Posted on 03/21/2007 6:08:05 AM PDT by veronica
March 21, 2007 -- RUDY Giuliani's supporters call him "America's Mayor." But he is something more: the first serious presidential candidate in history with a vowel at the end of his name. Oddly, so far in this year of ethnic- and gender-identity politics, Rudy's Italian-American heritage hasn't been much of an issue. Much more attention has gone to Hillary's "favorite daughter" campaign, Barack Obama's quest for African-American authenticity, Bill Richardson self-depiction as the first Hispanic candidate and the Mormon beliefs of Mitt Romney.
Almost nobody has focused on Rudy as the Italian Stallion. Yet.
"Italian-Americans aren't usually thought of as an electoral bloc," says Dr. Diane Heith, a political scientist as St. John's University. "They aren't even polled separately."
Nobody even knows how many Italian-Americans there are. The 2000 census reported almost 16 million, making them the fourth largest white ethnic group - and the only one that experienced growth in the last decade. The National Italian American Foundation puts the number at 25 million, close to 10 percent of the population. Either way, it is possible that there are more Italian-American voters than either blacks or Hispanics.
Not only that, Italian-Americans are strategically located. In four states - New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Connecticut - they make up more than 15 percent of the population. They are also heavily concentrated in the key swing states of Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Florida and California. These are mostly Democratic states; the Republicans haven't had a candidate who could challenge in all of them since Ronald Reagan.
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This particularly vile smear is becoming common amongst the Rudy bashers. Beneath contempt.
If you are going to point out that I quoted an article that appeared on one, it was found through Google, not from frequenting the sites. Nice try, but your dog don't hunt.
Despicable. Beneath low.
I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. God bless you for looking out for his daughter.
Right. And Jimmy Swaggart just liked to watch.
"The National Italian American Foundation puts the number at 25 million, close to 10 percent of the population."
I read that 25 million figure back in the early 80s, so today must be correct. The figure includes Italians and Italian-Americans.
Who is Jimmy Swaggart? Is he one of Rudy's supporters?
"If you are going to point out that I quoted an article that appeared on one,......."
Oh I see, it depends on what the meaning of "one" is.
So you have never done a search on the internet? Good search engines produce results from everywhere.
It's not how you found it. It's the quoting/posting of it.
Implying that you deem it a credible source, with which you agree.
"Italian-Americans aren't usually thought of as an electoral bloc," says Dr. Diane Heith, a political scientist as St. John's University. "They aren't even polled separately."
Maybe because noone much cares about mere ethnicities amongst the white race.
They also aren't as positively monolithic as certain other preferred minorities. It would be boring to keep showing that Italian-Americans are going 55-45 Dem, then 55-45 Repub, then 52-49 Repub, etc.
The media love showing how XXXX is going 85-15 Dem. It also helps to push their agenda - focusing on groups that are monolithic Dem. Helps give the impression that EVERYONE tends to be Dem.
I agreed with the facts of the story, not with the publisher of the site. You people have a way of shooting the messenger.
If Moses had come down from the mountain with clay tablets that told of Giuliani's wrongdoing, you would have attacked him as well.
See my reply in #135.
Oh really and what did he accomplish as an attorney/prosecutor that is superior? Just curious.
And yes, they have info on the Side Effects, sexual, urinary, bowels, everything to satisfy the moral "true conservatives" voyeuristic passions.
My brother-in-law and best friend from high school (we joined the Marine Corps together) are IT-lians.
As is often the case (judging by your many RINO-rudy-ROOTING posts), you don't know what you are talking about.
Also, I never said RINO-rudy was a "coward".
However, it doesn't take much courage to "go after" someone as a LAWYER (it's the police that do the tough, dangerous, up-close and personal work, NOT TWIT LAWYERS which are widely known as the scum-of-the-earth), ESPECIALLY when you KNOW you have armed protection and guarded living/working quarters 24/7, 365 days out of the year.
Maybe that's why it's SO easy for gun-grabbing RINO-rudy to sh*t on OUR 2nd Amendment rights.
And finally, lighten up and ENJOY life and the humor it often provides us. You know, in your heart of hearts, that it is funny and fitting that RINO-rudy should have a show entitled "The SopRINOS".
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