Official: Rudy Giuliani '08 Presidential Bid

[OSUsushichic]

The chair of Rudy's campaign is in some trouble (note that Guiliani isn't mentioned until the last paragraph )

S.C. Treasurer Indicted on Drug Charges

S.C. Treasurer Indicated on Cocaine Charges, Accused of Distributing Drug in 2005

By JIM DAVENPORT

The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C.

South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, a former real estate developer who became a rising political star after his election last year, was indicted Tuesday on federal cocaine charges.

ABC News: S.C. Treasurer Indicted on Drug Charges

[tibor75]

hopefully the so-called hero of 9/11 (who actually did nothing of significance on that day or any other day afterwards) will continue to be exposed as a fraud

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...iani/#more-816

[Gatorubet]

Originally Posted by tibor75

hopefully the so-called hero of 9/11 (who actually did nothing of significance on that day or any other day afterwards) will continue to be exposed as a fraud

CNN.com - CNN Political Ticker NYC firefighters slam Giuliani ?

He had the good sense to pick Vitter as his Southern Campaign Manager. 'Ole Vitter thought he'd be the Veep pick to bolster Rudi's problems with adultry, abortion, etc.... Oooops

[lvbuckeye]

?Freedom is not a concept in which people can do anything they want, be anything they can be. 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.?

link

[methomps]

That can't be a real quote.

[Flocka]

Breaking News: Rudy Giuliani hints at dropping out

Rudy Giuliani appears to be pondering an end to his long pursuit of the Republican presidential nomination. In a meeting in the back of his chartered plane en route to St. Petersburg, Fla., a short while ago, the onetime, longtime GOP front-runner told a small group of reporters, including The Times' Louise Roug: "The winner of Florida will win the nomination."

Continued...

[methomps]

Goodbye.

[tibor75]

the "hero" (to use that term loosely) can continue to pull in the dough, cashing in on the worst tragedy in American history.

Amazing that people are stupid enough to pay to see him talk, when he accomplished next to nothing after 9/11.

[Buckin' A]

...but he seems like such a nice guy....

[BuckBackHome]

Rumor is he is going to endorse McCain.

[jlb1705]

This was the Ishtar of presidential campaigns.

I think Rudy Ruettiger and Rudy Huxtable would have made a better showing.

[sandgk]

Originally Posted by methomps

That can't be a real quote.

Don't know if you were joking - but it was real ... NYT Speech transcript - it was a 1994 appearance at a forum about crime in the cities, sponsored by The New York Post. 'Freedom Is About Authority': Excerpts From Giuliani Speech on Crime

We look upon authority too often and focus over and over again, for 30 or 40 or 50 years, as if there is something wrong with authority. We see only the oppressive side of authority. Maybe it comes out of our history and our background. What we don't see is that freedom is not a concept in which people can do anything they want, be anything they can be. 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.

bolded the original quote. Anyway, worth noting as Rudy does exeunt stage left so we won't be talking about the cross dressing 9/11 candidate much more.

[Buckeye86]

You gotta feel bad for the guy. He could have rode off into the sunset as "America's mayor" following 9/11 and everyone would have thought he was a pretty good guy (except for people in New York). Then he decided to run for president and now I believe most Americans have a much lower opinion of him thanks to all of the exposure he has received during his campaign.

[PrincetonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by Buckeye86

You gotta feel bad for the guy. He could have rode off into the sunset as "America's mayor" following 9/11 and everyone would have thought he was a pretty good guy (except for people in New York). Then he decided to run for president and now I believe most Americans have a much lower opinion of him thanks to all of the exposure he has received during his campaign.

I don't know if they have a lower opinion of him from his campaign. He just made a big mistake by passing up the first few primaries. He never got any media coverage like the other candidates, other than the debates and everyone asking "Is it going pay off for him to jump start to FL?" He should be kicking his campaign managers ass!