Video: Rudy Giuliani on ABC This Week
posted at 1:34 pm on January 20, 2008 by Bryan
What a difference a year makes. A year ago Rudy Giuliani gave one of the most electrifying speeches at CPAC and seemed to be the prohibitive favorite for the GOP nomination. Now, if you listen very closely, you can almost detect a pulse in the Rudy campaign. At this point in the race he’s quite a bit like an NFL team that everyone expected to dominate its division but late in the season, it needs some breaks and losses by other overperforming teams to get back into contention. And as Stephanopolous mentions, he keeps losing to candidates that he should smoke. So he’s up against the wall needing a win in Florida, where he finds himself in a four-way do-or-die and carrying no buzz or momentum at all from any early contests, and dealing with his own numbers tanking while McCain’s are rising. Not good. But also, not dead. Yet.
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Looks like Rudy’s waking up (here and here).
Big S on January 20, 2008 at 5:12 PM
This is actually a pretty decent definition of Identity Politics from Wiki, although it does not mention religion.
I’m shocked to see that I agree with Arthur Schlesinger, jr. on something:
In his view, basing politics on group marginalization fractures the civil polity, and therefore works against creating real opportunities for ending marginalization. Schlesinger believes that movements for civil rights should aim toward full acceptance and integration of marginalized groups into the mainstream culture, rather than, in his view, perpetuating that marginalization through affirmations of difference.
Buy Danish on January 20, 2008 at 5:16 PM
I saw the videos. That was actually really good. He seems “Fired up and Ready to go,” as Obama supporters would say.
terryannonline on January 20, 2008 at 5:21 PM
Yup, I’m starting to feel real confident about Rudy’s chances. If Rudy talks this way in the debate next Thursday, he will destroy McCain!
froghat on January 20, 2008 at 5:27 PM
Not a rhetorical question, but an honest one – do you think that Rudy or Romney would be better on the amnesty/illegal hiring and other practices issues? Your “hombre” is McCain. Do you sense more force from Messrs Giuliani/Romney?
Entelechy on January 20, 2008 at 5:27 PM
Entelechy on January 20, 2008 at 5:31 PM
McCain is pulling in some Florida newspaper endorsements.
bnelson44 on January 20, 2008 at 5:32 PM
Identity politics is what being a dittohead is all about.
bnelson44 on January 20, 2008 at 5:33 PM
If you listen closely to the audience during the speech, you can pick up a couple of accents that sound distinctly New Yorkish. It’s no surprise, really, since Florida is often considered the “sixth borough”, but I hope it puts him a bit more in his comfort zone. If we see a lot more of “NYC Rudy” than “Iowa Rudy”, I think he has a pretty good chance in Florida.
Big S on January 20, 2008 at 5:38 PM
Senior Juan is my main Hombre of course as we see ojo a ojo. I might be able to work with Hombre Rudy some, but that Gringo Romney would surely be a gran dolor en mi culo.
VinyFoxy on January 20, 2008 at 5:41 PM
/sarc I hope.
Here’s a bit from a pretty good column, The Identity Trap, which picks up on the theme which Rush probably noticed first.
As for Rudy, I enjoy hearing him speak in these video clips, and it reminds me how much I disagree with those are discouraged by our pool of candidates.
Both Rudy and Mitt have a lot going for them, and to Mitt’s credit, he did a fantabulous job today handling Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. (Repeat starts in a few minutes…)
Buy Danish on January 20, 2008 at 5:52 PM
To your chagrin then, señor Romney is summoned to never hold back his step for a moment and march onward.
Entelechy on January 20, 2008 at 5:56 PM
@ Entelechy on January 20, 2008 at 5:31 PM
You dont know the half of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHQ7Prwh7Gc
THAT is what the republican party has turned into, UGH.
muyoso on January 20, 2008 at 6:00 PM
muyoso, just don’t come back and tell me to vote for R. Paul. The Republican party is in bad shape, the diagnosis. Ron Paul is not the prescription.
Entelechy on January 20, 2008 at 6:09 PM
@ Entelechy on January 20, 2008 at 6:09 PM
I don’t tell anyone who to vote for. Its none of my business who you vote for. I am just saying that I am trusting republicans less and less.
muyoso on January 20, 2008 at 6:11 PM
Wow. Thanks for that alert! My jaw-drops at the thought that you agree with Cafferty on this. I will be forwarding this on to solid and sensible conservatives who have the good sense to recognize the unimaginable folly of Cafferty’s position.
If we think that the Canadian Human Rights commission is out of control with prosecuting people for hate crimes, just wait until international courts get to prosecute the Bush administration for “war crimes”.
Indeed, this is so important, it probably deserves a thread devoted to the topic.
Buy Danish on January 20, 2008 at 6:24 PM
Buy Danish on January 20, 2008 at 6:24 PM
You think its alright for a president to pardon himself of anything he wants? Not saying he is guilty or innocent of possible crimes, but you think that is an OK idea? This has nothing to do with international courts, any international court can still prosecute him. This is pardoning him from the US court system. You would have thought it fine then for Clinton to pardon himself before the impeachment proceedings? Not very likely. This sets a VERY VERY bad precedent. Turns the office of the president into something like that of a king.
muyoso on January 20, 2008 at 6:29 PM
Kerist, it’s not for “anything he wants”!
The Supreme Court set a very, very bad precedent with this idiotic decision in the first place. Do you have any idea how many people would jump at the opportunity to charge our Commander in Chief and his administration with this sort of dangerous nonsense? What do you think the repercussion of this would be? Does it make us more or less safe at a time of war, fighting groups like Al Qaeda? This is like the Dream Act for our enemies.
I have to go out and will try to address this further later on tonight if I can. Meanwhile I hope others will jump in in my place.
Buy Danish on January 20, 2008 at 6:40 PM
@ Buy Danish on January 20, 2008 at 6:40 PM
If there is no merit to it, than it will get thrown out of court. I dont think a president should be above laws, during a time of war or anytime. I understand what you are saying, but this has nothing to do with suing the president. Random people cannot just bring charges against the president. It is something that has to be done within congress, and IF, and that is a big IF, there ARE crimes, he damn well should be charged. A president shouldnt have the right to pardon himself from any crime, that is just insane.
muyoso on January 20, 2008 at 6:53 PM
I like how he is borrowing the turnaround concept from Mitt Romney. If it works for Mitt maybe it will work for Rudy. Or maybe not.
Tim Pancoast on January 20, 2008 at 7:05 PM
From the corner:
McMentum vs Huckmentum [Mark Steyn]
Re Mark Levin et al’s points below:
A McCain victory in SC has to be good news for Giuliani because the narrative becomes “Stop McCain!” and Rudy’s best poised to do that – not just because his numbers in Florida haven’t yet collapsed to the same undetectable levels as they have everywhere else, but because Huck and Mitt and Fred will be fairly proven failures at the “Stop McCain” game. So, if stopping him’s your priority, then Rudy’s the one-stop shop after everyone’s stopped shopping around. He’ll be the last ABM (Anyone-But-McCain) in with a shot.
A Huck victory in SC, by contrast, keeps the other fellows alive, which makes it more likely that the attrition in Rudy numbers will continue.
But Mark’s right. If Rudy wins in Florida, those of us who said he can’t recover from sitting out the first month will have to acknowledge that he’s a towering genius who cannily foresaw that leaving the early states to be squabbled over by weak and divisive candidates would render their victories irrelevant and leave him to stroll on in the Second Act and take the throne as king on a field of corpses.*
(*I assume there’s an internal memo somewhere that lays it out like that.)
froghat on January 20, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Ya gotta love the
horseelephant race. We’re having all the fun.Mojave Mark on January 20, 2008 at 9:36 PM
Rudy’s gotta drop out. He’s polling being Ron Paul in these primaries. Give the votes to someone like Fred.
Nethicus on January 20, 2008 at 11:13 PM
You gotta stop reading “coast to coast” or wherever you get your polls from. By the way, 9/11 wasn’t an inside job. Gold bullion is not a standard for money, nor is it a soup.
Vincenzo on January 20, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Rudy actually has a shot in big states. And I don’t think Rudy supporters would go to Fred.
terryannonline on January 20, 2008 at 11:47 PM
GO Rudy!
♫.•:RuDY!.♫ ♪ ♫.•:*RUDY!!¨˚¨*:•.♫ ♪ ♫.RUDY!!!!•*:•.♫ ♪ ♫.•:*¨˚¨*:•.
Chakra Hammer on January 20, 2008 at 11:49 PM
Rudy’s make-up looks bad. Is he starting to go in drag again?
Tzetzes on January 21, 2008 at 1:10 AM
You do know what that was about don’t you..
Rudy Explaining the Drag Photo
it’s Similar to what Karl Rove did remember MC Rove?
GWB, has also done some silly things for the press when they have “dinners”.
I’d rather put on a dress and lipstick than dance like Karl Rove!
Chakra Hammer on January 21, 2008 at 4:26 AM
MC ROVE
It picks up about 1:45 in.. however the beginning is pretty funny too..
:)
Chakra Hammer on January 21, 2008 at 4:39 AM
One remembers the Kennedy-Nixon debates and the makeup thing. One one doesn’t want one’s guy going out like this.
Makeup, Kennedy and debates make one, further, think of Benson, “I knew John Kennedy. John Kennedy was a friend of mine, and Senator, you’re no John F. Kennedy.”
Tzetzes on January 22, 2008 at 1:40 AM
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