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Bloggers to Blame for Rudy's Bad Week? (Rudy Blames Bloggers for His Woes).
Townhall.com ^ | Friday, April 06, 2007 | Matt Lewis

Posted on 04/06/2007 11:16:37 AM PDT by TitansAFC

Has it crossed your mind that this may be an extremely rough primary in 2008? I asked him.

"It has, and it will be," Giuliani replied. But he also said he did not think the attacks would come directly from other Republican presidential candidates.

"I think more of this comes from the atmosphere in the blogging atmosphere, in the instant news atmosphere, and the minute analysis atmosphere," he said.

Is Rudy blaming bloggers for his recent bad publicity?

Rudy's recent problems have arisen from interviews he granted or speeches he gave.

The most damning information has come from YouTube videos, which merely give the voters a chance to hear Rudy -- in his own words. His primary problems -- the ones that have stuck -- have not come from bloggers scurrilous accusations -- they have come from bloggers reporting his own words.

Debate and argument are healthy for Democracy. And as a conservative, I am happy that we are having these fights now -- rather than in the General Election. Imagine if we didn't find out that Rudy Giuliani was in favor of taxpayer-funded abortion until two weeks before the Genereal Election. In that scenario, we could actually have a Republican candidate who is more pro-choice than the Democrat nominee ...

By going through this process, bloggers are ultimately doing two things:

1. Helping inform the voters to make a better decision regarding who best represents their values.

2. Ensuring Republican voters have enough information to nominate a strong Republican candidate who has been tested -- before going into a General Election.

Granted, not all bloggers are responsible. That's how free speech works. But the cure for our problems is more debate and argument -- not less.

Enough of the hand-wringing. Politics is tough. Get a helmet!


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; elections; giuliani; lizhanoverforexample; rudy; sickofrudy; stoprudy2008; verysickofrudy; veryverysickofrudy
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To: trisham
His response makes him look weak and petulant.

Well if nothing else, at least he's on track with that "truth in advertising" thing. :)

121 posted on 04/06/2007 12:10:51 PM PDT by Don Joe (We've traded the Rule of Law for the Law of Rule.)
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To: veronica
Until Thompson declares, is he allowed to change positions, or not even have a position on every little detail? Or is he locked in, dating back to his birthday?

Kerry was beaten up as a waffler for trying to "nuance" everything, on a daily basis. In other words, he'd s__t his drawers in a 2 hole crapper while trying to make up his mind...

122 posted on 04/06/2007 12:11:04 PM PDT by jonascord ("Don't shoot 'em! Let 'em burn!...")
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To: TitansAFC

If Rudy is this “Squishy”, “The Balrog” would have made mincemeat out of him in ‘08.


124 posted on 04/06/2007 12:16:06 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: EternalVigilance

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?name=egoeas


125 posted on 04/06/2007 12:16:46 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: Luke21

i don’t think anyone has said he shouldn’t post here, i think the assertion was made, however, that no paid rudy campaign staffers post on FR. that is, obviously, incorrect.


126 posted on 04/06/2007 12:19:55 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: traderrob6
Also from Rasmussen:

"Still, these numbers must be kept in perspective. While down from stratospheric levels, Giuliani’s numbers remain the highest of any 2008 Presidential candidate."

127 posted on 04/06/2007 12:20:25 PM PDT by veronica
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To: EternalVigilance
At least he’s honest enough to use his own name. The rest of us use pseudonyms. I’ve never seen Ed post anything in the middle of these threads. I don’t have a problem with it. I thought you were going to tell me Peach or Area51 or FairOpinion were Rudy staffers.
128 posted on 04/06/2007 12:20:52 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: Luke21

Ah.


129 posted on 04/06/2007 12:21:47 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance

I said that I didn’t know of any. Now I do.


130 posted on 04/06/2007 12:21:58 PM PDT by veronica
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To: kevkrom
-—”Ah, I get it. What we called flip-flopping in John Kerry we applaud in Fred Thompson.
Not at all. Thompson still wants to reform campaign financing, he just wants to abandon a failed approach and try a different (and better, in my opinion) idea.

There’s a huge difference between flip-flipping your positions and correcting mistakes regarding implementation of a policy.”-—

You must have missed the several posts with his recent quotes implying he wouldn’t be against just “removing all limits and requiring full disclosure.”

131 posted on 04/06/2007 12:22:02 PM PDT by TitansAFC ("My 80% enemy is not my 20% friend" -- Common Sense)
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To: jonascord
Until Thompson declares, is he allowed to change positions, or not even have a position on every little detail? Or is he locked in, dating back to his birthday?

I see. Until you declare you are not expected to have core beliefs.

LOL...

132 posted on 04/06/2007 12:23:30 PM PDT by veronica
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To: veronica

You asked for evidence of his numbers declining and that is what I gave you.


133 posted on 04/06/2007 12:24:53 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: veronica

Does anyone know what his screen name is? And is he a pollster?


134 posted on 04/06/2007 12:25:13 PM PDT by Peach (Not banned yet. Too bad. So sad.)
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To: Luke21; Jim Robinson

I wouldn’t be surprised in the least if a few of the other Rudy or Mitt supporters were paid staff, vendors, or top-level in-state volunteers. In fact, I would be surprised if they weren’t. Same with some of the other campaigns too. FR is a political site. Almost everyone wants to “play the game.” That’s just the way it is.


135 posted on 04/06/2007 12:26:20 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: veronica

K.


136 posted on 04/06/2007 12:26:58 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: jonascord

BTW - there is a GOP debate coming up. I would think Thompson should declare soon and get in on it, if he’s a serious candidate.


137 posted on 04/06/2007 12:27:06 PM PDT by veronica
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To: Peach

Does anybody besides me think it’s funny that we have political partisans whining about other political partisans posting here?


138 posted on 04/06/2007 12:27:22 PM PDT by Howlin (Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
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To: Howlin

Hysterical. Once one can get beyond the hypocrisy, that is.


139 posted on 04/06/2007 12:28:14 PM PDT by Peach (Not banned yet. Too bad. So sad.)
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what the heck was with post 123?


140 posted on 04/06/2007 12:29:16 PM PDT by dirtboy (Duncan Hunter 08/But Fred would also be great)
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