Giuliani says he gave his ‘blood’ for the GOP

October 16, 2007

Over the last five days or so, each of the top four Republican presidential hopefuls has asserted, aggressively, that they are more reliably partisan than their rivals. It started with Mitt Romney claiming that he represents the “Republican wing of the Republican Party,” then shifted to John McCain saying he was the real Republican, and then shifted again to Fred Thompson saying he can out-Republican them all.

Today, it was Rudy Giuliani’s turn.

Speaking before the Republican Jewish Coalition this morning, Rudy Giuliani, R-NY, wasted no time in fighting back criticism from his GOP rivals.

“Am I real Republican?” Giuliani asked the crowd while not naming his critics by name. “I gave my blood for the Republican Party in New York.”

Look, Giuliani is the least honest candidate in the race, and his claims on the stump generally range from merely mendacious to completely ridiculous. But for Giuliani to insist that he was a champion of the Republican Party as mayor is just silly.

First, as mayor, he publicly endorsed a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Mario Cuomo, in 1994. As a rule, those who give their “blood” to the GOP don’t throw their support to the Democrats’ statewide candidates.

Second, as a mayoral candidate, Giuliani also ran as the Liberal Party’s candidate, not the Conservative Party’s.

And third, as recently as 1996, Giuliani told a national television audience that he really wasn’t a Republican mayor. “Well, I’m a Republican mayor, but I’m really not,” Giuliani said. “I’m the mayor of New York City. I ran as a Republican, I ran as a Liberal — which really confuses all kinds of people — and I ran as an Independent…. So I’m not the most partisan of Republicans.”

One of these days, Republican primary/caucus voters are going to care about stuff like this, right?

“One of these days, Republican primary/caucus voters are going to care about stuff like this, right?”

nah, all ya gotta do is smell good. or look presidential. or whatever.

  • What did he replace the blood with, crazy juice?

    What scares the crap out of me is that it’s probably going to be either Rudy or Romney when all is said and done, and then we have the worry of another stolen election.

    I can’t take it anymore.

  • The Republican primary voters will, in the end, vote for the person who polls best in hypothetical matchups against the leading Dems, and will do so for no other reason – and wholly without regard to merits.

    They will do what so many Dems I know did in 2004, as they told me “I like what Dean is saying but Kerry is more electable than Dean. . .”

    And with any luck and justice, the Rethugs will suffer the same result.

  • The myth of the 9/11 Giuliani superhero leaves little to no room in the tiny minds of conservative voters for the real Giuliani: a pandering, fools-gold conservative who believes too many of his own lies.

  • Poor Rud!3. He’s gotten “blood” and “brains” mixed up again.

    “I’m the mayor of New York City. I ran as a Republican, I ran as a Liberal — which really confuses all kinds of people — and I ran as an Independent…. So I’m not the most partisan of Republicans.”

    Christ, is he going to break into The Flock of Seagulls?

    Maybe it’s just because I can’t stand him and the thought of him in the White House scares the shit out of me, but I read the above and thought it sounds like he ran as whatever he thought would get him in office. It also makes me think of the excellent Bloom County Cartoon. “Bill the Cat, he’s been one of you.”

  • “I gave my blood for the Republican Party in New York.”

    maybe he cut himself cutting off his comb-over.

  • So when will the beltway defenders of bipartisan comity (Broder, et al.) start criticizing Republicans for being to partisan?

    My guess: could be a long time.

  • Second, as a mayoral candidate, Giuliani also ran as the Liberal Party’s candidate, not the Conservative Party’s.

    Well, as I recall it, he would have been happy to run on both the Liberal and Conservative lines (don’t laugh, Ed Koch once ran as both a Democrat and a Republican, and judges here often run on all four lines), but the Conservative Party chairman was staunchly anti-abortion, and that was that.

    More interesting is that the Liberal Party chairman was Rudy’s great pal — and as a result, two of the chairman’s sons wound up in getting cushy jobs for the Giuliani administration. One was later convicted of embezzlement and possession of child pornography.

  • The truly sad thing, is that they still don’t get that Party loyalty is a clear indication one should NOT be president! One should be more loyal to one’s country, than one’s party.

    Truth be told, I have always voted independently in the past, voting for whoever was truly better qualified. I’m wavering on that this year, I may just go vote straight party line myself, just to show ’em how disgusted I am. But then that violates my sense of right, and is my sinking to their level really a good thing?

  • Rudy Guiliani evidently thinks he is Jesus.
    We should feast on his blood and body in recognition of his glorious sacrifice.
    …
    No really, I think cannibalism is a very, very viable option here.

  • Alternatively,
    Giuliani spilled his blood for the Republican Party in New York.
    Is that a euphemism, or, say a ‘pet name’ for his good friend lucifer?

    =D No offence meant, of course.

  • To quote the illustrious Pippa:

    ***No really, I think cannibalism is a very, very viable option here.***

    Tie Him to that Iron Post!
    Hand Him o’er the Fire to Roast!
    Serve Him Up with Poi and Toast…
    It’s a Ghouliani Luau!!!

    So, Pippa…does that work for you?

  • Hate to spoil y’all’s appetite for the JulieAnnie Luau, but…

    It was no paper cut. ‘member the time he pranced around in his transvestite outfit? He was still pre-menopausal then…

  • What he probably meant was that he gave blood at a Republican party blood drive once. Ever since 9/11, he’s come to realize how important that is.

  • It was all just a big misunderstanding. What Giuliani actually said was “I gave my DNA for the GOP”, and pundits just assumed he meant his blood. Yuck, don’t ask, just trust me.

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