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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No.
Rudy shrunk the cost of government for 8 years in NYC.
But fun ;)
The GOP primary voters are the conservative activists. Been that way for 27 years. I don't see that changing in 2008. Those Republicans will be voting for the best conservative candidate available. In most cases, that won't be Rudy, for obvious reasons.
No.
Rudy is for more local contral, and less federal control.
You don't seem to understand that FR is representative of 5% most conservative people in America, and not of GOP primary voters as a whole. But it's okay, let's wait and see who is correct: you or the polls.
And I want to drop 30 pounds by sunrise, but that isn't happening.
Your proposal would get less support than Keyes's Illinois Senate Campaign. At least try to be somewhat realistic.
ROTFLOL! Yep, all the other polls are wrong. You just watch and see! LOL.
Add to that two bad SC justices and a third one Bork that he nominated, who has a terrible 2A interpretation.
LOL, i have no Idea, when NJ votes. They put us down as (I) when we registered as (R). Now they say we have to come down to Newark in person to change it..WTF???? Anyway NC. which is where i care about the vote is in the late spring. may/June?? Can't remember. maybe Howlin or you can help me out. i can vote in both places... For the record... I DON"T! Unlike many here in my Hi rise in north NJ.. Think Snowbirds!!!!!!
Didn't Simon support Ahnuld as well?
>>>>>FR is not a reliably proxy for Republican primary voters. If it was then GWB would never have been nominated in 2000.
Since you weren't here in 2000, how would you know? GWBush garnered the majority of support among FReepers in 2000. Including support from this conservative. So much for your empty headed theory.
LOL. Fun would do some of these folks some good. I think their's is a much more perverse fascination(s)
LOL. So many self-proclaimed know-it-alls here who can't even tell which way the wind blows(s).
This is a poll from gopnation.com a *conservative* website. Real conservatives don't vote for liberals.
Who is your choice for '08? [1048 votes total]
Rep. Duncan Hunter (522) 50%
Former Sen. Fred Thompson (308) 29%
Former Mayor Rudy Guiliani (41) 4% (Poor Rooty Tooty)
Sen. Sam Brownback (39) 4%
Former Rep. Newt Gingrich (39) 4%
Former Gov. Mitt Romney (30) 3%
Rep. Ron Paul (27) 3%
Rep. Tom Tancredo (20) 2%
Former Gov Tommy Thompson (6) 1%
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (5) 0%
Former Gov. Jim Gilmore (5) 0%
Sen. John McCain (4) 0%
Sen. Chuck Hagel (2) 0%
If you ever wondered how a *true* conservative that these anti-Rudy folks would support would fare in an election - just take a look at Alan Keyes in Illinois.
These folks, if taken seriously, would lead the GOP right off the cliff(s). And then they would blame somebody else. LOL
Hey, vote like the living democrats vote --- in both locations! The dead are granted only one vote.
BTTT
Probably(s).
Nobody's whining. Fact is that you deliberately misrepresented what I posted and you have neither the intellectual honesty nor the moral courage to admit you were wrong.
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