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Rudy Giuliani Wins GOP Debate According to Florida Focus Group
Republican presidential hopeful former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani answers a question during a Republican presidential debate in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, sponsored by FOX News.
Frank Luntz’s Florida Fox News Focus Group overwhelmingly picked Rudy Giuliani as tonight’s debate WINNER.
- Florida Voter: “[Giuliani] is strong. He’s strong. He’s what we need. He’s got the track record …â€
- Ask By Frank Luntz: “Why Giuliani?†Florida Voter Said, “Clear, concise, direct answers and he’s a man who’s got a track record of execution.â€
- Pollster Frank Luntz on Fox News focus group reaction: “Rudy Giuliani definitely benefited from tonight’s debate. Very clearly.â€
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=subf2QI5ovM[/youtube]
Flap picks the Mayor as the CLEAR winner as well.
Giuliani’s answer on education and school children was classic Rudy. He cares more about the kids. Mentioning school choice and homeschooling received applause from the Florida audience.
Update:Rudy was the pick of the vast majority of focus group members as the GOP candidate to BEST beat Hillary Clinton.
Huckabee received a few mentions. In fact, one focus group member switched from Thompson to Huckabee.
Ron Paul received no votes for who won the debate.
Others commenting:
- Marc Abinder: After a tentative start, Giuliani again proved that he is so adept in these formats and can handle really any question with finesse. And he showed, again, that he is the Republican who best frames the race against Hillary Clinton. He’s a natural at it. Also: Giuliani should get some props from Ezra Klein: he accurately pointed out that Medicare is in much worse shape than Social Security and is a much more serious problem. At the end of the debate, he gave an answer on Iran that sounded reasonable and not Podhoretz-esque.
- David Brody: As for Rudy Giuliani, it was another strong debate performance. He really hasn’t had a weak performance to date. He had a sharp response when he criticized Fred Thompson on tort reform. It was vintage Giuliani. In your face. The Straight shooter. He just doesn’t come across as your typical politician. He’s breezy, funny, serious and intellectually engaging all at the same time. A rare combination. It’s like the Wild Wild West and Giuliani is the sheriff in town.
- The Orlando Sentinel’s Scott Maxwell: Giuliani did well too. He sounds knowledgable as well. And, unlike the last time he came to Orlando, he sounded jazzed up and excited about the possibility of being president. And the audience seemed to be in Rudy’s corner. More than one person has told me he won them over this weekend.
- Power Line Blog’s Scott Johnson: “Rudy Giuliani undeniably shone.â€
- AmSpec Blog’s Philip Klein: “He gave a strong answer by saying he cares about teachers, but cares about the kids more.â€
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Iran Nuclear Watch: Cheney Warns Iran as Larijani Resigns
US Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy annual Weinberg Founders Conference in Lansdowne, Virginia. Cheney said the United States and its allies would not permit Iran to get nuclear weapons and warned of “serious consequences” if it continues to enrich uranium.
Cheney: US will not let Iran go nuclear
The United States and other nations will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon, Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday.
“Our country, and the entire international community, cannot stand by as a terror-supporting state fulfills its grandest ambitions,” Cheney said in a speech to the Washington Institute for Near East Studies.
He said Iran’s efforts to pursue technology that would allow them to build a nuclear weapon are obvious and that “the regime continues to practice delay and deceit in an obvious effort to buy time.”
If Iran continues on its current course, Cheney said the U.S. and other nations are prepared to take action. The vice president made no specific reference to military action.
“We will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon,” he said.
Previously, Iran played its hand by the resignation of its nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani.
Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani speaks with journalists at a news conference in Tehran in this September 12, 2007 file photo. Larijani, who quit as Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, and his replacement will go to talks with the European Union’s Javier Solana to try to defuse a row with the West, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
Iran’s nuclear negotiator resigns
Iran’s chief negotiator with the West over Tehran’s nuclear programme, Ali Larijani, has resigned.
A government spokesman said Mr Larijani had repeatedly offered his resignation and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had finally accepted it.
Mr Larijani had differences with the president over how to proceed with the negotiations, correspondents say.
The spokesman, Gholam Hossein Elham, said a deputy foreign minister, Saeed Jalili, would replace Mr Larijani in time for a meeting on Tuesday with the European Union’s foreign policy head Javier Solana.
The BBC’s Jon Leyne, in Tehran, says Mr Larijani has had differences with President Ahmadinejad over how to proceed with negotiations over the country’s nuclear programme.
Obviously there was a difference as to proceed with Iran’s nuclear negotiations with the European Union and the United Nations over uranium enrichment. Also, obvious is that Iran’s Mullahs prefer confrontation rather then negotiations. But, this is NO great news.
The new nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, is a hard line supporter of President Ahmadinejad and Supreme Mullah leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister Saeed Jalili attends a meeting in Tehran, February 2007. Iran insisted its policy in the nuclear crisis with the West would not change after the sudden resignation of chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, amid fears it would take an even tougher line.
So, was Larijani’s resignation a result of the refusal of Vladimir Putin’s latest offer?
Probably, or it could have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Iran and the Mullahs do NOT want to negotiate. They COVET nuclear weapons and will do anything to posses one.
Vice President Cheney again restates American policy that Iran will not obtain nuclear weapon capability.
But, will President Bush “PUSH” the issue or allow Iran to continue to stall?
Stay tuned…….
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Day By Day by Chris Muir October 21, 2007
Welcome back, Chris. We all have missed you!
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