Rudy Demands Same Deep Discount MoveOn Got From NYT

http://minx.cc/?post=240391 ^ | September 13, 2007

[Sonora]

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) said Thursday that he is asking The New York Times for the “same heavily discounted rate they gave MoveOn.org” for his campaign to run an ad in Friday’s paper. Giuliani, calling MoveOn.org’s controversial “General Betray Us” ad “abominable,” said his campaign is asking the paper for a comparable rate for an ad to run following President Bush’s speech on Iraq.

The former mayor said his ad “will obviously take the opposite view” from MoveOn.org, which argued in its ad that Gen. David Petraeus is “cooking the books” on Iraq and cherry-picking facts that support his recommendation to keep a large number of troops in Iraq for some time.

Giuliani continued to include Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in his criticisms for her comments that it would take “a willing suspension of disbelief” to accept at face value Petraeus’s report on the situation in Iraq. Giuliani interpreted Clinton’s remarks at a hearing earlier this week as questioning the general’s integrity.

“We think that her attack on Gen. Petraeus was a follow-up to the MoveOn.org/Times attack,” Giuliani told reporters in Atlanta.

[Sonora]

Go for it Rudy, although who reads the NYT's that may vote Republican?

[what's up]

Rudy's got spunk.

I like it.

[cinives]

I think the IRS should look into considering the reduced rate as a political contribution to the DNC.

[TheBlueMax]

Doesn’t matter. I will gall the Demo’s who do read it!

[Clint N. Suhks]

Great PR stunt for Roody Doody.

Win Win all the way around.

[TheBlueMax]

“I” to be “IT”

[The Forgotten Man]

The damage may come from the Reagan democrats, it may be just a matter of time before they begin to turn....

[gcruse]

So Rudy’s clamoring to give the NYT $65,000?
How about suing them making an illegal campaign donation to the Dems?

[Victor]

"....I think the IRS should look into considering the reduced rate as a political contribution to the DNC....."

Better yet, the reduction should be considered taxable income to Moveon.org.

[crazyshrink]

Agreed!!!

And Rudy should have a conservative org ready to request the same rate as moveon when he is told no by the NYT cuz he is a candidate.

[Clemenza]

Rudy's a phony cream puff from Lawn Guyland.

The NY Times is irrelevant.

[TommyDale]

As much as I dislike Rudy, I’m glad he is pushing this issue!

[CaptainK]

Of all the candidates Rudy will burrow deeper under the skin of the Democrats.

Bad press from the libs emboldens him.

[princess leah]

Rudy sure didn’t waste time with this excellent strategy... Either the times has to give in and put up a great ad or take the hit that they deeply discounted for a special interest group. It’s gonna hurt either way!Way to go, Rudy!

[SengirV]

I believe that would be the next step

[mware]

If I was one of the NYT’s advertisers like Macy’s, I would be demanding the same rate as MoveOn

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I’m surprised the Times isn’t giving Rudy a discount already.

[what's up]

I'll side with any "cream puff" who argues with the NYT.

There's very few high-profile pols who will.

[what's up]

Of all the candidates Rudy will burrow deeper under the skin of the Democrats

Agreed. He certainly livens things up.

[Clemenza]

Yawn.

Dole criticied the NY Times too. Its just not worth one's while to attack what is essentially a dying publication. Its the equivalent of attacking Time or the Saturday Evening Post.