It's Official - Rudy Is Out And He <i>Hearts</i> St. McCain
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Via MSNBC:
Rudy Giuliani, who sought to make the leap from New York mayor to the White House, dropped out of the Republican presidential campaign on Wednesday and endorsed front-runner John McCain for the nomination.
Giuliani made the announcement at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library a day after suffering a debilitating defeat in Tuesday's Florida primary.
With McCain at his side, Giuliani said the nation needed "someone who can be trusted in times of crisis." Read more...
After receiving Rudy's endorsement, Senator McCain invokes...you guessed it, 9/11. $50,000,000 just doesn't buy what it used to, does it Mr. Mayor? All that cash earned him exactly 1 delegate and he got smoked by Ron Paul in the process. He ran a horrible campaign and despite the best efforts of the media, he DID try to compete in the earlier primaries -- but the more people heard him speak, the less they liked him. I'm sure he'll land on his feet, he may just earn a few thousand less $$ for his "Hero of 9/11" lectures now. By the way, Rudy has attacked McCain as recently as Monday, and he probably should have removed all the McCain smears from his website before he endorsed him.
please put up the 1st part of insannity's radio show today, he just threw the past year of hysterics (and reagan) under the bus
the part at the end, what is most important, isn't god, family, country
it's official, mccain is the new neo-con
Not even a concession speech and endorsement of another candidate can dim Rudy's ego, nor make him less the focus. Jeez. I'm glad he's out, but he'll be tiresome for months to come, before trolling for bucks and fame as a "national security expert" or similar nonsense - unless he's (god forbid) somebody's VP.
Mike, Rudy, John and Mitt
You want a loser? Take your pick.
Did he drop out because he didn't get to ride in a pace car?
Characterizing Rudy's defeat in Florida as "debilitating" is like calling a decapitation an impediment. Exactly what is the value of a Rudy endorsement?
50 Million???? For that???!!!
Man...
Well if it's a tie at the convention Rudy is in the catbird's seat is he not?
I heard somewhere that he stepped out o’ the race because wanted to spend more time with.....9/11
Rudy and McCain Love each other. Each one loves Reagan. And Obama loves Reagan also. Read why Obama said that people voted for Reagan.
"I think they felt like with all the excesses of the 1960s and 1970s and government had grown and grown but there wasn't much sense of accountability in terms of how it was operating. I think people, he just tapped into what people were already feeling, which was we want clarity we want optimism, we want a return to that sense of dynamism and entrepreneurship that had been missing."
The excesses and growth of the government were what the Democrats did. It was the Great Society, The Environmental Movement, Medicare, Civil Rights, Progressive taxation, Government Regulation of Corporations and Gay Rights. Calling them excesses is Republican language. Most Democrats didn't think they went far enough. And the "clarity" was against the honest soul searching that Americans had after Vietnam and Watergate of our place in the world.
I'm not sure I'd WANT Giulia's endorsement.
Did they dance cheek to cheek?
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I wouldn't want his endorsement if I was running for Presidnet.
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Great. Watch McCain start muttering 9-11, 9-11, 9-11......
John McCain should be forever grateful for the 3% of Republican voters that "America's Mayor" has so graciously given him...will the NYFD start hating McCain now?
To answer my own question: I suppose he could heave the body of his delegate over the fence into McCain's yard.
McCAIN: 9-11,9-11,9-11, my friends.
Be nice if it was the kiss of death.
Johnny, want Bernie's endorsement too?
when we talk about our side, we are expected to remain on topic, but somehow I suspect that some off-topic republican-bashing will not be deleted.
Throughout all this repug campaign, I have been fascinated by how they will defend their position and make it sound right. While I despise what they stand for, I have some respect for how tough their job is now, and they have no choice but to perform as expected by their bosses. It reminds of a defense attorney trying to make a murder's acts seem justified. Or better yet, Scotty McClellan trying to talk his way to getting folks to appreciate a steaming pile of crap.
I know the crab fisherman in the Bering Sea have a difficult job, but......
Please leave the world - USA. Can't you all just fuck off and leave civilised people to get on with running things?
Please. before you have chance to start another war. Kill another million.
Watching the Republican debate from raygun's library has made me physiclally sick. Sorry, you used to be nice people when you were fighting amongst yourselves.
Well thank Dog for very small favors, let me be the first (well, certainly not the first) to say fuck you Rudy! Had you even gotten near becoming commander in chief I personally would not have allowed it. Your 15 minutes have been exceedingly long, and though you were ever much of a public servant but you may still make a good, scary drag queen! Toodles!
Don't anybody kid themselves, McCain is going to be a formidable candidate to beat, especially if we nominate Hillary. The only chance she has to beat him is if she chooses Wes Clark as a running mate and that will still be an uphill climb.
bilhelm-X @ 19:
Oh well, it was supposed to English..
Why do they address each other while facing the audience? You'd think he could at least nod his head or something towards Guliani while he's "honoring" him.
All I can say, Rudy, is HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
Easy Russ-they aint all bad...
Russ Mason UK @ 18:
You know, I was going to bring up something about saving your butts in WW2 but then I remembered that the Brits will save our arses in WWs 3-7, so I thought better of it. ;)
Somehow, the media missed out on the leaked recording of a telephone conversation between Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee following the joint press conference featuring John McCain and Rudy Giuliani. As I have come into possession of a copy of the tape, I feel obligated to provide C&L with a transcription:
Mitt: Mike?
Mike: Yes?
Mitt: This is Mitt. I just--
Mike: They said it was you on the phone. What can I do for you?
Mitt: Well, you've heard about John and Rudy, right?
Mike: Yes.
Mitt: Well, I thought maybe you might be considering...well, you know, that you might be thinking of bowing out yourself.
Mike: No, not at all. I'm in for the long haul.
Mitt: Well, surely you don't, I mean, you can't--
Mike: Continue on? I intend to.
Mitt: Well, it would look good for me if, I mean, if you decided to get out now, well, I mean, anytime soon--
Mike: I'm not thinking of quitting, Mitt.
Mitt: I know, I know, you said that, but we have to be realistic.
Mike: You saying I don't have a chance now?
Mitt: No, no, not that you don't stand a chance, but, you know, you might keep coming in third after me and John, and maybe if you decided to, you know, bow out, maybe you could consider backing me.
Mike: Well, I donno, Mitt. Why should I do that?
Mitt: Well...those stories about you and your wife sending invitations to your friends to attend your celebration of your vows, renewal of your wedding vows, and claims you had gift lists at high dollar stores, and you--
Mike: I cleared that up, it wasn't any "high dollar stores," we just had a list at Target. You can buy inexpensive gifts for a couple at Target.
Mitt: I know, but, hey, let's be practical. You and your wife are going to need some money to pay off your election debt, set yourselves up for retirement, all that.
Mike: Huh? Doesn't everyone?
Mitt: I meant, you know, I still have a lot of money I can spend on getting elected.
Mike: So?
Mitt: Well, I was thinking, if you were to back me when you drop out--
Mike: I'm not thinking--
Mitt: I know, I know, but if you did, well--
Mike: But I'm not!
Mitt: But if you did...I mean, well, if you could see your way to releasing your supporters and backing me, what would it be worth to you?
Mike: I can't be bought, Mitt.
Mitt: Oh, come on, everybody's got their price.
Mike: Not me. That sounds dishonest. Jesus wouldn't do that.
Mitt: Well, I wasn't going to offer you thirty pieces of silver, you know.
Mike: Oh.
Mitt: Yeah, I was thinking more like, well, what would you say to two million?
Mike: Let's get together and work out the logistics.
Getting Rudy's endorsement is like getting kissed on the lips by a Mob Boss.
The Kiss of Death
McLame will be the easiest to beat in Nov. He already said he wants war, and doesn't know diddly about the economy. Neocons want Obama to win because he'll be easier to beat figureing because he's black. The question is who can take on the hardball,bloodthirsty republicans and win.
I think Pat Buchanan summed up McCain's platform best: "your jobs ain't coming back; they'll be more wars; and the illegals aren't leaving"... He looked feeble compared to Romney and Huckabee and his assertion that the only good leader of the country has to come from the military is laughable... I hope McCain get bumped by either Romney or Huckabee... I just can't live with the prospect of another "100 years in Iraq"...
Nice one bud at 25. I think the expression is LOL.
So, who won tonight's debate?
None of them I'd say.
Maybe............ Raygun!
What a bunch of assholes the repubs are!
I've just wasted 1 and a half hours watching that garbage. Plus I'll watch the dems tomorrow night as well.
I think I need to find a good woman.
And wait for you to invade Iran.
♥♂ @ 27:
You just made my day!...lol. Endorse all you want, votes win elections, Mail in PAPER ballots will get the job done. People vote, not rigged machines.
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Patriot Act yes-voting candidates can tongue my thong.
Rudy loves 9/11. Now McCain is trumpeting that up as well. Let's take that out from under them. This should not be their strong point or anyone's strong point in the American government. At best we screwed up and let some cavemen attack our most protected buildings.
wisedup @ 28:
You are out of touch with the American public. All they will listen to for the next year is the din of Corporate Media spin which has been anti-Clinton for more than a decade and rabidly pro-McCain for at least as long.
The Corporate Media loves McCain. The American people, who for the most part are low information voters, have bought into his PR constructed image as a straight talking moderate. Never mind that it's completely false, it's what most of the public thinks. Who but a section of the Democratic party will vote for Clinton? Hillary is despised by Republicans (none will cross over to vote for her), Independents (they believe that McCain is a maverick and also hate Clinton) and the Democratic base hates her right leaning foreign and domestic policy stances and will be unmotivated to take off work and show up at the polls. Despite Hillary's pandering to the Cuban vote by proclaiming she will never normalize relations with Cuba and continue our flawed unjust policy towards that nation, they will never vote for anyone left of Atilla the Hun. As much as I personally detest the man and believe him to be as phony as a three dollar bill, most people don't feel that way.
Why must Republicans exploit the horror of 911. Good Lord, this is down right assinine. I understand that there are people out their who hate us. But Georgie and his cabal have made it ten times worse. Iraq is a disaster, we have no money or credibility. We are truly alone in the world. It is sadly our legacy.
The Democratic party needs to pull its head out of its butt right now and start focusing on how to beat McCain.
If we can't beat McCain it's "My friends, your jobs ain't coming back;they'll be more wars; we'll be in Iraq for a hundred years and, by the way, the illegals ain't leaving"... Now that's leadership we can't live with... Please, Please, Please Obama, Hillary stop fighting to the death... You'll wind up killing the dems prospects for a victory in this all-important presidential contest along with your own chances....
Vexed @ 39:
Agreed.
Leaving character assassination of the opponent you're now endorsing on your website at the time of the announcement thereof? That's just serious bad form and it's nothing that can possibly debated even tho some on the right swear by the "always two sides to every debate" fallacy. If I were McCain, I'd be all "Don't touch me. You could at least get that off your webpage first." It's like not even showering before climbing into bed with your wife after a visit to the mistress.
Once again the overall lack of attention to critical details makes a total ass out of a twit neocon.
P.D. @ 37:
Considering 9/11/01 happened on Dubya's watch. And they've done NOTHING to make sure it doesn't happen again...yeah, it's pretty amazing they like to exploit it.
abarts @ 42:
Nor, for that matter, have we directly avenged it.
David Brooks echoed the "He was the front runner 6 months ago" meme on The News Hour tonight. Brooksie's evident surprise at this turn of events was amusing. Maybe we should let the "front runner" be determined by, you know, votes?
Randi Rhodes had a lot of fun at Rudi's expense on AA Radio repeating ad nauseam the line "He spent $50 m and got ONE delegate." Good riddance.
"Oh, and did I mention 911?"
I just checked Rudi's site and found at least 4 pages which criticize McCain more than seven hours after the endorsement. I did not even check all the pages. I only looked at pages which were obviously about McCain from the title. I counted 12 different criticisms of McCain on the page about taxes.
The way Giuliani has been campaigning maybe he will remove the criticism of McCain by the time the convention happens.
Can we please use Ghouliani in the foundation of the new trade Center, under about 100 tons of concrete?
ahhh!
it is too bad he didn't give the kiss of death in drag...
it would be more fitting of a republican.
At the beginning of '08/end of '07, the media was gaga over Guiliani. Look how well that turned out. ;)
Guilliani was one of the people behind 9/11, how could it be otherwise?.... his command center was in bldg 7 that was demolished like the other two towers. The 9/11 commission to this day still has no credible explanation for the "pulling" of bldg 7. Who planted the thermate sticks? Why? No answers??? Only Silence from the corporate media. The left is relatively mute on the subject as well cause well respected heros of the left like Chomsky and Goodman keep away from it too. My feeling is that Chomsky and Goodman being both jewish are afraid of anti-jewish sentiment being stirred if we find out that Mossad was involved with the destruction of the towers (in collusion with American contractors made up of former CIA etc., under the direction of Cheney and Rumsfeld). Chomsky and Goodman may be wise to sweep this under the rug cause with all the fascists and KKK type people in this country it could be easy to bring about another Pogrom, and Mossad like our own CIA does not represent the people of Israel they just follow orders like any brainwashed soldier. Yet at the same time 9/11 has been the pretext to invade Iraq (and Iran) to steal their oil... even though that brought about the murder of over a million Iraqis, a third children under 12, the adoption of torture and the creation of concentration camps in America, just like in Nazi Germany.
How Ironic, the victims of the Holocaust do on to others, as was done on to them, sort of like the child who was abused by his parents grows up to to do the same.
America was the only place in the World where the people really ruled, really governed themselves, until Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act. At that point we lost our power... and our freedoms and wealth have been slowly but surely been taken away from us ever since. America before Wilson became enormously wealthy because of socialism, this was anathema to the ruling classes of Europe, especially England. Bankers were afraid America would make the whole world socialist and had to do something to take the power of printing money away from the people of America.
I am hoping Obama can really be that new JFK who was really assassinated because he was going to give back to congress the power of controlling the money supply, in the hands of a few private bankers, since Wilson. Obama may not change anything after all but he is the only one up there at this time who might. We can count on the others to not change a thing.
Rudy quietly heads back to his office in Dubai.
General_Rennenkampf @ 50:
Those Drive-By's in the Liberal Media just don't have the same influence they used to huh ?
Thank god he's out! That's one of the two biggest threats to global security out of the way. Now if we can just ditch Huckabee, I can sleep at night.
Russ Mason UK @ 18:
Yes, because the UK doesn't have a history of unbridled colonialism. And who was our biggest enabler in Iraq?
McCains choice of VP is likely to be either Guiliani or Huckabee. The thought of either of them becoming President if McCain should become incapacitated makes my blood run cold. Lieberman has said he would not take the VP slot
I don't see Rudy as McCain's VP, that's going to be Huck. I think Rudy's hoping for Attorney General.
If Hillary gets the nomination, and you or someone you know is thinking about sitting out the election, just keep saying "Attorney General Rudy Giuliani."
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