Its amazing how some people are so blind or ignorant to not realzize a sign when it comes down to strike them. What a hypocrite Guilianni is to say he is against abortion but believes women have the choice. How can i respect anyone who cant even stand up for what HE BELIEVES! Abortion is murder and nobody has the choice or right to take life but God. If that wasn't a wake up call for Rudy than I dont know what is. Whether you have faith or not, we all know right from wrong and have the duty to stand up for what is true and good. To sit back and not say antyhing or not stand up for something is the same as agreeing with it. My poor children will have to grow up in this very lost and liberal society and I pray they have more sense than the rest of the world. We're all going to be judged one day and i sure hope Im in good terms with God. God works in mysterious ways and has a sense of humor, but Rudy better not test him. Gods signs are clear if you open your eyes and he couldnt have been more clearer with Guilianni! The people we vote for reflects our character and we have the obligation to ourselves to vote our conscience…I cant do that if i vote for someone who believes murdering innocent babies is okay! Sorry im not like the rest of the world! Sending my prayers to all the sadly mistaken and misguided.

God is never mocked.

Guiliani isn't telling us the truth about 9/11 and WTC-7 being blown up like he stated to Jennings. Ron Paul is the winner of 3 Debates and is the only man who can be trusted. His voting record proofs this.

why does CNN delete the post about who won and had all the Ron Paul support!?

It has nothing to do with Giuliani at all, but it has everything to do with Sep. 11. Our leaders have led us into a path of REVENGE and we are spilling the blood of our sons and daughters along with blood of the innocent.

God chose Giulani as his medium and the message that he sent is very clear. WE MUST PUT AN END TO THIS WAR!!

Going back to the storm's wrath, God has indeed sent plague, disease, pestilence, famine and catastophe to punish man. And just because no one has bothered to update the Bible does not mean God's wrath has also ceased.

That lightning was meant not just for Giuliani, in one powerful stroke God has sent His message to the millions of viewers out there. Are we listening?

Who cares? Instead of worrying about this, CNN needs to be more concerned about their poor and inadequate prime-time coverage of the GOP Debates. What I found interesting was that the whole GOP Debate was conducted under false pre-tenses. Fair and Adequate time was Not given to each of the GOP Presidential Hopefuls. McCain, Giuliani, and Romney were given 10 extra minutes each. I thought Debates were supposed to give all the candidates equal time to answer every question. Clearly, CNN needs to learn how to better conduct a debate than the hodge-podge mess they threw together last night. All the Producers and Executives in charge of last night’s show should be ashamed of themselves, including Wolf Blitzer. The questions he chose to ask the Candidates, were for the most part, ridiculous. For example, he asked, “How do you feel about the Military’s Don’t ask, don’t tell policy about homosexuals serving in the Armed Forces?”. There are far more important questions to asked of the Presidential Hopefuls than that….How about fixing or proposing an alternative solution to Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid? How would they fix the public school system in america? How about increasing the Minimum Wage enough so that it can keep pace with inflation?. Most importantly, I would ask these candidates when are the Troops going to come home?

So mocking is their tone, some of the dismissive comments here remind me of when Edward G Robinson & Co. made the golden calf in The Ten Commandments even after they had witnessed all of God's Miracles.

I think maybe the prospect of God's existence is too frightening for some people, like when Moses was afraid to look upon the face of God.

But, God loves us, and wants us to succeed in carrying out his plan. In the meantime, we have the free will to excel or to get into trouble or to stray and return to the path to a healthier world. In many cases, this is the reason for strife in the world.

Lets make sure I understand…it is not okay to have an abortion because it is murder, but it is okay to wage an unfounded war, and cause hundreds of thousands of innocent deaths through collateral damage. This is why I am no longer a republican. I can't stand hypocracy.

Every child is made in the image & likeness of
God and every abortion destroys the image of God.
Pontius Pilate washed his hands of the blood of
the innocent and supported the crowd's right to choose!
This is exactly Giuliani's position. Wake up America!

What fools-
That God is "scaring" Rudy or "punishing" him for his beliefs is outrageously childish.

I am a Democrat and personally against abortion but if you listen to what he said you would not make these comments. He said he was against abortion but the government should not force the decision on the woman. Everyone including women deserves the constitutional right of making their own choice without your negative comments.

Anyone who is arrogant enough to believe that God would speak through the weather, should seek professional help. What makes you believe that you could ever know the will of God?

Abortion does belong to the women along with all the emotional, physical, and spiritual consequences I agree. No one has the right to tell a woman not to murder. Those who are pro-life can only inform, not legislate. No matter if it was God or weather, it's funny. To dispell some of your theories on weather, the Bible does state that God sends rain, floods, "whirlwinds", etc.

This is really wierd, of all the candidates only Rudy is best known for Sep 11 and to be struck by lighting in the middle of an abortion question involves phenomenal odds.

No doubt there's Divine Intervention here, a message has been delivered and Rudy better heed it.

I guess some jokes are just hard to take. Have any of you heard of sarcasm?

God does not cause lightning, static electricity does. The lightning would have struck whether he was there speaking or not. PRO-CHOICE

I was very glad to see that the majority of respondants are levelheaded and reasonable. I expected to see a million replies trying to interpret lightning as a sign. Props to the person who asked "So what does god mean when a tornado strikes a church?" Leave your superstitions at home, along with your voter registration card (Just Kidding!)

The lightning strike was a bit of LUCK for Giuliani- the timing kept him from having to really field another awkward abortion question. Instead, he got a chance to be self-deprecating and charming. His abortion question was the lightest bit of the night- now it's just the topic of gentle humor. God did Rudy a favor by playing his straight man at the best possible moment.

If Guiliani is such a great Catholic, why has he been devorced? Flip Flop flip flop. Why has'nt the American voters said "we are sick of you people just saying whatever the group of people you are speaking to likes to hear, SPEAK THE TRUTH!!!" I will not watch any debates, or TV related political stuff, because they have lied too many times. I am done!

Faith when you are a kid = believing in Santa Claus

Faith when you are an adult = believing in organized religion and "God"

You guys are IDIOTS. There was a storm out side with Lightning. THATS ALL! I would have more belief in your Idiotic Religion beliefs if it actually happened during clear skies, with no signs indicating of any storm what-so-ever.

I think God was saying that SHE thought this was Rudy's moment to speak up strongly for women and reproductive privacy!

LOL… If lighting strikes in the mountains and no-one is there to see/hear it, did God do it or Nature? It's amazing how people will bring God into the picture to support their views.

He who eyes to see will see the truth.

If there is an all seeing God and he does care about such a trivial matter as a political debate over a year befor an election instead of the millions of children who are starving all over the planet then that selfish God is not worth worshiping.

I agree with him, abortion may not be the right choice, but that choice belongs to the woman, not to the government.

As long as God did't say, "Start another war, George," I'm happy.

You people are crazy. God has some more important things to worry about than lighting in Manchester for a Republican debate. Guilani and McCain are the best candidates to lead our country we need someone with a backbone. If you can't speak your mind to the American people what are you going to do when it come to foreign policy. Voting for any of the Democrats that are running would be like voting John Kerry into office. However, I will agree that Al Gore should run. He is the democrats only hope. He would win hands down.

I think God is angry that the Republicans are interfering with free will; God is the only judge, anyone else who judges thinks they know better than God.

its so funny, rightwingers display how primitive and medieval there thought patterns are, they really believe thunder is the sound of God bowling. Its terrifying that kindergarden level minds like this can vote. Giuliani just believes that his own religious beliefs shouldn't be imposed on a free society, his opossition on the extremist right wing believes their own personal religion should rule over everyone else, they are like the Taliban.

It's called weather created by the natural forces on earth ….unless we want to believe in a vindictive GOD who reek's havoc on any opposition by floods or any other form of bad weather…..let's get real and understand bad weather is just that ………

There is a huge difference between supporting a woman's right to choose, as Giuliani does, and encouraging abortion. Go do some research, please.

And by the way, I'm pro-life, so don't go shooting yourself in the foot by attacking me.

Absolutely amazing. A news organization of CNN's stature willing to damage its reputation with dim witted conjecture.

Actually, it seeme more like God must LOVE Guiliani. He apparently prevented his answer from upsetting the people who want to hear the opposite view…How can you get upset with Guiliani's answer when you didn;t really get to hear it?

so what is god trying to say when a tornado hits a church?

I swear I had nothing to do with that.

Lightning isn't scary. People who seriously believe it is a sign from God are scary.

Reality check for the religious: Giuliani's stated position was not an endorsement of abortion. He simply takes the stance that it's not the proper place of a government to enforce religious rules. If you disagree with that stance, perhaps you should consider joining the Taliban or moving to Iran, where the government provides religious police.

Maybe God was irritated with the bishop for dragging his name into a political debate. I certainly would be. God help us all.
If I had to vote for a Republican, it would probably by Rudy. I hope he sticks to his guns. Some things are between a woman and her doctor.
Nope, no lightning. Still sitting here at my computer.

I think it is utterly pathetic that the press and weather agencies are wasting time on this. So there was a technical malfunction, big deal… I suppose the Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction could be blamed on a quick blip in the earths rotation. There are way too many other things bigger that need our attention than a malfunctioning microphone….

Seriously??? The lightning was a warning to Rudy from God? Maybe the STORM was God's displeasure at the republican party and the cut-out of Rudy's microphone was because he didn't want the charade of Evil to include real truth and confuse the populace: He wanted pure evil to be seen by the nation in pure form.

Sound stupid? It is. God's warning??? Grow Up.

My guess would be "hmm, I think Manchester needs some rain." I think it is funny how people make such a big deal over some lightning.

intersting that 2 men feel confident enough to comment on abortion. When you can carry the child and are the one that ends up having to raise it alone, then you can complain.

I think god was trying to say that there was a lot of moisture in the air (created the storm) and it was very electrically charged (caused the lightning). Beyond that… there was no message one way or the other. Take it from someone who lives in Storm Central…

he doesnt agree with abortion, he just understands that our country has a little thing called the separation of church and state. he won't let his religious beliefs interfere with his civic duties and I commend him for it.

Why can't lightning just be lightning? Why does it have to be a message from God? It's such a shame that politics can't just be politics and that religion can't be kept in the church/temple/mosque/etc and OUT of the political arena.

can you people be serious about tying this to a sign? you are probably the same people that said Y2K meant judgement day or year around the world. Its a lightening jolt..happened the entire program..geeeze

Random lighting strikes can be interpreted in any way, by anybody, to serve any purpose. Tread carefully everyone.

I pray that we stop believing that God/Zeus/Insert Deity Here has anything to do with the weather. I'm just hoping we don't have a candidate come in and tell us the earth is flat, and diseases are God's work. Time to smarten up, it's coincidence people. Talk during a storm that is unloading mass amounts of charges, and believe it or not, good chance of it hitting something.

Is God trying to say something every time lightning strikes? I didn't see him get struck. I did see him, however, continue to explain his position on abortion clearly. Acting as if this is evidence against him or any of the other candidates is consistent with an argument from a liberal. Even as a joke, it's a lame opportunity to speak against him. Try using logical reasoning instead of gimmicks. Don't get me wrong, I thought it was ironic and funny, and thought it was handled as well as it could've been.

What a bunch of idiots! In the old days (before Ben Franklin proved that lightning is just static electricity discharged from atmosphere) people thought lightning is the wrath of God/Thor, so people who got struck must have offened God. I can't believe there are still people who still believe in such mumbo jumbo nowadays.

Abortion is a social issue. Keep religion out of it!

I am not Catholic but I agree that this is a sign for Rudy. It is time to repent and correct your misconceptions about abortion. I think Rudy should take a good hard look at his faith and decided if he really believes or not.

So God was sending a message to him? Ya as plenty of children starve to death in Africa and other places. Great God you have… sending messages to politicans as children die. What a joke.

The fact that many republicans watching that lightening zapped moment actually believe it was God displaying disapproval shows just how far our country needs to evolve. Oops, I said evolve.

Giuliani was lying, and that is why God showed his wrath.

The stand-alone video of this moment can not adequately convey the astonishing timing and exclusivity of this remarkable event. This truly seemed like a Supernatural phenomenon.

If Giuliani weren't one of the preferred Republican candidates of the liberal-leaning CNN, then I would have speculated that the whole thing was a con.

Rudy nervously laughed it off, but his ordinarily easy confidence rang as hollow following the lightning strikes, and the repeated cut-outs of his mike. It even happened to him again, later, when he was speaking, but never, as I recall, to anyone else.

How could this not have been an omen?

Predictably, CNN call's it "Storm's" wrath, as opposed to "God's."

What was God trying to say with to the former mayor of NYC running for president?

Even if the people have no clue, Our Creator knows all too well!

Don't bother covering it up, won't do you any good now. As you can see, He found you from above in Manchester…He can find you in Washington too.

Don't lower yourself to play this game, change it!

It's character and conviction the people are yearning for. They don't want some universal answer used to get you in the door just for a paycheck and power trip.

Peace and Revelations to all those racing!

And by the way – I'm not voting for Guiliani, I just thought I'd at least stick up for him regarding your ridiculous accusation that he doesn't believe in God.

It's very discouraging that your like-minded group of "Christians" think that the criteria for a good president is based so much on his/her stance on abortion. Well, look at your current pro-life president. It's hard to imagine anyone doing a poorer job or leading our country into an even worse direction.

So incredibly hypocritical of you, Martin, to pass the judgment that he doesn't believe in God. Just because he doesn't agree with you on this one single issue certainly doesn't condemn him. You self-righteous conservatives continue to amaze me with your holier-than-thou statements. I'd love to see your life under the microscope and have everyone call you out on your imperfections and weaknesses. And you claim to be Christian? Give me a break.

It was weather people!!!!! Get a grip!!

Yes, you better watch out Giuliani. Athena, Demeter, Hermes, Zeus, Apollo, Allah, Yahweh, Jesus, or Jehovah might get you. hehe

he is not supporting abortion! he his supporting NOT LETTING the GOVERNMENT tell you what to do with your body.
I pray for your conversion.

Last time I checked, Giuliani doesn't support abortion. He's pro-choice because that's the right thing to do, not because he supports abortion.

I think the lightning storm is God's way of saying how much he dislikes the Republicans.

Of course God is angry, I can't imagine how mad I would be if my name was used to commit such atrocities. Racism and prejudice are not the taught in the bible. And as far as abortion is concerned, I don’t think it is appropriate, but the government should not be involved in deciding when we are allowed to be born.

Does this mean that he's not going to be the choice of the religious right?

So what do you think god was trying to say?

Bad timing? I'd say it's perfect timing. If Giuliani truly believed in God and God's teachings through the Catholic Church, he would not support abortion. The lightning was a warning to his stance on abortion. I pray for his conversion.

You probably better be frightened Giuliani. God must not approve of you or the other candidates. Weather is his domain. Our science can track it, but it cannot start or stop it. Tread carefully Republicans.

What is the Communist News Network trying to say? Why are you making such a big deal out of a very common phenomenon called a thunderstorm?

It wasn't just Giuliani's statement… it was all the Republicans together in one place that attracted the center of the storm.

haha great story. So much for the Dems never having god on their side.

This the second or third story on this event. Who cares? Rudy? He is dropping. He had a name so he was the OLD front runner. Now he is opening his mouth and dropping like a stone.

Bye, bye Rudy.