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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA The master of fear says not to fear him. Good one Rudy, good one.

Ethan
Ahh....you were not quoting from this article...you were pulling from another website – I see my error – just guessing....you voted for Hillary...even though she just moved up from Arkansas...and bought a piece of land....and you are one of the people who will defend her every action....?? (relative of Laurinda...or just changed blog name?)

Go Hillary Go Hillary Go Hillary Go !!

Posted By Ruzy New York NY : October 20, 2007 10:43 pm

Yes, please. Go Hillary. Go. As far away as possible, and take the millstone you're married to with you. Ten years of hatred and divisiveness spawned by your ambition and lies and personal agenda is enough for this poor nation of ours.
Personally, I find I could favor two of the Democratic candidates running, as well as two of the Republicans. They are similar in some aspects, and vastly different in others, but I dearly hope I will have the chance to have to choose between them come the general election. That way, if the person I don't select should win, I will at least be able to put my support behind the winner and wish them well and pray the country can indeed "move on."
Hillary is a divider, not a healer.

I think he's really sincere and I believe people can trust in what Mayor Guiliani says. He also has stellar qualifications. Best of luck to him.

If Giuliani is not able to reach some sort of compromise with the religious right soon, without alienating republican moderates, the risk that the Council for National Policy will support a third party candidate is real (see recent "secret" meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah).

Polls appear to show, in a three-party race, with a new candidate supported by the religious right, Clinton at 46%, Giuliani at 30%, and the third candidate at 14%. It would appear that unless the republicans get their act together soon, they are in deep trouble.

Chris said: "especially the first quote from Ethan….search for that quote….Giuliani never said that…."

Did you look? Obviously not.

"""Likewise if we’re honest with each other, trust will follow. We might agree, we might not always agree. I don’t always agree with myself. But I’ll give you a reason to trust me and you’ll always know where I stand."""

http://www.joinrudy2008.com/article/pr/919

2nd to last paragraph, scroll to the bottom.

Ya know, I lived in NYC when he was Mayor and I never remember him ONCE saying anything about faith or against abortion or against gays... The only thing it seemed he was against was the African-American population.

NYers may remember this:

GIULIANI IS A JERK.

>>>it's not phony, patronizing, or trying to tell people what they want to hear.

Hey Mac from Severn, MD: see my comment above. His stump speeches, especially his speeches at places like FRC, are TOTALLY unrecognizable from his time in NYC. Totally unrecognizable. A totally different person, Mac.

He IS A PANDERER of the highest degree.

Yes, Giuliani, I have nothing to fear from you, NOT if you get elected.

You are a snake oil saleman, phoney, inexperienced federal and international politicians, and a disgrace to family values.

You should have dropped out now like you did in the 2000 senate race when you faced with hillary and the polls showed that you were losing.

On the other hand, you stay now because your personal companies and your friends benefit financially with all the donated funds. This presidential campaign will make you rich and your supporters poor.

I heard Rudy speak a couple of years ago – not about politics, but about leadership. He didn't have a written speech, he just spoke extemporaneously, pacing back and forth on a stage in front of a fairly large audience. I was impressed in that "what you see is what you get". He tells it like he sees it – it's not phony, patronizing, or trying to tell people what they want to hear.

I watched his address to this group via the web, and it's the same – he is what he is. That's refreshing! He's not trying to "phony up" to anybody. I'm impressed – may not agree 100% on every issue, but he's a straight talker. He has my ear.

he will win the Republican nomination -and he will also be our next president (well...if the Dems run Hillary he will) – I love to read the stuff from the angry left wing bloggers....especially the first quote from Ethan....search for that quote....Giuliani never said that....
looking at what Giuliani did say – do you agree with the following:

support abortion rights
continue to support the ban on partial birth abortions
support parental notification laws
support the Hyde amendment(which denies federal funding for abortions)
make the $10,000 tax credit for adoptions permanent and "cut the red tape" involved in the adoption process

I think that Republicans and Democrats will agree – this is a moderate stance – and we no longer need the left....nor do we need the right....we need a true moderate....socially liberal and fiscally conservative

Giuliani will win the Republican nomination despite not being everything the religious right want him to be. The red voters need to brace themselves for his only hope of winning the presidential election. Prediction: He will have to spin the Iraq war a success in creating a democratic nation and lay out an exit strategy. Are you righties ready to vote for that ?

PS, JASON? Quasi republicans? Sorry, Every republican from Reagan on down has spent like a sailor on shore leave including the Republican congress. The only time they displayed any fiscal restraint was when the hated Bill took them to the woodshed and made them pay for what they wanted. Of course paygo was canned as soon as the childking was annointed president and so it goes, Bigspending, no paying the bills republicanism . Ain't it grand folks.

"You have nothing to fear from me."

We know, Rudy, we know. We expect nothing from you, either.

Now, go exploit 9-11 some more, EPA apologist liar.

yes, we do, rudolph.

Anyone commenting here on Guilliani's pro-choice and pro-gay rights decisions should look at the fact that the recently appointed judges to the Supreme court, hand picked by Bush and confirmed by the Senate have both said in said in spite of their Catholic beliefs of and being anti-abortion that is Judges Roberts and Alito would follow the rule of law once appointed to the bench and not try to overturn roe vs. wade, that remains to be seen in future cases, however, you dumb neo-cons and religious fanatics your only chance against Billary is Rudy, he is against abortion so is Hillary, but they will do nothing to change the law, has Bush? Same with your corporate CEO Romney, who is definately lying about his beliefs. You people ought to get over trying to impose your religious beliefs on women and gays. And the so called racists who claim to be religious people, should focus on their congregations and stop fooling around with the wives of the men in the congregations.

Pandering for everyones vote = you get no ones vote. (I hope)

Time now to see just how much of a value issue abortion is. If the religious right compromises and supports Guliani, then obviously the sanctity of life is not a sacred to them as once claimed, or at least not as sacred as power and influence.

Hey wait a minute! Isn't Giuliani going too far outside the Republican play book? " Nothing to fear"? I thought the Republican mantra was to fear everything and all the time!

Go Hillary Go Hillary Go Hillary Go !!

Giuliani represents everything the Republican Party should be doing right: getting on the bandwagon when it comes to more freedom in the social arena while reclaiming its fiscally conservative policies.

The Republican Party needs to show that it too can be inclusive of a broad range of people while remaining tough on defense, cutting back on spending, and supporting social justice.

This is the only way the party will survive worldwide Bush hatred and years of quasi-Republican rule in Congress which has left us with massive debt.

WASHINGTON (CNN) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney narrowly won a straw poll of mostly Christian conservative voters at the Family Research Council's Values Voters Summit held this weekend in the nation's capital.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney attends a gathering of the Family Research Council on Friday.

The former Massachusetts governor won almost 28 percent of the 5,776 votes cast, edging out former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who finished 30 votes behind him.

"The vote is a validation of Governor Romney's core message to grass-roots Republican activists," Romney campaign spokesman Kevin Madden said at the close of the two-day conference.

"His is a campaign built on the important issues of national security, economic security and stronger families."

Texas Rep. Ron Paul finished in third place, with 15 percent of the vote, and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson finished in fourth place with 10 percent. See how the top four finishers performed »

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani finished with 107 votes, just under 2 percent of all ballots cast, and Arizona Sen. John McCain was just behind Giuliani, with 81 votes.

"It's hard to gauge how big a victory this is for Romney because we're not entirely sure whether these voters represent the larger Christian conservative constituency," CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider said.

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"Romney won the Ames, Iowa, straw poll in August by spending a lot of money. We don't know how much of an organizational effort was behind this victory," he said.

"Romney's true acceptability to Christian conservatives will not become clear until we see how he does in January in the Iowa Republican caucuses and the South Carolina Republican Primary.

"But the results suggest that being a Mormon may be a barrier for winning the support of Christian conservatives," Schneider said. Watch Schneider discuss the significance of Romney's win »

A recent CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll shows that Americans' attitudes toward Mormonism appear to be changing.

Half of those surveyed last weekend considered Mormons Christian, up from 34 percent last year.

Far fewer people voted in person at the conference than participated online or by mail.

Huckabee was the clear winner of the in-person balloting, with 488 of the 952 votes. Romney was second with 99 on-site votes.

Only members of the council's political arm could vote.

During the voting period, which began in August, the conservative organization saw its membership increase from about 5,000 members to 8,500, said Tony Perkins, council president.

"The straw vote is a setback for Fred Thompson, a Southerner who is trying to lock up the conservative wing of the party. Thompson's 10 percent is an embarrassingly weak showing," Schneider said.

But Thompson's spokeswoman saw the results in a different light.

"Fred Thompson was happy to have received an enthusiastic response and standing ovation from attendees at the Values Voters Summit," Karen Hanretty said.

"While it's easy for a candidate to buy votes in an unscientific straw poll, what matters more is that Christian conservative voters favor Fred over the other candidates, as evidenced in a recent CBS poll," she said.

Powerful voting bloc

Christian conservatives carry a lot of clout within the Republican Party.

They vote in great numbers in the Republican primaries, especially in the crucial early presidential contest states of Iowa and South Carolina. That's one reason all of the GOP presidential candidates came to Washington to court their vote.

Coming into the Values Voters Summit, Christian conservatives appeared to have problems with all of the top-tier GOP White House hopefuls.

The front-runner in the national polls, thrice-married Giuliani, supports the legal right to an abortion.

Romney - the leader in Iowa and New Hampshire, which will hold the first primary - supported the legal right to abortions before changing his stance.

His Mormon faith may be a problem for some values voters.

Thompson - who is second in most national polls - is against a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. He believes the states should decide. Some top Christian conservative leaders have questioned Thompson's commitment to their core issues.

McCain also opposes a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, and he's had a rocky relationship over the years with Christian conservative leaders.

Huckabee could be considered the ideal candidate for evangelical voters - he's the only minister.

But he's not well known, and regardless of his strong performances in the Republican presidential debates so far this year, few think he has a shot at winning the GOP nomination.

The other presidential hopeful who also saw eye-to-eye with the religious right is no longer a candidate. Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas dropped out of the race for the White House on Friday due to a lack of campaign cash.

While Giuliani received only polite applause from the audience after his comments, Huckabee won several ovations.

The former Baptist preacher called legalized abortion a "holocaust."

"Sometimes we talk about why we're importing so many people in our work force," he said.

"It might be for the last 35 years, we have aborted more than a million people who would have been in our work force had we not had the holocaust of liberalized abortion under a flawed Supreme Court ruling in 1973."

Huckabee also spoke adamantly of the need for conservative lawmakers to show no compromise on fighting for a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

"I'm very tired of hearing people who are unwilling to change the Constitution, but seem more than willing to change the holy word of God as it relates to the definition of

I actually do feel that we have a lot to fear with you Mr. Guiliani, however, if it is you against Hillary, you will have my vote.

Rudy Giuliani is by far the most qualified candidate for president. It will only help him to market to the Right Wing, so long as he is honest in that process. We are blessed today to have such an experienced man likely to become President. It will be a refreshing change from what we have endured with the Bush Administration. I think Rudy would keep his administration on a much tighter leash than Bush-who let Cheney and Rummy pretty much do what they wanted. Bush's cabinet let him down because Bush did not have the experience to check some of them. Rudy demonstrated as an accomplished NYC Prosecutor and Mayor that he has the skills to lead from the top.

I am a Conservative Democrat and as of now I support Rudy for President.

STEVE..Or is it Adam?

To:
Dan of Baltimore, MD

Thank you for your interesting answer. Those who know me do not consider me extremist. By your own admission, you are a moderate. If extremists populate the blogs, then both of us are in the wrong place.

With all due respect, Rudy doesn't have the moderate vote. Moderates are voting for Ron Paul this time. Rudy, like others, represents majority of "stay the course" crowd. That's the reason he cannot see beyond 9/11. He is lagging on his reading assignment too. He has not made it to the 9/11 commission report yet.

How can you entrust the Motherland to a man who cheated on mother of his children?
You may not be ready for Ron Paul yet. May I suggest John McCain? At least, the man has character!

Let's see an Election Year and Campaign Trail, void of stupidity and pure politics.

Get Real, candidates.

You have quite a circus of candidates. Not exactly what we imagined.

So is this a CNN controlled election year? Why do you cut the most appropriate comments ?

Hey Rudy, can you Cackle like Hillary ?

From where I sit Americans have MUCH TO FEAR with Giuliani. He is a Bush & Cheney Clone wrapped up in one skin.

Jeb Bush's son supporting Giuliani gives my insight on Rudy all the credability I need. And I'm not an American and don't have a vote. But if I did I surely wouldn't vote for Rudy errrr Bush errrrr Cheney.

If you want another 4 years just like the almost eight you've just experienced vote for Rudy..but don't expect America or the rest of the world to thank you.

Check out: "The BIG BAD Christian Influence!"

http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?id=25844

What a great article!

"In a field of candidates that I distrust and dislike on both sides, the only way Giuliani would get my vote would be if Clinton was his opponent."

Anybody stupid enough to let a Republican get in after these Bush years just because you don't like Clinton means you're a right winger yourself. Go get drunk on Election Day, whiner.

"I'm a wee bit confused- did God tell Mr. Giuliani that it's Ok to sanction abortions?"

I'm a wee bit confused – what does your adult Santa Claus have to do with the law of the land?

By the way: the bible and Jesus said NOTHING about abortion, and the Catholic Church allowed abortions until "quickening" – first movement of the fetus – until 1869.

Which proves anti-abortionism is a recent phenemenon, created to put modern women back in their place.

There will be no forced birth in America, misgynists. Try and you die.

"Bush will go after Iran,Russia and China will come after us. The Russians are waiting to take over America and become the super power."

Laurinda, I watch you babble brainlessly on this forum every day.

Time for your meds.

Who's Giuliani hoping will vote for him? The John Birch society? I don't think such a pandering weenie, whose kids have already said they wouldn't vote for him, who bends over like a receiver trying to please the anti-science stupidity of the far right – why again would anyone want him to be president?

hey CNN,
WHY DID YOU CUT MY RESPONSE TO PS LAKESIDE???
IT WAS RELEVANT AND GOES TO THE HEART OF THE ABORTION ISSUE.
PLEASE RECONSIDER AND RETURN IT.
THANK YOU.

Well I was, am, and will vote for Hillary in the 08 election. Republicans are as close to a Russian as you can get! I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw them!

Sounds like he's religious all of the sudden, telling people what they really want to hear.

READ WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT HIS SUPREME COURT PICKS, BE AFRAID OF THIS PERSON. BE VERY AFRAID.AND TO ALL THE DEMOCRATS THAT SAY THEY WOULD VOTE AGAINST HILLARY. YOU ARE NOTHING BUT REPUBLICANS IN DISGUISE.THAT WOULD ASSURE A REPUBLICAN BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE WHERE WE WOULD HAVE CHENEY AND BUSH ALL OVER AGAIN.

Israel's secret service knows that Russia and China are helping Iran build nuclear warfare and they said numerous times that they would blow Israel off the map. Israel will strike Iran and they will retaliate. Bush will go after Iran,Russia and China will come after us. The Russians are waiting to take over America and become the super power.

I am the complete opposite of a poster above me. I am a Republican and the only way I will vote for another Clinton is if Guiliani wins the Republican nomination for the same reason as the poster, as a vote against not a vote for. Lets nominate someone like Ron Paul or even McCain. If its Guiliani for the Republicans then it is Clinton(I cannot believe I am even saying this) for me.

If Giuliani's own flesh and blood refuse to represent him. I have no respect for any man who deserts the "core" of his loved ones for his own selfish reasons, not once but three times. And further, to stand before the American public as a presidential candidate. No, I don't think so, he needs a lot of atonement before the God he speaks about. This man has no morality and believes morality is not an issue to Americans. I would cast a vote for Mitt Romney any day before voting for Giuliani and I am not a republican, but I take this personal.

No, but the rest of the country and the world have a lot to worry about from this fake 9-11 hero who is simply shaping up as Bush-like nutjob.

In a field of candidates that I distrust and dislike on both sides, the only way Giuliani would get my vote would be if Clinton was his opponent. And yet again it would be the case of me using my vote to vote against a candidate instead of for one.

MS – If you really want an answer...

The most extreme among us are the most likely to become vocal. Look at all the Ron Paul supporters out there. The truth is not represented by those who put forward comments on blogs. The right wing and the left wing bloggers are coming out against Rudy because they fear what he will do to their causes. The polls are done by telephone, so you're less likely to get extremists. Let's just face it – Rudy had the moderate vote (i.e., the majority of us). Make sense now?

I will say this about Giuliani, and I believe I echo his lovely wife when I say that with Rudi in charge, I would feel safe. I'm not so sure I could say the same about any of the others, either party, and right now that is the most important consideration.

Abortion concerns aside the man is STILL:

ANTI-GUN

is still

Pro-Big Government

and

said we should be about the business of Nation building which has lead to so much hatred of us in the first place.

All you of Morons who say go away Christian Right, need to look more at this guy...he ain't a republican...and he is the reason we have lost our base, and will lose this election.

He isn't conservative...conservatives are the base of the party.... We WILL LOSE if Rudy is our candidate.

We have nothing to fear from Rudy. Those words sound dangerously prophetic. That sounds dangerously close to words used by phoney evangelical GOPer's who actually believe the fables in the Bible as historical. Step into the "Independent Candidate", and I could easily vote for you Rudy. No B.S.

You have nothing 9/11 to fear 9/11 except 9/11 Iran 9/11.

CBS News has confirmed, in advance of a 60 Minutes interview with outed CIA agent Valerie Plame to be run this Sunday, that Plame "was involved in operations to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons."

Bush and Cheney must be impeached immediately.

Giuliani will most likely win the Republican nomination by default. Most decent Republicans will just stay home for the primaries out of disgust. CAN you honestly picture this man with his finger on the United States Nuclear arsenal? He put NY’s Command Response center IN the World Trade Center Buildings AFTER they were already attack in the 90’s. With NO improved communications between Emergency Response personnel. Certain actions automatically disqualify you as President. That’s like moving The Pentagon to Baghdad, then being surprised it was attacked. And then you realize you have no place to Coordinate Command functions from. DAH!!
THAT is why the Republicans are lashing out at Hillary. They hope the Democrats are so dumb as to choose her to be their opponent. Why? Because they know they can beat her. Even with Giuliani and all his baggage. It will be the battle or the baggage and misstep in judgments. That is more reason for the Democrats to look for another candidate. Obama08

You having nothing 9/11 to fear 9/11 except 9/11 Iran 9/11.

Actually, we as Americans SHOULD fear George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. They want to intentionally start World War III:

CBS News has confirmed, in advance of a 60 Minutes interview with outed CIA agent Valerie Plame to be run this Sunday, that Plame "was involved in operations to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons."

They could not or did not stop 9/11, they refused to go after Bin Laden, they started an unnecessary war and occupation, and now they have pushed us to the brink of nuclear war.

Bush and Cheney must be impeached immediately. This cannot stand.

rudy stop pandering to the compasionate conservatives or christian whatever, aren´t there more important american citizens in this USA? you are not even a catholic.

I'd like to share with you all an experience of mine. I have a reoccuring nightmare that I am traveling on a amusement park ride through a Land of Giulianis, each Giuliani is dressed differently, some in drag, others in military uniforms, others in suits, and one in a top hat. All the while, Danny Elfman's "Scrooged" theme plays in the the background, and Giuliani cackles wickedly...

This man says he "hates abortion." Now why would he support something he hates.

May God help this country. Catholics and other pro-life voters will have no one to vote for next year. We will likely have this loser, and Hillary: both pro-abortion politicians who don't realize that unborn Americans have human rights.

The main thing we need to know Rudy, is are you related to Dick Cheney? CNN reports this is now the main campaign theme, and of most important topic for the welfare of the American people and the Iraqi people

Of course we have nothing to fear from your Presidency Rudy, since Hillary will be the President. Nice try anyway.

Hey PS King, Lakeside, AZ

What do you think GOD thinks about killing in the name of War. Or executing criminals who have been the unlucky victims of the flawed legal justice system.
Killing is killing right??
Or is there some addendum to the BIBLE that only Conservative know about?? Or maybe God just talks to you and says it's OK.
Which is it??

Giuliani is the best the Republicans have to offer...It's STILL not enough to beat the top three Democrat contenders

All but one comment here are against Giuliani. Where does CNN find him leading the poles or running number 2 or 3. If the comments on him are any indication, he should be somewhere at the bottom of the list.

I wonder how he would feel on Feb 6, 2008. Will he survive Tsunami Tuesday? I think not.

People, this man cheated on his wife at the GRACIE MANSON, while his wife was battling breast cancer. His son and daughter are not supporting him on his presidency atempt. Need I say more?????

New general election poll from Missouri has Clinton up big!

Guiliani is the face of the new emerging repulican party, Right wing Christians no longer have a strong hold on the party. Good Riddance. American is progressing in social views, either you do the same or get left behind.

Unfortunately, we ALL have quite a bit to fear from Guiliani. The man is an authoritarian who will institute a police state and destroy what is left of our rights and freedoms if he (god forbid) gets near the White House. We will long for the good ol' days when Bush was president.

If he wins the nomination, I do expect most of the "Christian" Right to vote for him. After all, they can overlook his pro-abortion, pro gun control, big-government, anti-freedom platform, his serial philandering, three divorces, cross-dressing, etc., as long as he promises to continue to invade countries, kill Muslims, and continue this insane holy war, which is highest on their agenda by far.

Giuliani has proven himself to be the most fanatically pro-war and anti-freedom candidate. Amazing how conservatives have devolved into brownshirts who care nothing for conservatism, only permanent war, unlimited government, blind devotion to the regime in power, and unthinking knee-jerk nationalism. Ronald Reagan must be spinning in his grave.

I my not agree with Rudy Giuliani on every issue, but I think his honest approach is refreshing. If we would all approach the issues with an open heart and an open mind, this would be a much better place. Giuliani has my vote.

I'm a wee bit confused- did God tell Mr. Giuliani that it's Ok to sanction abortions? To truly believe in God, one has to also believe in the laws put forth by Him. "Thou shalt not kill" is pretty high up on the list of no-no's for those interested in embracing Christianity. Whether Mr. Giuliani knows it or not- you can't have it both ways. Life is Life. Terminating that precious spark is indeed killing- as it results in the cessation of that life. I am not about to lecture him- he's a grown man- but I for one find this attitude of his a very troubling indication. He is a man willing to say ANYTHING in order to be elected. Being moral is hard- very hard, in this awful world we have created. I would rather vote for someone that defends their principles- not one that changes them according to his audience.

The Religious Right has without a doubt been coalescing around Romney, while the Bush clan has been grouping itself around Giuliani. And every indication is that Rudy will survive the right's hatred in the primary.

Everything else aside, it is rather amusing, and worrying, if a politician uses the assurance that anybody has "nothing to fear from" him as an argument to gain support.

Anytime a political tells you to "just trust me", you can guarantee they will screw you. Perhaps if he wasn't Italian, I might fall for it. Anytime the mafia tells you not to fear them, you better run!!

Anyone know what this means?

RG: "I don't always agree with myself. But I will give you reason to trust me."

WHA???