GIULIANI: "I'm not sure what 'opacity' means... probably means u can see." JUDGE: "it means u can't"

[Dennis Donovan]

Link to tweet

Dan Zak @MrDanZak

Update from U.S. district court in Williamsport, Pa., one of the Trump campaign's last stands:

GIULIANI: “I’m not sure what 'opacity' means. It probably means you can see.”

JUDGE BRANN: “It means you can’t.”

5:39 PM · Nov 17, 2020

[dware]

1. Oh Rudy,

you poor deluded fool, you're not even a lousy lawyer, you're a loser of a lousy lawyer.

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. Talk about a sequel to his Borat moment.....

I suppose he thinks celebrity is more important than self respect.

[Doodley]

26. He thinks celebrity is not actually having sex.

[Nevilledog]

39. *snicker*

[PatSeg]

38. He was U.S. Attorney for the SDNY

He prosecuted mob bosses and was highly regarded at one time. What the hell? Now he is an idiot clown. Hard to believe he was ever a lawyer, let alone a U.S. Attorney or Associate Attorney General.

Was he always this stupid? Or is he suffering from dementia?

[magicarpet]

2. Is Rudy dumber than trDump ?

[marylandblue]

3. More senile. It's really sad if you remember him as a mayor.

He sounded good, even if you didn't agree with him, he was pretty sharp.

[brush]

4. Not possible. Remember, trump put Rudy in charge.

[Jilly191]

24. Retainer

The fact that Giuliani wants Trump to pay him this time rather than lawyering pro bono should make short work of the former.

[brush]

30. Yes. So maybe Rudy is dumber than trump if he's been doing all this for free.

But I did hear that Lev Parnass revealed a while back Giuliyahoo had gotten 500k through a Russian oligarch/Putin.

That must've dried up.

[Jirel]

6. Oh FFS!!!

They’ve only been throwing that word around for years, and every 5 minutes the last few weeks. What, did nobody GO LOOK IT UP?!?!?! They are dumber than a box of rocks.

[msongs]

8. actually it sorta means both nt

[Dennis Donovan]

10. True, but Dan Zak didn't provide the context in the tweet. Guessing by the judge's reply

Rudy's context wasn't correct.

[Mossfern]

11. Opaque means you can't see through something

in what case does it mean transparent?

[Dennis Donovan]

15. There are degrees of opacity - opaque is the degree in which y'all can't see shit

[Mossfern]

17. True,

but it doesn't mean transparent. He wasn't talking about zero percent opacity. He didn't even know what it meant.

[Dennis Donovan]

20. ...but he's America's Mayor!

...of Simpleton

[crickets]

36. Good one! Thanks for the blast from the past. nt

[Straw Man]

42. "Zero percent opacity" ...

... is a computerese neologism. In plain speech, it means "transparency."

It's like saying "zero percent solvency" to mean that you're broke.

[Mossfern]

51. Exactly

[LanternWaste]

16. It sorta doesn't. "The condition of lacking transparency or translucence..."

[kcr]

48. Actually, no it doesn't

[LSFL]

9. Better to self delete. Nt

[justhanginon]

12. Jeez, what do you expect for the bargain rate

of only $20,000 bucks a day. Worth every penny said no one. Maybe $20.00 tops for the comedic value. Loser!!!!

[RockRaven]

13. Did you see where the judge asked Rudy if he was arguing that strict scrutiny applied?

And Rudy answered "no, normal scrutiny"

(fyi if you don't get the face palm, "strict scrutiny" is a term of art in constitutional law with a very specific meaning, whereas "normal scrutiny" is.... not)

[Dennis Donovan]

18. Scrutiny, in any case applied to Rudy, is never welcomed...

...since it only exposes his bozo-osity more.

[coti]

50. I doubt Giuliani has ever used the words "rational

relationship" in his life.

[Blue Owl]

14. Bwahahahahahahahahaha!

[Windy City Charlie]

19. I swear

I swear he's trying to do more damage than good for Trump at every step of the way.

[PutGramaOnThePhone]

47. It sure looks...

like he’s doing damage to me too, but maybe trump just wants the chaos and appearance of a fight, to solidify the already established theme - for his followers - that the election was not valid.

[Penn Voter]

21. Goodbye

Rudy Tuesday! You old tucker!

[TNNurse]

22. He is the lawyer Trump deserves.

[riversedge]

23. That judge is a smart dude!!

[warmfeet]

25. It's all a show for his supporters.

Of course it is all bullshit. That is exactly what they want. They love this stuff.

[sandensea]

29. Chumpkins must think it's a venereal disease

"Mah cousin Jethro got that once."

"Ah told'im to leave them sheep alone."

[machoneman]

27. I get it but....more context (before/after) would have made this an even bigger laugher!

[sandensea]

28. And he's a lawyer!

And, I might add, of ITALIAN descent!

Opacity comes from Latin, for Christ's sake.

[hotdamn00]

31. "I'm not sure what preternatural means. It probably means normal".

[Lasher]

45. Or abnormal

[The Roux Comes First]

52. Fabulous Still

from a great movie.

Thanks for sharing.

[mnmoderatedem]

32. this guy actually argues before a judge?

and the trump team is actually comfortable having him argue before a judge?

[BobTheSubgenius]

34. I KNOW, right?

I understand he's done mountains of "work" for no compensation, so far. Still far more than he deserves.

[BobTheSubgenius]

33. Now ask him if he knows what "obtuse" means.

"Uhhh....I think it means 'very fat.'"

"Oh, for the love of God! GET OUT OF MY COURTROOM!!!"

[Lasher]

44. This thread is getting pretty good!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

35. He used to be a U.S. Attorney?

He's fallen quite a ways from busting insider traders on Wall Street.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

37. There is something seriously wrong with his brain.

This is not the same guy who went after the mob. Or even parlayed that into cleaning up 42nd street before going on a rampage to prioritize racist policing and being negligent re: our national security by his actions around the world trade center before 9/11.

Who is writing the best seller about his fall, and who will play him in the TV series?

[bringthePaine]

40. dear Rudey: how many "you"s in duuuumbfuuuuucKKK?

[Lasher]

43. Rudy seemed more at home at that landscaping place next to the dildo store

[Klaralven]

46. I could see Rudy and Donald in a remake of "Grumpy Old Men" or "The Odd Couple"

[PutGramaOnThePhone]

49. Hahahaha...

I like that thought. I think that is fertile ground for some talented writers and actors.