Presidential Candidate Promises International Assistance

The Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani has promised to
continue President Bush’s efforts to help Africa and other needy
regions of the world, the One campaign, an antipoverty organization,
reports on its blog.

During an appearance this month at Iowa State University, in Ames,
Nora Tobin, president of One’s chapter at the university, asked Mr.
Giuliani whether he would support the United Nations Millennium
Development Goals. The eight goals include reducing global poverty by
50 percent and halting the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015.

“I would work very hard to continue the programs that President Bush
has supported and increasing them,” the former mayor of New York said.
He also praised One’s charity efforts.

At least one supporter of the nonprofit group, however, calls Mr.
Giuliani’s response lackluster. “I hope next time he’s asked he’ll
have a real answer,” writes the critic, who identified herself as
Renee, in response to Ms. Tobin’s blog entry.

The One Campaign included a YouTube video of the exchange. Read the
Chronicle articles on how other
charities are using YouTube and how foundations
are seeking to shape the 2008 presidential election.

What do you think? Was Mr. Guiliani’s answer satisfactory?