Tuesday,
May 01, 2007
Rudy" Soprano Lover" Giuliani
gets Boo$t from "Legit" Paisans
The
ANNOTICO Report
I
remain unconvinced that Giuliani's Pro Soprano attitude, his low public ratings
prior to 9/11, his tendency to put his foot in is mouth, and his conservative
views are good for either our country or Italian Americans.
ETHNIC PRIDE BOO$TS PAISAN
RUDY
By Carl Campanile
April 30, 2007
Rudy Giuliani for president. That's amore!
A Post review of campaign filings reveals Republican Giuliani is igniting ethnic pride and support from many of the nation's 25 million Italian-Americans, including national leaders and business titans hoping to elect the first president of Italian descent.
Home Depot
founder Ken Langone is the campaign's
Former New York
Stock Exchange head Dick Grasso is also a Giuliani man.
Eight officers or
board members of the influential National Italian American Foundation have
contributed more than $2,000 apiece to the Giuliani campaign.
Supporters
include NIAF Chairman Dr. Ken Ciongoli of
Other backers
include:
* Former FBI
Director Louis Freeh, general counsel to the NIAF.
* Former UBS
Financial Services/Paine Webber Chairman Joseph Grano.
* Bernard Cammarata, head of retail behemoth TJX Companies, which
includes T.J. Maxx and Marshalls.
* Pasta magnate
Anthony Gioia of
* Construction
tycoon Rocco Trotta of the LiRo
Group.
* Stephen Aiello,
public-affairs guru at Hill & Knowlton.
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