Rudy Not Fit To be President

[Mr.Wizard]

What a charmer.
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Mr. Giuliani was a pugilist in a city of political brawlers. But far more than his predecessors, historians and politicians say, his toughness edged toward ruthlessnessand became a defining aspect of his mayoralty. One result: New York City spent at least $7 million in settling civil rights lawsuits and paying retaliatory damages during the Giuliani years.

 

[austintexas]

Why does this make him unfit for the Presidency? A job once held by LBJ.

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[washparkhorn]

He has to run for President in order to be judged on his worthiness to be President.

- If crime rates were a pressing issue, Giuliani has a leg up. They aren't, so he doesn't.

- It has been a bad year for al Qaeda, so his "9/11" issue has no traction.

- His personal life is a mess, so no "moral" issue.

- Is he a good administrator? Keruck kills him on that issue.

I think Giuliani is on the outside looking in, and unless McCain, Romney and to a lesser extent, Huckabee all screw the pooch, I don't see him gaining ground.

McCain is the "leader"; Romney the "CEO"; and Huckabee the "Saver of Souls." Giuliani? A destiny candidate who acts as though it will be handed to him. That doesn't play well in the current environment.

It was a mistake for him to sit out the early races; people have forgotten about him.

 

[Michtex]

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[washparkhorn]

Mich -

To be more precise:

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[Michtex]

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[austintexas]

That is all true, but this line:

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[Michtex]

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[austintexas]

did he ever poll well there? I know he was polling very well in SC in the Fall.

If he finds a way to pull this off, he will have rewritten the book. Strategically and mathematically, their plan made sense. From a public perception standpoint (continually, not only losing, but finishing last), it may have been a disaster. We'll see what FL and Feb 5th have to say about it.

 

[Michtex]

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[wildcat09]

I'd say the fact that the guy is a total pos makes him unfit for the Presidency.

 

[rickysrun]

I agree, being a walk on at ND doesn't make you fit to be president

 

[Beau Vine]

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[Tyler Durden]

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[austintexas]

There may be many reasons RG is a scumbag and perhaps even unfit to be President, but with an economy the size of NYC's, "costing" them $7 mil in legal bills is hardly a reason that he is unfit. That just tells me he was getting **** done. Often you piss folks off when you're challenging the status quo. Good for him.

 

[Beau Vine]

8 years in office, over 8 million residents... $7M isn't squat regardless of whether he was purposely shitting on people or not.

To further ATX's point, the NYC metro area is nearly a $1 TRILLION per year economy, and the author of this article is using less than $1 million per year in lawsuit settlements as proof that RG is a "pugilist?"

I don't like RG, but sheesh, that's ridiculous.

 

[Tyler Durden]

You guys need to stop getting caught up in the money. The part that is troubling is using the power of the government to come down on people. I do not want a president using the power of the federal government to get even with his enemies. We don’t need another Richard Nixon. I inartfully made my point earlier.

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[austintexas]

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[Tyler Durden]

Way to dodge the subject of this thread.

 

[ScoPro]

Then by these standards Hillary is most certainly not fit to be president.

 

[austintexas]

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[Tyler Durden]

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[austintexas]

4 posts directly related to the OP is a dodge? weird.

Glad you posted though Tyler. You reminded me I need to go to the driving range.