Posted on 03/14/2007 4:21:46 PM PDT by FairOpinion
Bill Simon, an unsuccessful 2002 California gubernatorial candidate, former federal prosecutor under Giuliani and bedrock social conservative, delivered a spirited intro.
"He comforted us. He inspired us in what was one of the darkest moments in our history," Simon said, extolling Giuliani's leadership after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. "Extraordinary times cry out for extraordinary leadership, and these as such times."
"It would be fair to say that Bill Simon is using his personal cachet to vouch for Giuliani," said Jon Fleischman, a conservative Republican activist and publisher of the Flash Report political newsletter. "Giuliani is a moderate on social issues, yet Simon has been a champion to conservatives on those same issues.
"When I talk to conservatives supporting Giuliani, many of them say, 'I'm putting my faith on what Bill Simon says.' "
First he told a hotel ballroom crowded with conservative GOP delegates that his former boss was "a fellow Ronald Reagan Republican," who cut taxes, cleaned up New York and put "countless career criminals behind bars."
He said Simon explained that Giuliani opposes partial-birth abortions and tax-funded abortions and _ though Giuliani supports domestic partnerships _ he believes marriage is strictly between man and a woman.
"If he (Simon) is endorsing Giuliani, it makes some members of the conservative wing of the party feel safer," said Gaines, a Giuliani convert. "I did have concerns. But with the explanation of how he (Giuliani) would view Supreme Court appointments, I have a level of comfort."
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Rudy is human garbage just like the city he comes from.
Bill Simon could never convince me of anything. Let alone to feel safer with someone who has done absolutely NOTHING to prove any reason why I should.
Whoop tee do . Ha ha. How incredibly funny!
It's not soothing to me. On the other hand, Bill Simon just went down a couple of notches in my opinion.
O RLY?
This is the brilliant guy who couldn't beat the idiot Gray Davis.
Bill Simon who? I know, another pubbie pol loser.
Rudy loses my vote on principle on the issues of abortion, gay rights, gun rights, and immigration.
I believe that in order to be able to lead the nation properly in a crisis, that moral virtues absolutely count...and those issues reveal, at least from my perspective, where a person's moral issues lie as respects some very fundamental moral values that this nation and its liberty rest upon. For me, I dare not trust anyone with the reigns of power who gets those issues wrong.
So now they're just plain lying as they shill for rudy?
I wonder if any of these 'supporters' are paid 'consultants'. Would be interesting for some reporter to ask that question.
Is it possible to get a lagh track behind some of these Rudy is the best posts?
It would save a lot of typing.
Didn't soothe me when he ducked and weaved in his
appearance on Bennett's morning show a few weeks ago.
"Giuliani is a moderate on social issues, yet Simon has been a champion to conservatives on those same issues.
Since when did someone that supports taxpayer-funding for abortion, contribute money to radical pro-abortion groups like NARAL, march in gay pride parades with NAMBLA and appoint judges that order the taxpayer to pay for sex-change operations qualify as a moderate?
I guess they thought we wouldn't notice.
Actually Rudy has the same position on PBA as Hunter D.
Lagh=laugh. Sorry
The only reason Simon is endorsing Giuliani is that they both served in Justice.
He said Simon explained that Giuliani opposes partial-birth abortions and tax-funded abortions
For what? Two weeks now?
You're too late Bill, Rudy peaked a year too soon.
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