Letters to the Editor
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if you look at me -- Sept. 11, the funerals, the memorial services, there were times in which it was just impossible not to feel . . . the emotion."
Hmmm. He didn't mention Titanic.
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911: you have to give him this....911
911! He has become (911) the master of self-parody (nine-eleven?)
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He needs a nickname
What shall we call him?
Rudy the Weeper?
Rudy "9/11" Giuliani?
The Mentioner?
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pre-emption
Rudy is a genius. He has killed satire by pre-emption. He'll put a generation of comics out of business if he's elected.
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9iu11ani
For some reason making fun of how many times he says 9/11 doesn't stop him from doing it.
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checklist
"A noun, a verb and 9/11"
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Let's be honest here
As irritating as Rudy's constant references to 9/11 are (and they ARE monumentally irritating), he's not the only one to use one event or one tragedy as the single touchstone, overshadowing/explaining/affecting EVERYTHING else.
I refer, of course, to the Holocaust. Am I the only one who sees the parallel?
At some point, life must go on. No, we must "never forget" either the Holocaust, 9/11, or any other event present on our ever-increasing list of terrible world tragedies -- but must any of these CONTROL every aspect of our ongoing lives?
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@ Anonymous
Anon wrote: "I refer, of course, to the Holocaust. Am I the only one who sees the parallel?"
Yes. Yes, you are.
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Let's start a "Giuliani This!" Contest!
What about we started a "Guliani This!" contest? The rules are simply: For any given subject matter or statement, how would Rudy Giuliani add 9/11 to that for his campaign? I admit I'm not very good at this, but others might be: With "Valentine's Day" coming up, what does Rudy Giuliani have to say about Valentine's Day?
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How about Groundhog Day?
Giuliani this:
On Groundhog day people wait for that cute little Groundhog to poke his head up from the ground to show that spring is finally on its way. You know--like on 9-11 we sure could have used some cute little animal poking its head out of the smoldering rubble as a harbinger that America wouldn't cave eternally to the cold winter of Islamo-fascism....But hey! I mean......
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Not the worst catastrophy of the past 7 years
All thing considered, 9/11 was not the worst event in American life in the past 7 years. Far more destructive and tragic is what has happened to our country, since. We've become everything we abhored, in the past. This is what Hillary was alluding to when she became perklempt(sic).
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bedroom talk
I bet Judith whispers in his ear 911 just to get him aroused.
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Rudy on Valentine's Day:
"Ever since 9/11, I've always made sure that on Valentine's Day, I tell [FILL IN NAME OF CURRENT WIFE HERE] how much I love her." (This is sort of a variation on something he's already done, when he explained that he takes cellphone calls from Judi even while he makes speeches because ever since 9/11, they never miss a chance to say "I love you." Forget the fact that he was still married to Mrs. Rudy Number Two at the time...)
Another one:
How about this warm weather in New York today, Rudy? "It was warmer on September 11."
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RE He needs a nickname
The Reminder.
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Rudy on the 4th of July
"At this time, as we celebrate the 4th of July, where a bunch of hardscrabble patriots put their necks on the line on a hot summer day in Philadelphia, I think of a cool fall morning, in September. The eleventh. Remember that?"
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Lost and Found
Dear Rudy,
Thanks for dropping over Friday for our shindig. I found these on the floor after you left and I figured I'd better get them back to you! Hope you had a good time.
"9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!"
"9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!"
"9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!"
"9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!"
"9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!" "9-11!"
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Rudy
He used to scare me, especially when he was looking like the GOP front runner for '08 several months ago. Now I just feel a kind of bemused contempt for him. Of course, that could revert back to fear should he somehow, someway manage to nab the nomination.
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Noun, verb,
9/11. What a dupa...
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List?
Is anybody keeping a list of 9iu11ani's out-of-context mentions of September 11?
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St. Patrick's Day
What would old saint Patty have said, back on 9-11?
Chinese New Year...
On Chinese New Year I remember how glad I was when we had the Chinese as allies, on 9-11.
Kwanza
In the spirit of togetherness, remember how we all came together on 9-11?
Hannakuk
Every time I light candles it reminds me of the fires on 9-11.
Day of the Dead
this is getting too obvious.
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9/11, 9/11...9/11
Has anyone written the song "Rudy Nine Eleven" to the tune of "Rock Me Amadeus" yet?
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Did Giuliani just refer to Sept. 11 in the First Person?
I know that's his thing, but seriously...
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gbarton
I was thinking 9-9-9-9-9-11 to the tune of Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Barbra-Ann!
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Yes, First Person
"In 2008, Rudy Giuliani IS 9/11."
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I see the parallel
I refer, of course, to the Holocaust. Am I the only one who sees the parallel?
Yes, I see it. And hongdb illustrated it for us. 9/11, like the holocaust, is not allowed to be compared to anything else, because to do so would lessen its power as The Worst Event To Ever Occur After Which Nothing Is Ever The Same Again.
9/11 and the Holocaust are by no means equivalent (and of course, no one suggested they were). The level of death and malice in the holocaust were orders of magnitude beyond what happened in 9/11. However, both terms have become a touchstone of wide-eyed "never happen again" fear, by which some terribly policies have been justified.
As far as that goes, I'd say they're both examples of something in the human psyche and its response to fearful things that are experienced collectively by the masses. If we can better understand this reaction and its characteristics, we might be better prepared to manage that reaction the next the The Worst Event To Ever Occur occurs.