"Agreed, Hillary's a much better choice."
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You left off the sarcasm tag. I know you are being sarcastic. But around here, lately, people may take you seriously and start cheering your "enlightened choice". I am making a collection -- quite a few "conservatives" posted in all seriousness that they prefer Hillary.
Some Quotes, from and a about Rudy and a list of his position on several issues:
Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do and how you do it. Rudy Giuliani
--The New York State Liberal Party on its endorsement of Rudy Giuliani for Mayor:
"When the Liberal Party Policy Committee reviewed a list of key social issues of deep concern to progressive New Yorkers, we found that Rudy Giuliani agreed with the Liberal Party's stance on a majority of such issues. He agreed with the Liberal Party's views on affirmative action, gay rights, gun control, school prayer and tuition tax credits. As Mayor, Rudy Giuliani would uphold the Constitutional and legal rights to abortion." N.Y.S. Liberal Party Endorsement Statement of Candidate Giuliani for Mayor of New York City April 8, 1989
--On the Republican Party:
"Mr. Rockefeller represented 'a tradition in the Republican Party' I've worked hard to re-kindle - the Rockefeller, Javits, Lefkowitz tradition." Rudy Giuliani told the New York Times July 9, 1992
--Village Voice Interview with Guiliani: "I'm a Republican." Village Voice January 24, 1989
--On Attending 1996 Republican Convention: Rudy expressed his pleasure when he wasn't invited to the Republican National Convention in San Diego.
"If I take three or four days off from city business, I want to do it for a substantive purpose. It didn't seem to me any substantive purpose could be served by going to the Republican convention." said Rudy. Rudy! An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani, Page 459, by Wayne Barrett
--On Barry Goldwater: Giuliani described John Kennedy as "great and brilliant.
Barry Goldwater as an "incompetent, confused and sometimes idiotic man." New York Daily News, May 13, 1997
--On President Bill Clinton: Shortly before his last-minute endorsement of Bob Dole in the 1996 presidential election, Giuliani told the Post's Jack Newfield that
"most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine." Rudy! An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani, Wayne Barrett. The Daily News quoted Giuliani as saying March 1996:
"Whether you talk about President Clinon, Senator Dole.... The country would be in very good hands in the hands of any of that group." An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani, Wayne Barrett.
| Giuliani/Clinton/Dem vs. GOP Platform Comparison |
|
Issue
|
Giuliani |
Clinton |
Dem Platform |
GOP Platform |
| Abortion on Demand |
Supports |
Supports |
Supports |
Opposes |
| Partial Birth Abortion |
Supports
Opposed
NY ban |
Supports |
Supports |
Opposes |
| Roe v. Wade |
Supports |
Supports |
Supports |
Opposes |
| Taxpayer Funded Abortions |
Supports |
Supports |
Supports |
Opposes |
| Embryonic Stem Cell Research |
Supports |
Supports |
Supports |
Opposes |
| Federal Marriage Amendment |
Opposes |
Opposes |
Opposes
Defined at
state level |
Supports |
Gay Domestic Partnership/
Civil Unions |
Supports |
Supports |
Supports |
Opposes |
| Openly Gay Military |
Supports |
Supports |
Supports |
Opposes |
| Defense of Marriage Act |
Opposes |
Opposes |
Opposes |
Supports |
| Amnesty for Illegal Aliens |
Supports |
Supports |
Supports |
Opposes |
Special Path to Citizenship
for Illegal Aliens |
Supports |
Supports |
Supports |
Opposes |
Tough Penalties for
Employers of Illegal Aliens |
Opposes |
Opposes |
Opposes |
Supports |
Sanctuary Cities/
Ignoring Immigration Law |
Supports |
Supports |
Supports |
Opposes |
| Protecting 2nd Amendment |
Opposes
|
Opposes |
Opposes
Supports bans |
Supports |
| Confiscating Guns |
Supports
Confiscated
as mayor.
Even bragged. |
Supports |
Supports
Supports bans |
Opposes |
| 'Assault' Weapons Ban |
Supports |
Supports |
Supports |
|
Frivolous Lawsuits
Against Gun Makers |
Supports
Filed One
Himself |
Supports |
|
Opposes |
| Gun Registration/Licenses |
Supports |
Supports |
|
Opposes |
| War in Afghanistan |
Supports |
Supports
Voted for it |
Supports |
Supports |
| War in Iraq |
Supports |
Supports
Voted for it |
Supports
Weak support |
Supports |
| Patriot Act |
Supports |
Supports
Voted for it
2001 & 2006 |
Opposes |
Supports |