Friday, February 15, 2008

Polak Radio Host Curtis Sliwa Apologizes for Claiming 1 in 5 Italian Staten Islanders 'Mobbed Up"

The ANNOTICO Report

 

Former McDonald's Store Manager, Vigilante (Guardian's Angel), Radio Host of "Inside City Hall" and Polak , Curtis Sliwa, in a newspaper interview claimed that in predominately Italian American Staten Island, that one of five were "mobbed up".

 

Sliwa later gave into political pressure and apologized. The article said Sliwa was going to wash his mouth out with soap, which I believe was an "analogy", but I will promise to brush my teeth for calling Sliwa one of Archie Bunkers's least favorite people, a Polak.

 

For those who don't know, Polak is a derogatory term for someone of polish ancestry. I said I promised to brush my teeth.

 

Radio Host Curtis Sliwa Apologizes For Staten Island Slur

 

NY1-NY,USA 

February  15, 2008

 

Radio host Curtis Sliwa washed his mouth out with soap Tuesday following backlash over a controversial comment he made about Italian Americans and Staten Island.

During a newspaper interview, he said that one out of five borough residents were mobbed up.
The "Inside City Hall" regular gave in to political pressure and agreed to the sudsy apology at the Arrochar friendship club.

"Clearly, the statement was made out of context, so if people were offended, if Italian Americans think I'm maligning them, I apologize," said Sliwa.

I think the comment came off the top of his tongue too quickly in my opinion, but I think him apologizing for it speaks a lot to his character," said Staten Island Assemblyman Vincent Ignizio. ....

http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=3&aid=78430

 

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