If I were to make the Rudy case- and this youtube video is caught in my throat like a big hunk of rotting meat - then I would quote this:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03012007/news/nationalnews/newt_rips_nasty_hill_nationalnews_maggie_haberman.htm
Gingrich said the GOP needs to nominate a Ronald Reagan-type candidate and added, "I think it's not an accident that Giuliani is running as well as he is in the polls."
Gingrich called New York's evolution under Giuliani "a tremendous story . . . It's a different city."
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This is Newt Gingrich we're talking about. Probably the greatest intellectual heavyweight in the Conservative movement. And he obviously loves Rudy. I can not think that if Rudy were as liberal as this selection of quotes from the video would indicate, that a man like Gingrich could say that. I'm not saying we should support Rudy. I'm saying that when Gingrich supports the guy it's not as clear-cut a situation as this video would suggest.
Read between the lines here. I believe that the media is pushing Rudy like nobody's business. Newt didn't come right out & endorse Rudy - he said "I think it's not an accident". I could take that to mean that it's not an accident either - the MSM & the country club republicans are making sure Rudy is the front runner. If he were so happy with Rudy being the front runner - why is Newt still considering running?
As far as Newt saying Rudy cleaned up NY - nobody is denying that. Rudy was great for NY - the land of liberals- just not so great for me. Rush won't even endorse anyone yet - he says it's too early - and he's right. Don't let the polls get you down - it is early.
I get discouraged here on FR when I see my fellow freepers in-fighting like this - but this is the time to get down & dirty & fight it out. This is the time for everyone to line up for their candidate & fight like nobody's business for them. Many will fall & ultimately one will be left standing (maybe two, with one being the VP candidate) - then it will be time for the party to unite & beat the other guys.
One thing I know is I do not want Rudy to be that guy. Like someone said earlier, this video is worth many thousands in campaign ads & we can circulate it to everyone we know FOR FREE. We can get the word out. I will tell you this - if it comes down to the front 3 guys being my last choices - if I can't vote for Duncan Hunter - I'd grudgingly support Mitt Romney over Rudy or McCain.
Don't give up - it's early and we can make a difference. We don't have to eat the crap they're feeding us.