Rudy Blasts Hillary Again Over MoveOn Ad

Giuliani Continues To Call For Clinton To Denounce Petraeus Ad, Apologize

(AP)  Presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani on Sunday continued calling on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to denounce a liberal group's advertisement and apologize for what he calls her disrespectful treatment of a general.

Giuliani, during a pre-race tour of the pits at New Hampshire International Speedway, told reporters that Clinton has shown weakness in not rebuking MoveOn's full-page newspaper ad last week, which criticized Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. commander in Iraq.

"What she did was just plain wrong," Giuliani told reporters before the NASCAR-Nextel Cup-Sylvania 300. "It was wrong for her to attack the integrity of a commanding general in a time of war."

The MoveOn ad in The New York Times asked, "General Petraeus or General Betray Us?" Giuliani followed up on Friday with an ad in the Times that attempted to link Clinton to the attack on Petraeus.

The Giuliani print ad accused Clinton of participating in a "character attack" against Petraeus, citing her comments during a congressional hearing that the general's progress report on Iraq required a "willing suspension of disbelief."

Giuliani said Clinton should rebuke MoveOn and other groups like it.

"I know that MoveOn.org contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to Democratic campaigns. But it's the way in which they contribute it, that's really the offensive part. They contribute it, by and large, doing character assassination on Republican politicians and they get away with it," Giuliani said. "But they should not be allowed to get away with it when they try to do character assassination on an American general who is putting his life at risk to protect America."

Clinton's campaign said Giuliani has taken a few words from her remarks out of context for political purposes. Clinton praised Petraeus for "long and distinguished service to our nation" before asking what the campaign called "tough questions about the president's Iraq report."

A Clinton spokeswoman said Giuliani has taken the campaign away from substance and toward mudslinging.

"Instead of distorting Senator Clinton's record in the campaign's first attack ad, the mayor should tell voters why he thinks sticking with the Bush Iraq strategy makes sense," Kathleen Strand said. "The country wants change and while Hillary Clinton is focused on ending the war, Mayor Giuliani is playing politics."

Giuliani said he's not dragging the campaign into the gutter, merely defending Petraeus' honor.

"I didn't attack an American general. I am raising a point about an American politician, not about an American general," said Giuliani, who attended his second NASCAR event since joining the presidential race.

On Saturday, during a conference call with reporters, Clinton sidestepped an opportunity to apologize for MoveOn's ad.

"I have repeatedly not only expressed my strong admiration and support for our men and women in uniform but with respect to General Petraeus, I have also made my respect for him abundantly clear and I think that speaks for itself," she said in a call to announce the endorsement of retired Gen. Wesley Clark.

[starleo146]

t''''s hilarious that the hypocritical repuglicans are the first to scream and cry the loudest and the longest when they get a taste of their own medicine! What a bunch of babies! Thanks to MoveOn.org for giving the people a voice. Speaking of betrayal, the democrats have betrayed us too many times now -- direct your contributions to MoveOn -- democrats have proven they are too afraid to stand up to repuglicans who have a stranglehold on our government.

Posted by SFTodd at 06:25 PM : Sep 20, 2007

This post was accurate and instead of letting the republicans have the upper hand here no one bothered to check out the fog sourounding this General who was totally in charge of training the Iraqi troops and we now are hearing they are not ready he had 2 years to train why didn''t anyone ask that question to the General we are so ready to condemn anything that might even suggest less than normal patriotism but before we condemn we should check the facts and the last thing we should do is believe this administration on patriotism there credibility to the troops leave a lot to be desired hence the military at home vote the republicans defeated Wake up America before it is too late

[starleo146]

t''''s hilarious that the hypocritical repuglicans are the first to scream and cry the loudest and the longest when they get a taste of their own medicine! What a bunch of babies! Thanks to MoveOn.org for giving the people a voice. Speaking of betrayal, the democrats have betrayed us too many times now -- direct your contributions to MoveOn -- democrats have proven they are too afraid to stand up to repuglicans who have a stranglehold on our government.

Posted by SFTodd at 06:25 PM : Sep 20, 2007

This post was accurate and instead of letting the republicans have the upper hand here no one bothered to check out the fog sourounding this General who was totally in charge of training the Iraqi troops and we now are hearing they are not ready he had 2 years to train why didn''t anyone ask that question to the General we are so ready to codemn anything that might even suggest less than normal patriotism but before we condemn we should check the facts and the last thing we should do is believe this administration on patriotism there credibility to the troops leave a lot to be desired hence the military at home vote the republicans defeated Wake up America before it is too late

[sftodd]

Rudy is a HUGE cry baby! He needs to put that dress back on!

[sftodd]

It''s hilarious that the hypocritical repuglicans are the first to scream and cry the loudest and the longest when they get a taste of their own medicine! What a bunch of babies! Thanks to MoveOn.org for giving the people a voice. Speaking of betrayal, the democrats have betrayed us too many times now -- direct your contributions to MoveOn -- democrats have proven they are too afraid to stand up to repuglicans who have a stranglehold on our government.

[jack3213]

The cowards of this country don''t know when to "fold em" and thus those who don''t have a mind of their own base their decisions on others who are stronger and wiser. I know some are not educated enough to decide on the wiser option, time to step up and do your homework. This really does matter to you. Time to be your own person and do what is right. Can you afford your house now? If not, you never will if you vote Democrat, period.

[fizzal-2009]

Has a political group in this country starting too sound like the anti-American party in their question of the honor of the military people that risk their lives for everyone?

[starleo146]

go vote for Hillary. A dopey nazi lover like you deserves her.

The c*nt couldn''''t even keep things under control at home with her "vast right wing conspiracy" bull. We get her as President, forget 9/11 - the next time it will be nuclear. And she''''ll do nothing about it except perhaps call Monica Lewinsky.

But hey, Nazis - go spew over Guiliani and endorse a pig who couldn''''t even have the courage to divorce even when her big bubba was doing the horizontal bop with his bimbo brigade. You deserve Suha Arafat''''s girlfriend.

But the United States of America deserves better than shrew baby.

Posted by Draftreid at 02:27 AM : Sep 18, 200

Hey drafty where do I send the crying towel because a democrat will sweep and sweep good your days are numbered and over the propaganda spew and the weekly standard and faux nooz GONE, OH what a relief it will be

[starleo146]

Posted by Draftreid at 02:23 AM : Sep 18, 2007

Are you a reporter from Faux News your rheteric sounds like your foaming at the mouth, like all those other liars from Faux Nooz Ann Coulter Hannity You learn your lessons well and we just don''t give a d*a*m*n what you think because it is pure propaganda everything you say is useless contribute without spewing and maybe we will listen otherwise Haaa you are a joke did I spell that right should it have ben je or jo

[starleo146]

He was close to the Mafia he tried to recommend his chief of police as a home security leader but it was found the chief of police had close ties to the mafia and this judge is close to Giuliani wonder who recommended him to Bush. I do hope this judge is clean goodness knows we need someone who does not have dirt on his hands and to clean up dept. of Justice. I bet Gonzales cleaned it up and went home with the lost e-mails Chaneys papers he does not want to divulge and anything incriminating Gonzales has taken care of all that got it all in a safe place.

[starleo146]

Posted by pepperp1 at 10:44 AM : Sep 18, 20

Giuliani was asked to sit on the advisory board to Iraq and chose to make speeches instead does this sound like a man that cares to help this country solve the problems in Iraq or anything else