Posted on 06/12/2007 7:01:21 PM PDT by LdSentinal
On Tuesday’s “Inside City Hall,” former GOP Senator Alfonse D'Amato announced he is backing former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson for the Republican presidential nominee.
Speaking as part of NY1's weekly "Wise Guy's" roundtable, D’Amato said the Law and Order star and fellow Republican is the man to lead the country.
"I think he can provide America with the kind of leadership that the people desperately need, and that this country needs,” said D’Amato. “And you know if America doesn't have a leader that the world can look up to, the world is in trouble."
While Thompson has yet to officially declare his candidacy, he has formed an exploratory committee for a potential run.
shocking*
Well, Rudy endorsed Cuomo in 1994, in a last minute 'shocker.' Fonzie's dog in that race was Pataki. In fact, in Rudy's endorsement of Cuomo, he kept stressing that he was 'his own man.' That was seen, rightly I think, as a shot at D'Amato, since Pataki was considered the guy pulling Pataki's strings by the usual suspects in the media.
Pataki ended up winning, and Rudy was out in the cold. Doesn't surprise me that Fonzie wants anybody but Rudy to win.
Fred = Al D’Amato.... Got it.
(Two can troll each other’s favorite candidates!)
Heck, I too support Rudy.
For DemocRAT nominee for NYC dogcatcher.
Is that shicking?
To his credit, Al D’Amato was pro-life at a time when New York was heavily pro-abortion.
Wow! Bizarre.
I’m deeply shicked.
Shick and awe!
The last decent Senator from New York.
Even New York Al knows that Rudy’s statist mentality and liberal stances don’t play in real America. The Fred train is about to start rumbling out the gate.
Hmmmm.... take that you NY GOP
I’m shicked!
Seriesly!
This is HUGH!
D’amato HATES Guiliani going back to the days when Rudy was first elected mayor of NYC...absolutley HATES him...
D’amato is a shmuck anyway....
Al DAmato DESPISES Rudy because Rudy prosecuted Al’s brother, who was led away in handcuffs in front of Al’s mother. I’ve heard Al D explain that on the radio so this endorsement is not a surprise.
Alfonse D’Amato, new member of the “Dalton Gang”
I’m a little surpised so few here knew that DAmato hates Giuliani for the reason stated above, D’Amato has freely admitted as much.
Thats about the only thing he gets credit for.
“Shicking” is good...
D’amato is a shmuck anyway....
Room at the top for only one Italian in the NYS GOP, I guess.
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