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« Affleck no Dot rat! | Main | Indefatigable Leo Marx ... and a Brainiac reboot » Friday, October 19, 2007Rudy's batGetcha Rudy Giuliani 2008 presidential campaign commemorative gear while it's hot! Like, ferinstance, this $79.95 autographed Louisville Slugger bat, for sale now at Giuliani's campaign website.  Sorta weird commemorative item, don'tcha think? What might a baseball bat symbolize to Giuliani, exactly? Earlier this week, the Globe's Alex Beam speculated that it's a reminder of the candidate's "'Giuliani time' crime-fighting escapades in the 1990s." But let's not forget that back in the 1930s Rudy's father, Harold Giuliani, was a bartender who worked as muscle for his brother-in-law, a loan shark. What tool did Harold use to deal with recalcitrant clients, in both his day and night jobs? I think you already know the answer. Posted by Joshua Glenn at 02:02 PM
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