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  • Giuliani, Evangelical Rift Grows Over Abortion

    10/05/2007 4:24:54 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 217 replies · 2,591+ views
    The Christian Post ^ | October 5, 2007 | Michelle Vu
    Conservative evangelical leaders have long openly expressed dismay over the prospect of being forced to choose between two pro-choice presidential candidates. But now, a coalition of evangelicals has gone as far as to threaten to pull their support for the Republican Party if such a candidate is selected for the last stretch of the White House race. Dr. James C. Dobson of Focus on the Family – who recently emerged from a controversy over a private email he sent criticizing Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson – says he and others in the social conservative coalition will not support Rudy Giuliani...
  • Social Conservatives Will Run Third Party Candidate If GOP Nominates Abortion Supporter

    10/02/2007 9:45:47 PM PDT · by Coleus · 106 replies · 647+ views
    Life Site ^ | October 2, 2007 | Hilary White
    "If the Republican Party nominates a pro-abortion candidate we will consider running a third-party candidate." So said a group of prominent U.S. social conservatives  alarmed at the possibility that the Republicans will nominate the pro-gay "marriage" and pro-abortion Rudolph Giuliani for President.  The New York Times reports the statement came from a break-away group at a meeting Saturday of the Council for National Policy in Salt Lake City. The statement comes as Giuliani is making a strong showing in the polls as the Republican candidate choice. Giuliani has long held the "personally opposed but" position on abortion adopted by many...
  • Assemblyman Joseph Pennacchio may seek Lautenberg's seat

    08/31/2007 6:46:29 PM PDT · by Coleus · 11 replies · 271+ views
    northjersey.com ^ | August 24, 2007 | RICHARD COWEN
    Assemblyman Joseph Pennacchio may be waging two campaigns this fall: one to win a seat in the state Senate, the other to raise money to run against U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg in 2008. Pennacchio, a Republican from Montville, said Thursday he is "leaning toward" making a run at Lautenberg, the 83-year-old Democrat. The Montville dentist, who represents the 26th District, which covers parts of Passaic and Morris counties, says he'll decide by the end of the summer whether to form an exploratory committee that would raise funds for such a campaign. "I'm making phone calls and visiting with party leaders...
  • JERSEY GOP'S RUDY RULES (liberals rig Feb 5 primary for Rooty)

    06/02/2007 6:50:49 AM PDT · by Liz · 26 replies · 1,249+ views
    NY POST ^ | June 2, 2007 | Robert D Novak
    Giuliani supporters are changing New Jersey's longtime proportional representation rules for allocating national convention delegates to winner-take-all, seeking a coup to give him the lion's share of the state's 52 votes. A June 14 meeting of New Jersey's Republican State Central Committee is expected to adopt a Feb 5 presidential primary procedure......giving first-place finisher all 3 delegates in each of the state's 13 House districts, and the statewide leader all 13 at-large delegates. In the past, delegates were divided according to their share of the vote.
  • Rudy Giuliani Scores a New Jersey Coup (and other items)

    06/02/2007 8:42:38 PM PDT · by Clintonfatigued · 7 replies · 1,538+ views
    The National Ledger ^ | June 2, 2007 | Robert Novak
    Supporters of Rudy Giuliani for president are changing New Jersey's longtime proportional representation rules for allocating national convention delegates to winner-take-all, seeking a coup to give the former New York City mayor the lion's share of the state's 52 votes. A June 14 meeting of New Jersey's Republican State Central Committee is expected to adopt a Feb. 5 presidential primary procedure giving the first-place finisher all three delegates in each of the state's 13 House districts, and the statewide leader all 13 at-large delegates. In the past, delegates were divided among candidates according to their share of the vote (as...
  • Free Republic Poll, Part 2 (includes partials from Part 1)

    05/25/2007 11:27:14 AM PDT · by dangus · 43 replies · 1,153+ views
    1. Who would you vote for, given the current field? A. Gilmore B. Giuliani C. Huckabee D. Hunter E. McCain F. Paul G. Romney H. Tancredo I. Tommy Thompson 2. Who would you vote for, knowing that Fred Thompson and Newt Gingrich would be candidates? A. Gilmore B. Gingrich C. Giuliani D. Huckabee E. Hunter F. McCain G. Paul H. Romney I. Tancredo J. Fred Thompson K. Tommy Thompson 3. Suppose it's after New Hampshire, and most of the lesser known candidates have dropped out. Who would you vote for? (PLEASE answer this one.) A. Giuliani B. McCain C. Romney...
  • Rudy flips gun stance

    05/24/2007 1:51:07 PM PDT · by calcowgirl · 138 replies · 5,844+ views
    Newsday ^ | May 23, 2007 | CRAIG GORDON
    KEENE, N.H. -- Rudolph Giuliani Wednesday sounded open to letting anyone who's not a criminal or mental patient carry a concealed handgun -- even telling a woman who packs a piece in New York that it's OK with him. (snip) Giuliani's days as a crusading anti-gun mayor are behind him now that he's running for president, and Wednesday he staked out a simple test for concealed-carry permits, which are tightly controlled in New York. He asked two questions -- Are you a criminal, and have you ever been institutionalized? -- and to the laughter of the audience, rendered his verdict...
  • Kuhner: A Giuliani victory will drive Christians out of the GOP

    05/24/2007 1:00:37 PM PDT · by calcowgirl · 121 replies · 2,607+ views
    Insight Magazine ^ | 5/23/2007 | Jeffrey T. Kuhner
    - Jeffrey T. Kuhner is the editor of Insight (www.insightmag.com). Rudy Giuliani’s candidacy threatens to shatter the Republican Party. The former New York mayor remains the party’s front-runner for the 2008 presidential nomination. If this trend continues, his victory will mark the end of the modern GOP. Ever since Barry Goldwater, the Republicans have become the country’s conservative party. The party stands not only for limited government, low taxes, capitalism and strong national defense, but for something even more fundamental: God, family and bourgeois civilization. The GOP has been the only national political institution willing to defend Judeo-Christian morality from...
  • Lincoln’s Question for Rudy

    05/20/2007 8:28:04 AM PDT · by wagglebee · 18 replies · 597+ views
    Townhall.com ^ | 5/20/07 | Frank Pastore
    Slavery was once both legal and immoral, much as abortion is today. The Dred Scott decision was overturned because it was both bad jurisprudence and immoral—just like Roe v. Wade. In supporting the Dred Scott decision, the candidate for president, Stephen Douglas, argued that he didn’t care whether slavery was voted up or voted down. He only cared for the right of the people to decide. Essentially, that’s Rudy Giuliani’s argument with regard to abortion. He is personally opposed to it, but he supports a woman’s right to choose because it is the law of the land. I wonder if...
  • Political Observers Suggest Rudy Giuliani Drop "I Hate Abortion" Language

    05/23/2007 4:24:09 PM PDT · by wagglebee · 85 replies · 2,224+ views
    Life News ^ | 5/23/07 | Steven Ertelt
    Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Rudy Giuliani knows his pro-abortion views don't go over well with a Republican Party whose membership is largely pro-life. He's tried to deflect criticism in recent weeks by saying he "hates" abortion -- reminiscent of the attempts other candidates have made to highlight their personal opposition to abortion. "I hate abortion," the ex-New York City mayor has said repeatedly, then adding, "people ultimately have to make that choice. If a woman chooses that, that's her choice, not mine. That's her morality, not mine." Yet, the "personally opposed but" position that emphasizes an opposition to abortion but...
  • VANITY POLL: Who would you vote for in the primary?

    05/22/2007 9:46:34 PM PDT · by dangus · 125 replies · 1,614+ views
    None ^ | 5/23/07 | Dangus Vanity
    It's been a long time since there was an official FR poll on this subject, and I'd like to propose certain conditions: 1. Who would you vote for, given the current field? A. Gilmore B. Giuliani C. Huckabee D. Hunter E. McCain F. Paul G. Romney H. Tancredo I. Fred Thompson J. Tommy Thompson 2. Who would you vote for, knowing that Fred Thompson and Newt Gingrich would be candidates? A. Gilmore B. Gingrich C. Giuliani D. Huckabee E. Hunter F. McCain G. Paul H. Romney I. Tancredo J. Fred Thompson K. Tommy Thompson 3. Suppose it's after New Hampshire,...
  • Planned Parenthood Sings Praises of Rudy Giuliani Speech on Abortion

    05/14/2007 11:17:05 AM PDT · by cpforlife.org · 64 replies · 1,118+ views
    LifeNews.com ^ | May 14, 2007 | Steven Ertelt
    Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Rudy Giuliani isn't doing himself any favors on abortion by upsetting pro-life Republican voters will constant reminders that he's pro-abortion. Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards isn't helping him either as she lavished praise on the former New York City mayor over a speech he gave Friday. Last week, Giuliani appeared in Houston for a campaign stop and told voters there that his record as New York mayor and his dealing with issues like terrorism and crime made him the best candidate for president. He said Republicans should support him on that basis even though he disagrees...
  • Rudy's Bizarre Behavior (Unbelievable)

    04/09/2007 2:13:24 PM PDT · by no dems · 159 replies · 3,665+ views
    NewsMax.com ^ | 4-09-07 | Ronald Kessler
    Rudy Giuliani has a lot to learn about campaigning outside of New York City. The former New York mayor attended a roundtable discussion with heavy-hitters at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City recently. Two of the three co-hosts were natural gas billionaires who are CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. “Mayor Giuliani was doing fine until one CEO asked him what his energy policy was,” a participant said. “He gave a very detailed and lengthy answer covering every energy source imaginable, but he never once uttered the words ‘natural gas.’ Considering where he was, who he was talking to, and...
  • I hate abortion, but it's up to states - Rudy

    04/06/2007 9:44:30 AM PDT · by veronica · 172 replies · 1,812+ views
    NY Daily News ^ | April 6th 2007 | DAVID SALTONSTALL
    COLUMBIA, S.C. - Presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani ventured to conservative South Carolina yesterday hoping to talk about terrorism and the economy, but instead got hit at every stop with another topic - abortion. A day after the former mayor said he supports public funding of abortion - sparking a firestorm among conservatives - local media here forced him to elaborate on the issue at events intended to underscore new endorsements. And although Giuliani, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, did not waiver from his central belief that abortion is a woman's right, he responded with some of his most...
  • Giuliani stands by support of publicly-funded abortions

    04/04/2007 12:52:50 PM PDT · by KantianBurke · 472 replies · 5,058+ views
    CNN ^ | April 4th, 2007
    TALLAHASSEE, Florida (CNN) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told CNN Wednesday he supports public funding for some abortions, a position he advocated as mayor and one that will likely put the GOP presidential candidate at odds with social conservatives in his party. "Ultimately, it's a constitutional right, and therefore if it's a constitutional right, ultimately, even if you do it on a state by state basis, you have to make sure people are protected," Giuliani said in an interview with CNN's Dana Bash in Florida's capital city. A video clip of the then-mayoral candidate issuing a similar...
  • Rudy on Publicly-Financed Abortions (Must See)

    03/11/2007 2:11:19 PM PDT · by Alter Kaker · 115 replies · 2,156+ views
    YouTube ^ | November 3, 1989 | Rudy Giuliani
    Unbelievable.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALDfwXIYUX0
  • Giuliani Says He Favors Government Funding for Some Abortions

    04/06/2007 8:24:56 AM PDT · by Clint N. Suhks · 170 replies · 1,188+ views
    Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R), who has formed a presidential exploratory committee, on Wednesday said he favors government funding for some abortions but added in a statement that he "will not seek to change current law," Long Island Newsday reports (Gordon, Long Island Newsday, 4/4). "Ultimately, [abortion is] a constitutional right, and therefore, if it's a constitutional right, ... you have to make sure people are protected," Giuliani said in an interview with Dana Bash of CNN (Saltonstall, New York Daily News, 4/5). Giuliani's campaign later issued a statement that he will not seek to change the...
  • Giuliani on Federally-Funded Abortions, Take 3

    04/05/2007 4:41:48 PM PDT · by Zack Nguyen · 36 replies · 419+ views
    Captains Quarters Blog ^ | April 5, 2007 | The Captain
    It appears that Rudy Giuliani, intelligent man that he is, understands the damage he did to his efforts to connect with conservatives in his CNN interview yesterday. As Kathryn Jean Lopez posted at The Corner, Giuliani has started to climb down from his support of funding abortions with tax dollars: MAYOR GIULIANI: "What I said yesterday is what I've been saying throughout, I think in the last number of months publicly and privately for quite some time, which is I'm against abortion, I hate it, I wish there never was an abortion and I would council a woman have an...
  • Giuliani Defends Pro-Choice Stance

    04/05/2007 11:53:02 AM PDT · by Cincinatus' Wife · 149 replies · 1,690+ views
    WNBC, NY ^ | April 5, 2007
    COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Thursday defended his record favoring the use of public money for abortions, saying he wouldn't try to undo a Supreme Court ruling allowing the procedures. "Ultimately I believe it's an individual right and a woman should make that choice," the former New York mayor said during a Statehouse news conference where he picked up three endorsements. Support for abortion rights is unpopular with conservatives who dominate the GOP in South Carolina, an early voting state. "I tell people what I think. I tell them (to) evaluate me as I am and...
  • Rudy Giuliani, NO Fiscal Conservative

    04/05/2007 9:31:14 AM PDT · by Ol' Sparky · 29 replies · 567+ views
    Townhall ^ | 4/4/07 | George Marlin
    Rudy Giuliani, NO Fiscal Conservative By George Marlin Wednesday, April 4, 2007 When Steve Forbes was seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 1996, then Mayor Rudy Giuliani ridiculed his proposal to scrap the federal income tax code and replace it with a simple flat-tax. Giuliani called Forbes plan a "mistake" and said if implemented "would really be a disaster." Despite these smears, Steve Forbes now believes Rudy embraces the flat-tax concept and endorsed him for president claiming he "will inspire the next generation of the Reagan Revolution." Apparently Forbes forgot that when running for mayor, Rudy Giuliani showcased his liberal...