NYT: Giuliani Campaigns for Ex-Leader of Christian Coalition Ralph Reed

[DeepModem Mom]

Giuliani Campaigns for Ex-Leader of Christian Coalition
By PATRICK HEALY
Published: May 18, 2006


(Gregory Smith/Associated Press)
Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, left, met with former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed in Atlanta after speaking during a fund raiser.

ATLANTA, May 18 — Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani glided over his support for gay civil unions and declared heterosexual marriage to be "inviolate" today as he helped raise money for a former leader of the Christian Coalition, Ralph Reed, who is in a tough fight to become lieutenant governor of Georgia.

For Mr. Giuliani, who is considering a run for the presidency in 2008, the trip to Georgia allowed him to pick up a political chit from Mr. Reed that could be useful if and when Mr. Giuliani builds a national coalition that includes evangelical Republicans, who are a core part of Mr. Reed's political base.

Mr. Giuliani was warmly received at a Reed fund-raiser here, though advisers to Mr. Reed noted that most of the donors were moderate Republicans and business people, and that a truer test of Mr. Giuliani's appeal in the South would come in rural counties.

The Giuliani-Reed embrace came five days after another possible Republican candidate in 2008, Senator John McCain, appeared alongside the Rev. Jerry Falwell for a speech at Liberty University, an avowed evangelical institution. Georgia Republicans said that Mr. Giuliani's visit was set weeks ago, though they acknowledged that both he and Mr. McCain were seeking inroads to the southern and religious wings of the party.

Mr. Giuliani did not once mention Jesus Christ or his childhood interest in becoming a priest, but instead preached from the Bible of fiscal conservatism. He called for more federal tax cuts as a means of creating more jobs and stimulating the economy, and argued that tax cuts would invigorate business and ultimately yield greater total tax receipts, thereby helping the cause of deficit reduction....

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/18/nyregion/18cnd-rudy.html?hp&ex=1148011200&en=55e7ded52be9757a&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[AX10]

1. Republicans will do ANYTHING to get more power.

[OKNancy]

2. kick

[Charlie Brown]

3. Giuliani stumps for Ralph Reed (and civil unions?) in Atlanta

Well, this is a new low for Rudy, and since when does Reed support civil unions for gay couples?

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories/0518rudy.html

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani breezed through Atlanta on Thursday, speaking in favor of both Ralph Reed and civil unions for gay couples

At a $100-a-head Buckhead fund-raiser before more than 300 supporters, Giuliani gave Reed a coveted endorsement in his Republican campaign for lieutenant governor.

"He can actually get things done," Giuliani said. "I respect Ralph's ability as a leader. I think he's going to be terrific for the economy of Georgia. I think he's going to be terrific on law enforcement."

Giuliani, who is kicking the tires on a 2008 presidential campaign, didn't mention significant issues on which the two disagree: abortion, gun control, and the rights of gays and lesbians.

"I'm against gay marriage and I'm in favor of civil unions," Giuliani told reporters after his 20-minute speech. "I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman, and that it should remain that way, inviolate. But I also believe that you should allow for protection of the legal rights of people that are gay and lesbian. And it seems to me the best way to do that is by having a separate category that protects their rights called domestic partnerships."

[marmar]

4. Giuliani has more faces than Mt. Rushmore...

I cannot stand that annoying, lispy fraud.

[Captain Hilts]

5. That won't him any votes in the Bible Belt. Giuliani's still a NYer who..

had more 'female trouble' than Bill Clinton.

But what a turn around for Rudy! What a riot.

[Roland99]

6. Is he going to call the radical "Christian" right stupid & gullible, too?

Ralph Reed has treated them like a soiled blank check, wiping his hands off after he cashes it.

[Lochloosa]

7. As we say in the South..."Snakes in the grass"

[AlCzervik]

8. i'm not sure who the whore is here, i'll say both.

[VegasWolf]

9. Two whores after people's money! nt

[Golden Raisin]

10. An insult to whores!

[kainah]

11. interesting article

Rudy Giuliani and Ralph Reed -- two GOP "stars" -- and the article just drips with desperation. How entertaining.

[antonialee839]

12. Doesn't that tell you all you need to know about Giuliani?

Scumbag.

[6000eliot]

13. That's what a scumbag HE is.

Trying to catch the xtian vote in '08?

[judaspriestess]

14. sheesh how sick of him

whats wrong with these people? I STILL find it amusing that the righteous republican party even embraces him after having an affair. its ok for a republican but not ok for a democrat.

[PatGund]

15. The word today boys and girls.......

....is "Brown-nose" (See, Hypocrite, McCain, Giuliani)

[skyblue]

16. Ralph Reed Involved In Scandal!!

Check this Out!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/15/AR2006011500915.html

Not the angel that the Right wing Christians believe him to be!