Rudy Attacks Hillary As Being Like George McGovern -- Even Though He Voted For McGovern Himself
Rudy slammed Hillary today over her recent comments about giving a $5,000 savings bond to every baby born in this country. Rudy said:
"It's interesting that Hillary is taking something from the George McGovern playbook."
The reference to McGovern was apparently an allusion to McGovern's proposal as a South Dakota Senator to send $1,000 to every resident of the United States.
The only problem, as the Associated Press drolly notes, is this:
In the 1972 election, Giuliani liked McGovern and his ideas enough to vote for him for president.
Details, details.
Comments (8)
libra wrote on October 3, 2007 8:16 PM:Well... There's a difference between giving money to every *resident* and to every baby; Giuliani wouldn't profit by the latter.
Greg wrote on October 3, 2007 8:25 PM:heh, this is true. that explains it!
Richard L. Adlof wrote on October 3, 2007 9:22 PM:Why is Rude-y attacking himself in drag . . . I'm so confused . . .
whelan00 wrote on October 3, 2007 9:32 PM:sure he voted for mcgovern. but that was before 9/11, which changed everything.
Texlib wrote on October 3, 2007 10:26 PM:McGovern is a good man.
Susan wrote on October 4, 2007 3:23 AM:As I recall it, McGovern wanted to give each person $100, not $1000, and that the press made mincemeat out of him over that. I voted for him too--my first election.
Ron wrote on October 4, 2007 8:08 AM:My first election too and my proudest vote. McGovern was/is an honorable and decent man, and the country would have been much better off if he had been elected instead of Nixon. History has shown that he was right on Vietnam; too bad the post-Vietnam Democrats let revisionist Republicans re-write history.
Gopher Interloper wrote on October 4, 2007 6:36 PM:It WAS $1000, but (details-shmetails, right?) McGovern dropped the plan from his platform BEFORE the election. Rudy voted against Nixon, and has been consistent in opposing flat-rate handouts.
Next issue.
