"Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists." Since 9/11 Bush has remained rock solid. It doesn't matter how he is demonized, and what the media does to ridicule, misinterpret, or defeat him. They ridiculed Churchill. They belittled Reagan.
But like Bush, they were optimists; leaders must be optimists. Their vision was beyond the present and set on a future of real peace and true freedom. Some call it stubbornness. I call it principled leadership. Bush has the courage of his convictions.
Source: 2004 Republican Convention Speech
Aug 30, 2004
Under Bush, America will lead rather than follow
Bush will make certain that we are combating terrorism at the source, beyond our shores, so we can reduce the risk of having to confront it in the streets of New York. Bush will not allow countries that appear to have ignored the lessons of
history and failed for over thirty years to stand up to terrorists, to dissuade us from what is necessary for our defense. He will not let them set our agenda. Under Bush, America will lead rather than follow.
Source: 2004 Republican Convention Speech
Aug 30, 2004
We will see an end to global terrorism
We will see an end to global terrorism. I can see it. I believe it. I know it will happen. Look how quickly the Berlin Wall was torn down, the Iron Curtain ripped open and the Soviet Union disintegrated because of the power of the pent-up demand for
freedom. When it catches hold there is nothing more powerful than freedom. Give it some hope, and it will overwhelm dictators, and even defeat terrorists. That is what we have done and must continue to do in Iraq.
Source: 2004 Republican Convention Speech
Aug 30, 2004
This is not the right time for me to run for office
When I was first told I had cancer, I thought this was going to be a much easier decision. I find myself unable to make the treatment decision yet, even though I’ve been over and over it. And about the decision to run, I was almost in the same position,
not being able to make it, which has never really happened to me. I’ve always been able to make decisions.
I guess because I’ve been in public life and politics so long, I used to think the core of me was politics. But when you feel your mortality and
your humanity, you realize that the core of you is, first of all, being able to take care of your health and make sure to deal with a disease like cancer in the most effective way possible so you can be useful to the people that you really care about and
really care about you.
I’ve decided that what I should do is put my health first, and that I should devote the focus and attention to figure out the best treatment, and not running for office. This is not the right time for me to run for office.
Source: News conference on his withdrawal from NY Senate race
May 20, 2000
Withdraws from NY Senate race to fight his prostate cancer
I don’t feel that if I take on the commitment to run, that I’d have the kind of confidence that I should have, that I’d be the candidate that I should be. I don’t know that I’d be able to campaign the way I should. I don’t know that I’d be able to
concentrate on it the way I should. The focus that I’m going to have now is going to be fighting cancer, and making a decision about my treatment. I thank God that it gives me another 18 months to be mayor of New York City, which I love very, very much.
Source: News conference on his withdrawal from NY Senate race
May 20, 2000
Rudy discounts Bush’s impact on Senate race
This Senate election is going to get decided as a Senate election. There are theories that go around that New Yorkers will vote for one party for the president and the other
for the Senate to balance things out. That’s as interesting a theory as anything else. So, I would not be overwhelmed by the thought of who would be better for me [as the candidate to head the Republican presidential ticket].
Source: New York Times, Page A25
Mar 9, 2000
Campaign theme: Transformation of NYC
The resurgence of the nations largest and most diverse city has made headlines across the country. A recent Harris poll named New York as the City most Americans would like to live in or visit. And three consecutive years of record tourism has confirmed
New York’s position as the number one tourist destination in America for international travelers. People want to see for themselves the transformation of the City of New York.
Source: RudyYes.com, “Proven Leadership” web site
Dec 9, 1999
Turned around NYC & made it safe again
Giuliani says, “We were told to pack it up, that our best days were behind us.” The mayor has created 341,000 new jobs, cut taxes by more than $2.4 billion and moved 510,000 people off welfare, according to
his TV advertisement: “Rudy has made New York the safest large city in America,” the narrator says. “I’ve made people believe again, feel free again,” Giuliani says.
Source: TV Advertisement (text reported by ABCnews.com)
Nov 5, 1999
Love and long term attachment needed to represent NY state
To represent the state of New York in the senate, you really have to a great deal of knowledge of the place. You have to have a tremendous attachment to it.
You have to love it and have demonstrated that over a period of time. Upstate concerns are the same as those of New York City-taxes, educational reform, and public safety.
Source: News Room, Oneida County Republican gala
Apr 24, 1999
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