I guess I’m a little confused. If Giuliani said this ten years or ago or so, then why is it dated yesterday? And if this single statement is important, why isn’t Fred Thompson’s statement about abortion from the same time period not important?
I have no problem with bringing the track record of any candidate into the discussion, and it certainly leads to any questions of why their positions have changed, but we ought to be reasonably fair in the discussion.
I think they dated it yesterday as that was when the news broke. The campaign denial that he said this stuff tells me a lot about the campaign character. They did not even know this stuff was out there???
Because Thompson's record in the Senate (after he made whatever statements he made) was 100% anti-abortion. In contrast, Giuliani's statements about illegal aliens were crystal-clear, and his record 100% bears out those statements. He fought for welfare benefits for illegal aliens, and vehemently fought against having to enforce immigration laws. He even took the federal government to court to keep NYC a sanctuary city, and when he lost, did it anyway. It is mind-boggling that he would try to deny his mayoral record on behalf of illegal aliens -- as I said before, it shows a clintonian level of shamelessness.