Posted on 01/22/2008 1:08:29 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — What happens when a Rudy Giuliani campaign event, Ron Paul spoilers and anti-abortion protesters collide? Not a press conference, that's for sure.
Giuliani's campaign scheduled what is known in the political world as a "meet and greet," a supposedly impromptu opportunity for a candidate to stroll through a place where lots of people are gathered. In fact the event is planned in advance.
It was no secret that the Republican presidential candidate and former New York mayor was going to be at TooJay's Original Gourmet Deli on Tuesday.
So when Giuliani showed up at the shopping mall where the restaurant is, he was greeted by supporters, reporters and staff, and a few dozen enthusiastic backers of Paul, a long-shot GOP rival. The Paul backers have shadowed Giuliani at many events. At the deli, they held signs behind his head so that any camera shot of Giuliani could appear as an advertisement for Paul.
After Giuliani worked the crowd inside, aides signaled to the media that he would take a few questions on the plaza outside the restaurant. A spot was selected, a rope line set up. Then Giuliani emerged, and things fell apart.
The Paul loyalists had really healthy lungs. Their repeated shouts of "Ron Paul! Ron Paul!" were loud enough that no one could think, much less speak. The Giuliani people countered with "Rudy! Rudy!" to keep their guy in the game.
And then came the anti-abortion contingent. They were an even smaller crowd but outshouted the other two groups. "Rudy is not a true conservative! Rudy is a traitor to innocent life! You need to go to confession!"
Giuliani gave it his best shot. For nearly three minutes, the reporters around him tried to ask questions. He gamely tried to answer about his campaign strategy, Iraq, the economy. He tried to quiet people down, and so did others, but to no avail.
So Giuliani pulled the plug and suggested the question session move inside. The conditions were really cramped, but at least everyone could hear.
A has been pursued by supporters of a never was.
Rudy is such a wimp.
I think we’re going to find out that the Ron Paul supporters are 5th column operatives.
And I’m no supporter of Rudy.
“You need to go to confession!”
That probably applies to the AP reporters as well as Rudy.
Trying to debate with one on FR is the same way - childish name calling and utter nonsense is what they advocate.
Ron Paul needs to register as an Independent and stop disgracing the GIP further with his ridiculous “policies” and his mindless “supporters”. Such an embarrassment ... they make Hillary look sane!
“I think we’re going to find out that the Ron Paul supporters are 5th column operatives.”
When we do it, it’s called “Freeping.”
A pox on paul supporters.
The Ron Paul campaign seems to collect lost souls at these things. That’s the observation I came away with from a few events here in the Philly area.
“Ron Paul supporters are unruly children.
Trying to debate with one on FR is the same way - childish name calling and utter nonsense is what they advocate.”
Name names, and point to exchanges? I double dutch dare ya.
I could point you to 1000 of the opposite - Paul supporters who are namecalled, harassed, called traitors, etc.
I’m not either but there is no excuse for these unruly CHILDREN to be on the loose. They’re a bunch toddlers lacking civilized of manners - just like typical LIBERALS. They should be BANNED from normal people ... perhaps ILLEGAL drugs destroyed their minds?
Whatever, Ron Paul and his mob disgust me.
“The Ron Paul campaign seems to collect lost souls at these things.”
Personally, I keep my souls in a mason jar with some silica gel to keep them from getting moldy.
Has there ever been a worse field of candidates? We essentially have a “B” movie on our hands, ‘the Land of the Walking Dead’ where it has come to the point that we feel compelled to defend one loser from another despite the pain.
Man... what a miserable mess.
I was thinking of YOU
when I posted, THIS:
“Ron Paul supporters are unruly children.
Trying to debate with one on FR is the same way - childish name calling and utter nonsense is what they advocate.”
“I’m not either but there is no excuse for these unruly CHILDREN to be on the loose. They’re a bunch toddlers lacking civilized of manners - just like typical LIBERALS. They should be BANNED from normal people ... perhaps ILLEGAL drugs destroyed their minds?”
When we do it. it’s called freeping.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;s=freep
“I was thinking of YOU”
Cool.
Post some links to example posts where, in the act of discussing the Dr, I do what you claim.... so you can show everyone what a total dunce I am.
I double dutch dare ya.
:)
I wonder how much Giuliani had to pay for this service?
Well, your screenname is certainly appropriate. You support a gun-grabbing, pro-abortionist New Yorker over a constitutionalist.
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