just like that.

[TommyDale]

I think they may have even loved him personally, but they hate his positions on abortion, amnesty for illegals, gun control, embryonic stem cell research, partial birth abortion, global warming and homosexual marriage/civil unions. Yes, they were polite to him, but inside we know what they are thinking.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Dream on, he is a democrat with an R by ITS name!

[PhiKapMom]

From one of the bloggers:

The CPAC bloggers are covering the Mayor’s speech admirably, so I won’t belabor each point of the speech. But here are some initial impressions from the room.

Rudy packed ‘em in. The doors closed 20 minutes before he began speaking and I’m told the poor CPAC interns were locked arm to arm keeping more people from the capacity room. (Erick Erickson and Rob Bluey got the short stick in all this — let’s say that their 12:30 new media panel definitely didn’t get the attendance it richly deserved.)

Note: Standing ovation to start and end his speech. Even the Romney folks that had been hired to pass out his literature were gathered around the TV sets watching Rudy. That part comes to me courtesy of a CR I know that was there.

[Blackirish]

Hunten Dunken is a 20 year big spending hack who has not led on a single issue. He's even for earmarks.

A fiscal liberal/social conservative wired into K street is a mini-W.
That's worth about 33% of the general .

No Chance..bye bye.

http://www.clubforgrowth.org/20Ted Olsen is a backstabbing sellout.06/10/duncan_hunters_voting_record.php

[Al Simmons]

Yup. Romney = Good Manager

But Leader?????????? Too big a risk there. Too many flip-flops.

[B Knotts]

What part of a SCOTUS ruling does he not understand.

I don't believe Romney for a second, but the Supreme Court only ruled that Congress may restrict campaign financing, not that it must.

So McCain-Feingold could be repealed at any time, given the political will to do so (which is unlikely anytime soon).

[TommyDale]

"I could see how you would see it just like that."

Yes, because I watched it and listened to it. I could see the faces in the crowd. They didn't get nearly as excited with Rudy as the did with Duncan Hunter when he suggested "Let's finish that fence!" and "As president, I will pardon" the i mprisoned Border Patrol agents. That, along with Wayne LaPierre, stirred the crowd much more than the bland Rudy speech.

[PhiKapMom]

Romney going negative is tanking him more along with his flip flops almost on a daily basis now. Must be in the MA water!

Cannot believe that candidates that talk about litmus tests for judges when if a potential nominee met their litmus test for a specific item, that nominee if confirmed could not hear such cases.

Lack of Government 101 from some of the candidates which amounts to pandering.

[Joan Wilder]

So now you have added the Vulcan 'mind-meld' to your repertoire.

[My GOP]

What they are really thinking is, my God, this man is great on all non-social issues, the President has little affect on social issues except mostly through judicial appointments and Rudy supports strict constructionist, he has a very accomplished record as Mayor, he is a very strong leader in a time when we desperately need a strong leader, and Rudy is our most electable candidate in the general.

[PhiKapMom]

Club for Growth is tied into one of Romney's consultants or at least they used to be less than six months ago. :)