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Rudy’s Dark Side (barf alert)
msnbc ^ | 2 6 07 | Jonathan Alter

Posted on 02/06/2007 7:58:27 PM PST by flixxx

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To: word_warrior_bob
"...he's basically a good guy..."

I'd be willing to bet he's got an ex-wife or two who'd debate that point with you...

Not that he's any better in this regard than a certain salamander-named Southerner...

The way a man behaves in private is a sure sign of his character.

41 posted on 02/06/2007 9:19:39 PM PST by Redbob
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To: All
The KEY WORD in Guliani's campaign is SEMANTICALLY = BS!... otherwise known as "bait & Swith" (or the reverse, whatever! :) you get my point). It means they can move the little "ball" around and confuse you... So KEEP YOUR EYES ON BALL... Or should I say on the "BULL S...?" lol.

THOSE EXPENSIVE CONSULTANTS ARE DOING THEIR WORK RIGHT NOW. Let's see if the succeed... After all we Red Staters(?) are supposed to be stupid remember? :)

... What about a climate where same-sex couples are given the same legal status as married couples, whether the resulting arrangements are candidly called “same-sex marriages,” or are **semantically** papered-over with terms such as “civil unions” or “domestic partnerships”?.


National Review Article By Terence P. Jeffrey


42 posted on 02/06/2007 9:21:18 PM PST by ElPatriota (Duncan Hunter 08 &Let's not forget, we are all still friends - basically :) despite our differences)
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To: Antoninus
"He'd be an absolute catastrophe as the GOP nominee and we all need to work hard to make sure that doesn't happen."

Amen!

43 posted on 02/06/2007 9:21:23 PM PST by Redbob
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To: Hildy
"Rudy is going to win. And you are going to end up voting for him."

Like Hell I will!

Some of us vote for the 'Pubbie, some of us vote on principle.

When Rudy has crawled back into his hole, we'll still have our principles, and you'll have... nothing.

44 posted on 02/06/2007 9:25:50 PM PST by Redbob
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To: flixxx

Rudy's a leader, something the left is terrified of. Also, Rudy's tougher and smarter than all the dim candidates put together.


45 posted on 02/06/2007 9:26:13 PM PST by tkathy (Sectarian violence? Or genocidal racists? Which is a better description of islamists?)
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To: backtothestreets
Among the human characteristics I value most is loyalty.

Yeah, ain't it great the way Rudy supported Cuomo for governor of New York over the Republican candidate. That's loyalty to the party - the Democrat party!

46 posted on 02/06/2007 9:30:00 PM PST by freedomdefender
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To: narses
Rudy has made some pretty conflicting statements on his positions that I think will haunt him from all sides. Here are just a couple that I have heard about in no particular order:

1. Pro-Gay rights/ Against Gay Marriage/Civil Unions. He has made both statements - so what is his REAL stand (if any)?

2. Against Partial-Birth abortion infanticide/ yet he is Pro-choice murder. Again - which is it?

3. Not a supporter of Gays, and his reason for being in the Gay celebration parade - he says he never turned down any parade he was invited to be in...

4. Says he is a "supporter of the 2nd Amendment" and also that he believes citizens should be able to own and carry handguns - yet he presided over a city with some of the most restrictive anti-gun and anti-2nd amendment restrictions in the country. His excuse - he had to do something about the murder rate...and he has claimed responsibility for dropping the murder rate in NYC from over 2K murders to just over 600 murders per year (lowest since 1963).

What he failed to point out - the reduction in murders/crime might have had more to do with the fact that they simply made a better effort at locking up criminals...duh.

One area that Rudy at least appears to be strong on is the WOT - but as he was the mayor of NYC on 9-11, I would expect nothing less - he experienced what we are trying to prevent.

But what about immigration - he says he agrees with the administration's immigration policy, including some sort of amnesty.

So - if this clear-as-mud candidate is what we want...have at it...

47 posted on 02/06/2007 9:30:59 PM PST by TheBattman (I've got TWO QUESTIONS for you....)
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To: Redbob
we'll still have our principles, and you'll have... nothing.

Actually, we'll have the White House.

48 posted on 02/06/2007 9:32:35 PM PST by Hildy (RUDY IN 2008)
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To: TheBattman

Good summation. Stand ready to be attacked.


49 posted on 02/06/2007 9:35:32 PM PST by narses ("Freedom is about authority." - Rudolph Giuliani)
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To: freedomdefender
That's loyalty to the party - the Democrat party!
Rino Rudy Rides again!
50 posted on 02/06/2007 9:36:10 PM PST by narses ("Freedom is about authority." - Rudolph Giuliani)
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To: flixxx

Unfortunately, the inevitable exposure of his cavernous dark side will be proudly and frequently published by his own fans later on to indulge in their fetish and in an attempt to elect Hillary. "Don't ask, don't tell," I say, and spare us the steenky diversion from our real task of drafting Newt.


51 posted on 02/06/2007 9:40:50 PM PST by familyop
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To: flixxx

Jonathan Alter used to write for the Nation, the far-left magazine. Which makes his background perfect for Newsweek.


52 posted on 02/06/2007 9:45:18 PM PST by Zhang Fei
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To: narses

Thanks - and I am getting pretty thick skin here... Lots of folks would rather vote for a Democrat that happens to have a little "r" next to their name - just to make a point of not having a "D" in the Whitehouse.... or in Congress, or the Senate.


53 posted on 02/06/2007 9:46:16 PM PST by TheBattman (I've got TWO QUESTIONS for you....)
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To: flixxx

The MSM is hitting the panic button already. While Hillary is dominating against all the other turds running under the democrat ticket, Rudy is looking like a strong candidate and thus let the bashing and attempts to divide the GOP begin.


54 posted on 02/06/2007 9:53:25 PM PST by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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To: flixxx

---"They can't treat our pledges like that...only WE can treat our pledges like that!!!"

As a member of "WE"...NO Rudy.

There's plenty of time before we need make a decision. WE needn't allow the Left to bulldoze us into such decisions at such an early stage in the game for their benefit. Let's not fall for their trick.


55 posted on 02/06/2007 10:07:51 PM PST by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: flixxx

bookmark


56 posted on 02/06/2007 10:08:29 PM PST by Chena
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To: narses

Gosh, where have I seen THIS before?! LOL Dang girl, do you eat spam too? ;)


57 posted on 02/06/2007 10:11:02 PM PST by Chena
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To: Peach
achieving_socially_conservative_ideals_through_liberal_means_making_the_case_for_rudy

Well, that sums up my least favorite scenario pretty well. Thanks for that piece.

58 posted on 02/06/2007 10:14:16 PM PST by Kryptonite (Keep Democrats Out of Power!)
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To: flixxx

Alter is one of the biggest punks in the MSM. I saw Al Sharpton on TV saying Rudy was a racist because he cut the crime rate. Al apparently didn't realize he was admitting blacks commit most crimes.


59 posted on 02/06/2007 10:17:09 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: narses

Are we going to see this "comparison" on every single thread on FR ..??

Hillary would be proud of your dedication!


60 posted on 02/06/2007 10:18:17 PM PST by CyberAnt (Drive-By Media: Fake news, fake documents, fake polls)
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