Is it me or is there something wrong? For me it all began on September 19th, but I know it has been going on for many years. September 19th and 20th the Daily News ran an attack piece on the Feast of San Gennaro. The article was made to look as if there was something going on with the funds but, of course, it was not true. Well let me rephrase that, the article was not accurate and the report Gregg Smith, lacked journalistic integrity. His numbers were right on how much money was taken in by Figli di San Gennaro and even how much was given to charity. However, and there is where he lacks journalistic integrity, he omitted facts he knew, because I told him, of what our expenses were. He listed in the article that we gave 5% to charity when if fact, we gave over 80% of OUR PROFIT to charity. To add insult to injury, the next day he wrote an article, entitled EXCLUSIVE: Feast of San Gennaro lights done by mobsters despite claims of being Mafia-free, records show about an electrical company that was charged with a crime. But what he failed to mention was Figli di San Gennaro let this company go after he was charged with this crime, 8 years earlier. The current company, like every other vendor in our feast is vetted by NYCDOI and only then can we enter into a contract with them. Smith, knew this also but choose not to mention it. Now to the next attack. October began our Italian Heritage and Culture Month and Columbus Day. The City of Seattle, through their City Council passed a bill to do away with Columbus Day and rename the day Indigenous Peoples Day. Minneapolis did the same thing. The one day in the calendar year that we have to promote our culture and heritage has been under attack. The re-writers of history have charged that Columbus was a vicious man who slaughter the Indians. I was not there in 1492 and neither were any of you. So all we have to go on is the word of those that choose to change history and make good bad and bad good. Now, had they changed the name of the day Italian American Heritage Day it would not have been that bad. Now, lets have a chat about those Indigenous that are so upset with Columbus. First and foremost, Columbus NEVER step foot in North America. The new land to him, that he found was in the Caribbean. So those that are making this charge that he did this to their ancestors are full of it, unless they lived in the Caribbean. Now, if he did what they accuse him of it is a disgusting act. As disgusting an act as those Indigenous people living in the United States back then. These were individuals that raped and murdered innocent men, women and children. Remember scalping or is historys re-writers going to remove that from our history? So, lets honor them and not Columbus. Now to the next attack.. Luigi Del Bianco was the chief carver of Mount Rushmore. Del Bianco was a very talented artist who came to America to live the American Dream. His job was carving the refinement of expression in the faces of the four presidents. The documentation exist and the family is trying to get the National Parks Service to give Del Bianco the recognition he deserves. The National Parks Service has refused. This man worked tirelessly on this project and never received the credit due him. Kind of sounds like Antonio Meucci, the true inventor of the telephone. Now to the next attack.... Two Italians are running for Congress in Staten Island. A show host, Chuck Todd said on the air this race is a battle of two warring mob families. This time, after pressure, he apologized both in email responses and then on the air. However, the bigoted Daily News compared Governor Christie to Tony Soprano. Now whether you like Christie or not this is an attempt to hurt his chances to run for president. They have not apologized yet. Only Italian Americans suffer these attacks. It remains open season on us because we allow it. #Seattle #Dailynews #Newyorkpost #italians #discrimination #italianamericans
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 06:43:02 +0000
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