In this blog, I've made the case that Obama should be the Democratic nominee. While I feel this case is strong, I also feel that all of the Democrats running would be fine Presidents.
Many of the Republicans, however, are downright frightening. Therefore, I'm introducing a new feature of this blog: A blow by blow analysis of Obama's Republican foes, should he be the nominee, and why it is so important that they do not become President.
Today, Rudy Giuliani is up. I've already talked about some of Rudy's more disgusting views on partisan politics. Olbermann's comment, as always, was right on the money. It helped dispel the notion that Giuliani is some kind of "new Republican," some kind of moderate who's different than Bush. I think Rudy's own words almost speak for themselves.
He said this at the Republican Convention in 2004.
But what about his stellar 9/11 leadership? A myth. Rudy's lack of prepardness for what happened caused much of the problems. He located the NYC command and control center in the World Trade Center, even after it had already been attacked earlier and he was warned not to put it there. After the attack, he told people it was safe to breathe the dusty air, and it turns out, it wasn't. After the attacks, the city actually dumped the bodies of the fallen into the garbage. Rudy's record is such that he can't even go to NYC anymore without fear of 9/11 families protesting him.
Of course, Rudy wasn't always Mayor of New York. Anybody care to guess his former career? He was a lobbyist. For whom did he lobby?
Many of the Republicans, however, are downright frightening. Therefore, I'm introducing a new feature of this blog: A blow by blow analysis of Obama's Republican foes, should he be the nominee, and why it is so important that they do not become President.
Today, Rudy Giuliani is up. I've already talked about some of Rudy's more disgusting views on partisan politics. Olbermann's comment, as always, was right on the money. It helped dispel the notion that Giuliani is some kind of "new Republican," some kind of moderate who's different than Bush. I think Rudy's own words almost speak for themselves.
He said this at the Republican Convention in 2004.
Thank God that George Bush is our president, and thank God that Dick Cheney, a man with his experience and his knowledge and his strength and his background, is our vice president.And Rudy doesn't just support Bush personally, he also supports his policies in Iraq.
Success or failure in Iraq is not a matter of partisan politics but a matter of national security. All Americans should be hoping, praying and offering constructive advice for the success of our troops in Iraq and for those Iraqis seeking to create a stable and decent government. In that spirit, I support the President’s increase in troops.But the similarities don't end there, either. Rudy shares Bush's love for authoritarianism.
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.As mayor, these beliefs became policy. He won the Thomas Jefferson Center's "Muzzle Award" for malicious actions against free speech three times, for a laundry list of items that included attempts to censor art, prohibit public protests and shut down magazine stands if they sold content of which he didn't personally approve.
But what about his stellar 9/11 leadership? A myth. Rudy's lack of prepardness for what happened caused much of the problems. He located the NYC command and control center in the World Trade Center, even after it had already been attacked earlier and he was warned not to put it there. After the attack, he told people it was safe to breathe the dusty air, and it turns out, it wasn't. After the attacks, the city actually dumped the bodies of the fallen into the garbage. Rudy's record is such that he can't even go to NYC anymore without fear of 9/11 families protesting him.
Of course, Rudy wasn't always Mayor of New York. Anybody care to guess his former career? He was a lobbyist. For whom did he lobby?
Giuliani's law and lobbying clients have included Saudi Arabia, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., and chewing tobacco maker UST Inc.Can anything, anything else be said about this sorry excuse for a candidate? Unfortunately, yes, yes, and yes.
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