Giuliani responds to MoveOn.org
September 19, 2007
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WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told CNN Wednesday that he welcomes attacks by al Qaeda and/or MoveOn.org on the US and US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and Rudy Giuliani and predicted that continued attacks and video tapes from the group will likely raise his standing among Republican primary voters.
“Frankly, I wish al Qaeda/MoveOn.org satanic alliance would do several more terrorist attacks and/or commercials attacking me, because if they do it could get me nominated," Giuliani told CNN's John King in London. “They are not exactly the most popular group among Republicans.”
"They have spent $200 or $300 million killing US citizens and assassinating the character of Republican candidates, and the fact that they want to personally attack me is probably a badge of honor for me, and probably is going to jump me five points in the Republican primary," he added.
The presidential hopeful has been gleeful in exploiting the exposure he received during the aftermath of 9/11and often starts salivating during Republican Presidential debates when talking about the war in Iraq. Giuliani has been highly critical of MoveOn.org for publishing an ad in the New York Times last week questioning Gen. David Petraeus’ trustworthiness in reporting the latest conditions in Iraq and says they are clearly in an unholy alliance with the people who brought down the World Trade Centers, forcing him to single-handedly clean-up the debris.
MoveOn responded to the criticism with a television advertisement in Iowa — and nationally on CNN — condemning Giuliani for dropping out of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group last year, and alleging he opted instead to hit the high-priced speaking circuit.
In the interview with CNN, Giuliani defended his decision to leave the group charged by Congress to assess the United State's Iraq policy, saying he would "have totally lost millions of dollars if I'd wasted my time with those losers."
"The reason I didn't: I couldn't give the time to it, and secondly I knew that, ultimately I am a megalomaniac who could very well be running for president of the United States," Giuliani said. "[H]ad I stayed on that group, their report was put out just at the time I announced for president and it [would have been] totally politicized. It was a mistake to join in the first place."
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WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told CNN Wednesday that he welcomes attacks by al Qaeda and/or MoveOn.org on the US and US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and Rudy Giuliani and predicted that continued attacks and video tapes from the group will likely raise his standing among Republican primary voters.
“Frankly, I wish al Qaeda/MoveOn.org satanic alliance would do several more terrorist attacks and/or commercials attacking me, because if they do it could get me nominated," Giuliani told CNN's John King in London. “They are not exactly the most popular group among Republicans.”
"They have spent $200 or $300 million killing US citizens and assassinating the character of Republican candidates, and the fact that they want to personally attack me is probably a badge of honor for me, and probably is going to jump me five points in the Republican primary," he added.
The presidential hopeful has been gleeful in exploiting the exposure he received during the aftermath of 9/11and often starts salivating during Republican Presidential debates when talking about the war in Iraq. Giuliani has been highly critical of MoveOn.org for publishing an ad in the New York Times last week questioning Gen. David Petraeus’ trustworthiness in reporting the latest conditions in Iraq and says they are clearly in an unholy alliance with the people who brought down the World Trade Centers, forcing him to single-handedly clean-up the debris.
MoveOn responded to the criticism with a television advertisement in Iowa — and nationally on CNN — condemning Giuliani for dropping out of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group last year, and alleging he opted instead to hit the high-priced speaking circuit.
In the interview with CNN, Giuliani defended his decision to leave the group charged by Congress to assess the United State's Iraq policy, saying he would "have totally lost millions of dollars if I'd wasted my time with those losers."
"The reason I didn't: I couldn't give the time to it, and secondly I knew that, ultimately I am a megalomaniac who could very well be running for president of the United States," Giuliani said. "[H]ad I stayed on that group, their report was put out just at the time I announced for president and it [would have been] totally politicized. It was a mistake to join in the first place."
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