Posted on 04/06/2007 11:16:37 AM PDT by TitansAFC
Has it crossed your mind that this may be an extremely rough primary in 2008? I asked him.
"It has, and it will be," Giuliani replied. But he also said he did not think the attacks would come directly from other Republican presidential candidates.
"I think more of this comes from the atmosphere in the blogging atmosphere, in the instant news atmosphere, and the minute analysis atmosphere," he said.
Is Rudy blaming bloggers for his recent bad publicity?
Rudy's recent problems have arisen from interviews he granted or speeches he gave.
The most damning information has come from YouTube videos, which merely give the voters a chance to hear Rudy -- in his own words. His primary problems -- the ones that have stuck -- have not come from bloggers scurrilous accusations -- they have come from bloggers reporting his own words.
Debate and argument are healthy for Democracy. And as a conservative, I am happy that we are having these fights now -- rather than in the General Election. Imagine if we didn't find out that Rudy Giuliani was in favor of taxpayer-funded abortion until two weeks before the Genereal Election. In that scenario, we could actually have a Republican candidate who is more pro-choice than the Democrat nominee ...
By going through this process, bloggers are ultimately doing two things:
1. Helping inform the voters to make a better decision regarding who best represents their values.
2. Ensuring Republican voters have enough information to nominate a strong Republican candidate who has been tested -- before going into a General Election.
Granted, not all bloggers are responsible. That's how free speech works. But the cure for our problems is more debate and argument -- not less.
Enough of the hand-wringing. Politics is tough. Get a helmet!
I see no dip in his national numbers. Can you direct me to a thread that supports your contention?
And one that got booted after a week long stint as well.
Which poster, EV?
The less one says the more apt people are to listen when you do say something. Less is more and Thompson understands that. Thompson does not have to say much, just sit back and watch as Giulani, Romney and Gingrich who seem to never shut up but never say much worth remembering. All Thompson needs to do if he does win the nomination is just appear on the same debate stage as Hillary or Obama and let them do the talking. The Reagan Carter debates were remembered for Reagan saying “there you go again” and “are you better off today than your were”, but many said the debate was over when the still shots were taken at the beginning of debate showing Reagan and Carter in the same frame. And so it would be with Thompson. Thompson in the same picture with Hillary, Obama or Edwards would be a difficult picture for Democrats. A lot can be said for being an actor. There is a lot to acting other than opening your mouth. Thompson understands how a leader should present himself, while the rest of the field seem to be auditioning for a talk show host more than offering themselves as leader of the free world.
Which the Rudyite FRiberals denounce as "smearing."
But hey, we got rid of Dan Ratherbiased and Harriet Miers, maybe he should just go ahead and quit now.
And I fully expect Mitt and Fred to escape unscathed, from many of the sins Rudy is excoriated for here. They won't be held to the same standards. It's called hypocrisy.
To wit, doesn't Massachusetts have universal health care? Do you support that???
JoinRudy2008: The Tarrance Group Joins Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee Team
The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee announced today that Ed Goeas, Dave Sackett and Brian Tringali from The Tarrance Group, a prominent research and strategic consulting firm, are joining the committee as its pollsters.
Many of us see the dip in a woman's dress!
I voted for Ken Blackwell in the gubernatorial race here in Ohio who promoted a very similar (to the Massachusetts) free market, consumer driven, universal coverage plan.
And for the record I never called Rudy a flip flopper on his change regarding partial birth abortion. I like it when pols come around to my way of thinking.
So what if he ~was~ signed up here EV?
You, of all people, certainly know that Rudy wasn’t/isn’t the only candidate with professional/paid staff that happen to also be FReepers.
Like it or not the vast majority, perhaps even all, of the pro-Rudy articles and posts come from volunteers who are excited about his candidacy.
Wait a minute. He’s still here. I had the sn wrong:
egoeas
Since Feb 11, 2007
http://www.freerepublic.com/~egoeas/
I was simply correcting false information.
If he’s working for a political campaign and using FreeRepublic as a venue for soliciting volunteers and/or financial contributions, he may not belong here even for strictly legal reasons.
“It’s your own damn words that are doing you in Rudy. The fact that you are blaming anything but your own fat mouth is YET ANOTHER SIGN that you are not ready for prime time. Real men say “my bad.” Jerks blame everyone but themselves.”
Heeheeee, I love it! DirtBoy ‘08!!!
As long as he’s honest about who he is, I don’t see a problem.
But, you, and several of your pro-Giuliani compadres, have claimed, with no equivocation, that there were no Rudy staffers here. I proved you wrong.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.