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Thursday, September 13, 2007
Giuliani attacks Clinton for her ‘disbelief’ of Petraeus, and says illegal immigration isn’t a crime
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In Atlanta for a pair of private fundraisers, Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Thursday criticized Democrat Hillary Clinton for expressing her “disbelief” in Gen. David Petraeus’ assessment of the situation in Iraq.
Giuliani also said he intended to place an ad in Friday’s New York Times to rebut MoveOn.org’s advertisement referring to “General Betray Us.”
Giuliani said he would ask the newspaper for the same discount it gave the liberal grassroots organization for its full-page ad.
The former mayor of New York City also addressed recent comments in which he said illegal immigration isn’t a crime, and that it shouldn’t be. The Washington Times gave space to the issue today.
In Atlanta, Giuliani said this:
“It’s not up to me to decide whether it’s a crime or not. It’s up to the U.S. Congress to decide that, and the lawbooks say that crossing the border without permission is a misdemeanor.
“Other than that, it’s not a crime. The Congress tried to make it a crime, but didn’t make it a crime, so that’s a question of law, not political rhetoric or political spinning or political positioning.”
Giuliani quickly shifted the topic by declaring that he has the best background to address the difficult topic.
Giuliani and other presidential spottings
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Update: The Giuliani campaign just called to say they’ll make a quick stop at the OK Cafe off I-75 this morning to catch a few TV cameras.
Rudy Giuliani zips into Atlanta at noon today for a private, West Paces Ferry fund-raiser. Pocket change being so inconvenient, neither of us have the required $1,000 entrance fee, and so will not attend.
You’ll have to be satisfied with the invitation. Use it as a scorecard to see who’s aligned themselves with America’s mayor in his Republican race for the presidency.
Afterwards, he heads to Flowery Branch for another private event. He’ll spend the night in Atlanta, and watch President Bush’s speech from here. And next week, on Giuliani’s behalf, former U.S. solicitor general Ted Olsen, now a front-runner to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general and husband of a 9/11 victim, will be in town to raise even more money.
In other presidential-like spottings, Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, is scheduled to be in Atlanta on Sept. 19, according to blogger Amy Morton.
This is a marvelous coincidence. Because Barack Obama, John Edwards’ rival, will be in Atlanta the very next day for a mass rally at the Georgia World Congress Center.
And Bill Richardson, one of several Democratic candidates mired in the second tier, will be in Atlanta on Oct. 5 for a fund-raiser. More details to come on that one.
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