Posted on 02/10/2011 8:37:11 PM PST by Oratam
The mayor stirred up another brouhaha yesterday when the Irish Voice reported that "The remarks were met with a combination of laughs, boos and groans" when those words emerged from Bloomberg's mouth Wednesday night at the American Irish Historical Society, where more than 100 leading Irish-Americans were celebrating publication of a book about the 250th anniversary of the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
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It’s kind of fun to see the ever politically correct Bloomberg step in it with a large, if non-protected, group. But, being of 100% Irish ancestry, I really am not offended. I MISS the good ole days when ethnic jokes were tossed around among friends. Everyone’s getting offended these days really offends me.
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