Posted on 03/21/2007 5:04:50 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
A majority of respondents to a Crain's online poll agree with columnist Alair Townsend, who wrote in this week's issue that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani doesn't have the temperament to be an effective president.
Ms. Townsend wrote that, while she had voted for the former mayor three times, she would not be casting a fourth vote for him, criticizing his "stick-in-your-eye" style. Ms. Townsend said that his strong personality would not translate well when it comes to dealing with international leaders and Congress.
About 70% of the 784 respondents to the Crain's poll agree that Mr. Giuliani's argumentative temperament makes him a poor candidate for the White House.
"Rudy does not have the ability to work with others. It is his way or no way," wrote poll respondent Elaine Walsh. "The decisions he made as mayor were not in the best interests of New York City and on Sept. 10, 2001, his days were numbered and he was leaving with a poor record."
Another respondent worries that Mr. Giuliani's aggressive demeanor would do little to bring about much-needed change in Washington.
"If there's one thing we should have learned from the current administration, it's the tragic risks we face when our leaders fail to listen to divergent views," wrote Bill Melville, in survey comments. "For the sake of the nation, we need to get as far from the 'my way or the highway' thinking we're now mired in as possible. Unfortunately, Rudy won't get us there."
About 30% of respondents say that Mr. Giuliani's style would be well-suited for the White House.
"Apparently the ultra liberals are running this poll and feel that Mayor Giuliani is not the man," wrote poll respondent Joseph DiMauro. "I feel differently because he knows how to make decisions in a very hard world filled with tough people."
The results come after a poll earlier this month showed a majority of respondents were concerned about comments made by Mr. Giuliani's son. Fifty-three percent of respondents to that poll said the statements, which revealed an estranged father-son relationship, would renew concerns about Mr. Giuliani's personal life and could damage his presidential ambitions.
Based on your response, I'm guessing I asked you a question that you really don't want to answer.
Oh, crap. We don't need this kind of nonsense in a President. There's real work to be done.
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani recently cut city funding to a city museum because of an offensive exhibit. Giuliani withheld $7 million in funds from the Brooklyn Museum of Art because of a painting that featured a black Virgin Mary covered with elephant dung and pornographic cutouts. The museum would not receive its money unless the exhibit was pulled.
The painting, entitled "Holy Virgin Mary," is just the highlight of the museum's risqu� new exhibit. Among the other displays in the appropriately-titled "Sensation" were bisected pigs and cows preserved in formaldehyde and castrated male dummies.
Giuliani withheld the museum's annual subsidy - about one-third its yearly income - on the grounds that it could not charge admission in a city-owned building. The U.S. Senate followed suit and pulled $500,000 of federal funds from the museum. The Senate could keep its money because the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that government could hold a "decency standard" in funding the arts.
..yeah..ever notice.
It seems they want to avoid another President who knows what he seeks for the US, and who will not sacrifice American interests to placate arrogant and dictatorial foreign leaders who want to put the US in its place. Haven't they ever heard of Ronald Reagan? (He was also in all the papers, and he has a track record of success that Carter could not even dream about.)
Did I miss anything?
Congressman Billybob
Did you sleep thru 9/11
Yes, the taxpayer funded Brooklyn Museum had an exhibit of a picture of Madonna covered with elephant dung.
Rudy objected to the taxpayer funding such so called art.
No different than the garbage exhibited by Mapplethorpe.
You are suggesting that Rudy should have stayed trapped in the building that collapsed around him.
Sound a lot like Joy Behar who said that GHWBush was a coward for not going down with his plane because the other aviator died in the crash.
And by the way, your JCWatts is supporting McCain for pres. Why not add him to your tagline! Or are you hoping for a Watts presidency?
Your lies are unworthy of a reply.
Don't bother posting to me. Until you've sought psychiatric attention.
Oh, I forget the rules which apply to everyone else do NOT apply to YOU. Like the Red Queen words mean what you WANT them to mean. To hell with the dictionary.
And you probably wonder why no one pays any attention to what you believe or want.
You really should have that obsessive compulsive disorder looked into, for your own good, IMO.
While you're browsing around the dictionary, check out:
Insufferable.
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