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Giuliani – the anti-Bush

posted by David Kuo | 9:16am Monday July 23, 2007

Was talking to a friend over the weekend about Giuliani. My friend is a very serious Christian by anyone’s measure. He is also politically conservative and likes Giuliani. Why?
Giuliani:
- cleaned up NY from the window washers and graffiti and crime
- he is no nonsense
- like it or not he tells the truth
I ask my friend about Rudy’s personal life. “Oh sure, he’s personally immoral, but he will get the job done.”
It then occurs to me – probably a bit belatedly – Giuliani is truly the anti-Bush.
Bush – Texas
Giuliani – New York
Bush – religious
Giuliani – not so religious
Bush – wants to kill gay marriage
Giuliani – cross dresses and goes to gay pride parades
Bush – increasingly shifty about blame and responsibility
Giuliani – “I’m pro-choice like it or not.”
Bush – vacations on a ranch
Giuliani – would clearly vacation somewhere with a beach and nice hotels
Bush – one wife
Giuliani – four wives [DK - Sorry, three wives]
Bush – hair
Giuliani – not much hair
Just some thoughts…maybe it explains Giuliani’s popularity… Republicans want someone, just no one who looks, talks, or acts like George W. Bush.



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progresso

posted July 23, 2007 at 9:47 am


Bush: Perfectly happy to stomp all over civil liberties.
Giuliani: Even happier to stomp all over civil liberties.
You’re right, they’re completely different.



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Jan

posted July 23, 2007 at 11:01 am


My friend and I are both committed Christians who happen to have sometimes opposing views on politics and what it means to live out our faith. Best example: When I made a comment about the immoral conduct of some of our presidents she said, Yeah, like Clinton and that intern. Acutually, I replied, I was talking about George Bush and the thousands who have died because of his lies.



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Stan

posted July 23, 2007 at 11:02 am


Bush: Sent our men and women to die in a needless war
Giuliani: Used the remains of 9/11 victims as pothole filler
Absolutely completely different.
And who cares about morals anyway right?



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Dan

posted July 23, 2007 at 11:29 am


Hey now – Giuliani is only on his third wife. Let’s be fair here…



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Vern

posted July 23, 2007 at 11:36 am


Kinda off topic, but it kind of amazed me people still cling to the line “Bush lied.”
Kind of an ignorant statement in all honesty.



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west coast

posted July 23, 2007 at 1:47 pm


To Vern, among other things, President Bush did lie about the reasons for war and about how it was going.



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TP

posted July 23, 2007 at 2:29 pm


I currently am and have always been a big supporter of President Bush. But, I too have Bush fatigue and would like something a little different. I am truly undecided this time around for the GOP primary. I will definately vote for the GOP nominee, but I am not sure who I want. I guess right now, I kinda like Huckabee (although I am leery of an Akansas Governor, :-) ) I don’t think he has any shot at winning though. Of the “big 4″ (Guliani, McCain, Romney and maybe Thompson), I guess I would favor Thompson. The irony would be if the GOP ticket contained Huckabee and Thompson as that would mean the GOP ticket would include an Arkansas Governor and a Tennessee Senator. Sound familiar?



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Doug

posted July 23, 2007 at 2:40 pm


Dan, I think by saying “four wives” David is trying to avoid having to come back and edit this post in October.
Did Giuliani ever have a Secretary named Bush?



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