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big_dog

(4,144 posts)
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 02:05 PM Feb 2015

Rudy Giuliani: President Obama Doesn’t Love America

According to Politico, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told a private Manhattan dinner audience on Wednesday evening that President Barack Obama does not love the United States.

“I know this is a horrible thing to say,” Giuliani began, giving you an idea of what’s coming next: “But I do not believe that the president loves America,” “He doesn’t love you. And he doesn’t love me. He wasn’t brought up the way you were brought up and I was brought up through love of this country.”

The former mayor also suggested he felt as though every modern president has had a grasp on American battles abroad, while Obama does not. “I felt that from every American president, including ones I disagreed with, including [Jimmy] Carter,” he said. In an interview with Politico after the dinner, he continued to bash the president, this time invoking the infamous Prayer Breakfast speech in which Obama warned against a “high horse” on religious violence, noting that Christian extremists committed the deadly Crusades many centuries ago.

“You’ve got to be able to criticize Islam for the parts of Islam that are wrong. You criticize Christianity for the part of Christianity that is wrong,” Giuliani responded. “I’m not sure how wrong the Crusades are. The Crusades were kind of an equal battle between two groups of barbarians. The Muslims and the crusading barbarians. What the hell? What’s wrong with this man that he can’t stand up and say there’s a part of Islam that’s sick?” http://www.mediaite.com/online/rudy-giuliani-obama-doesnt-love-america/

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Rudy Giuliani: President Obama Doesn’t Love America (Original Post) big_dog Feb 2015 OP
when i think of repugs, i don't think they love you and me and i'm doubtful they even samsingh Feb 2015 #1
But they LOOOOOOVE the Koch brothers! IggleDoer Feb 2015 #6
What a grade-A douchebag Roland99 Feb 2015 #2
Hmmm...one of these things is not like the other. Atman Feb 2015 #3
I wanted to puke when I saw that a$$wipe on SNL Sunday night kimbutgar Feb 2015 #4
Ghouliani was forced to go n Faux & Friends this morning to clairify big_dog Feb 2015 #5
So Rudy thinks Obama IS a patriot but just not the same kind of patriot as he is. yellowcanine Feb 2015 #16
City Lights: Rudy Guiliani is a first-class asshole. City Lights Feb 2015 #7
Do you agree with Giuliani, big_dog? alcibiades_mystery Feb 2015 #8
Good question. Kingofalldems Feb 2015 #12
Giuliani joins a long parade of Foxites frustrated that their years long campaign of demonization is failing. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #9
He is probably right about Obama not loving Giuliani and his corporate buds. yellowcanine Feb 2015 #10
"Obama should go home to Honolulu, which is back there in Kenya!" struggle4progress Feb 2015 #11
Why do we have to keep hearing from this jerk. Politico is a rag, and the MSM allows this venom still_one Feb 2015 #13
Giuliani responded. “I’m not sure how wrong the Crusades are. The Crusades were kind of an equal yellowcanine Feb 2015 #14
"The Crusades were kind of an equal battle between two groups of barbarians" aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #15
I will never forget this family values republican trying to move his mistress into the Mayor's hollysmom Feb 2015 #17
Rudy hates America napkinz Feb 2015 #18

samsingh

(17,599 posts)
1. when i think of repugs, i don't think they love you and me and i'm doubtful they even
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 02:06 PM
Feb 2015

love America, American values, or even be true to religious values at all.

Atman

(31,464 posts)
3. Hmmm...one of these things is not like the other.
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 02:08 PM
Feb 2015

One of these doesn't belong.
Can you guess which thing is not like the other?
Before I end this song...

OH, he's BLACK.

kimbutgar

(21,155 posts)
4. I wanted to puke when I saw that a$$wipe on SNL Sunday night
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 02:09 PM
Feb 2015

President Obama has more integrity in his little finger than Ghouliani has in his whole body. People who think they are better because they used a terrible act of terror to further their political career have no credibility. And don't get me started on his cheating with his wife with his mistress.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
16. So Rudy thinks Obama IS a patriot but just not the same kind of patriot as he is.
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 03:10 PM
Feb 2015

Well he is right about that and thank God.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
9. Giuliani joins a long parade of Foxites frustrated that their years long campaign of demonization is failing.
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 02:46 PM
Feb 2015

Blow the dog whistle, see who blows back, cash their checks.

Another grifter whose only relevance is the airtime he gets to spew hatred...it is getting all too obvious how desperate the End Timers have become.....Obama outsmarts them every time.

What was NYC thinking?

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
10. He is probably right about Obama not loving Giuliani and his corporate buds.
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 02:49 PM
Feb 2015

Of course that is in no way the same as not loving America.

still_one

(92,204 posts)
13. Why do we have to keep hearing from this jerk. Politico is a rag, and the MSM allows this venom
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 02:59 PM
Feb 2015

to be propagated.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
14. Giuliani responded. “I’m not sure how wrong the Crusades are. The Crusades were kind of an equal
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 03:06 PM
Feb 2015

battle between two groups of barbarians. The Muslims and the crusading barbarians."

I am not sure how well Giuliani knows his history. The Crusades were blessed by the Catholic Church. The First Crusade was launched at the urging of Pope Urban II in 1095 specifically to go to war against Muslims. And during the Third Crusade in 1204 the Catholic Crusaders sacked the city of Constantinople, part of the Byzantine (Eastern Orthodox Christian) Empire. Not exactly "Barbarians against Muslims." And while all sides were probably barbarians, the Western Catholic Christians were more barbaric than the Eastern Orthodox Christians or the Muslims in 1200 C.E.

http://www.history.com/topics/crusades

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
15. "The Crusades were kind of an equal battle between two groups of barbarians"
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 03:07 PM
Feb 2015

Yes, the man has an incredible grasp of history.

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)
17. I will never forget this family values republican trying to move his mistress into the Mayor's
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 03:15 PM
Feb 2015

mansion to live with his wife and two small children - scum is too good a name for this man -

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