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Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani on Paul Ryan's coming out party on the national stage of the GOP convention
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We can't afford to have the security of our nation.
We can't afford to have that security of our nation and those who bravely defended endangered.
If because their government leaks -- secrets of their heroic operations.
I believe we can afford to substitute a political timetable for a military strategy.
By committing to withdraw from Afghanistan before peace can be achieved and sustained.
The president has discouraged our friends and embolden our enemies.
Which is why our commanders did not recommend these decisions and why they have said it puts our mission.
At much greater risk.
-- or John McCain in 2008 Republican nominee for president former near city mayor Rudy Giuliani -- Stacey Mair -- nice to see you.
McCain sat in his speeches and in interviews in the -- -- just didn't let President Obama has.
Weakening the country militarily that is weakened at this cities and Nash is the national security would be so much safer with -- -- president -- Well -- John McCain says that I would take that very seriously.
There's no one who cares more about our national security understands it better than John McCain.
I thought his speech was a very powerful speech and I think it came right from the -- for a -- from a man.
-- put his life at risk for his country and almost lost it.
And I don't I think he feels that an American president should never make our country weaker and this president has made us substantially -- You like.
Governor Romney memorized now he's your last not -- easy -- he's the end of the lions have even started -- and began their a lot of choices and what is it about governor -- -- I think governor Romney has a very -- clear vision of what he wants to do with America I think he wants to.
Reduce the size of government.
Which is exactly what Paul Ryan talked about tonight that we have to do what President Obama wants to do is increase the size of the government increased the debt.
Make our economy even more -- than it is.
What this country needs is a reduction in the size of government the -- five or six Republican governors have done including your home state of Wisconsin with -- great results.
What do you -- reducing the -- to reduce the military reducing the size of the government but -- John McCain -- -- base -- basically have to -- of that.
Bolster the military -- I've worked for a president who reduced the size of the government and didn't -- to military -- name was Ronald Reagan he was probably the most consequential.
President of the second part of the twentieth century because he had the courage to set priorities.
Priorities -- America's going to be strong America's gonna give.
A great image of strength to the world he backed down the Soviet Union as a result of that if we did that we can back down Iran.
Instead we have an American president who's writing letters to the Ayatollah trying to negotiate with -- Ronald -- is becoming a nuclear power.
We have a president where he asked the security.
Head of the Security Council the Secretary General did not go to were ran.
Secretary General says -- that's nice I'm going -- anyway no respect for the American president.
This president is not respected in the world.
That's -- point to John McCain was making that's appointed Governor Christie was making and I think that's one of the reasons why our national security is jeopardized Iran does not fear.
Barack Obama.
You know -- -- -- sec of state Condoleezza Rice sounds spoke here tonight because she has typically been above politics and -- And and that's spoken of political events and have a surprise.
And I thought well in this must really means something to her -- -- good job I believe she's here.
For the US -- -- -- I support Mitt Romney for the same reason she does we're concerned for our country.
Now you know people can agree -- that I disagree with that but that's where we're coming from.
I am concerned that four more years of Barack Obama will -- -- seriously weakened economy with a irreparable damage done to it and -- seriously weakened America.
And I think with a Mitt Romney -- -- Paul Ryan America will sort itself again and will become a private economy rather than a government -- was no way to create jobs.
What about that representative Paul Ryan tonight fabulous home run I'm not.
I can't think of a single thing he could have done -- that speech that could have been any better.
-- Sadat took on Medicare turned it around completely.
He and Mitt Romney want to save Medicare under.
Under president of Obama it's not going to be available to anybody under the age of fifty years old he's gonna ruin he's already rated it he's gonna ruin it.
I think he.
Clearly demonstrated the wisdom of governor Romney's choice of him in the -- -- -- -- and it was very mature.
It was about as clear vision of what has to be -- with the American economy as you could get and it was a devastating.
Critique of the Obama administration.
What he had to better sell I think he got that -- gonna give you something that I'm gonna make you cut back.
Let's go to other Republicans make that said that the of that cell -- -- the next couple weeks leading into November.
You know -- -- -- -- -- happening helping out with your job and I'm gonna give you your job trainer -- -- more unemployment that's hustle up and somebody says to me that I'm old.
Lose stuff rev what facts.
Unless it's saying -- two -- eight people like the American people who will believe it industry who believe in the work ethic who believe that dependency is not a good thing.
Who believe that dependency on at least defer the dependency who remember the spiral -- with welfare we can get into that spiral again the American people are self reliant people.
Who want to be given.
A hand to hand up not not a hand -- and down which is what President Obama has done by Phillip Paul Ryan made that case really powerfully.
Can't think -- -- hi this season there is that the out here is that it is -- -- this is it that you could go outside and do this.
Thank -- -- -- pineapple connection governor.
