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Monday, May 4, 2009 12:00 AM

Giuliani skips former roommates' same-sex wedding

The then-mayor had promised the couple, who let the then-mayor stay with them when he separated from his wife, that he'd marry them if it became legal.

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Monday, May 4, 2009 08:46 AM

Friendship bends to ambition

And that should be all you need to know about Rudy.

Monday, May 4, 2009 08:47 AM

He's a sad joke!

Weasel, thy name is Giuliani!

Monday, May 4, 2009 08:49 AM

HMMMM,

a. He doesn't want anyone to think he is gay.

b. He couldn't find the right gown to wear.

c. He is miffed because he wanted to be a bridesmaid.

d. He is in a crying jag over a broken heart.

Monday, May 4, 2009 08:55 AM

Guiliani and Julie Andrews

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,266100,00.html

Hubba Hubba!

Monday, May 4, 2009 08:58 AM

Reading too much into this?

There's no life bond stronger than that of former roommates. Come on, seriously? I have no idea whatever happened to any of mine. Certainly not expecting wedding invitations even if I become mayor of the galaxy someday.

Monday, May 4, 2009 09:07 AM

Wow..

What a fucking piece of trash. A total scumbag.

Monday, May 4, 2009 09:17 AM

Imagine my disappointment

I clicked to the letters section ready to make a post and the prior poster had stolen my words. "Scumbag" does not begin to describe the man who divorced a former wife (I forget which number she was) by press conference. The man is utterly without a conscience. What a complete sociopath.

Monday, May 4, 2009 09:23 AM

Poor Clueless Bastard

Alas, poor Rudy. Doesn't he realize that between his past rationality and the vague whisper of decency to be found in his wishing the married couple well, that he will never really please the bigoted sociopath wing of the Republican Party?

Monday, May 4, 2009 09:24 AM

Obviously, "elephants" forget....

Rudi - we, the public SEE it all. ALL of the hypocrisy! Plus, we have the "videotape." Years of tape.

Why on earth you think you could get elected to a national or NY state office? It is beyond reason. Conservatives AND Liberals hate you.

Just go away. It's over.

Monday, May 4, 2009 09:28 AM

Because

There was no way for him to say 9-11 and then use it in a political add in 2010.

Monday, May 4, 2009 09:31 AM

my uncle is best friends with giuliani...

And apparently they're both narcissistic egomaniacs in person (so my mom tells me). Clearly Rudy cares more about his political career than he does about honoring his oldest friendships. He's another figure, like Bush, who earned overwhelming support for doing nothing out of the ordinary following 9/11 (and indeed, there is much talk that the city's lack of emergency response systems were largely due to Giuliani's "reforms"), and he has squandered all his political goodwill in favor of personal glory.

Monday, May 4, 2009 09:37 AM

Poor Rudy

If he had just switched parties after endorsing Quomo over Pataki, like everybody suggested; he would probably be vice president now. I guess he didn't see the tidal wave of crazies taking over the republican party.

Monday, May 4, 2009 09:43 AM

Is this the best you can come up with today?

A roomate? C'mon Obama thru his Pastor of twenty years under the bus for political reasons,the Pastor who was his mentor and even married him and Michele and you can only come up with this. I heard William Shatner dissed the gay marriage of George Takai alias Mr Sulu as well. So F--ing what. So he's no better than Obama,he's a politician.

Monday, May 4, 2009 09:48 AM

THIS JUST IN!!

Rudy Giuliani is an asshole. Details at 11!

Seriously, does this surprise anybody?

Monday, May 4, 2009 09:52 AM

Time to once again drive a stake through Nosferatu's heart

Let’s be real succinct: there has never been a more irredeemably loathsome piece of shit elected to public office in the history of the United States than ‘Dolph Guiliani (nor, for that matter, has there ever been one even as remotely ugly). Of course, those of us who wish our country to remain a putative democracy instead of a grubby little fascist dictatorship should pray to God that Nosferatu gives in to the laughable delusion that he could actually be elected governor of New York, just so we could relive the joy of kicking around his rotting corpse for a few more months.

Alas, somewhere in his scheming reptilian brain ‘Dolph is fully aware that since getting his brains beat in during the Republican primaries he is utterly despised by everyone but the most paranoid, racist human filth in this country. Indeed, this whole running-for-governor shit is nothing but a cheap p.r. stunt intended to alter the fact that the revenues of his “security business” are about the same as Joey Buttafuco’s appearance fees over the past year or so.

Still, we can always hope. And a good place to start, I think, would be to obtain updated testimonials from his children about the fact that he’s about as good a father as a used scumbag, and how they’d sooner vote for Obama or David Patterson or Idi Amin or Attila the Hun than the worthless sack of shit that spawned them.

Monday, May 4, 2009 10:00 AM

@navy guy

I guess he didn't see the tidal wave of crazies taking over the republican party.

Rudy Giuliani IS one of the crazies. Or at least he wants to be.

No principles? Check

Blind ambition? Check

Hypocrisy? Check

Faux religiousity? Check

Narcissism? Check

Fear and Loathing? Check

Monday, May 4, 2009 10:19 AM

Now, now... it's just circumstantial evidence...

that the man's a sociopath.

Or it narcissist? Is it possible to be both? He so clearly allows himself to only "feel" those things that promote his own agenda.

Monday, May 4, 2009 10:19 AM

Giuliani is the poster child

for what's left of the Republican Party.

Monday, May 4, 2009 10:21 AM

Big surprise

So the Rude one throws his wife under the bus, then throws the folks who gave him a lift after that under the same bus. He is a Republican, after all.

Monday, May 4, 2009 10:24 AM

None too Surprised.

This is just indicative of Giuliani's opportunism. Need place to stay? YAY for the gay! Need political office while sucking up to a shrinking social conservative base? BOO for the gay!

Monday, May 4, 2009 10:37 AM

To those "he's just a former roommate" posters

Dudes, did you even READ the article?? They are more than former roommates. They have been GOOD FRIENDS for years, this couple took Rudy in when he was thrown out by his wife, Rudy PROMISED the couple he'd perform the marriage himself when it became legal in NY (and it WILL).

Typical republicans - defend the indefensible and pretend reality is something other than what it is!

Monday, May 4, 2009 10:38 AM

If Giuliani gets the nomination...

I guess he'll be purchasing a "ranch" in Texas.

"I'm a cowboy! Yee Haa!"

Monday, May 4, 2009 10:41 AM

And stupid too...

How can someone who supports civil unions possibly think that he can parlay the difference between civil unions and gay marriage into a winning campaign strategy? And with his family history of multiple disastrous marriages, flagrant adultery and kids who hate him, no less. What a jerk.

Monday, May 4, 2009 06:24 PM

Obviously it's far too soon for a joyous event like a wedding...

... in light of the tragic events of 9/11. What you all have to remember is that New York was attacked on 9/11. And Rudy Giuliani was there, keeping the people safe... On 9/11! It doesn't matter whether 9 gay male couples want to marry, or 11 lesbian couples, we cannot let our guard down like we did before 9/11. In short, 9/11, 9/11, 9/11!!!!

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