Rudy Lives! He Resurfaces To Attack Obama Over -- What Else -- September 11th

[babylonsister]

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Rudy Lives! He Resurfaces To Attack Obama Over -- What Else -- September 11th
By Greg Sargent - June 17, 2008, 4:28PM


After spending nearly $60 million to discover that his 9/11 magic carpet just didn't quite have the power to carry him into the White House, Rudy has suddenly resurfaced again in the presidential race for the sole purpose -- fittingly -- of flogging September 11th on behalf of John McCain.

Rudy has jumped into the dust-up today over the McCain camp's claims that Obama has a "September 10th mindset." From a new Rudy statement sent out by the McCain campaign...

"Throughout this campaign, I have been very concerned that the Democrats want to take a step back to the failed policies that treated terrorism solely as a law enforcement matter rather than a clear and present danger. Barack Obama appears to believe that terrorists should be treated like criminals -- a belief that underscores his fundamental lack of judgment regarding our national security."

Of course, Barack Obama doesn't really believe that terrorism is solely a law-enforcement problem -- he's unveiled a detailed anti-terror plan and has come out in favor of pursuing Al Qaeda suspects in foreign countries based on actionable intelligence.

On the other hand, as you may recall, as a candidate Rudy seemed to suggest that there were similarities between the waterboarding that's practiced on terrorists and the intensive questioning he practiced on criminals as U.S. Attorney. So, clearly, Rudy was already a bit confused about some of the distinctions and categories at play here, poor fellow.

[liberalhistorian]

1. Doesn't he have any republicans

to shake down since stating he wants a cut of funds raised if he makes campaign appearances for them? Shouldn't he have a mistress to keep him busy? And hasn't he gotten speech therapy yet to correct his "a noun, a verb and 9/11" speech rut impediment?

[elehhhhna]

5. He ALWAYS has a mistress to keep him busy, but...

that's only like 2 to 3 minutes a day.

[YOY]

2. "a noun, a verb, and 9/11".

He has nothing else nor will he ever...patheticly awaiting the dustbin of history.

[AlCzervik]

3. Rudy always reminds of September 10th, people still hated him then.

it's always september 10th for me when it comes to Guiliani.

[flpoljunkie]

4. Remember how they castigated Obama when he said he would attack Al Qaeda in Pakistan, if Musharraf

failed to act on actionable intelligence.

Of course, they do! Will the media pretend they don't remember either?

[elehhhhna]

6. It's sad that a man with his lisp should trade on the words "Theptember Eleventtthhh".

Just sayin.

[bigdarryl]

7. was he in DRAG

[TexasObserver]

8. What?! Rud9 Gui11iani talking about 9-11? I don't believe it.

[npincus]

9. Rudy's brand is covered with shit

lotsa luck with the reputation overhaul. But you'll forever be our own special "President of Florida"... :rofl:

[Yotun]

10. Why is it that when Republicans use fearmongering, hawkish pieces of crap rhetoric and accuse the

democrats of not agreeing with their hawkish views, the democrat answer is 'of course that's not 'really' our position'.

I'm speaking of this paragraph:
'Of course, Barack Obama doesn't really believe that terrorism is solely a law-enforcement problem -- he's unveiled a detailed anti-terror plan and has come out in favor of pursuing Al Qaeda suspects in foreign countries based on actionable intelligence'.

Why should the democrats feed into the fearmongering mindset that Republicans have created, about this war between 'good' and 'evil', that must be fought to the ends of the world? This is bullshit!