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napkinz

(17,199 posts)
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 09:06 PM Feb 2015

Rudy Giuliani, Asshole of the Day for February 19, 2015




I think the real question is for Giuliani:

- Loves America how, Rudy? Like you do— only the white parts? The love that blames every black person for the crimes of a few black people, a standard you don’t hold white people to?

- Not brought up the way you were? To what— be racist? To trample people’s rights in the name of security?

Of course Giuliani isn’t going to answer questions like that. His statements are dog-whistles to his audience about how Obama isn’t like us, he’s an outsider. Obama is black, we get it. Never mind that Obama’s mother was every bit as white as Giuliani’s mother. Nope. Doesn’t matter to Giuliani. And for that, Giuliani is the Asshole of the Day.

read more: http://assholeoftheday.us/post/111494740460/rudy-giuliani-asshole-of-the-day-for-february-19
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Rudy Giuliani, Asshole of the Day for February 19, 2015 (Original Post) napkinz Feb 2015 OP
Rudy has won this honor before ... napkinz Feb 2015 #1
I think he deserves a week instead of a day olddots Feb 2015 #2
how about a LIFETIME Achievement Award? napkinz Feb 2015 #4
nailed it! sheshe2 Feb 2015 #21
After the revolution I see this sort of thing being dealt with routinely Doctor_J Feb 2015 #3
"these america-hating psychopaths" napkinz Feb 2015 #6
We used to have that.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #18
Mr. Noun and Verb + 9/11 BDavinciNY Feb 2015 #5
... napkinz Feb 2015 #7
Good One!! BDavinciNY Feb 2015 #14
... napkinz Feb 2015 #28
Racist Rudy..... spanone Feb 2015 #8
Ben Mankiewicz: "Rudy Giuliani Is A Racist" napkinz Feb 2015 #9
911 was bad enough. Too bad this scum is trading in on it 15 years later. pa28 Feb 2015 #10
remember when he said there were no attacks when Bush was president napkinz Feb 2015 #12
Brawaaaa.. 'cause the Ghouli says so? LOL America Loves Obama and Obama Loves them Back! Cha Feb 2015 #11
Rudy hates America, loves Putin! napkinz Feb 2015 #13
That's right.. ghouli thinks Putin is "the real leader".. Rofl! Cha Feb 2015 #16
he's never leaving napkinz Feb 2015 #19
Cha!!!! sheshe2 Feb 2015 #23
Hey she! How are you Cha Feb 2015 #24
Lol~ sheshe2 Feb 2015 #26
I do want to know.. I feel for you guys.. Real Spring can't come too soon! Cha Feb 2015 #27
Ok... sheshe2 Feb 2015 #29
It is scary, she.. wow.. thank you for writing that all out.. it makes it much more real for Cha Feb 2015 #31
Hugs Cha~ sheshe2 Feb 2015 #33
P.S. Cha Feb 2015 #34
He is such an idiot. cwydro Feb 2015 #15
I can think of lots of words that fit better napkinz Feb 2015 #38
....and this is myohmy2 Feb 2015 #17
"He wasn’t brought up the way you were brought up and I was brought up through love of this country" markpkessinger Feb 2015 #20
Oh dear.. methinks Rudy's projecting. who knew?! Thank you for the background story on poor rudy Cha Feb 2015 #22
How I hate that man. sheshe2 Feb 2015 #25
and the NYPD never turned their backs on him napkinz Feb 2015 #36
agreed, napkinz~ sheshe2 Feb 2015 #39
Giuliani: Obama Had a White Mother, So I’m Not a Racist. napkinz Feb 2015 #40
Keep talking Rude Rudy, sheshe2 Feb 2015 #41
Please proceed..... napkinz Feb 2015 #43
Yes! sheshe2 Feb 2015 #44
MUST SEE ... posted by cal04 napkinz Feb 2015 #45
I saw that one, thanks, it was awesome! sheshe2 Feb 2015 #46
Hey, who farted in here?? (Or, is it.. "sharted" in here??) blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #30
Rudy is a truly nasty person Ramses Feb 2015 #32
He only got this award because he opened his mouth again world wide wally Feb 2015 #35
k&r HappyMe Feb 2015 #37
this asshole of the year doubled-down on his racist screed. FUCK HIM. spanone Feb 2015 #42
 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
3. After the revolution I see this sort of thing being dealt with routinely
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 09:16 PM
Feb 2015

we'll have some sort of Rapid Response Team, and when one of these america-hating psychopaths shoots off his/her mouth, within a few hours an extremely pointed and unambiguous "message" is delivered. After few months of such responses, behavior will change noticeably.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
18. We used to have that....
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 10:11 PM
Feb 2015

It was called, "a punch in the face".

We also used to tar and feather people.

Some traditions should return,....eggs and tomatoes at a speech would be good.

BDavinciNY

(95 posts)
5. Mr. Noun and Verb + 9/11
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 09:25 PM
Feb 2015

Giuliani ALWAYS HAS BEEN and ALWAYS WILL BE an asshole. He was an asshole when he was mayor and a major asshole now! So awarding him asshole of the day doesn't faze this guy! I just wish he would just STFU forever and disappear!

Cha

(297,280 posts)
11. Brawaaaa.. 'cause the Ghouli says so? LOL America Loves Obama and Obama Loves them Back!
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 09:45 PM
Feb 2015

GallupNews ✔ @GallupNews
Follow
51% of Americans say they have a favorable opinion of #Obama... http://on.gallup.com/1Dq9iLn
1:00 PM - 18 Feb 2015 38 Retweets 17 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2015/02/19/president-obama-announces-new-national-monuments/

Mahalo napkinz

Cha

(297,280 posts)
16. That's right.. ghouli thinks Putin is "the real leader".. Rofl!
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 10:07 PM
Feb 2015
Rudy Giuliani: Unlike Obama, Putin is “what you call a leader”

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/04/rudy_giuliani_unlike_obama_putin_is_%E2%80%9Cwhat_you_call_a_leader%E2%80%9D/

So when's ghouli moving to Russia?

sheshe2

(83,786 posts)
29. Ok...
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 11:30 PM
Feb 2015

We have had light snow for the past two days. Bitter cold. An alert for tonight.

.Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect from 3 am to 10 am EST Friday...

locations...eastern Massachusetts and much of Rhode Island.

Hazard types...wind chill.

Wind chill readings...as low as 20 to 25 below.

Timing...from 3 am to 10 am Friday.

Impacts...frostbite can develop in just 30 minutes

winds...west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

Temperatures...2 below to 6 above zero. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Chill Advisory is issued when the wind chill index is likely to reach -15 to -24 degrees for at least 3 hours. Frostbite can develop in just 30 minutes with a wind chill index of -20. If you are heading outdoors...dress in layers and wear a hat and gloves. For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.Weather.Gov/Boston

More snow this weekend, depending on the area some rain mix. That's scary, it will make the snow heavy on the roof top. I have a lot of snow on one side, the ice dams on the west side of my apartment are bad. The icicles are huge and cover my window. I woke up to icicles between my storm window and inside window. ie leaks in the roof.

Truthfully, I am scared of the roof collapsing. The roof is my landlords problem. However I don't have rental insurance, could not afford it. Sigh~

Spring will only bring us more headaches, 95" of snow, where the hell is the water going to go?

Kinda scarey, Cha and my heating bill nearly stopped my heart.


Cha

(297,280 posts)
31. It is scary, she.. wow.. thank you for writing that all out.. it makes it much more real for
Fri Feb 20, 2015, 12:03 AM
Feb 2015

those of us living far away from it. But, I can remember it.. like "the Heating bill!"! Fortunately, I had help from HEAP or I never would have made it!

Good Luck with all of it, she.. the Roof, keeping Warm, and not slipping on any ice!

Cha

(297,280 posts)
34. P.S.
Fri Feb 20, 2015, 12:48 AM
Feb 2015

I just took a hottish Epsom Salts bath.. like a mineral springs in your bathtub! That's one way to get warm!

myohmy2

(3,163 posts)
17. ....and this is
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 10:07 PM
Feb 2015

....what poses as right-wing political dialog and leadership in our country?

....if there's something not to love, it's supporting republicans....

markpkessinger

(8,401 posts)
20. "He wasn’t brought up the way you were brought up and I was brought up through love of this country"
Thu Feb 19, 2015, 10:28 PM
Feb 2015

Last edited Fri Feb 20, 2015, 01:04 AM - Edit history (1)

Well, with respect to himself, that is a mostly accurate comment. President Obama wasn't raised by a violent, ne-er-do-well-thug-turned-mob-enforcer, Harold Giuliani, so . . .

From an article in the Village Voice

[font size=5]Thug Life[/font]
[font size=3]The Shocking Secret History of Harold Giuliani, the Mayor’s Ex-Convict Dad[/font]
By Wayne Barrett, Jul 4, 2000

< . . . . >

On April 12, (1934) in the case of People v. Harold Giuliani indicted as Joseph Starrett, Giuliani was charged with four felonies: robbery in the first degree, assault in the first degree, grand larceny in the second degree, and criminally receiving stolen property.

The crime occurred on April 2, 1934, at 12:05 p.m. in the unlit first-floor corridor of a 10-family residential building at 130 East 96th Street in Manhattan. Shortly before noon, Harold Giuliani and an accomplice positioned themselves in shadowy recesses near the stairwell. Within 10 or 15 minutes Harold Hall, a milkman for Borden's Farms, entered the building to make routine payment collections. As he began to make his way up the stairs, Giuliani emerged from the shadows and, according to the indictment, pressed the muzzle of a pistol against Hall's stomach. "You know what it is," he reportedly said. He forced the man into a nook behind the stairwell, where his counterpart was waiting. The other man plunged his hand into Hall's pants pocket and fished out $128.82 in cash.

< . . . . >

Giuliani grabbed Hall's pants and yanked them down to his ankles. He told Hall to sit down. He grabbed the man's hands, pulled them behind his back and bound them with cord. Squatting, his back to the wall, Giuliani leaned over his victim and began tying his feet together. Before he was finished, a police officer, Edward Schmitt, burst in the front door of the building.

< . . . >


And then there's this:

One afternoon, a man reluctantly entered the bar to apologize to Harold, saying that he didn't have the money—could he have just one more week? Frowning, Harold reached under the bar, out of sight, and gripped his baseball bat. As the man before him continued pleading for an extension, Harold swung the bat, cracking him flat across the face, sending him back a few feet. "Don't be late again," Harold said, according to an eyewitness.

That was the gist of Harold's job: enforce Leo's law through threats or violence. He shoved people against walls, broke legs, smashed kneecaps, crunched noses. He gave nearby Kings County Hospital a lot of business.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
36. and the NYPD never turned their backs on him
Fri Feb 20, 2015, 09:47 AM
Feb 2015

if anyone deserved to be disrespected, it was Rudy!

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