Bye, Bye Rudy

One more thing... Every freeze-dried, full of shit candidate is "crafting" positions right now and not taking a stand on anything, lest they put their asses on the line. I'm not saying Giuliani is going to be able to play the game as a national candidate, the way he could as mayor of NYC, but geez, the guy has proven that when he believes in something, he'll stand up for it, without lies or bullshit. The two instances that come to mind and make me smile:

1) When the UN was having that 50th Anniversary event, Giuliani invited everyone but Yasser Arafat and Fidel Castro to a performance at Lincoln Center. That in itself was beautiful. But Arafat showed up anyhow, and tried to take a seat by the stage, and Giuliani had him booted and ordered kept off the premises. You can call it a bullshit bully tactic--if you really want to cry tears for Arafat and Castro. Or you can call it a street fighter who understood how to throw an effective dirty punch. It took balls the size of melons, and during the beating he took from the liberal establishment in the aftermath, he didn't once flinch.

2) After 9/11, when that Saudi prince showed up in NYC with a $10 million check and then implied that the U.S. brought the attack upon itself, Giuliani wouldn't accept the check and was strong in his statement that there is no moral equivalent for that kind of terrorist attack. Think of all the "nuanced" presidential candidates out there. How many would have reacted the same way in his shoes--not even a second thought, just an "F U very much!"?

 

I guess I should repeat what I wrote: I'm not saying Giuliani is going to be able to play the game as a national candidate, the way he could as mayor of NYC, but geez, the guy has proven that when he believes in something, he'll stand up for it, without lies or bullshit.

Do you honestly believe partial birth abortion is something he feels passionately about?

You know... the things he has taken bold, unpopular actions over, in the past?

You completely missed the point of my post. WHEN HE BELIEVES IN SOMETHING, i.e. the stuff he feels strongly about.

Yeah. It's obvious to anyone who has followed his public life that partial birth abortion is what he's all about.

 

Ha. He wasn't diplomatic with Yasser Arafat and Fidel Castro. Wah wah wah. Good stuff.