Comments on: Giuliani’s anti-Hillary, pro-Petraeus ad

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Audio: Rudy to MoveOn — I’m your worst nightmare

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:29:20 +0000

[...] is MoveOn attacking Rudy Giuliani?” the narrator intones. Er, isn’t it because Rudy attacked MoveOn? [...]

By: TallDave

TallDave — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:13:22 +0000

I mean really, we just had a week of Biden and Obama and Edwards and Clinton all saying patently ridiculous things about Iraq that they know aren’t true (like that we can withdraw without a huge bloodbath, that there’s “no strategy”, “no progress,” or that we can transition to “training”), impugning Petraeus’ integrity, and generally putting a crap-on-America circus act for their base.

It’s about goddamn time someone did an ad like this.

By: TallDave

TallDave — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:07:38 +0000

How could it be more transparently exploitative of Petraeus, though

Huh?

I’m for Rudy, and confirmation bias set in long ago, but still… wtf? He’s defending Petraeus. He’s not supposed to seek political advantage while doing the right thing? Come on now.

If you guys want to nominate a namby-pamby Republican candidate who rarely fights back while Dems claim he’s destroying the planet, ruining the economy, and betraying the country, then get ready for 8 years of Hillary.

By: Hot Air keeps gunning for Rudy « Likelihood of Success

Hot Air keeps gunning for Rudy « Likelihood of Success — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:35:24 +0000

[...] Al the Pundit slams Rudy for being an effective political battler — again. It’s pretty clear that Allah is far beyond being a fair broker on Giuliani: He can’t stand him. But is it Anonymous Al, or is he carrying water for Michelle Malkin? If so, what’s the back story here? I haven’t the slightest idea, but it’s not funny. [...]

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Rudy ad pulverizes Hillary over Petraeus

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:58:50 +0000

[...] don’t mind this one as much as the print ad because it’s not being presented as a defense of Petraeus. It’s overtly an indictment [...]

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:05:45 +0000

Rudy is sinking. The other day he said that being in the country illegally isn’t a crime, (just like the 9/11 high-jackers), and when he’s president he will make sure it isn’t. I guess he was talking to the illegal alien lobby.
Thanks to the media no one knows about the real conservative, Duncan Hunter; he’d help us get our country back.

By: tommylotto

tommylotto — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:25:23 +0000

Well he placed it. This reporter notes that the date of Hillarys' quote 9/11 was larger than the other type.

By: desertdweller

desertdweller — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:24:12 +0000

Of course it’s about Rudy. He spent his own campaign money on the ad! Do you think his campaign would pull in authorizations to spent Rudy2008 funds from the other candidates? Would that that be legal?

If the RNC ran the ad, it’d look different. How come they didn’t?

By: Bodhi

Bodhi — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:51:44 +0000

Another Giuliani hit piece from Allah? ~~I am shocked~~

By: MayBee

MayBee — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:29:30 +0000

(a) the pro-Petraeus ad he had in mind would actually be about Petraeus

The part you pictured wasn’t about Petraeus, but the actual ad was. He included information about the man and denounced those that smeared him.

(b) “we” would include someone other than him.

Surely Rudy can’t presume to speak for some other “we”. Hopefully he and the other candidates will all get a fair ad rate, to use as they each see fit (and honorable).

By: Mommynator

Mommynator — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:34:08 +0000

Since he’s the only one to have the gonads to put both money and words out there making clear what his position is without the usual twisting and turning, I don’t understand your problem with this ad.

Don’t start in with Rudy like the left has done with Bush – do you really want to go down the Rudy-Derangement-Syndrome road?

By: mylegsareswollen

mylegsareswollen — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:11:36 +0000

Time for a new message Rudy….

What new message? The 9/11 stuff about Rudy is the least interesting.

It’s the first 6.5 years I dig about him. That’s where the rubber hits the road. Wake up and read a little.

AP, you’re whining about Rudy’s ad is pure BS.
MoveOn has set the ground rulesp; all’s fair in politcs.

Grow up.

By: NeoConNews

NeoConNews — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:34:26 +0000

I have to agree with some of the others. This doesn’t look near as bad as AP thinks it is to me.

By: Vincenzo

Vincenzo — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:33:13 +0000

Sadly, the primaries are more about finding a follower.

Big S on September 14, 2007 at 1:28 AM

That’s what I worry about the most.

By: Big S

Big S — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:28:50 +0000

he showed that he is a true leader and America could do a lot worse.

aengus on September 14, 2007 at 1:18 AM

Sadly, the primaries are more about finding a follower.

By: William2006

William2006 — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:26:11 +0000

I can see the reason some here would “blow the whistle,” so to speak, on Juliani after he added his name, etc., to the bottom of the page. Nevertheless, the jist of the ad really does defend General Petraeus, holds a spot light up to the trash talking Democrats, MoveOn.org, etc., and really does a good job at smakkin’ ‘em down.

At this time I do not expect to support or vote for Juliani, but it is nice to see an add supporting Petraeus.

William

By: aengus

aengus — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:18:20 +0000

I talked to my brother-in-law today about the election and he told me he was tired of Rudy bringing up 911. I agree.

Rudy did a wonderful job after 911. He was a calm leader in a time of termoil.

It will be a part of his legacy no doubt.

However, that was (can you believe it) SIX years ago this month…..

Time for a new message Rudy….

I disagree. People say well oh 9/11 was six years ago. The chronology isn’t the point. The point is that Rudy displayed his character, courage and ability to lead on that day. He helped inspire Bush to lead at Ground Zero (read David Frum’s The Right Man) and risked his personal survival to evacuate his fellow citizens.

I’ve no problem if people opose him for ideological reasons, he’s to left of me of that I’m certain. But he isn’t “exploiting” 9/11 or coasting on it, he showed that he is a true leader and America could do a lot worse.

By: tommylotto

tommylotto — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:48:03 +0000

Looks like a consensus. Allah you are wrong. Rudy is a candidate. He’s paying for it. He has the right to take credit for it. The ad is typical Rudy get used to it. He is not afraid to question the sanity of those who disagree with him. Liberals beware.

By: RightOFLeft

RightOFLeft — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:33:58 +0000

It links the Democrats’ strongest candidate with the most repugnant part of her base, it gives a readable summary of why we should trust Petraeus, and gets it done while the Moveon.org ad is still newsworthy. What’s the problem?

Also, doesn’t Giuliani have to put his name on the ad, per campaign finance laws?

By: forest

forest — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:28:36 +0000

Im_no_dhimmi on September 14, 2007 at 12:16 AM

Well put. That’s why I’ll be voting for Rudy.

By: Hilts

Hilts — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:18:05 +0000

Grow up Allah.

By: Im_no_dhimmi

Im_no_dhimmi — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:16:54 +0000

It’s a brilliant ad! They have all condemned it, but Rudy put his money where his mouth is. Veterans for Freedom or another group could have bought their own ad, but they just want us to make phone calls and sign a petition. Big whup!

Plus he’s getting MAJOR exposure out of it, while all the Dems candidates are dancing around answering to it, and it seems to be keeping the Dem poop-slinging machine suppressed in the MSM. He was featured on Drudge much of the day with his finger in Hillary’s face, and he STILL has 2 text links up there. So as to this only being seen by moon-bat NYT readers, he’s gotten WAY more mileage on it then that.

As for putting his name on it, hell, he paid for it…he HAS to. If it was on tv, on which it might end up, he’d also have to say “I’m Rudy, and I approved this ad.”

Another thing I want to see more on, is the legality of it all. From Best of the Web Today by James Taranto:

The Times advertising rate card (see page 5) lists a full-page weekday political ad as costing $167,000 and change. An unidentified “Republican aide on Capitol Hill” quipped that MoveOn got the “family discount.” But this got us to wondering: Would that be legal?

Kudos to Rudy for driving this point home and forcing the despicable MSM to cover it!

By: Christoph

Christoph — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:08:40 +0000

I’ll be voting for Mitt. 6-times. I’m Canadian. But I figure your voting system can’t be that secure across all states.

And I really want to p—- doriangrey off.

By: forest

forest — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:04:12 +0000

I’ll be voting for Rudy.

By: tickleddragon

tickleddragon — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:46:26 +0000

I’m Fred first still, right now, but I don’t see anything wrong with this. He stepped up and should be able to claim it.