# How did Rudy get to Georgia? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 18, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891 "2022-08-18T13:09:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/21 "2022-08-19T02:07:56Z")
And they end up at White Castle. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/22 "2022-08-19T02:24:58Z")
I’ll allow it. Getting NPH involved is key, though. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/23 "2022-08-19T02:48:36Z")
Yes, but he can’t be spanking Rudy. Just no. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/24 "2022-08-19T02:48:58Z")
You realize you’ve just created Rudy and Kumar go to White Castle. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/25 "2022-08-19T02:52:59Z")
I was kind of thinking that, yes. But probably with more cheap scotch, and less weed. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/26 "2022-08-19T04:23:46Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > less weed But, hash oil leaking from Rudy’s head. ---
**Author:** ![Roger\_That](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roger_that/32/8505_2.png) [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/27 "2022-08-19T09:27:41Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > He could have very well been telling the truth about having medical advice not to travel by plane. That makes it an _excuse_ rather than a lie. > > > [@Roger\_That](#): > > > > he claimed his medical condition made flying impossible > > I am trying to find that, and I’m not finding it. What I’m finding is the claim that he wasn’t “cleared for air travel”. That’s different from saying it’s “impossible”. He could certainly choose to risk his health by flying, and it seems that is what he did. This seems rather nitpicky to me. Of course it wasn’t technically impossible for him to fly (except in the Dumbo sense, where I believe flying IS impossible, even if Rudy truly believes he can fly), nor was I saying that he used that word. But that was the gist of his excuse, that he was instructed by his doctors that flying was extremely dangerous, even life-threatening. But when the judge didnt buy his bullshit, he flew by his own choice. Some people would have said “OK, now I have to take the damned train to Georgia” but not Rudy. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/28 "2022-08-19T13:55:05Z")
> [@Roger\_That](#): > > This seems rather nitpicky to me. Of course it wasn’t technically impossible for him to fly (except in the Dumbo sense, where I believe flying IS impossible, even if Rudy truly believes he can fly), nor was I saying that he used that word. But that was the gist of his excuse, that he was instructed by his doctors that flying was extremely dangerous, even life-threatening. It’s not nitpicking. Those are very different things. What you portrayed in the OP was inaccurate. I’ve been in the situation before, where it’s technically impossible to fly somewhere because there are no available flights, or I’m not allowed to fly because of Covid. And I’ve also been in the situation where doctors advised my wife not to fly for medical reasons but she chose to anyway. It’s also possible he was lying (maybe the doctor had warned him against flying a while back but the time when it was a danger had passed) or the risk was extremely minimal and he exaggerated it as an excuse. With Rudy neither would surprise me. But the whole point of your OP (and your actual words) was to ask how he got down there if it was impossible to fly. The answer is simply that it wasn’t impossible and nobody said it was. That’s not a nitpick, that’s a crucial difference and kind of makes your premise moot. ETA: I don’t for a second, though, doubt that Rudy is a weasel who completely tried to use that as an excuse to not appear in court. He was squirming like a worm on the hot pavement wanting to avoid that situation. Whatever the circumstances for his travel down there, it’s satisfying to know that he was dragged unwillingly in front of a judge. ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/29 "2022-08-19T14:14:45Z")
I’m pretty surprised that Rudy wasn’t able to come up with a doctor’s note for the judge. He needed a note saying he wasn’t cleared to fly and couldn’t travel for more than 4 hours by car. Couldn’t he use Ronny Jackson? Maybe it had to be his surgeon. If he really had stents placed, he’s probably on blood thinners. Is there a place here to talk about the Fulton County, GA, case itself? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/30 "2022-08-19T14:56:43Z")
> [@Skypist](#): > > I’m pretty surprised that Rudy wasn’t able to come up with a doctor’s note for the judge. He needed a note saying he wasn’t cleared to fly and couldn’t travel for more than 4 hours by car In which case the judge could then ask how he was traveling around the past month, as he was seen in multiple states. > [@Skypist](#): > > Is there a place here to talk about the Fulton County, GA, case itself? See this thread: > [@Trump Pressured Georgia Official to ‘Find’ Enough Votes to Overturn Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pressured-georgia-official-to-find-enough-votes-to-overturn-election/929592): > > Just wondering… how is this not treason? Or enough to impeach and remove? [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia.html?campaign\_id=60&emc=edit\_na\_20210103&instance\_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i\_id=79444669&segment\_id=48259&user\_id=b31aee6b6c40c2b7d3785173fd8aded8](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20210103&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=79444669&segment_id=48259&user_id=b31aee6b6c40c2b7d3785173fd8aded8) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/31 "2022-08-19T15:10:00Z")
> [@Skypist](#): > > I’m pretty surprised that Rudy wasn’t able to come up with a doctor’s note for the judge. Maybe he should have produced one from Epstein’s mother. ---
**Author:** ![Roger\_That](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roger_that/32/8505_2.png) [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/32 "2022-08-19T15:13:06Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I’ve been in the situation before, where it’s technically impossible to fly somewhere because there are no available flights, That situation is not “technically impossible”–you could find a private pilot who owns his own plane and, though he hasn’t flown in years because of a traumatic incident in his youth involving a rabid bat that got loose in the cockpit, persuade him to overcome his fears and fly you out of there. Or am I nitpicking now? Yes, I am. And yes, you were. ---
**Author:** ![gnarator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gnarator/32/8266_2.png) [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/33 "2022-08-19T15:22:50Z")
He could have taken the _Crescent_ from NY Penn to Atlanta. It leaves at 2:15pm and gets to Atlanta at 8:43am the next day, so if you want to say he’s Leaving on the Midnight Train to Georgia it’s close enough for me. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/34 "2022-08-24T02:22:09Z")
Not about Georgia, but good. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AES3WsBfRrE/maxresdefault.jpg "Giuliani Begs For Law License Back Because He Hasn't Committed Crimes In A Year") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AES3WsBfRrE) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/35 "2022-08-24T02:52:12Z")
Who the hell would hire him? I don’t think you need a licence to defend yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891/36 "2022-08-24T15:12:45Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > How did Rudy get to Georgia? > > He was looking for a soul to steal. He stopped messing around, so _didn’t_ wind up in jail. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cntvEDbagAw/maxresdefault.jpg "The Specials - A Message To You Rudy (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntvEDbagAw) yet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rudy-get-to-georgia/969891.md?page=1)