NIAF TO HOST ITALIAN AMERICAN RALLY FOR JUDGE ALITO IN N.J.

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NIAF TO HOST ITALIAN AMERICAN RALLY FOR JUDGE ALITO IN N.J.

 

            (Washington, DC—December 20, 2005)  The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) will host a rally in support of the Supreme Court nominee, Judge Samuel Alito, Jr., with the Italian-American community in Jersey City, N.J.,  on Friday morning, January 6.  The bi-partisan rally will be held at the Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson, 2 Exchange Place, Jersey City, in the Manhattan Grand Ballroom at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

            Constitutional law experts and fellow attorneys including: Honorable Donald DiFrancesco, former Acting Governor of New Jersey; Justice Marie L. Garibaldi, former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice and member of the NIAF board of directors; Thomas Gentile, Esq., former clerk for Judge Alito and partner with the firm of Lampf, Lipkind, Prupis & Petigrow; and Honorable Frank J. Guarini, former New Jersey democratic Member of Congress and NIAF chairman emeritus, will discuss Judge Alito’s qualifications and service to New Jersey’s Italian and legal communities.  Entertainer Joe Piscopo will also be speaking at the event.

            Prominent business executives, Italian American community leaders and leading Italian Americans in government and public policy are also expected to attend the event including: Joseph Alessi, Esq, president of the Center for Italian and Italian American-Culture Inc., and councilman for the Borough of North Cadwell; Hon. Paul DiGaetano, New Jersey assemblyman; and Marty Picillo, Esq. president, Tiro A Segno.

            According to NIAF Chairman Dr. A. Kenneth Ciongoli, “Judge Alito, whose father immigrated to the U.S. from Italy, is highly respected in the judicial community for his constitutional knowledge and his impeccable character. Judge Alito should not be judged on his ethnicity as is being done in the media and by opposing groups.  We are very proud of Judge Alito.”

            NIAF’s extensive efforts in New Jersey included writing Senator Frank Lautenberg and incoming Senator Robert Menendez expressing the Foundation’s and the Italian American community’s support (1.5 million Italian Americans or 18 percent of New Jersey’s population) for Judge Alito.  The NIAF also contacted more than 100 Italian American clubs and organizations throughout the State of New Jersey urging grassroots action such as contacts their U.S. Senators to express their support of the Supreme Court nominee.

NIAF is a non-partisan educational foundation.  An important part of its mission is to support the nomination and appointment of qualified Italian Americans to federal positions.

 The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is dedicated to promoting the contributions of Italian Americans.  The Foundation has a wide-range of programs that provide scholarships and grants, conferences and cultural seminars.  Visit our website at www.niaf.org

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Was always proud to be from New Jersey.

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Entertainer Joe Piscopo will also be speaking at the event.

If I am not mistaken Joe is a Democrat, although he seems to be a resonable one to me.

I guess Joe is going to be added to the DU'er hate list.