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Giuliani Puts Democrats On Defensive
Tampa Tribune ^ | April 5, 2007 | WILLIAM MARCH

Posted on 04/04/2007 8:33:07 PM PDT by FairOpinion

Rudy Giuliani blasted Democrats on the Iraq war and emphasized his role after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which made him a national figure, in a speech to supporters in St. Petersburg on Wednesday.

Giuliani, leading in polls in the Republican presidential primary both nationally and in Florida, was making his first public campaign appearance in the Tampa Bay area.

"You have to be on offense against terrorists," Giuliani told the crowd. "Before Sept. 11, we were playing defense."

If a Democrat wins the election, "we'll be right back playing defense because that's what the Democrats are doing," he said.

"In my knowledge of history, I can never think of a time in which a nation or an army that decided to retreat made the decision to give the schedule for that retreat to the enemy," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at tbo.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: congress; democrats; electionpresident; elections; giuliani; rudy; rudyinadress; wot
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That's why we need Giuliani - he puts the Democrats on the defensive, not the other way around.
1 posted on 04/04/2007 8:33:08 PM PDT by FairOpinion
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To: areafiftyone; Blackirish; Jameison; Sabramerican; BunnySlippers; tkathy; veronica; Roccus; ...

((((((((((((((( RUDY PING )))))))))))))))))

“You have to be on offense against terrorists,” Giuliani told the crowd. “Before Sept. 11, we were playing defense.”

If a Democrat wins the election, “we’ll be right back playing defense because that’s what the Democrats are doing,” he said.


2 posted on 04/04/2007 8:35:18 PM PDT by FairOpinion (Victory in Iraq. Stop Hillary. Stop the Dems. Work for Republican Victory in 2008.)
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Of course he does...he'll have the Dims rush for the Exedrin PM in no time flat.

However, the 20 or so hysterical abortion John Browns on FR will probably be committing suicide.

3 posted on 04/04/2007 8:35:46 PM PDT by zarf (Her hair was of a dank yellow, and fell over her temples like sauerkraut......)
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To: FairOpinion

Was this before or after he pledged his support to publicly funding infanticide?


4 posted on 04/04/2007 8:38:17 PM PDT by SmoothTalker
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To: FairOpinion
If a Democrat wins the election, “we’ll be right back playing defense because that’s what the Democrats are doing,” he said.

You can say that again.

5 posted on 04/04/2007 8:39:36 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (If you think the world's dangerous, and you need a tough guy... that's me [Rudy] --Newt Gingrich)
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To: FairOpinion

Rudy bump.


6 posted on 04/04/2007 8:41:27 PM PDT by Ciexyz (Is the American voter smarter than a fifth grader?)
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To: FairOpinion

The Cut&RunOcRats Hate Our Troops

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters


7 posted on 04/04/2007 8:41:54 PM PDT by bray (The Surge is Working against both enemies of America)
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To: Victoria Delsoul
That's why the Dems are afraid of

It will run right over them.

PS. See, I am using your terrific creation. :)

8 posted on 04/04/2007 8:43:36 PM PDT by FairOpinion (Victory in Iraq. Stop Hillary. Stop the Dems. Work for Republican Victory in 2008.)
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To: FairOpinion

If in 12 years a Republican congress could not get rid of abortion funding, even with a prolife president, how could Rudy do any better?


9 posted on 04/04/2007 8:46:28 PM PDT by ClaireSolt (Have you have gotten mixed up in a mish-masher?)
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To: ClaireSolt

Not to mention the pro-life president we’ve had.

People are using the abortion issue to try to split the conservatives, precisely because the Dems are deathly afraid of Rudy.


10 posted on 04/04/2007 8:49:39 PM PDT by FairOpinion (Victory in Iraq. Stop Hillary. Stop the Dems. Work for Republican Victory in 2008.)
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To: FairOpinion
You've got your own site for boosting Rudy and denigrating other candidates 24 hours a day. Why do you have to afflict the rest of us with this non-stop Rudy spam?
11 posted on 04/04/2007 8:51:01 PM PDT by JCEccles
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To: ClaireSolt

“Republican congress could not get rid of abortion funding, even with a prolife president”

Exactly — pardon, somehow I missed the second part of your sentence, referring the presiden, that’s why my post didn’t make sense as a respons. Sorry.


12 posted on 04/04/2007 8:51:45 PM PDT by FairOpinion (Victory in Iraq. Stop Hillary. Stop the Dems. Work for Republican Victory in 2008.)
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To: JCEccles

What are you talking about?


13 posted on 04/04/2007 8:52:34 PM PDT by FairOpinion (Victory in Iraq. Stop Hillary. Stop the Dems. Work for Republican Victory in 2008.)
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To: FairOpinion

: ).....: )


14 posted on 04/04/2007 8:52:52 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker ( Hunter/Thompson in 08! Or Rudy/Hillary, if you want America finished off!)
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To: FairOpinion
That's nice, thanks. :-)

And yes, you're right. They are going after Rudy like crazy, LOL.

15 posted on 04/04/2007 8:53:27 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (If you think the world's dangerous, and you need a tough guy... that's me [Rudy] --Newt Gingrich)
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To: zarf
However, the 20 or so hysterical abortion John Browns on FR will probably be committing suicide.

Unlike other FReepers, I've always stuck to the existing topic about Rudy.

What makes Rudy better to manage the WOT than the other candidates?

Both Hunter and Tancredo have far more experience in the WOT than Rudy does, and even Romney strongly denounced Iran in a speech.

Your spin is getting naseauting and it's not fooling anyone.

16 posted on 04/04/2007 8:58:09 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: ClaireSolt
If in 12 years a Republican congress could not get rid of abortion funding, even with a prolife president, how could Rudy do any better?

President Bush and Congressman Pence have used their respective positions to promote the pro-life agenda.

Any President that feels that fetuses are nothing more than used toilet tissue shouldn't be elected dog catcher.

17 posted on 04/04/2007 8:59:44 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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What makes Rudy better to manage the WOT than the other candidates?

I like Italians with a score to settle. Rudy took 9/11 personally I believe....I think that's why he wants the gig.

As Dennis Miller so aply stated: Bush was our middle inning guy, Rudy is the closer....Mariano Rivera in the 9th.

18 posted on 04/04/2007 9:02:09 PM PDT by zarf (Her hair was of a dank yellow, and fell over her temples like sauerkraut......)
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To: FairOpinion
[... Giuliani Puts Democrats On Defensive ..]

For all practical purposes Giuliani IS A DEMOCRAT... about MOST issues.

19 posted on 04/04/2007 9:02:46 PM PDT by hosepipe (CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole....)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Hunters a good man but he's toast...gone.

His 500,000 bucks in the first quarter won't buy his campaign a decent burial....just enough to hire a catamaran and dump it over the side.

Tancredo is a jackass who is busy looking at himself in the mirror.

20 posted on 04/04/2007 9:05:19 PM PDT by zarf (Her hair was of a dank yellow, and fell over her temples like sauerkraut......)
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