Comments on: Rudy Giuliani And The Mob http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/06/rudy-giuliani-and-the-mob/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:22:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: maverick357 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/06/rudy-giuliani-and-the-mob/#comment-78913 maverick357 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:06:49 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6587#comment-78913 honestly , why would rudy have so much resentment towards the mob, since his father and other family members are affiliated with it , he try to fabricate that his father was some kind of folk hero in his book , maybe in all actuality he really dispise his father , and you said he took down the mob to the credit that he help witnesses fabricate false testimony , i thought in this country innocent until proven guilty , not just by hearsay from other criminals that trying to escape life sentences , just look at sammy the bull , who you going to exonerate a man who admitted to killed 19 people for a man who only crime was racketeering this is also a man who pardon black heroine kingpin leroy nicky barnes who help plaque drugs in nyc and other cities honestly , why would rudy have so much resentment towards the mob, since his father and other family members are affiliated with it , he try to fabricate that his father was some kind of folk hero in his book , maybe in all actuality he really dispise his father , and you said he took down the mob to the credit that he help witnesses fabricate false testimony , i thought in this country innocent until proven guilty , not just by hearsay from other criminals that trying to escape life sentences , just look at sammy the bull , who you going to exonerate a man who admitted to killed 19 people for a man who only crime was racketeering this is also a man who pardon black heroine kingpin leroy nicky barnes who help plaque drugs in nyc and other cities

]]> By: maverick357 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/06/rudy-giuliani-and-the-mob/#comment-78912 maverick357 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:06:26 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6587#comment-78912 honestly , why would rudy have so much resentment towards the mob, since his father and other family members are affiliated with it , he try to fabricate that his father was some kind of folk hero in his book , maybe in all actuality he really dispise his father , and you said he took down the mob to the credit that he help witnesses fabricate false testimony , i thought in this country innocent until proven guilty , not just by hearsay from other criminals that trying to escape life sentences , just look at sammy the bull , who you going to exonerate a man who admitted to killed 19 people for a man who only crime was racketeering this is also a man who pardon black heroine kingpin leroy nicky barnes who help plaque drugs in nyc and other cities honestly , why would rudy have so much resentment towards the mob, since his father and other family members are affiliated with it , he try to fabricate that his father was some kind of folk hero in his book , maybe in all actuality he really dispise his father , and you said he took down the mob to the credit that he help witnesses fabricate false testimony , i thought in this country innocent until proven guilty , not just by hearsay from other criminals that trying to escape life sentences , just look at sammy the bull , who you going to exonerate a man who admitted to killed 19 people for a man who only crime was racketeering this is also a man who pardon black heroine kingpin leroy nicky barnes who help plaque drugs in nyc and other cities

]]> By: fd10801 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/06/rudy-giuliani-and-the-mob/#comment-78911 fd10801 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 20:12:59 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6587#comment-78911 puparo: Where did you hear that story? puparo: Where did you hear that story?

]]> By: puparo http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/06/rudy-giuliani-and-the-mob/#comment-78910 puparo Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:35:47 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6587#comment-78910 Let's not forget that Giuliani's father, an uncle, and a cousin, were all involved with the mob -- each of them was a fairly lowly 'associate,' but involved nonetheless. He IS the Italian-American stereotype -- successful professional from an immigrant family that once had ties to the mafia in the US and who leveraged those ties to provide upward mobility to subsequent generations of their family... Let’s not forget that Giuliani’s father, an uncle, and a cousin, were all involved with the mob — each of them was a fairly lowly ‘associate,’ but involved nonetheless.
He IS the Italian-American stereotype — successful professional from an immigrant family that once had ties to the mafia in the US and who leveraged those ties to provide upward mobility to subsequent generations of their family…

]]> By: fd10801 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/06/rudy-giuliani-and-the-mob/#comment-78909 fd10801 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:45:19 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6587#comment-78909 Yes, jimmmm, tell us more about the Republican mindset -- you are so well - versed in it. Yes, jimmmm, tell us more about the Republican mindset — you are so well - versed in it.

]]> By: jimmmm http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/06/rudy-giuliani-and-the-mob/#comment-78908 jimmmm Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:44:58 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6587#comment-78908 Nah, Rudy's just being canny, using Cosa Nostra references to deflate stereotypes and disarm prejudice--kinda like how gays have coopted the word "queer," or some blacks have defanged the word, "nigger." Problem is, this kind of openness isn't what Rudy people want from the America's Mayor. So it's a step forward, two steps back. Nah, Rudy’s just being canny, using Cosa Nostra references to deflate stereotypes and disarm prejudice–kinda like how gays have coopted the word “queer,” or some blacks have defanged the word, “nigger.”

Problem is, this kind of openness isn’t what Rudy people want from the America’s Mayor. So it’s a step forward, two steps back.

]]> By: fd10801 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/04/06/rudy-giuliani-and-the-mob/#comment-78907 fd10801 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:35:07 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=6587#comment-78907 It's not kind of weird. And your swipe at other Republicans notwithstanding, he has to worry about the "all Italians are linked to the Mob" stereotype, from all directions, including after Election Day. Somebody was talking about Pres. Bush's drinking and drugging, which he hasn't done in years, just yesterday. It’s not kind of weird. And your swipe at other Republicans notwithstanding, he has to worry about the “all Italians are linked to the Mob” stereotype, from all directions, including after Election Day.

Somebody was talking about Pres. Bush’s drinking and drugging, which he hasn’t done in years, just yesterday.

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