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'STALLION' RUDY
NY Post ^ | March 21, 2007 | ZEV CHAFETS

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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To: ClaireSolt
Isn't having prostate cancer like getting gelded?

I don't know. I haven't had it yet.

61 posted on 03/21/2007 7:17:59 AM PDT by shekkian
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To: Corin Stormhands

Glad to know you are doing well and are healthy Corin. :-)


62 posted on 03/21/2007 7:18:53 AM PDT by areafiftyone (RUDY GIULIANI 2008 - STRENGTH AND LEADERSHIP)
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To: areafiftyone

Thanks. Going on 17 years.


63 posted on 03/21/2007 7:20:50 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (http://www.virginiaisforrudy.com * http://wardsmythe.com * http://www.rudyblogs.com)
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To: areafiftyone

Actually 51, if we're giving credit where its due, I think Big Paul Castellano's take down was credited to John Gotti. Right in front of Spark's.


64 posted on 03/21/2007 7:24:45 AM PDT by garv (Conservatism in '08 www.draftnewt.org)
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To: Calpernia; Spiff; NapkinUser; narses

Ping. Barf-a-roni, the Guiliani treat. The title alone is nauseating.


65 posted on 03/21/2007 7:30:14 AM PDT by dynachrome ("Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I in a handbasket?")
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To: Corin Stormhands
It does on DU.

************

I guess that says something about the Giuliani promoters.

66 posted on 03/21/2007 7:30:26 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: garv

We are talking about prosecuting here. Look it up.


67 posted on 03/21/2007 7:31:06 AM PDT by areafiftyone (RUDY GIULIANI 2008 - STRENGTH AND LEADERSHIP)
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To: areafiftyone

"
* Paul "Big Paul" Castellano, head of the Gambino crime family
* Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno, head of the Genovese crime family
* Carmine "Junior" Persico, head of the Colombo Family
* Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo, head of the Lucchese crime family
* Philip "Rusty" Rastelli, head of the Bonanno family,
"

Rudy "The RINO" Giuliani ... man that fits like a glove!


68 posted on 03/21/2007 7:32:18 AM PDT by MaDeuce (Do it to them, before they do it to you! (MaDeuce = John Browning's gift to freedom))
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To: trisham
I guess that says something about the Giuliani promoters.

That we have nothing in common with the DU/anti-Rudy zealot contingency?

69 posted on 03/21/2007 7:32:29 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (http://www.virginiaisforrudy.com * http://wardsmythe.com * http://www.rudyblogs.com)
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To: wai-ming

Or Kennedy. (that darn "sometimes y" thing)


70 posted on 03/21/2007 7:34:14 AM PDT by LexBaird (98% satisfaction guaranteed. There's just no pleasing some people.)
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To: MaDeuce

Really? That's not what the rest of America thinks ... oh but wait... I forgot.. FR does not represent Main Stream America... Sorry!


71 posted on 03/21/2007 7:34:40 AM PDT by areafiftyone (RUDY GIULIANI 2008 - STRENGTH AND LEADERSHIP)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Wishful thinking.


72 posted on 03/21/2007 7:35:04 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

"Thanks. Going on 17 years."

I wish you the best. It is a tough thing to deal with.


73 posted on 03/21/2007 7:35:15 AM PDT by FreeInWV
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To: trisham

On your part.


74 posted on 03/21/2007 7:35:41 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (http://www.virginiaisforrudy.com * http://wardsmythe.com * http://www.rudyblogs.com)
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To: areafiftyone
I was being facetious. Yes, Rudy indicted him.
75 posted on 03/21/2007 7:35:45 AM PDT by garv (Conservatism in '08 www.draftnewt.org)
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To: garv

Sorry! I jumped the gun on you. My apologies.


76 posted on 03/21/2007 7:36:33 AM PDT by areafiftyone (RUDY GIULIANI 2008 - STRENGTH AND LEADERSHIP)
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To: TommyDale

God, but you are crude.


77 posted on 03/21/2007 7:38:07 AM PDT by twonie (RUDY FOR PRESIDENT '08. THERE - A COMMITMENT OUT LOUD.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

You're wasting my time. Have a good day.


78 posted on 03/21/2007 7:38:31 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: twonie

Not near as crude as Giuliani for parading around NYC in public with his mistress while his wife was home at the mayor's mansion.


79 posted on 03/21/2007 7:40:48 AM PDT by TommyDale
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To: wai-ming

Kennedy ends with a vowel.


80 posted on 03/21/2007 7:42:55 AM PDT by ichabod1 ("Liberals read Karl Marx. Conservatives UNDERSTAND Karl Marx." Ronald Reagan)
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