Rudy Weighs In

“Barack Obama appears to believe that terrorists should be treated like criminals…”
Terrorist aren’t… criminals???

Yep.
Noun Verb 9/11. Repeat.
Thanks Rudi.

There is NO controversy. What Obama said is perfectly fine. McCain is trying to make a “controversy” because that is ALL he has.
Rudy only knows 9/11.

First the undead Al Gore, and now Giuliani?
Ah, jeez: is every political has-been whose surname begins with “G” duty-bound to pop off about something this week?

instead of reasoned responses, we get the usual ‘Rove-Bush’ scare tactics from McCain and Guiliani – Haven’t we heard enough of that for the last seven years? This should prove to everyone how aligned McCain is with Bush.

Vanessa, you wrote: “Terrorist aren’t… criminals???”
No they are WARRIORS. They are in the middle of a jihad against the United States and the Civilized World. Treating them like common criminals, with all of the legal rights that entails, means that most will be given bail pending trial following their capture. Guess what they will be doing while out on bail? They will be planning and possibly even executing their suicide missions. Gee I guess you liberals will be pleased that they will have to forfeit their bail! But what about the dozens of innocent people who would be killed, maimed or injured?

Ha ha ha. I’m inclined to see any criticism coming out of that sleazebag mouth as a reason to support object of said criticism. Keep it up, Rudy! Why don’t you get Kerick out there to help amplify the message?

james danley first off jihad means holy
and secondly you need to understand how the legal system works, they arent oging to be released as you and the other repubs seem to think on bail or anything
but they will no longer be in a legal black hole where we keep them forever locked away with no questions asked
if someone is a suspected terrorists and the government came and took you away,
you would want to plead your case
if they are guilty then they will be sentenced…
and its only IF THEY WANT IT THEY CAN ASK FOR IT

Obama has to convince Americans his new approach on national security and war on terrorists will make America safer…
Unfortunately he has not yet….More people still believe the peace makes thru strength…

And besides maybe the world and the US was a little saner on 9/10 than it has been since.

Rudy,
The man who chose to have the emergency operations center located in the World Trade Towers is talking about combating terrorism? Rudy, the man who chose to not integrate police and fire radios leading to the death of dozens of first responders is talking about how to fight terrorism? Rudy, who illegally provided police protection for his mistress while he was Mayor has what moral ground to lecture us on?

Rudy,
Florida really enjoyed your 6 week multimillion dollar vacation there this winter.
Any other great vacation spots for you.

>>>bhrandon | Jun 17, 2008 3:52:03 PM
It was our country’s loss when the defective DNC pushed for the boneheaded Bush-like Bozo in lieu of the winner of the popular vote and sharper candidate Hillary Clinton.
Maybe it was done becausethe word “boneheaded”so aptly applies to
both B O and the DNC… and thus, there was an immediate connection between the two.
Notice how now that he’s nominee, B O wants Michigan to be fully seated… now that there’s no choice of nominee involved.
As for the changes he has promised…. did he ever say/ confirm what they were supposed to be?
Be careful what Obama promises. As we’ve seen, the change we can be sure of… is that he’ll change his mind!
Hillary before Obama
McCain before Obama!
COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY!!!

Scareberry Punch

This is another Kitty Dukakis moment. Obama says Bin Laden has rights because the Supreme Court says so.

True writes
“Obama has to convince Americans his new approach on national security and war on terrorists will make America safer…”
But there is nothing new about Obama’s approach.
Obama wants the same approach as used after the 93 world trade attack, shortly after Clinton took office. The attack was designed to take the tower down. The “law enforcement” reaction did not stave off two embassy attacks or the attack on the Cole after the first WTC attack. The attack on an aspirin factory seemed not to help either. 100 million dollars later we got a conviction but no end to attacks.
The WTC was attacked again shortly after Bush took office on 911. The response was dramatic and way beyond the “law enforcement” approach.
Where are the follow up attacks? I submit that our 911 response has helped to thwart and deny the enemy the ability to attack since 911.
If Obama is elected and we are again tested and revert to a “law enforcement” response will you consol the victims of any attacks that follow?

Markymark, you miss the point. These “enemy combatants” or prisoners taken during war. In case you haven’t heard, we are at war with these Islamic extremists. There have been prisoners taken during every war throughout the history of mankind. You take them off the battlefield and detain them until the war is over. That way they won’t be put back onto the battlefield to kill again. The only other alternative is to take no prisoners and just kill them all. I hope you agree that that is even worse! What makes this war so different is these warriors are not members of a particular nation’s army; the battlefield is the entire world; and this war will be going on for decades.
Trying these individuals within the American judicial system will require declassifying all of the top secret intelligence that is helping us to foil future attacks against us. That will hamstring our ability to foil future attacks. So the government will have to choose between releasing these warriors or revealing exactly how we are able to know the who, what, where and when of another attack — placing our national security at risk.

Hmmm…what happened in 2006 when we tried to run on the fear of terrorist platform? Anyone? Anyone? Seems like we lost something.
McCain is weak and does not have enough of the right experience. We do not need insider beltway experience. We need someone who respects the constitution and the American value systems. McCain is the same as Bush who stated that the constitution is just a GD piece of paper. McBUSH. MCSame. McScary.

Baby and bathwater. Our initial response to 9/11 was correct. We went to fight alQaeda. It was the Bush doctrine of pre-emption and the invasion of Iraq that were wrong.
Don’t get confused. We are still fighting the war on terror, but it is not a war we declare on a nation. Afghanistan is necessary to take down the training camps. It may be necessary to take steps in Pakistan yet to be determined. However, law enforcement work is a very important part of the global strategy particularly with the so-called lumpen terrorist cells.
Coordination is a key and we won’t get that cooperation stomping around the world in hob-nailed boots. We do have to refine our strategies but that is not something Obama has in his hip-hop pockets. It is something the next POTUS must plan carefully with the military AND the law enforcement agencies. The National Response Plan is in place but it takes more than a single administration to implement such.

Fighting terrorism is a law enforcement and intelligence corroboration. Obama’s detractors fail to mention this. OMG, I’m defending Obama, something which I didn’t anticipate!

Hey, but I was a 9/11 hero.

Maybe he would like to treat them like his friend ” Ayers”

A Vietnam hero and a 9/11
hero.
Just what our economy
needs right now.

I thought journalism was supposed to be fair and bias. I wonder why when I post anything slightly negative about Obama the flip-flopper – say what you have to get elected presumptive nominee my comments get deleted.
Once again – Obama needs to go back to the senate and gain experience. He clearly does not have the training needed for the post in which he is running. The more he speaks – the clearer his inexperience shine through brightly. The presidency of the US or any other country is not a “Learn as you go” program.
Jake – report the news and don’t be bias. You can clearly have the candidate of choice for yourself but not here.

The more and more I hear Obama speak – the less I like him and I voted for him in the primary.
I am beginning to realize that all he is just a great motivational speaker when it is already scripted. When speaking with out paper or caught of guard on a question – his answers are like this
Well, um oh I thought I mean well uh uh um I think umm um Uh oh I said umm ohhh