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Why Rudy?
Pittsburgh Tribune Review ^ | March 10, 2007 | Salena Zito

Posted on 03/10/2007 5:42:54 AM PST by veronica

For the moment, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani sits on double-digit leads over the rest of the Republican presidential-hopeful pack in several national polls.

Why?

"It appears to me that Rudy is going aggressively after the conservative vote," says Pennsylvania Republican and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum. "He has not ceded that ground to anybody."

Santorum, known nationally for his social conservatism, says Giuliani does a good job of reminding people how he governed as a conservative on crime, welfare and taxes in New York City.

Santorum also believes Giuliani has scored points on social issues with his comments about judges and Supreme Court justices.

"Rudy understands that, on those issues, the courts are where conservatives have been losing the battle," he says. "If he is going to be appointing judges in the Scalia-Thomas (mold), then he is sending a very positive message to conservatives that he understands the importance of having the Constitution interpreted for what it says and not for what people want it to be."

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: abr; anybodybutrudy; electionpresident; elections; fiscalconservative; giuliani; norudyplease; rudy; rudyforpresident; santorum; spammorama
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To: CWOJackson

81 posted on 03/10/2007 6:32:55 AM PST by narses ("Freedom is about authority." - Rudolph Giuliani)
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To: narses

Grow up.


82 posted on 03/10/2007 6:32:58 AM PST by veronica ('My 80% ally is not my 20% enemy.' ........Rudy reminds us what Ronald Reagan said.)
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To: veronica
Soft on Gay Marriage

Other than tax cuts, the biggest domestic issue of the 2004 election was President Bush's support of a Constitutional Amendment to define marriage as being between a man and a woman. Unfortunately, Rudy Giuliani has taken a "Kerryesque" position on gay marriage.

Although Rudy, like John Kerry, has said that marriage should remain between a man and a woman, he also supports civil unions, "marched in gay-pride parades" ...dressed up in drag on national television for a skit on Saturday Night Live (and moved in with a) wealthy gay couple" after his divorce. He also very vocally opposed running on a gay marriage amendment:

His thoughts on the gay-marriage amendment? "I don't think you should run a campaign on this issue," he told the Daily News earlier this month. "I think it would be a mistake for anybody to run a campaign on it -- the Democrats, the president, or anybody else."

Here's more from the New York Daily News:

"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..."

Although Rudy may grudgingly say he doesn't support gay marriage (and it would be political suicide for him to do otherwise), where he really stands on the issue is an open question.

83 posted on 03/10/2007 6:33:56 AM PST by narses ("Freedom is about authority." - Rudolph Giuliani)
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To: presently no screen name
Despite your rude sarcasm, truth lives.

Rudy--------------------Hillary!

Anti-Gun----------------Anti-Gun
Pro-Abortion------------Pro-Abortion
Clinton Policy----------Clinton Policy
Illegal Aliens are OK with both.
Gay-Loving--------------Gay-Loving
Looks awful in a dress---Ditto

I could go on but the Rudycrats will continue to abandon the constitution and stab the unborn in the back no matter what. If he gets the nomination I'm staying home for the first time ever or voting libertarian for the first time ever.

It won't make a nickel's worth of difference who wins.

I have voted Republican for 30 years. Rudy will force me to break that streak.

84 posted on 03/10/2007 6:34:16 AM PST by LibKill (RudycRAT is lying his way to power. Look at his record. He's 100% DemocRAT.)
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To: mkjessup

"You can always vote for the 'Rat nominee and get the same result."

You mean the RAT would select an Alito type for SCOTUS if elected? Or will the RAT after elected support our troops? Or maybe the RAT would make a good leader?

No, ideologically Rudy definitely does not represent the base of the Republican party. Neither does Newt, Romney or McCain for that matter. Hunter is the only one and upon the mention of his name there is a collective, "Who?"

So the base will put up their ideologue and hopefully win the primary with him. And if the ideologue loses to McCain or Rudy then they will sit home on election day and cry when the RAT wins and nominates a liberal to the left of Ginsburg to SCOTUS.

On the other hand, the same thing can happen, but the RINO wins and then takes it out on the base because they chose to stay home and not support the party.

Then again, we can only hope the ideologue wins the election, more conservatives win their elections and we pull a 1994.


85 posted on 03/10/2007 6:35:10 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (The Clintons: A Malignant Malfeasance of the Most Morbid)
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To: narses

86 posted on 03/10/2007 6:35:30 AM PST by veronica ('My 80% ally is not my 20% enemy.' ........Rudy reminds us what Ronald Reagan said.)
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To: alicewonders

You seem to have missed the point.

Hunter supporters go on Rudy threads every day and post articles about Hunter.

Rudy supporters do not go on Hunter threads and post articles about Rudy.

And I'm not the one condemning other people's religion. I pointed out to you that it's been done by a small group of people, some of whom claim to be Evangelicals.


87 posted on 03/10/2007 6:36:18 AM PST by Peach (The Clintons' pardoned more terrorists than they captured or killed.)
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To: mkjessup
"Buchanan never had a chance and he knew it."

Which gives him a leg up on Hunter.

88 posted on 03/10/2007 6:36:30 AM PST by CWOJackson
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To: veronica
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1777111/posts?page=290#290

The words of Jim Robinson on pushing a liberal like Rino Rudy.
89 posted on 03/10/2007 6:36:35 AM PST by narses ("Freedom is about authority." - Rudolph Giuliani)
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To: LibKill

90 posted on 03/10/2007 6:36:36 AM PST by veronica ('My 80% ally is not my 20% enemy.' ........Rudy reminds us what Ronald Reagan said.)
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To: narses

It's just killing you that Rudy is the frontrunner among Republicans.


91 posted on 03/10/2007 6:37:29 AM PST by Peach (The Clintons' pardoned more terrorists than they captured or killed.)
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To: veronica

Man - we've got a mentally unstable spammer on this thread. I thought most of them confined their drinking to evening, but maybe I was wrong.


92 posted on 03/10/2007 6:38:19 AM PST by Peach (The Clintons' pardoned more terrorists than they captured or killed.)
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To: LibKill
I have voted Republican for 30 years. Rudy will force me to break that streak.

That's how we are different.

I'll support my choice, but in the end, I won't be part of inflicting a Democrat on the American people. On election day, I'll vote GOP, no matter what.

93 posted on 03/10/2007 6:38:41 AM PST by veronica ('My 80% ally is not my 20% enemy.' ........Rudy reminds us what Ronald Reagan said.)
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To: narses

It's thanks to idiots like you that FR is now being referred to as a transexual web site. You must be so proud.


94 posted on 03/10/2007 6:38:56 AM PST by Peach (The Clintons' pardoned more terrorists than they captured or killed.)
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To: TShaunK

'Bible thumpers from KY'

I am at a loss for words.

For ant-Christian bigots, southerners never have a Bible but what it is thumped.

Man, they just get beat all to shreds.

Well, I guess I was not as at a loss for words as I thought I was.


95 posted on 03/10/2007 6:39:35 AM PST by squarebarb
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To: veronica

Veronica, while I was in the eye doctor's office yesterday, I read a Newsweek article about Rudy.

I'd forgotten that his former wife, Donna Hanover, was estranged from him for years before he even met Judith.


96 posted on 03/10/2007 6:40:01 AM PST by Peach (The Clintons' pardoned more terrorists than they captured or killed.)
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To: thepresidentsbestfriend

If many feel this way, then I would recommend the Conservatives form their own party. The RATS did, they just never changed their name from the Democrat to Social Democrat party.

The way to win elections now is to collaborate with the moderates which is now about 40% of the populace? Neither party can win without them. Perot went after them and Clinton won because it was done the opposite way.

Form a party, have a platform and send the message to the moderates. If we believe that our message is the right one, then they will come on board.

We are no longer Republicans and there are no longer Democrats. Only Conservatives, Liberals and Moderates.


97 posted on 03/10/2007 6:40:26 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (The Clintons: A Malignant Malfeasance of the Most Morbid)
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To: veronica

98 posted on 03/10/2007 6:40:29 AM PST by Mojave
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To: narses

Oh, is that the same Jim who wrote that Bush was a cokehead and he'd never support him? ROFL


99 posted on 03/10/2007 6:40:32 AM PST by Peach (The Clintons' pardoned more terrorists than they captured or killed.)
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To: veronica
I agree, Rudy will make a fabulous Commander in Chief, THAT is my greatest concern, I am sure once Al Qaida makes it way across America at the helm with Hillary or some other idiot, we will have plenty of time to worry about abortion, and gay rights.

Sheesh, why can't people here separate what should be STATE issues and allow the President to deal with NATIONAL issues.

It is all about the WAR ON TERROR, and I personally don't give a crap about abortion or gay marriage, or whether criminals should pack a hand gun...these are state issues, I will vote in my state to address those issues...I WANT A COMMANDER IN CHIEF, and I think Rudy is angry enough to take the fight to the terrorists that the terrorists deserve. PERIOD.

100 posted on 03/10/2007 6:40:39 AM PST by antivenom (If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much damn space!)
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