Could Richard Land support Rudy Giuliani?
The influential evangelical leader Richard Land has indicated that he will not vote for Rudy Giuliani in the general election, should he be the Republican nominee, even against Hillary Clinton. Richard Land told
The Hill Newspaper in February, “If he [Giuliani] wins, he’ll do so without social conservatives,” Land said. What made this comment especially bizarre is the foreword to Land's recent book is written by Senator Joe Lieberman, who is more liberal on social issues than Giuliani and who has also been divorced.
Recently, Land elaborated on his earlier comments and indicated his disapproval with Giuliani’s actions during his second divorce from television personality, Donna Hanover in 2000.
Divorces are very often messy. Numerous allegations are tossed back and forth. Giuliani’s marriage to Ms. Hanover had been on the rocks for some time prior to their divorce and had been the subject of much tabloid speculation since 1996, when Ms. Hanover refused to disclose whether she voted for her then-husband during his successful mayoral re-election bid. While the allegations against Giuliani during or prior to his divorce may or may not be true and may factor into socially conservative voters’ perception of the former mayor, it should not be dispositive.
The two oldest Justices on the Supreme Court are generally considered the two most liberal: Ginsburg and Stevens. The next President of the United States is likely to make at least one Supreme Court appointment. Mr. Land, a graduate of both Princeton and Oxford is too politically savvy to not understand the ramifications of sitting out the next election, no matter whom the Republican nominee is. This appears to be idle chatter from someone disappointed at the lack of social conservatives currently in the Republican field. Mr. Land’s comments on Giuliani are in stark contrast to fellow evangelical leader, James Dobson's recent embrace of Newt Gingrich , whose own marital failings are well documented. Giuliani will not be the first choice of so-called values voters in the Republican primary, however he may be their best bet come November of 2008.
The Hill Newspaper in February, “If he [Giuliani] wins, he’ll do so without social conservatives,” Land said. What made this comment especially bizarre is the foreword to Land's recent book is written by Senator Joe Lieberman, who is more liberal on social issues than Giuliani and who has also been divorced.
Recently, Land elaborated on his earlier comments and indicated his disapproval with Giuliani’s actions during his second divorce from television personality, Donna Hanover in 2000.
Divorces are very often messy. Numerous allegations are tossed back and forth. Giuliani’s marriage to Ms. Hanover had been on the rocks for some time prior to their divorce and had been the subject of much tabloid speculation since 1996, when Ms. Hanover refused to disclose whether she voted for her then-husband during his successful mayoral re-election bid. While the allegations against Giuliani during or prior to his divorce may or may not be true and may factor into socially conservative voters’ perception of the former mayor, it should not be dispositive.
The two oldest Justices on the Supreme Court are generally considered the two most liberal: Ginsburg and Stevens. The next President of the United States is likely to make at least one Supreme Court appointment. Mr. Land, a graduate of both Princeton and Oxford is too politically savvy to not understand the ramifications of sitting out the next election, no matter whom the Republican nominee is. This appears to be idle chatter from someone disappointed at the lack of social conservatives currently in the Republican field. Mr. Land’s comments on Giuliani are in stark contrast to fellow evangelical leader, James Dobson's recent embrace of Newt Gingrich , whose own marital failings are well documented. Giuliani will not be the first choice of so-called values voters in the Republican primary, however he may be their best bet come November of 2008.
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