Posted on 04/20/2007 9:07:37 AM PDT by Mr. Brightside
Rudy: Switching on guns, abortion
BY CRAIG GORDON
craig.gordon@newsday.com
April 19, 2007, 9:21 PM EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Rudolph Giuliani Thursday linked the 1995 bombing of a federal building here to the Virginia Tech massacre by speaking in the role he wants Republicans to remember -- the leader who guided another terror-battered city through tragedy.
But this week's events highlight another side of Giuliani -- the presidential candidate who once bluntly rejected some of his party's core beliefs, only to switch his stances now to walk in step with GOP faithful.
Giuliani this week issued statements on gun control and late-term abortion that differ sharply from his previous positions, opening him up to "flip-flop" charges by activists. The gun control switch seems particularly stark.
As New York mayor, Giuliani didn't just support tough controls -- he became former President Bill Clinton's go-to Republican to lobby a GOP Congress to back an assault-weapons ban.
Later, Giuliani joined a lawsuit against gun makers and called for a "uniform law passed by Congress" to regulate handgun ownership.
This week, however, his campaign didn't mention that. Instead, spokeswoman Maria Comella said, "He supports reasonable restrictions and believes that in most cases it's best left up to the states to determine what those restrictions are."
Giuliani said Thursday the Virginia Tech massacre calls out for solutions, but he ducked questions about whether one such solution would be greater gun control.
On the abortion issue, Giuliani issued a statement praising the Supreme Court for its decision Wednesday upholding a ban on so-called partial-birth abortion. But as recently as 2000, he was still voicing support for allowing the procedure.
During the campaign, Giuliani has stood by his support for abortion rights more broadly. Comella defended Giuliani's position now, saying the ban upheld by Congress is "fundamentally different" from the one he opposed in the past, because it now includes scientific findings about protecting the life of the mother.
Charles Cook, an independent political analyst in Washington, said the perception that Giuliani is switching positions for political convenience could cause him trouble with Republican voters -- though he's already in trouble with some for his initial positions on gun control and abortion.
"Whether people see him as a flip-flopper, or whether people see him as out of the Republican mainstream, either way it's a problem," Cook said. "The more the gun issue is in the news, the more abortion is in the news, the harder it is for Rudy Giuliani."
So, the question is, is he for the Second Amendment now, after he said he was against handguns, or is he lying about his original position which he has now changed to pro-Constitution....then again....just maybe...
He’s lying now.
Rudy ain’t switchin’ - he’s lyin’!
But remember, only Rudy can beat Hillary! and win the War on Terror!
Does the name “Forked tongue” mean anything to Rudy?
Oh, don’t worry. He will also claim to be 100% consistent during the general election (if he manages to emerge the Republican nominee, *gag*) when he drifts back to his natural home on the left and extols the virtues of gun control, taxpayer funded abortion on demand, and nanny-state government policy.
But Rudy’s a Republican though! That magical R before his name is like the S on Superman’s chest < /S >
yeah its a wink wink nod nod aside to the antis
wait till legislation gets on his desk as POTUS.
You will be arrested for having that Daisy soft-air, or a paint ball gun...
Later, Giuliani joined a lawsuit against gun makers and called for a "uniform law passed by Congress" to regulate handgun ownership.
This week, however, his campaign didn't mention that. Instead, spokeswoman Maria Comella said, "He supports reasonable restrictions and believes that in most cases it's best left up to the states to determine what those restrictions are."
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Drop out now, Giuliani.
And the band plays on on the Titanic. The Rude dude is goin down.
You fill in the blank: “A vote for Rudy is a vote for _____”
He’s lying now.
Well, Ronald Reagan used to be a Democrat ...
Welcome to Free Republic.
Rudy is reading the tea leaves. Being Pro-Abort and a gun grabber won’t get him the Republican primary victory he’s looking for.
If we’re looking for a politician who doesn’t lie, hell will freeze over first.
Right now, I want to hear more about what Fred has to say.
Stop rudy 2008 ping!
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As New York mayor, Giuliani didn’t just support tough controls — he became former President Bill Clinton’s go-to Republican to lobby a GOP Congress to back an assault-weapons ban.
Later, Giuliani joined a lawsuit against gun makers and called for a “uniform law passed by Congress” to regulate handgun ownership.
This week, however, his campaign didn’t mention that. Instead, spokeswoman Maria Comella said, “He supports reasonable restrictions and believes that in most cases it’s best left up to the states to determine what those restrictions are.”
PuPaul JulieAnnie- say anything flip-flopper, not authentic
“Lifetime Hunter” Romney- poseur and johnny-come-lately “conservative”, not authentic
“Captain Queeg” McCain- loose cannon, loves to knife his party in the back, conservative just for the campaign season, not authentic
Newly minted “Global Warming” Newt- unelectable in a state-wide race in Georgia, less electable in a national race.
RUN, FRED, RUN.
I can at least respect someone who disagrees with me. But I hate a liar. And I think he is lying.
..the more I learn about the mayor—the more I realize that he is not the answer to America’s questions...
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