MSNBC, Politico Torpedoed Giuliani [Dick Morris Alert!!]

NewsMax ^ | May 5, 2007 | Dick Morris & Eileen McGann

[2ndDivisionVet]

FWIW. Fred Thompson's entrance into the race in a few weeks will change the whole dynamic, rendering all this a moot point.

[sageb1]

Morris is struggling to remain relevant.

[Reagan Man]

Morris thinks McCain won the debate.

LOL

McCain and Rooty were the big losers last night.

Romney won hands down.

[LiteKeeper]

AGREED!

[Suzy Quzy]

I like Fred but his slow talking would not HAVE BEEN GOOD LAST NIGHT.

[bnelson44]

Fred is now taking votes from Rudy, we will have to see how things go forward.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/2008_republican_presidential_primary

I don’t think the vast majority of Republicans watched the debate so I don’t think it will have much of an impact on the polling numbers going forward. Right now, everything is word of mouth:

McCain is too old
Rudy is too liberal
Romney is a Mormon

etc.

[Ieatfrijoles]

Morris is struggling to remain relevant.

Double agents are not to be trusted, IMO.

[Jim Robinson]

Giuliani torpedoed Giuliani. His asinine attempt to take both sides on the abortion issue when he’s been a proud abortionist for his entire political lifetime was eclipsed only by his definition of constructionist judges, ie, he now claims that a strict constructionist could take either side, for or against Roe vs Wade. So much for his promise of strict constructionists in the mold of Roberts or Alito. His idea of strict constructionism means diddly squat.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Romney got the most time because he used the time well, and had compelling, interesting answers. He seized the time from the moderators, who didn’t interrupt at the end because they were actually interested in the answer being given.

The moderators DID cut people off too soon, but almost always when people were giving pat, canned answers. Rudy did a lot of that. And he should have done more — no moderator made him botch the easy abortion questions.

[WTSand]

The “Dickie the moot”. Every time I see him on Faux,I wonder,why they just don’t run a Viagra commercial?

[sageb1]

You think so, too? ;)

[Anti-Bubba182]

There Is not any doubt about MSNBC being biased, in particular
with Chris Matthews moderating. Politico is new but founded by two former Washington Post reporters and similarly screwed.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Why didn’t they just let Helen Thomas and Keith Olbermann moderate the GOP debate?

[George W. Bush]

John McCain bounced back in the first Republican presidential debate and breathed new life into his faltering candidacy.

Funny. I was waiting for a priest to administer last rites on the stage.

Kind of pathetic how libmedia still wants to play with their favorite old toy.

[claudiustg]

I have serious doubts that Fred Thompson can beat Romney, and I do think that things are starting to tip in Romney’s direction as far as Rudy is concerned.

[I still care]

I think Morris is right on this.

He said Matthews is an old political operative for O’Neill, that the debate was orchestrated to give Rudy less face time than any other major candidate. I forget the numbers he quoted but it was like he got 2/3 the time of McCain or such.

The point Morrise was making was that Guiliani is the front runner, and puts the Dems in danger, so MSNBC deliberately submarined him to keep the Republicans from looking like they had a strong candidate.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

He showed an ability to speak as quickly as needed tonight. Fred will adapt to whatever circumstances arise. Still, it’s wise for him to stay out of idiotic affairs like this past ‘debate’.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Might as well have!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[claudiustg]

I looks like he has braces on his teeth!