Posted on 03/18/2007 11:17:46 PM PDT by FairOpinion
Can America's mayor win support from enough social conservatives to win the Republican nomination?
Maybe not, but social conservatives should think long and hard before they decide to pass on Giuliani. This may be difficult advice to credit. Giuliani is thoroughly alienated from the dominant concerns of the social right.
Mayor Giuliani delivered what they needed most. He reclaimed New York City from the toxic leftism of his predecessors but in the process identified himself with the moral elements of their leftism.
social conservatives are concerned about social rot and Giuliani is one of the very few executives in the history of the world with a record of reversing rot. This is appealing.
On September 11, 2001 and the days that followed he auditioned for commander in chief and the audition went well. This too is appealing. If we don't bestir ourselves to win our war with Islamic fascism, the moral state of our civilization won't matter. We won't be around to wallow in sin.
Social conservatives could benefit from the presidency of someone who agrees with them less but fights for them more. This is the crux of Giuliani's appeal to the social right and every other Republican constituency. He is a fighter, and Republicans of all sorts are sick and tired of turning the other cheek and seeking common cause with the enemy both at home and abroad.
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No. They're lying.
All that, and never touched on RKBA!
General election polls: Rudy vs. Hillary & Democrats: BEATING THEM
Rudy Giuliani is an enemy of constitutional governance. His only apparent qualification is that he was on the scene when the towers fell.
Of course, so was Chelsea Clinton. Maybe y'all oughta run her when she's old enough...just get her to tack an "R" by her name and you'll be good to go...
So?
"Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine." - Rudy Giuliani
"70,000 people filed lawsuits against New York Police during Giuliani's two terms as mayor, claiming they were strip-searched for minor offenses like jaywalking and fare-dodging."
City to Settle With Thousands Over Illegal Strip-Searches (7/14/2005) The Bloomberg administration sent settlement notices yesterday to tens of thousands of people who were illegally strip-searched in at least six different New York detention centers between 1999 and 2002. It is the second time in five years that the city has settled a lawsuit because of strip-searches.
Honestly, Hillary is one of the most beatable opponents to come our way in a long time.
She is so beatable, just about any cardboard cut-out Republican could defeat her.
Same goes for Barack Hussein Obama.
Now is the perfect time for Republicans to run a real conservative.
Hmmm, I notice you seem to think Ted Olsen is the next best thing to sliced bread. This is the same Ted Olsen that represented Michael Skakel (Kennedy) in his appeal to overturn his murder conviction...the same Ted Olsen that represented spy John Pollack and the same Ted Olsen that stated Dick Armey was an enemy of America.
How can you trust the word of someone with that type of track record?
When a 16-year-old black teenager was shot and wounded by police as he was walking home from the city's "midnight basketball" games (a program designed to keep kids out of trouble), Giuliani's public response was that the boy "should have been home at that hour".
So you're conceding the point that Rudy doesn't respect the US Constitution or the Bill of Rights. You're also stating that you know this and you're willing to vote for him anyway because he can allegedly beat another candidate who doesn't respect the US Constitution or the Bill of Rights.
Does that sum up your position correctly?
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Your low volume but droning attacks are the only weather vane FR needs.
You know, if we surrender to the Iranians, Hillary won't be the next president either. Since you can't seem to see beyond the words "beat Hillary", how about this as a strategy?
Your post is nonsensical.
What we're you doing? Condemning those who lifted a finger?
Been awhile since I've seen three non sequiters all stacked on top of each other like that.
Wow. Another "it does not follow."
If I were to believe every media poll, I'd say the majority of this country wants us to surrender to every sworn enemy of this country, including Iran.
Right. Lay off the booze and it makes sense.
Bingo. I earnestly hope and pray that Hillary is the Dem candidate. That womans negatives have never fallen below 40%.
A very sizeable percentage of voters would crawl over their wounded children to vote against her.
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