Boston-New York rivalry heats up again

Gloves off at Republican debate

Posted by Blake on Nov 29, 2007 - 02:55 pm

Last night’s Republican YouTube debate was interesting, entertaining, and more often than not, awkward (Republicans and the Internet don’t usually mix well).

The night included questions about which candidate hates taxes the most, which candidate hates immigrants the most (hint: it’s Tancredo), and which candidate loves guns the most (another hint: it’s not Giuliani). I’m sure Duncan Hunter also said some stuff.

The debate also included a surprising number of personal attacks, spread out between all of the relevant candidates (Romney, Giuliani, Huckabee, Thompson, and McCain). The most interesting moment of the night was a spat between Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani over which one of them was the most complicit in hiring illegal immigrants.

Following a question about “aiding and abetting illegal immigrants,” asked by a sketchy-looking man who single-handedly proved why YouTube users aren’t qualified to moderate presidential debates, Romney called New York City a “sanctuary city” for illegal immigrants. Giuliani fired back, saying that Romney himself hired illegal immigrants at his “sanctuary mansion.”

This criticism was surprising, considering that Giuliani has also had some questionable hires and mansion issues in the past.

Either way, it was definitely more interesting than that fake Romney-Giuliani argument at the end about the Red Sox and Yankees.