Congressman David Dreier Announces Support for Mayor Giuliani

Join Rudy 2008 ^ | Feb 13th, 2007 | Press Release

[PhiKapMom]

New York, Feb 13 -

In a sign of continuing momentum, the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee today announced Congressman David Dreier, Chairman of the California Republican Congressional Delegation and House Rules Committee Ranking Republican, has announced his support for Mayor Rudy Giuliani to be the next President of the United States. Dreier’s endorsement follows the rousing reception Mayor Giuliani received at the California State Republican Convention and his successful swing through the state. Dreier will help lead Mayor Giuliani’s exploratory committee efforts in California.

Congressman Dreier said, “America needs the proven leadership of Rudy Giuliani to tackle the difficult challenges our country is facing. Not only does Mayor Giuliani have a record of results, he has a positive, optimistic vision that can unite our Party and our country for the greater good.

“I am proud to be supporting Mayor Rudy Giuliani for President and am looking forward to helping the exploratory committee’s efforts in any way I can,” concluded Dreier.

Mayor Rudy Giuliani welcomed the support from Congressmen Dreier. “I’m excited to have a Republican leader like Congressman Dreier on our team.” This endorsement comes on the heels of Congressman Pete Sessions and former Congresswoman Susan Molinari joining Team Rudy, as well as the previously announced support of California Congressman Devin Nunes and Congresswoman Mary Bono. More California endorsements will be announced later in the week.

[PhiKapMom]

More California endorsements to come later in the week!

[PhiKapMom]

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[onyx]

Put Dreier on the turncoat list, and wait for snarky comments and rumors about Dreier.

[BunnySlippers]

This was already posted earlier.

The usual suspects charge that Dreier is gay even though he denies it and says marriage is between a man and a woman.

[RegulatorCountry]

The snarkiness and rumors about Dreier came out, so to speak, during the whole Mark Foley fiasco, so no need to preempt.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

What rumors?

I thought it was a known fact.

[soupcon]

Well, of course he would support Giuliani. They're both friends of Judy.

[NorCalRepub]

......LOL....I'm thinking the RINO comments will be coming shortly....I like Drier....he's alright in my book...

[BunnySlippers]

Thank you PKM.

I am compiling the Rudy Supporters list.

With Sessions, Ted Olson, Dreier and Bill Simon we are biulding a formidable list.

[PhiKapMom]

That seems to be the standard MO now! They even went after Ted Olson.

Seriously, I have NEVER seen this many endorsements this early.

[jla]

Congressman David Dreier Announces Support for Mayor Giuliani

...who would've expected this?!

[P-40]

California. 'Nuff said.

[garv]

Nobody is "charging" that Drier is gay. I could care less, but it has been openly discussed on this forum in the past, as a quick search will demonstrate.

[PhiKapMom]

And more to come from CA later in the week! Also a Areafiftyone is posting a new thread with endorsements from two more.

I have never seen anything like this! Republicans are jumping on board from all over.

[Alter Kaker]

The usual suspects charge that Dreier is gay even though he denies it and says marriage is between a man and a woman.

Dreier's denied being gay? Source?

[mkjessup]

More California endorsements to come later in the week!

Will they be endorsing this too?


TUCHMAN: Giuliani was then asked whether he supports a ban on what critics call partial-birth abortions, something Bush strongly supports.

GIULIANI: No, I have not supported that, and I don't see my position on that changing. - CNN December 2, 1999

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BLITZER: If you were in the Senate and [President Clinton] vetoed, once again, the [ban on the] so-called partial-birth abortion procedure, you would vote against sustaining that against the -- in favor of the veto in other words, you would support the president on that.

GIULIANI: Yes. I said then that I support him, so I have no reason to change my mind about it.

BLITZER: All right. So the bottom line is that on a lot of these very sensitive issues whether on guns, abortion, patients' bill of rights, taxes, you are more in line with the president and by association, with Mrs. Clinton, than you are against them. - CNN February 6, 2000

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[GEORGE] WILL: Is your support of partial birth abortion firm?

Mayor GIULIANI: All of my positions are firm. I have strong viewpoints. I express them. And I--I do not think that it makes sense to be changing your position.... ABC News February 6, 2000

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MR. RUSSERT: A banning of late-term abortions, so-called partial-birth abortions--you're against that? MAYOR GIULIANI: I'm against it in New York, because in New York...

MR. RUSSERT: Well, if you were a senator, would you vote with the president or against the president? [Note: President Clinton was in office in 2000]

MAYOR GIULIANI: I would vote to preserve the option for women. I think that choice is a very difficult one. It's a very, very--it's one in which people of conscious have very, very different opinions. I think the better thing for America to do is to leave that choice to the woman, because it affects her probably more than anyone else....

MR. RUSSERT: So you won't change your view on late-term abortion in order to get the Conservative Party endorsement?

MAYOR GIULIANI: It isn't just that. We shouldn't limit this to one issue. I'm generally not going to change my views - NBC Meet the Press, February 6, 2000

***Note: the version of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban that Giuliani opposed in 2000, that he said he supported Bill Clinton in vetoing the Republican-controlled Congress's legislation, contained the provision for the life of the mother that Rudy is now trying to pretend is a prerequisite for his support of it.

13 posted on 02/13/2007 7:16:19 PM EST by Spiff
(Rudy Giuliani Quote (NY Post, 1996) "Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine.")

[With full credit to Freeper 'Spiff', and thank you!]

[BunnySlippers]

There you got me. I knolw he's been charged and threatened to be outed.

[PhiKapMom]

I used to live in California when my husband was stationed at Norton AFB and loved the mountains and all the things we could do out there but then I lived in the conservative Inland Empire!

[pissant]

The gay vote swings for Rudy. LOL

[PhiKapMom]

Want to thank all of you! The more you post all of this, the more long time Freepers we get added to the ping list! Without all of your posting on the Rudy threads, not as many people would be reading them either.

Once again thanks!

FYI Rudy's only opposition to Partial Birth Abortion was any law that did not include the life of the mother but then why would I expect all of you to consider the life of the mother as important!