First off, the obvious point is that we are still in the primary, and Giuliani is already spending resources on trying to attack Clinton. We all have heard these baseless Clinton attacks before. Republicans, especially Giuliani are trying to avoid talk of their positions on real issues, by running the usual attack smear campaign. Well guess what guys, whatever they want to say, it's already been said about Hillary before. She can stand up to any criticism with the best of them.
According to the AP:
"Republican Rudy Giuliani compared Hillary Rodham Clinton to 1972 Democratic nominee George McGovern on Wednesday and chided his rival for adding a Southern lilt to her voice as he intensified his criticism."
First of all Clinton lived a great portion of her life in Arkansas, and yes, I can tell you sometimes when you go back to those areas, you do pick up a little bit of the accent again. I was born, raised and lived most of my life deep in the South. I live in California now, but sometimes when I go back or even talk to family on the phone I can hear myself slip into an accent sometimes.
Also from the AP about Giuliani's latest attacks against Clinton:
"Adding to the perception that she's unstoppable, Clinton picked up the endorsement of the 1.4 million-member American Federation of Teachers, increasing her union nods to six.
Other candidates trying to topple the two national front-runners courted voters in early voting states.
Three months before voting begins, polls show Clinton solidifying her months-long advantage for the Democratic nomination while the Republican race remains fluid. Giuliani, the former New York mayor, leads in national surveys, but GOP rivals Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson and John McCain are in strong contention in various key states.
Positioning himself as the one Republican able to thwart another Clinton presidency, Giuliani lambasted Clinton's recent comments about giving a $5,000 savings bond to every U.S.-born baby.
"It's interesting that Hillary is taking something from the George McGovern playbook," Giuliani said in Manchester, N.H., likening her idea to the former South Dakota senator's proposal to send $1,000 to every U.S. resident.
In the 1972 election, Giuliani liked McGovern and his ideas enough to vote for him for president. The liberal lawmaker lost in a landslide to President Nixon.
Without naming Clinton, Giuliani also alluded to an appearance this past spring in Selma, Ala., in which she slipped into what sounded like a Southern accent before a largely black audience.
Asked by reporters whether he can win religious conservative votes, Giuliani said: "I don't have a different program for one group or another. I don't have a different accent for different parts of the country."
Clinton spokesman Phil Singer responded: "It's unfortunate that the mayor's entire campaign is premised on attacking others instead of talking about what he would do if elected."
HOPEFULLY VOTERS WON'T FORGET THAT RUDY GIULIANI VOTED FOR MCGOVERN IN '72. NOW IN 2007 HE'S ATTACKING HILLARY FOR BEING LIKE MCGOVERN.
Where DOES Mr. Giuliani stand on the issues? He changes his mind so often it's hard to keep up!
-Chris McLeod-
2 comments:
Thats very interesting. I never really cared for Giuliani, he wasn't a great mayor so why should I think he'd be a good president. 9/11 isn't a good enough reason to vote for someone!
I agree completely..Rudy was just the person most seen in 9/11, so everyone thinks he was a hero. It's funny how the Republicans can find nothing on Hillary, so they criticize her accent or laugh. I find that course of action juvenile, resembling how little boys pick on girls in elementary school who make better grades than they do by making fun of her freckles.
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