All attacks by Rudy Giuliani

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Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani

"For four days in Denver, the Democrats were afraid to use the words 'Islamic terrorism.'"

Barely True

Dems discussed terrorism aplenty

Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani

Sarah Palin "already has more executive experience" than Barack Obama and Joe Biden "combined."

True

"Executive" makes it right

Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani

"He's (Romney) the one who said that he would be to the left of Teddy Kennedy on gay rights."

Mostly true

He didn't say that, but he did shift to the left

Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani

"This guy didn't even support Ronald Reagan."

True

Hitting him where it hurts

Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani

"The oddest thing is he doesn't want to do for America what he did for Massachusetts. He did mandate health care for Massachusetts, which is HillaryCare, and he doesn't want to do that for America."

True

Romney wants a different prescription for the nation

Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani

Romney failed to take action against "sanctuary cities" in Massachusetts.

Mostly true

Right facts, but they don't prove Romney weak on immigration

Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani

"Murder went up" when Romney was governor. "Robbery went up. Violent crimes went up.”

Half-True

Murders went up, but all violence declined

Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani

''The leading Democratic candidate once said that the unfettered free market is the most destructive force in modern America.''

False

Distorting the view

Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani

Thompson "voted against $250,000 caps on damages (and) almost anything that would make our legal system fairer."

Barely True

Update: Some truth, some stretching

Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani

“What they will do is socialized medicine.”

False

Pure hyperbole

Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani

“Democrats are kind of falling over each other seeing who can raise taxes faster. It looks like they’re going to raise taxes anywhere between 20 to 30 percent.”

Half-True

Playing fast and loose with numbers

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