Giuliani’s Liberal Judge Problem

Donklephant ^ | March 1, 2007 | Justin Gardner

[Suzy Quzy]

Did Rudy marry his SECOND COUSIN? I assume the first wife....

[RichInOC]

Question: Where exactly was this huge pool of Freeper-quality conservative lawyers in New York City, ready, willing and qualified to be lower-court judges, that Rudy could have appointed and ignored instead?

[Leo Farnsworth]

"Question: Where exactly was this huge pool of Freeper-quality conservative lawyers in New York City, ready, willing and qualified to be lower-court judges, that Rudy could have appointed and ignored instead?"

Amen, brother.

[airborne]

So,you're saying there were no good Republican lawyers in New York available?

I'd be willing bet otherwise.

[SJackson]

Since on the other thread some question the relevance of municpal apointments, I'm posting Rudy's comment on Hannity a couple weeks ago.

Giuliani on Hannity: VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT

So what I do say to conservatives because then you want to look at well okay what can we look to that is similar to the way you think. I think the appointment of judges that I would make would be very similar to if not exactly the same as the last two judges that were appointed. Chief Justice Roberts is somebody I work with, somebody I admire. Justice Alito, someone I knew when he was US attorney, also admire. If I had been president over the last four years, I can't think of any-- that I'd do anything different with that. I guess the key is and I appointed over 100 judges when I was the mayor so it's something I take very, very seriously. I would appoint judges that interpreted the constitution rather than invented it.

Rudy contends he'll apoint conservative judges. Gives his reasons, those he admires, GWB's apointments which he supports, he'll take it seriously, but also asks us to look to the 100 judges he appointed as mayor.

Rudy put the apointments in play, the same way John "Reporting for Duty" Kerry brought his military record to the center of the campaign.

 

[Williams]

Actually, I'm sure there are conservative attorneys in NYC, but the city is so damn liberal and especially when it comes to all kinds of rights in court, that I'm sure all teh judges are disgustingly liberal. The fact is Rudy was going to be liberal in many respects as NYC mayor. it's a different world than teh country at large. That is why NYC became a dangerous laughing stock. But Rudy did clean up teh city's image and crime and fiscal situation. That is where he applied his conservative leadership.

When Rudy was cleaning up the streets, the NYT was running front page stories arguing the tramps who would wash your car windshield in traffic and demand money should not be stopped because they were ex convicts! That is NYC.

[msnimje]

I just saw a tape on YouTube were Rudy said something like "I would run as A Democrat if I could"

[Leo Farnsworth]

If you have an (R) by your name in NYC it does not mean that you are a conservative.

They are few and far between in the City.

Even Republicans are outnumbered by Democrats by a large margin.

He's was the Mayor. He had to get along in an inhospitable environment towards Republicans. It's a give and take environment.

I dare say that he would not even been elected Mayor if Dinkins had not been such an horrific Mayor previously.

[SJackson]

This article is quite misleading. Anyone with even a slight understanding of NYC politics and NYC courts understands that the legal community in NYC is overwhelmingly liberal....

See post 25.

Rudy himself cited his NY experience as supporting his contention that's he'll appoint conservative judges. So it's a legitimate inquiry. IMO the only answer is to point to the conservative, even if only on crime, judges he appointed.

Apologetics about the appointment system or political makeup of the legal community are irrelevant.

Rudy pointed to his 100 judicial apointments as evidence of his judicial conservatism.

Now it's "Where's the Beef" time.

[msnimje]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVBtPIrEleM


Rudy: "I would like to run on the Democratic line if I could figure out how to do it" and other precious gems

[madprof98]

Rudy pointed to his 100 judicial apointments as evidence of his judicial conservatism.

You didn't parse that right. He pointed to those appointments as evidence that he took the appointment process SERIOUSLY. As apparently he did, since he got such high praise from the abortion-rights crowd.

[Paleo Conservative]

I heard he was trying to get the crossover vote.

[Barrett 50BMG]

nice cherry picking of his numbers..

[Kevmo]

Bookmark Rudy Video

[madprof98]

nice cherry picking of his numbers..

You Rudybots are so cute. You signed up TODAY to share that with us!

[Barrett 50BMG]

actually, I signed up yesterday... ;)

[derllak]

bump

[WalterSkinner]

..this morning on Laura Ingraham's show, someone claiming to be a former NY cop (IIRC) called in and indicated that the judges who were appointed by the mayor were very very liberal...

[SIDENET]

So yes, I'm leaning towards Rudy

Well, you might need a new screen name. Your tagline will still work, though.

;-)

[Spiff]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVBtPIrEleM

Rudy: "I would like to run on the Democratic line if I could figure out how to do it" and other precious gems

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I hadn't checked YouTube for a couple of days and this new video is pretty damning for Giuliani. It includes actual video of some of the quotes that the Stop Rudy people have been posting and that the Rudyites have been denying. It shows the REAL Rudy - the radical liberal, anti-Republican Rudy who has no business running for the Republican nomination.

Pinging the list...

This deserves its own thread with a transcript. I don't have time right now to do that but will do it later if someone doesn't beat me to it.