Rudy to 'Values Voters:' honesty is a value
When the man is in the zone, he’s impressive:
“Isn’t it better that I tell you what I really believe instead of changing all my positions?” Giuliani told an audience of 2,000 at the Family Research Council’s Values Voters Summit at a Washington hotel. “I believe trust is more important than 100 percent agreement.”
I don’t know if he made headway with the social conservatives, or with their leaders. But I know he showed leadership under pressure. He adopted a conciliatory tone and emphasized areas of agreement, but refused to pander. Excellent.
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From the New York Times, which has a video clip of Rudy’s speech:
… Rick Scarborough, an influential conservative leader who heads the group Vision America, said Mr. Giuliani might have succeeded in defusing [the possibility of evangelicals supporting a third-party] and helped his chances in the general election among Christian conservatives with his performance Saturday.
“He might have derailed the effort to a third party today,” Mr. Scarborough said.