AlonzoMourning23
10-18-2007, 01:46 AM
As part of his efforts to win over GOP primary voters, Rudy Giuliani has repeatedly said that he governed New York city as Mayor by adhering to Republican and conservative principles.
Today, for instance, Rudy said that he "gave my blood" for the Republican Party in New York, adding: “I often say I was the first Republican mayor in New York in 25 years. And I was the first to remain one in 50 years.” At the recent GOP debate, Rudy pointed out that "George Will said I ran the most conservative government, from that point of view, in the last 40 or 50 years in the entire country."
But Rudy hasn't always viewed his Mayoralty in such terms. A rival campaign has unearthed video of Rudy during an interview with Charlie Rose in 1996 in which he claimed bluntly that "I'm really not" a Republican Mayor.
Rudy's answer came in response to a question from Rose, who asked why he wouldn't be attending the GOP convention in San Diego that year. Take a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGcPHiL0Fvc
Today, for instance, Rudy said that he "gave my blood" for the Republican Party in New York, adding: “I often say I was the first Republican mayor in New York in 25 years. And I was the first to remain one in 50 years.” At the recent GOP debate, Rudy pointed out that "George Will said I ran the most conservative government, from that point of view, in the last 40 or 50 years in the entire country."
But Rudy hasn't always viewed his Mayoralty in such terms. A rival campaign has unearthed video of Rudy during an interview with Charlie Rose in 1996 in which he claimed bluntly that "I'm really not" a Republican Mayor.
Rudy's answer came in response to a question from Rose, who asked why he wouldn't be attending the GOP convention in San Diego that year. Take a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGcPHiL0Fvc