Lawyer Has To Clarify Giuliani Joke About Getting Thrown Under The Bus By Trump | Talking Points Memo

If Rudy Giuliani, a central figure in the impeachment probe into President Trump, is going to keep talking to the media, at least he’s now letting his lawyer chaperone him.


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Crazy Rudy gets a leash
Too Bad , he was doing so much for our side

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“Back in September, he bragged that he had a ‘nice little trail’ of texts with a U.S. diplomat…”

True, but they’re just random butt-texts.

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In other words, he’s not joking.

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Unleash the Beast!

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“He’s joking,” said Costello, who, according to the Guardian, was dialed in on the call.

He should have added that he is also a fucking idiot and the lawyer is an idiot for representing him…

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Allow me to clarify further: The joke is stupid, unfunny, and almost entirely pointless to where it’s not really a joke at all. It’s an old man who thinks he’s clever’s attempt at a joke.

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“But I do have very, very good insurance, so if he does, all my hospital bills will be paid,” he said with a laugh, according to the Guardian. This prompted his lawyer to interject.

“He has terrible insurance - insanely high deductible, enormous co-pay, massive monthly payments, and no real protection, so he is joking.”

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“But I do have very, very good insurance, so if he does, all my hospital bills will be paid,” he said with a laugh, according to the Guardian. This prompted his lawyer to interject.

“He’s joking,” said Costello, who, according to the Guardian, was dialed in on the call.

“He not only has good health insurance, he’s got good paid-up life insurance, too.”

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And don’t forget the death panel.

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Can you kill the un-dead?

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Comedy is hard, dying is easy, so Rudy which one are you good at?

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If anything could, it would be Obamacare.

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A bucket of water, a wooden stake through the heart, a silver bullet, or sunlight-the best disinfectant.

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For right-wingers, comedy is damn near impossible. Comedy requires a combination of self-awareness, an appreciation for irony, a dash of self-deprecation, and empathy. For wingnuts, that’s an insuperable barrier.

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I would say that Rudy should fire his lawyer for allowing him to speak to the press, but I’m pretty certain Costello was the only lawyer in the world willing to take that job.

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Give Rudy a hand, a back hand.

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Each one of those things on its own makes it pretty much impossible for them.

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No need to be a fly on the wall with these people: they threaten/bribe/extort each other in public.

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