Posted on 04/20/2007 7:05:45 AM PDT by pissant
Some Giuliani Reaction Via E-Mail [Rich Lowry]
A sampling of the email reaction. I wonder if Rudy even realizes what he’s doing to his candidacy?
—Hi Rich. Giuliani's comments are the kind of talk that is going to ensure that the Democrats win the White House. He's talking about people ignoring their core beliefs. I have respect for him and think he's a great speaker, but as a Christian conservative (ironically, from Iowa) I can honestly tell you that I will not vote for him. Period. And I don't care if it does allow Hillary the presidency…
—As an up until now, pretty stalwart Guliani backer, I must say that the Christie Whittman impersonation ain't gonna win him any points in my book. He better hope Thompson doesn't get in or I suspect he's gonna find out pretty quickly that his poll #'s are mostly a function of his weak opponents.
—Arrogance was always his Achilles Heel...clearly, Rudy thinks he's locked up the base - that the Republican conservatives who own the nomination process have nowhere to go. He's wrong. I'd rather b**ch about Hilary for four years…
—ALERT! ALERT! SELF-DESTRUCTION IMMINENT! Pay close attention, this may be over quickly.
—Doesn't Giuliani's comment that "our party" needs to "get beyond issues like" abortion sound a LOT like Howard Dean's 2004 call for Southerners to stop focusing on "God, guns and gays?" Sounds like Giuliani and Dean are talking from the same script here. Different words, same message: "Please set aside your silly antiquated morality and religious beliefs and focus on the REAL issues."
—Rich,Got it. In keeping with Rudy's new paradigm, I'll also try to get over:
Cutting taxes to grow the economy and limit the growth of government. I mean, really, if we want to grow as a party, with more and more people on some form of public dole, we need to get over this limited government and reduced taxes hash. So old school. Very restrictive.
The traditional, nuclear family. More old hat. Half of marriages or some such percentage end in divorce. (He's done his bit to contribute to these stats.) Many people are remaining single longer. Face it, intact old-fashioned families are a minority. If we are going to grow the Republican Party, we need to get past such paternalistic ideas….
A strong defense. Really, this whole superpower thing is so expensive and then nobody likes us anyway. Why do we have to be the sole policeman to the world? It's time to move beyond such antiquated, Reagan-esque ideas…
Oy vey! Rudy, Rudy, Rudy! What are you thinking??? Fred to the rescue!
Respect is a one way street with him. We’re supposed to respect the fact that he expresses his opinion on guns and abortion, bet we’re just supposed to shut up about ours.
Thats why we must send him packing, the sooner , the better.
Rudy's election strategy is, " my way, or the highway."
I say give 'em the road, early.
Agree!
Rudy is a goog candidate for the Demoncratic party.
He will NEVER get my vote for anything.
Like another, I’d rather b*tch about hillarious than vote for her in male form. I can no compromise down to that level. It’s too low.
Yes, Fred could have MY vote.
Let fools vote for Rudy.
I have always believed from day one that Rudy was in this race to destroy the Republican party.
That’s why I like to call him Yoko Giuliani
NRO stating what many here already knew. Still nice to have the confirmation.
I'm trying to fugure out which of the two should feel more insulted... it's a toss-up.
B. "I have respect for him and think he's a great speaker, but as a Christian conservative (ironically, from Iowa) I can honestly tell you that I will not vote for him. Period. And I don't care if it does allow Hillary the presidency."
Who cares what an idiot like that thinks???
Rudy blew the election against hillary once.......he had his shot at pickiing her off.
I WILL support the candidate who represents MY values, which Rudy does NOT do.
Why not -- they sound like the majority of FR posters (minus the Guiliani shills).
B. "I have respect for him and think he's a great speaker, but as a Christian conservative (ironically, from Iowa) I can honestly tell you that I will not vote for him. Period. And I don't care if it does allow Hillary the presidency."
Who cares what an idiot like that thinks???
You'd better, especially if you want to win the election.
I say the same thing everytime I see your posts promoting Rudy the liberal to be the GOP standard bearer.
It would be much more destructive to the GOP for an overt liberal like Giuliani to become the face of the Republican party. Electing Giuliani would be the death knell for any meaningful influence of Reagan conservatism. I guarantee you the party will split up because the non-negotiable issues which are supported by a sizable portion of the Republican party at large are enough to render the GOP impotent going forward.
Electing Giuliani is effectively surrendering to the Democrats. For the sake of the future of conservative politics, you’d better pray that Hillary gets in over Giuliani because Reaganism will be dead and buried if he wins.
Rudy’s the Sanjaya of this race. He doesn’t have the cred’ to be the nominee in the end. If Thompson gets into the race, he’s in.
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