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Staten Island state Sen. Diane Savino apologizes for 'Mafia' slur directed at Tea Party
silive.com ^ | August 4, 2011 | Tom Wrobleski

Posted on 08/04/2011 10:30:17 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Spurred in part by an Advance editorial that criticized her, state Sen. Diane Savino (D-North Shore/Brooklyn) today apologized for referring to Tea Party members as "the new mafia" on her personal Facebook page.

In a posting on her Facebook page, Ms. Savino said, “when you use language that upsets people it muddies your message. So, if the term mafia is offensive to anyone, I offer my apology.”

Ms. Savino said “leaders should be able to admit when they are wrong.”

As part of her mea culpa, Ms. Savino also posted a link to the critical Advance editorial, titled, “No way for a leader to talk.”

Ms. Savino used the word mafia Monday in linking to New York Times editorial critical of how Tea Party lawmakers in Congress acted during the debt-ceiling debate.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: cementovershoes; newyork; richmond; statenisland
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1 posted on 08/04/2011 10:30:21 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“So, if the term mafia is offensive to anyone, I offer my apology.”

That’s no apology. The term is offensive to EVERYbody, including members of the mob. Sheesh.


2 posted on 08/04/2011 10:31:55 AM PDT by StAntKnee (I keep thinking I'm gonna wake up from this dream theatre of the absurd.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Yes, I imagine the Mafia was quite insulted.................


3 posted on 08/04/2011 10:33:12 AM PDT by Red Badger ("Treason doth never prosper.... What's the reason? Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.")
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Between making stupid statements like this or taking photos of themselves nude and emailing them, I think the Dems need to invest in some steel-toed shoes so they can stop shooting themselves in the foot.
4 posted on 08/04/2011 10:33:54 AM PDT by econjack (Some people are dumber than soup.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

FU Diane.


5 posted on 08/04/2011 10:34:27 AM PDT by RC one (whatever.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"Spurred in part by an Advance editorial that criticized her, state Sen. Diane Savino (D-North Shore/Brooklyn) today apologized for referring to Tea Party members as "the new mafia" on her personal Facebook page."

They're afraid of the TEA Party. These shyster Democrat party politicians know they are in the TEA Party's and the people's sights.

6 posted on 08/04/2011 10:34:39 AM PDT by StormEye
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Hey fugetabout it.......

maybe we should check your family history Miz.Savino from Brooklyn.


7 posted on 08/04/2011 10:34:39 AM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

An apology is unqualified - no ifs, ands or buts.

This is a qualification, not an apology.


8 posted on 08/04/2011 10:35:02 AM PDT by RexBeach (Mr. Obama can't count.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I hope the dems keep the Tea Party bashing going. I’m reminded how all the Sarah Palin bashing worked out for them.


9 posted on 08/04/2011 10:35:47 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
I liked Tony Soprano! Democrat politicians, on the other hand...
10 posted on 08/04/2011 10:35:56 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Put this State Senator’s comment with that of an “addiction specialist” today on MSNBC who diagnosed Tea Partiers as mentally ill and potentially violent. Liberals are losing control and so they can’t help themselves in showing how much they loathe the Tea Party.


11 posted on 08/04/2011 10:36:00 AM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

So, the stupid bit** must have realized, somehow, that the tea party movement is comprised of millions of voters, it is not some fringe group they can turn the majority of Americans against.


12 posted on 08/04/2011 10:37:27 AM PDT by calex59
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Mafia, terrorists . . . the New Civility . .as lectured to the rest of us by the Democrats and the Lapdog MSM back in January.

Congrats, Diane. A true role model for the rest of us. Thank God we have such maturity and intelligence in your Party to keep the rest of us commoners in line


13 posted on 08/04/2011 10:39:11 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Just when you think the left can't get any loonier . . .)
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To: Vaquero

Good idea to give Ms Savino’s family a thorough examination. We already know Nancy Pelosi’s father’s connections with the Mob, don’t we?


14 posted on 08/04/2011 10:41:07 AM PDT by Rytas
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I’m taking to the mattresses!!!! We’ll get ... at the toll-booth!


15 posted on 08/04/2011 10:41:34 AM PDT by Doc Savage ("I've shot people I like a lot more,...for a lot less!" Raylan Givins)
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To: Pride in the USA

Geesh, if I add Chrissie Matthews “baby-kidnapping” to my tagline, I won’t have enough room to add Savino’s “mafioso”.

If I could, it would look like this:

shizophrenic hostage-taking baby-kidnapping hobbit mafioso terrorist


16 posted on 08/04/2011 10:41:57 AM PDT by lonevoice (schizophrenic hostage taking hobbit terrorist)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Ms. Savino, IF the terms, 'leftist, partisan, scum-sucking, mouth-breathing and deranged', are offensive when referring to you, then I apologize.
17 posted on 08/04/2011 10:42:00 AM PDT by JPG (Yes She Can!)
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To: StAntKnee

In other words, it’s your fault if you were so small minded as to be offended. Tyopical leftist garbage.


18 posted on 08/04/2011 10:43:33 AM PDT by Noumenon (The only 'NO' a liberal understands is the one that arrives at muzzle velocity.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I am not a member of any Tea Party, I am not an activist, I cannot be counted in that percentage of folks who self-identity with the Teas Party movement. But I am seething, will likely become more active, and am sympathetic to the Tea Party. And I suspect there are 10s of millions like me. I don’t think the left and the MSM can even imagine how many.


19 posted on 08/04/2011 10:44:41 AM PDT by yetidog
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"Sen. Diane Savino (D-North Shore/Brooklyn) today apologized for referring to Tea Party members as "the new mafia" on her personal Facebook page."

Well yes, Ms. Savino, abject fear does addle one's judgment.

20 posted on 08/04/2011 10:46:29 AM PDT by YHAOS (you betcha!)
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