Koppel on Giuliani.

[BrklynLiberal]

Giuliani's Remarks? 'Outrageous' and Familiar

All Things Considered, April 27, 2007 · Rudy Giuliani has, for a couple of months now, argued that he is the best candidate to be our next president because he performed so well as mayor of New York in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.
All right. But now he's taken that assertion one step further — I would argue, one step too far. It was the other evening in New Hampshire, that Giuliani said that if the Democrats are elected in 2008, the country will "suffer more losses" from terrorism.

Once again, a Republican candidate for president — currently the leading Republican candidate for president — is making what is really an outrageous charge. It is no less outrageous now than it was when George Bush used it to win re-election in 2004. But it worked back then; and clearly Mr. Giuliani thinks that he, too, can ride this pony to the White House.

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One might think that the questionable success of the war in Iraq, the failed hunt for Osama and the spread of al-Qaida and its affiliates might raise questions in Mr. Giuiliani's mind about implicitly promising more of the same.

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Instead of tarring the entire field of Democratic presidential candidates, Rudy Giuliani needs to offer some viable policy options.
He appears to believe that more of the same will lead to victory. Politically, he may be right. As far as the country's safety and welfare are concerned, I doubt it.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9881797

[Cha]

1. I tell ya..they're all brain dead..

rudy mcromney and all the bush morals' guys..and gals.

[saltpoint]

2. I heard this on NPR yesterday. Not bad at all. I haven't always been

a huge fan of Ted Koppel, but he really took a tree switch to America's Mayor, didn't he?

[rubberducky]

3. Sounds like Guiliani is making a threat. If you don`t elect repubs

we`ll bomb you.

[Blue_In_AK]

5. Bill Maher covered this very well

last night on Real Time.

[mitchtv]

6. is that "Rudy Ad " (Nice country, be a shame if something happened)

available to see on the net yet?

[Blue_In_AK]

7. I don't know

but I thought it was great. I'm sure it'll turn up somewhere.

[fooj]

10. I saw it. It gave me the creeps.

I wouldn't put ANYTHING past these rat bastards!

[Blue_In_AK]

12. I agree...

definitely creepy, and pause for thought.

[BrklynLiberal]

8. Olbermann's "Special Comment" on this was breathtaking.

[tulsakatz]

9. I know..........

I loved it when Belzer said Giuliani was walking around in the streets because he didn't have an office anymore (since it was in the WTC)!!

[shance]

4. It didn't work back then. Rigging the votes and cheating is the only way they win anything

What a lie that it worked.

The media continues their lying in order to keep individuals like these in power.

[Bucky]

11. Thank you, Ted Koppel, for following Olbermann's lead on this.

Apparently spines are contagious. Keep it up, KO!