Posted on 10/22/2007 7:54:32 PM PDT by Doofer
WASHINGTON (CNN) New York Rep. Charlie Rangel, a prominent supporter of Hillary Clinton, sharply criticized Republican presidential frontrunner Rudy Giuliani's personal life Monday, highlighting the fact that the former New York City mayor and his wife have each been married three times. "Two people, six spouses. It's a little complicated if you're not religious, especially if you're running against a Mormon," Rangel told CNN's Wolf Blitzer in a reference to Giuliani's chief rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. For the record, Romney has only been married once. "I think America has to look at all these things, and there are enough moles on this man that embarrasses those of us who have sought public life," the 19-term New York congressman added. "When we get involved in public life, it means we're in a goldfish bowl. It would seem to me, with all the breaks the mayor had, being involved with his personal problems, he would thank God he's gotten as far as he did go without making the politicians get involved in his personal life." Rangel brushed aside the notion that criticizing Giuliani's personal life exposes Hillary Clinton to similar criticism. The former first ladys own marital troubles have been well documented. "You can say it over and over and over again. This woman got married [and] stayed married [to] the same husband. When they had problems, she stuck with him. You tell me what in her personal life is something she should be ashamed of, and I want to talk about it." Contacted by CNN, Giuliani spokeswoman Maria Comella said, "This kind of ugly, personal attack isn't even worth a response."
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Considering the Mark Foley & Larry Craig affairs, having a candidate who’s been married & married & married should be something of a relief.
That’s an excellent question. New York DID go for Reagan in ‘84, so it’s not outside the realm of possibility. And, unlike HRC, he is a real NYer.
Regardless of how NY’s electoral votes went in a Rudy/Hillary matchup, I think he’d carry NJ and CT, Also, he could carry several of the states Bush work on in ‘04 where Team Bush thought they might have a chance, like PA/WI, possibly even her original homestate of IL.
Rangel wouldn’t be shooting off at the mouth if he were so confident she will win. He’s just trying to muddy the waters.
So if Gore or Kerry jumped ship and got the GOP nomination you’d vote for either of them just because there was an R by his name?
Yes, Jooty was married twice before Rooty but decided to keep that first one to herself. Oops.
Thanks. Guns Up!
I agree with Rangel on this issue. That doesn't mean I'm a Rat supporter. The enemy of my enemy....
My “enemy” is Al Qaeda. Too bad Hillary and Rangel are too busy attacking their fellow Americans instead.
Gotta love politics. Character now matters to Democrats now that an adulterous, divorced Republican is running. But, it doesn’t matter now to the Republicans supporting Giuliani like Sean Hannity.
No, he is the least likely Republican to defeat Hillary because he divides the Republican base and will cause millions of conservatives to sit out the election or vote third-party.
Any one of the other Republicans would be a better Commander-in-Chief than Rudy-fruity.
Too bad Hillary and Rangel are too busy attacking their fellow Americans instead.
You should be thanking Rangel, if Rudy's nominated you're going to read about this 24/7 in the MSM and no conservative will lift a finger to help Rudy-fruity.
With Kerry I’d just have to hold my nose and pull the lever.
Rudy’s constituency included the largse gay community in America.Too bad your such a hate filled homophobic bigot to understand that.Jesus says hate the sin not the siner. And thank you for helping to elect Hillary.
Rangel was wrong about Mississippi (I remember him asking who wants to live in Mississippi), but he is right about Guiliani. He is an embarrassment, not just to New York, but to the whole country. He is certainly an embarrassment to the Republican Party. He should leave the Republican Party and join the Democratic Party, and take other liberal Republicans, like Arlen Specter, with him.
Woo Hoo--that's the spirit!
They like to pull out their morality as an old relic of the past. Strictly for show-and-tell.
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! That is so good!
FMCDH(BITS)
I don't care what the perverts like. Are you the Gaystapo?
Too bad your such a hate filled homophobic bigot to understand that.
Too bad you like the perverts. I do not.
Jesus says hate the sin not the siner. (sic)
Homosexuals hate human life, their whole desire is rooted in the destruction of it. (see Genesis)
And thank you for helping to elect Hillary.
Julie-Annie and Clinton are the same. A vote for one is a vote for the other.
Notice the Gaystapo salutes by Hitlery and Giussolini...
All I am saying is that the Hillary Clinton campaign thanks you. It less money and effort they have to spend thanks to you.
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