Pat Robertson Endorses Rudy Giuliani

Posted by Paddy , Brave New Films at 4:31 AM on November 7, 2007.

This post, written by Paddy, originally appeared on Cliff Schecter's Brave New Films Blog

Wow. Talk about hypocrites.

Pat Robertson is supposed to be having a press conference at 930a EST to announce his support of Guiliani per MSNBC, not online yet.

This just proves they really don't have any core values and they'll just throw any morals under the bus to make sure they keep power. Rudy Giuliani, pro-choice, pro-gay, thrice married with all sorts of dubious connections the Evangelical choice. Hope the real Christians take this as a wake-up call.

**UPDATE**

Found it at the WaPo-

Pat Robertson To Endorse Giuliani

Pat Robertson, one of the most influential figures in the social conservative movement, will announce his support for Rudy Giuliani's presidential bid this morning in Washington, D.C., according to sources familiar with the decision.

Pat Robertson's endorsement of Rudy Giuliani is a significant blow to Mitt Romney, who has worked hard to court evangelical leaders. Robertson's support was coveted by several of the leading Republican candidates and provides Giuliani with a major boost as the former New York City mayor seeks to convince social conservatives that, despite his positions on abortion and gay rights, he is an acceptable choice as the GOP nominee.

UPDATE: Robertson Endorses Giuliani -- Without Mentioning Abortion

The morning buzz is centering on televangelist Pat Robertson's endorsement of Rudy Giuliani. Finally, Giuliani's campaign hopes to communicate, the thrice-married, traditionally socially liberal Catholic is making headway within the Christian conservative base of his party.

But wait just a minute. Look at Robertson's endorsement sent out by Giuliani's campaign:
"It is my pleasure to announce my support for America's Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, a proven leader who is not afraid of what lies ahead and who will cast a hopeful vision for all Americans," said Pat Robertson. "Rudy Giuliani took a city that was in decline and considered ungovernable and reduced its violent crime, revitalized its core, dramatically lowered its taxes, cut through a welter of bureaucratic regulations, and did so in the spirit of bipartisanship which is so urgently needed in Washington today."

What's missing here? No discussion of abortion, Giuliani's ability to protect the sanctity of marriage, or even vague references to the "values" issues so important to social conservatives. Although Robertson seems to be endorsing Giuliani as an economic conservative, it's not at all clear he really believes Giuliani can connect with Christian voters on the issues of most importance to them.

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