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

 

New York Post 

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 New York City finance chairman, a key player in raising millions of dollars in cash.

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 Vermont and President Salvatore Zizza of New York.

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 Buffalo.

* Construction tycoon Rocco Trotta of the LiRo Group.

* Stephen Aiello, public-affairs guru at Hill & Knowlton.

carl.campanile@nypost.com

 

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