Comments on: Maybe it’s not Giuliani time, after all

By: Mister Nice Guy

Mister Nice Guy — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 09:48:57 +0000

Trillian, while it’s true that most voters are people, the problem is that those robots tend to vote Republican — usually in blocs of 4,000 votes at once.

By: Raincitygirl

Raincitygirl — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:14:06 +0000

Lesley, that’s true. I had vaguely heard of Giuliani before 9/11, and very little of the stuff I had heard was even remotely flattering. After 9/11 most of North America knew who he was, and nobody was talking about Abner Louima.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:46:28 +0000

I think that most non-New Yorkers don’t realize how obnoxious Rudy actually is. Which, in New York City, kind of makes him normal. When he refers to the schools chancellor as a mewling baby, most New Yorkers just think “Fucking lame insult, Mayah.”

However, I do not see how he stands the pressure of a national campaign without slipping at least once and totally going off the deep end on someone. I think that also would hurt him.

By: Raincitygirl

Raincitygirl — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:28:40 +0000

I think I might’ve said “most voters are people” because I’ve been watching a lotttttttt of Battlestar Galactica in the past week or so. Some voters are robots.

But most are people.

Heee! But I’m pretty sure President Roslin hasn’t extended the franchise to Cylons yet. Heck, she doesn’t even like letting the *people* vote, and if she thinks Cylons’ children should be taken from them at birth, which she apparently does, I highly doubt she’s ready to start handing them civil rights. Plus, ya know, I’m thinking it might be an unpopular move with the public. What with most people holding a grudge over the whole genocide thing.

I don’t actually have much to say re: Giuliani, as I’m not American. But I do find it deeply ironic that, as the original poster pointed out, he’s liable to be rejected by primary voters not because of the real reasons not to nominate him (civil rights issues, police brutality, racism, corruption, etc) but because he’s not bigoted ENOUGH.

By: Standard Mischief

Standard Mischief — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:02:41 +0000

I’m going to have to agree with Henry. The affair thingy might be bad, but what really went down already that has dashed his chance for nomination is his recent scheme to hire people to go to other states and break the law on his behalf.

Yea, he actually hired private investigators to go to other states and attempt to “straw purchase” firearms just for the opportunity to sue businesses in some tobacco-type crazy civil lawsuit. I’m calling the BATFE illegal guns tip line to try to have this menace arrested and prosecuted.

Giuliani may be able to fool New Yorkers in to believing that the only reason that crime is worse in NYC than (for example) Richmond VA, is because of “lax” gun laws in the state of Virginia, but the rest of the country ain’t gonna buy that shit.

The only crazy part is the fact that he hasn’t figured that out yet. Giuliani = not exactly cosmopolitan.

By: little light

little light — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:54:53 +0000

It’s not that different from the fact that Barack Obama’s name is no longer ever mentioned without his middle name added.
It won’t be his ideas or history or anything else they’ll shoot him down on–it’ll be the tenuous connection to ISLAMIC DOOM.

There’s plenty to nail Giuliani on; it’s a shame we won’t get the chance, because they’ll be too busy nailing him for wearing lipstick and bowing to the Gay Agenda.

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By: KnifeGhost

KnifeGhost — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:30:24 +0000

ironically i think he’d be more likely to win the nationals than the Republican primaries.

That’s exactly right. The kind of people that won’t care about his personal life are the kind that wouldn’t see his name on the ballot until November 2008 (at least in enough number to get him elected). He would never survive the primary.

By: trillian

trillian — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:11:21 +0000

I think I might’ve said “most voters are people” because I’ve been watching a lotttttttt of Battlestar Galactica in the past week or so. Some voters are robots.

But most are people.

By: trillian

trillian — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:09:14 +0000

Giuliani’s like the Republican Hilary: recognizable, big name, looks good on paper…but when you get right down to it and for a variety of reasons, massively unpalatable to, um, people. And most of the voters, on both sides, are people.