January 30, 2008 - 7:58pm
Farewell
By Rob Tornoe
Tags: Rudy Giuliani, Lou Gehrig, withdrawal, drop out, farwell, today i consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earthTop Story: Opinion
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Edwards is out, too
Codey can now have his do-over.
This Can't Really Be A Surprise, Can It?
The only thing more predictable than Rudy losing in the primary was the NJ GOP establishment, minus a few unconventional thinkers, lining-up behind him and truly believing he could win. Nothing against Rudy, but come on people, the housing bubble was less obvious than this one.
I thought Rudy was a newly minted ...
... Red Sox fan?
Good riddance
Dont let the dorr knob hit you on the way out, Rudith
--Saint Joe--
I love it
Rudy was obviously out of his "league" America saw him for what he was.
Haha...great comment. The
Haha...great comment. The Red Sox support was the beginning of the end for Rudy.
In bad taste.
Lou Gherig is a legend and icon. There are many people who suffer from Gherig's disease.
The man terminally ill and dying when he made that speech.
This was in bad taste.
Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig also knew that you have to play every game if you want to win. You don't just show up for the playoffs and expect to get in the lineup. So, bad taste or not, the analogy simply doesn't apply to Bush-League Rudy.
The Caption Fooled Me
I saw the caption and thought Rob Tornoe was leaving this website - which would have been not quite as good as Rudy dropping out of the race.