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Giuliani reaffirms abortion rights (stick a fork in him, he's done)
Yahoo ^ | 5/11/2007 | JOE STINEBAKER

Posted on 05/11/2007 2:48:27 PM PDT by tobyhill

HOUSTON - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani forcefully reaffirmed his support for abortion rights on Friday and argued that his divergence from conservatives on the issue should not disqualify him from being the eventual GOP nominee.

"This is a matter of deep and profound judgment," he said in a speech at Houston Baptist University. "It's a matter of morals. It's a matter of your interpretation of how laws should operate, your interpretation of how respect for the rights of others should operate. But in a country like ours ... I believe you have to respect their viewpoint and give them a level of choice. I would grant women the right to make that choice."

The former New York City mayor has struggled in the last week to explain his personal opposition to abortion with his long public record of favoring a woman's right to choose. He has defended his positions — and some say contradictory comments — on late-term abortion, public funding for abortions and the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion.

But Giuliani left few questions about his position Friday, telling about 500 students and faculty at the small conservative school that — despite his belief that abortion was "morally wrong" — he believes the decision should ultimately be left to individuals and their decisions should be respected.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


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KEYWORDS: abortion; elections; rudy
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1 posted on 05/11/2007 2:48:33 PM PDT by tobyhill
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To: tobyhill

He will not get nominated now.


2 posted on 05/11/2007 2:50:36 PM PDT by TSchmereL ("Rust but terrify.")
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To: tobyhill

Bub bye, Rudy.


3 posted on 05/11/2007 2:50:48 PM PDT by brivette
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To: TSchmereL

Rust never sleeps.


4 posted on 05/11/2007 2:51:37 PM PDT by brivette
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To: tobyhill

It was fun while it lasted.


5 posted on 05/11/2007 2:51:57 PM PDT by angkor
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To: TSchmereL

It’s a contradiction to say something is morally wrong but not do anything about it when in a position to do so.


6 posted on 05/11/2007 2:53:24 PM PDT by tobyhill (only wimps believe in retreat in defeat)
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To: brivette

I never understood what that meant.


7 posted on 05/11/2007 2:54:15 PM PDT by TSchmereL ("Rust but terrify.")
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To: TSchmereL

Rudy: “you should have the right to murder your baby!”

ok, we understand your views now. Thanks. Buh bye


8 posted on 05/11/2007 2:55:27 PM PDT by Shimmer128
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To: tobyhill

He goes in front of a Baptist University and makes a statement like that.

Hey, I still like the Rudmeister. I can like an individual and still not want him as my President.


9 posted on 05/11/2007 2:56:32 PM PDT by ichabod1 ("Liberals read Karl Marx. Conservatives UNDERSTAND Karl Marx." Ronald Reagan)
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To: tobyhill
"This is a matter of deep and profound judgment," he said in a speech at Houston Baptist University. "It's a matter of morals. It's a matter of your interpretation of how laws should operate, your interpretation of how respect for the rights of others should operate. But in a country like ours ... I believe you have to respect their viewpoint and give them a level of choice. I would grant women the right to make that choice."

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It's been almost amusing to see Giuliani squirm. He betrays himself with every sentence.

10 posted on 05/11/2007 2:56:47 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: FreeInWV; Reagan Man; Fierce Allegiance; EternalVigilance; B Knotts; Kimberly GG; Sun; ...

STOP RUDY 2008 PING!


11 posted on 05/11/2007 2:56:57 PM PDT by NapkinUser (Rudy Giuliani gets his salsa from New York City.)
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To: tobyhill

Why would I ever vote for him?
I’m sick of Bush, who is just a liberal dressed up as a Republican. Why would I vote for a democrat dressed up as a Republican?


12 posted on 05/11/2007 2:58:27 PM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged
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To: ichabod1

I like him as a person too but morally I can’t vote for him as President.


13 posted on 05/11/2007 2:59:26 PM PDT by tobyhill (only wimps believe in retreat in defeat)
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To: tobyhill

I’m kind of liking Mitt these days. I’m still hoping for Fred, but I’m not so sure they aren’t a lot alike and Mitt is younger with more executive experience.

My position on abortion has changed too. My view has been changed as well by the actions and prayers of the pro-life movement, as he put it. He still has to convince me he’s not flip-flopping slime, but there’s a lot to like about Mitt. Except I’d still have to get over my distate of having a POTUS named MITT. How bout a Biff? Or a MUG? Or a Seven?


14 posted on 05/11/2007 2:59:42 PM PDT by ichabod1 ("Liberals read Karl Marx. Conservatives UNDERSTAND Karl Marx." Ronald Reagan)
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To: brivette

I looked it up on the internets.

The title “Rust Never Sleeps” from the 1979 album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse was borrowed from the slogan for Rustoleum paint, that Mark Mothersbaugh of the New Wave band Devo came up with as part of an advertising campaign for the product Rustoleum, a rust inhibitor. Neil Young actually confirmed that he got the phrase “Rust Never Sleeps” from Devo.


15 posted on 05/11/2007 3:00:25 PM PDT by TSchmereL ("Rust but terrify.")
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To: NapkinUser

Rooty has the nerve to say THIS?

“It’s a matter of morals.”

Like he has any!!!


16 posted on 05/11/2007 3:00:38 PM PDT by VictoryGal (Never give up, never surrender!)
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To: tobyhill
"...despite his belief that abortion was "morally wrong" — he believes the decision should ultimately be left to individuals and their decisions should be respected.

I wonder what other "morally wrong" actions he would respect---and just where he draws the line.

17 posted on 05/11/2007 3:01:23 PM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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To: tobyhill
stick a fork in him

Literally?

18 posted on 05/11/2007 3:03:35 PM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: ichabod1
We’ve all grown to accept that sometimes the law is wrong. I have concerns with Mitt but genuinely I believe he is now pro-life and he is someone I will look closely at.
19 posted on 05/11/2007 3:04:07 PM PDT by tobyhill (only wimps believe in retreat in defeat)
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To: tobyhill

There are few people I like less “as a person”.

Rudy Barfiano is a Clinton-grade slimemeister.


20 posted on 05/11/2007 3:05:53 PM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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