Rudy blasts conservative doubters of Palin as ‘jerks’
By Justin Miller, PolitickerOH.com Reporter
Rudy Giuliani and Jim Petro at the Victory campaign's conference in Ohio: Politicker PhotoLEWIS CENTER -- Rudy Giuliani blasted prominent conservative columnists who have criticized Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin as being unqualified and even worthy of being removed from the GOP ticket.
The former New York City mayor spoke at a press conference at the Ohio Victory campaign’s grassroots leadership conference Saturday. Giuliani was asked what he would say to columnists who’ve criticized John McCain’s selection of Palin, such as Kathleen Parker, George Will and David Frum.
“I think they look like a bunch of jerks after the debate the other night,” Giuliani said. “I think they should all say they made a mistake.”
Giuliani said Palin did a “terrific job” at the debate, overcoming the pressure put on her to perform well in front of 70 million people.
“I can’t remember a candidate who’s done a better job than her,” he said.
When Giuliani was presented with recent polls showing a minority of respondents believe Palin won the debate, he dismissed polls as stacked against Republicans.
“Republicans never win polls, they win elections,” he said.
Giuliani’s wrath was not saved for conservative columnists, but of course Barack Obama and Joe Biden, whom he called phonies over their promises of change.
“This is one of the more phony political slogans. Obama and Biden are about something-or-other but it has nothing to do with change. They’re basically about going back to the old politics,” Giuliani said, specifically the Democrats desire to raise taxes, negotiate with hostile foreign governments and make backroom deals.
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Young Frankenstein
Wow, Rudy is looking like the Frankenstein character in Mel Brooke's Young Frankenstein.
Rudy Calling Conservative Critics Jerks?
From the lips of the man who tried to promote Bernie Kerik to Homeland Security head, to your ears. `Nuff said.
Rudy... the same Rudy
That did such a terrible job with NYC after those that ran it before him did such a wonderful job?
Yep. That Rudy. I think he knows crooks when he sees them.
Straight talk from Giuliani
What has Barak Obama ever done that would make you believe that he would, or even could, reform Washington? All through his years in Illinois politics, he played along with the corrupt Chicago machine. That isn't a track record that inspires confidence.
Rock on Rudy!
“Republicans never win polls, they win elections,” he said.
We need to take down the New Democratic Party, aka the marxists.
The Howie Dean, MoveOn, Barry Obama, David Axelrod, George Soros den of liars, thieves, and anti-Americans.
You socialsts freaks can move to Europe or Canaduh, but hurry, Isslam will be taking over there in 2 decades.
bwahahahahaha!
McCain/Palin '08 (in a landslide)
Rudy is the HAMMER!
My guess is that Obama weeps every time Rudy is handed a micophone.
I seriously doubt that with
I seriously doubt that with the fact that the MSM has become the de facto attack wing of the Obama campaign, combined with the general thuggishness and chicanery of the Obama campaign itself and surrogates thereof, that McCain can pull this out.
Furthermore, please watch as it will gradually become a prosecutable offense to disagree with Obama or his ideology or any of his prescribed policy positions.
I don't think that I am particularly pessimistic in general, but this looks like it could be the very end of American greatness. Obama, through both his successes and failures, will turn the United States into a second rank nation, if we're lucky.
If you weren't living in NYC
If you weren't living in NYC before Rudy became mayor, shut the hell up about him. Rudy resurrected NYC and cleaned the town up after disastrous Democrat mayors had ground NYC into the dust. He put the 'new' back in New York. I hope he goes on the road to lay the hammer on The Communist One and Clueless Say It Ain't So Joe Biden. That line's gonna stick with Biden for the rest of his life and define his career. Tell the nation the truth about Barack Hussein Obama, Sarah; tell us about BHO, Rudy, tell us about the America-hating traitor who's selling this country out to foreign donors.
McCain-Palin, '08!
TheWatcher
I second that emotion, Watcher. Remember Dinkins? I do. And the squeegee guys? I had a lib pal who wept - no kidding - over the unfairness of cracking down on the squeegee guys. And the dog poop. Which, by the way, is back.
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