Why Rudy Giuliani Really Shouldn’t be President

Special Guests Blog ^ | Marach 8.2007 | Jim Sleeper

[Siobhan]

Oy veh.

Giuliani should not be President because he is an anti-Second Amendment, pro-Abortion menace who was also a draft-dodging no-goodnik.

[Doofer]

I must have a weird sense of humor because it sure doesn't click with alot of folks!

That's one reason why you should let people know your joking.

How?

Well you can use something like this at the end of your comment.

[sarcasm]

or

[grin]

or anything else along those lines.

[TYVets]

I don't oppose ANYONE's run for the nomination.

Hello Hillary!

On second thought I don't oppose ANYONE's run,,,,,,except for The Hildabeast.

[Carry_Okie]

You seem to agree with the Left. They say Giuliani is a budding fascist.

This is a pathetic defense. The left hates everyone to the right of them, no matter how small the substantive differences really are.

He is no fascist.

The hell he's not. Virtually all of his policies reflect the kind of state control specifically exerted by Italian fascists in the 1930s, and were sold with similar justification, principally public safety and order.

Ronald Reagan believed in people possessing the ability to defend themselves. Giuliani wants the police to have that exclusive power while disarming the citizenry, nor is he shy about trampling the Constitution to get there. The two are miles apart.

[AZLiberty]

The Giuliani described in this article is Hillary. If the writer were leftist, I would accuse him of projection.

[A6M3]

The more I hear, the more I like.

[supremedoctrine]

"Giuliani at times acted like an opera fanatic"

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well, that explains the cross-dressing....
Actually , Jim Sleeper is one of the most astute observers and commentators on NYC Politics, regardless of whether he wrote for the Daily News and Newsday.(those were both pretty different newspapers then) I am no great fan of the over-reaching, and indeed operatic Giuliani either, and all reading this would be well-rewarded to Google Jim Sleeper and read some of his political essays.

[Mojave]

You seem to agree with the Left. They say Giuliani is a budding fascist.

N.A.R.A.L. had Rudy as their speaker at their "Champions of Choice" Lunch. They love him.

[Darkwolf377]

Why would I oppose her running for a nomination? Doesn't mean I SUPPORT her, or would vote for her. If anything I want her to become the face of the democrat party even more than it is, so people will come out and discuss why she's such a bad thing for America.

I just don't get being against someone running.

[Luke21]

I thought so too. This piece reminds me of momma trying to convince her children to eat their beans, by telling them not to.

[jim35]

"Do you really believe the outcome is the same if you have Hillary or Giuliani as President?"

No, I think Rudy would make a better choice than Hillary. That's about as excited as I can get about Rudy.

[GSlob]

"If ONE MAN is the only person who can beat her, and a flawed man as this one is... "
Well, her spouse can beat her, too, but that would be listed as family violence.

[philetus]

I want to know why Rudy Really Shouldn’t be President as opposed to Rudy shouldn't be President.

[jim35]

You should have recognized that particular statement as the joke that it was, right away. Anyone who knows anything about Rush knows that he's always joking about exactly that sort of comment, which only a liberal would take seriously. I can't believe you actually called him on that.

[Gracey]

What do we think? I'd say he's voting for Hillary Clinton for President.

[Gracey]

What do we think? I'd say he's voting for Hillary Clinton for President.

[BlueZeus]

He's too liberal and don't forget he was AGAINST Clinton's impeachment..At this point, Romney seems to be the best candidate..

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

He spend the beginning praising Rudy, yet calls him a "racist"

I read the article differently. I didn't see him associate himself with calling Rudy racist, indeed he claims to have himself shut up Al Sharpton in a debate.

What he says is that Rudy has a strong authoritarian streak, as exemplified by some of the court cases he brought as a prosecutor - and lost. I well remember Guliani "perp walking" some Wall Street types - and then failing to convict them. I'm sorry, that's the kind of behavior you'd expect of Hillary, not something you want to work for. Add in gun control and what you have is an arrogant streak in the man which is all too typical of liberals.

All in all, Rudy is just too strong a medicine for the presidency. You wouldn't want Rudy on the Supreme Court, but you advocate putting him in a position to nominate justices to SCotUS.

[familyop]

"Should this country suffer another devastating attack before the 2008 primaries are over, Giuliani’s presidential prospects may soar beyond recalling."

LOL! Yeah...right! [Not] ...a general, an historian, or maybe even one conservative man (which Giuliani is not) who is willing to appoint good generals and let them do their work. But a lawyer and former mayor...? No way!

[SkyPilot]

Why Rudy Giuliani Really Shouldn’t be President