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South Philly residents surround Columbus statue as demonstrations unfold across the city
Philly.Com ^ | 06/13/2020 | Chris Palmer and Samantha Melamed,

Posted on 06/14/2020 2:30:22 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen

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Headline should read residents surround guard Columbus statue.
1 posted on 06/14/2020 2:30:23 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen
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*** Philly Metro Ping ***


2 posted on 06/14/2020 2:31:11 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: Kid Shelleen

I have some Italian friends up in Philly.
My advice to vandals is - don’t go anywhere near there if you enjoy solid foods.


3 posted on 06/14/2020 2:33:46 PM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: Kid Shelleen

Yeah, that headline is rather misleading.


4 posted on 06/14/2020 2:34:51 PM PDT by Bullish (CNN is what happens when 8th graders run a cable network.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

I agree. Using the word “surround” leaves it open to interpretation.


5 posted on 06/14/2020 2:38:49 PM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Yup.. I have Italian family in Philly.


6 posted on 06/14/2020 2:40:45 PM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Messing with the Goomba’s in South Philly is a big mistake.


7 posted on 06/14/2020 2:41:00 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

This makes me very happy. Our statue in Manhattan is 75 ft tall so there’s no worry about it being toppled but if de Blasio decides to remove it I will be there and I will be very hard to get rid of.

And me and my friends wouldn’t be there to talk to anrifa or blm, we would be there to hurt them.

This is great news


8 posted on 06/14/2020 2:43:24 PM PDT by dp0622 (The very future of tis she the onehe Republic is at stake. We now know dems will do ANYTHING to win.)
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I had a feeling you’d be in Philly yourself by now.


9 posted on 06/14/2020 2:45:18 PM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: Kid Shelleen

Since the state and city governments melt when protesters aka rioters gather, why shouldn’t citizens rise up and protect our heritage?


10 posted on 06/14/2020 2:45:52 PM PDT by antidemoncrat (uff)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Good for that seasoned gentlemen (and the others there with him).   He's "bringing the lumber", so to speak, and if enough good people join him there, they should be able to discourage the Antifa-fags, and the BLeMishes from destroying more property that doesn't belong to them.

(When they're done there, tell them to go make a brief baseball visit to that idiot mayor they have in Philly.)

11 posted on 06/14/2020 2:47:01 PM PDT by Songcraft
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There’s blacks only a few miles from my mother’s house and I don’t trust them. And I don’t trust antifa as I think they could pop up anywhere in the five boroughs. I need to be near her.

So far Staten island is the only borough that’s not burning because they know attacking a few hundred thousand italian-americans is not the smartest thing.

And honestly there’s no Subway here and the bridge is $18 :-)

But I womt take a chance. God bless those people in Philly


12 posted on 06/14/2020 2:49:12 PM PDT by dp0622 (The very future of tis she the onehe Republic is at stake. We now know dems will do ANYTHING to win.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

*Columbus didn’t “discover” America — he never set foot in North America!

During four separate trips that started with the one in 1492, Columbus landed on various Caribbean islands that are now the Bahamas as well as the island later called Hispaniola. He also explored the Central and South American coasts.
But he didn’t reach North America, which, of course, was already inhabited by Native Americans, and he never thought he had found a new continent.

You may also remember that it is believed that Norse explorer Leif Erikson reached Canada perhaps 500 years before Columbus was born, and there are some who believe that Phoenician sailors crossed the Atlantic much earlier than that.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2013/10/14/christopher-columbus-3-things-you-think-he-did-that-he-didnt/


13 posted on 06/14/2020 2:50:35 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Can I trust that you and I will get out and vote for Trump!)
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Related story. These two commie punks show you what side to root for...

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, District Attorney Larry Krasner Criticize Group ‘Protecting’ Christopher Columbus Statue
14 posted on 06/14/2020 2:58:17 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: dp0622

wishing good health to you and your Mom


15 posted on 06/14/2020 2:58:57 PM PDT by Undecided 2012
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To: dp0622

I have an Italian architect friend originally from Genoa. The highlight of her career was being involved in the 2001 restoration of Christopher Columbus’ house there. Although it was mostly rebuilt after a French bombing, it is a source of tremendous pride.


16 posted on 06/14/2020 3:00:08 PM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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Columbus is one thing. Go after Rocky and it’s on!


17 posted on 06/14/2020 3:01:48 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: Grampa Dave

In 1930 the US gave Iceland a statue of Erikson for their 1000th year as a country. It’s out front of the Hallgrimskirkja.


18 posted on 06/14/2020 3:04:12 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: Undecided 2012

Hey thanks that was nice :)

We’ll be good I think.

There’s a lot of guys I know hoping they show up and there’s a lot of Italians between my mom’s house and obama’s sons.

Well we’re not Italians. We’re Americans with Italian last names.

We all just kind of settled in the same place :)


19 posted on 06/14/2020 3:06:14 PM PDT by dp0622 (The very future of tis she the onehe Republic is at stake. We now know dems will do ANYTHING to win.)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Wow that’s awesome.

I must claim ignorance on the French bombing episode.

When did that happen?


20 posted on 06/14/2020 3:07:14 PM PDT by dp0622 (The very future of tis she the onehe Republic is at stake. We now know dems will do ANYTHING to win.)
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