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VOL. 124 - NO. 7 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FEBRUARY 14, 2020 $.35 A COPY Bernie Edges Buttigieg, Klobuchar Close Third by Sal Giarratani The results of New Hampshire’s first in the nation presiden- tial primary are in and unlike the Iowa caucuses, we have a winner. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (27%), who edged out former Mayor Pete Buttigieg (24%) of South Bend, IN, with PPresidents’residents’ DDayay U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-MI. (20%). Trailing far behind MMonday,onday, FFebruaryebruary 117th7th was U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (9%). and former V.P. Joe Biden 8%) Warren’s campaign thought their candidate would be fi ght- ing for the top spot but that never materialized. While voters U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-MI; Mayor Pete Buttigieg, were still voting Biden fl ed the D-South Bend, IN; U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-MA; former state early for greener pastures V.P. Joe Biden; and Senator Bernie Sanders, D-VT in South Carolina. Sanders in his victory speech to all his supporters still back Sanders to take the nomination stated that the results of New at his NH headquarters telling or will the center of the party get Hampshire’s vote “is the begin- them, “We’ll be back to defeat behind a more centrist candi- ning of the end for Donald Donald Trump.” date like Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Trump.” While Mayor Pete’s WHAT’S NEXT? The Nevada or someone else? reaction was to say the cam- caucuses are on February 22nd, Many Democrats feel that paign moves on to Nevada and followed by the South Carolina if it’s Sanders versus Trump, South Carolina and we will primary on February 29th. Even Trump wins and wins big. welcome new allies to our move- before the polls closed, Warren’s Is this country ready for an ment at every step.” campaign seemed already shift- avowed socialist who honey- The most energized candidate ing to Super Tuesday, March mooned in the old Soviet Union. following the voting results had 3rd, when 14 states, including The polls thus far say not going to be Klobuchar who declared, Massachusetts, will draw sig- to happen. We shall see. “We have beaten the odds at nifi cantly much more delegates. Meanwhile, the biggest win- every step of the way.” She is Warren’s latest spin seems ner of the night was President also now the leading woman in to that this could be another Donald Trump who eas- the race supplanting Warren. drawn out primary fi ght lasting ily defeated former Gov. Bill All the candidates moving perhaps until convention time. Weld by more than 90 percent. on will be awaiting the arrival A good spin for a candidate on Many of Weld supporters seem- of Mike Bloomberg on Super a bad night at the polls. ingly were actual anti-Trump News Briefs Tuesday, fl ush with his cash The voter turnout this year Democrats who heeded Weld’s by Sal Giarratani and more moderate message in the Democrat primary was advice, crossed over to the GOP which he hopes will resonate pretty fl at, in fact, the turnout ballot to vote for Weld. The with voters during this primary was below the 2016 turnout energy on election night was GOP Lawmaker in Montana Says season. Bloomberg could actu- when Sanders walloped Hillary evident on both sides, but much ally be the biggest Democrat Clinton by 22 percent margin. higher with Republicans. Constitution Allows Killing Socialists winner in New Hampshire with- The Democrat Party appears Warren maybe right about a I kid you not. The above headline for this item out even having been on the to be at odds with each other. long nomination battle between is real news. Recently, State Rep. Rodney Garcia, ballot. Joe Biden certainly There’s a battle raging between the candidates, but she may not (R-Montana), told a Republican crowd he believes looked like the biggest loser in the centrist party establishment hang in there that much longer the U.S. Constitution says socialists can be jailed or the Granite State as he live- and the democrat socialist left. unless she starts to stop the shot for just being socialists. He said this baloney at streamed from South Carolina Will the establishment allow electoral bleeding and soon. a campaign stop and repeated it to a local newspaper reporter. The state party immediately went after him. Garcia reportedly believes there are socialists everywhere. The reporter apparently caught off guard by these remarks asked him to clarify his remarks and Garcia Nazzaro Building just doubled down on what he said. Boston Architectural College Gateway Project Study Report By the way, Garcia was asked where in the Constitution it says socialists can be shot for just Please join us for the presentation of a being socialists. He was unable to say where in the design investigation of how the Nazzaro Constitution it says anyone has a right to shoot a Building can remain a vital part of the socialist. It couldn’t be found because it isn’t in there. North End Community on Friday, He was peddling fake news and didn’t even seem to February 21 at 7:00 pm at the Nazzaro know what he was talking about. Center, 30 North Bennet St., North How did this guy ever get elected in the fi rst place? End, Boston, the Gateway Program of Ted Cruz Now Podcast Star the Boston Architectural College will be U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz decided to start his own podcast presenting the second phase of its study at the conclusion of each day’s Senate Impeachment Trial closing. The trial ends and he runs to his pod- report on the Nazzaro Building. The cast studio to explain what’s going on. He has lots of Gateway Program team consists of BAC followers too. students who have been studying the I assume the podcast is also reigniting Cruz’s political history and current and potential future future. Cruz also has a good sense of humor, something uses of the Nazzaro Building within the rare these days in Washington, DC North End Community with the goal of (Continued on Page 10) keeping the building in community use. The presentation is open to all — please join us! PAGE 2 POST-GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 14, 2020 Watertown Sons of Italy To Stirpe by Prof. Edmund Turiello Celebrate Anniversary Nostra Attorney Philip J. Privitera and A weekly column highlighting some of the more interesting aspects of our The Privitera Family Charitable Foundation Named Centennial Honorees ancestry...our lineage...our roots. This year, 2020, marks the Foundation to be an inte- 100th Anniversary of the Lodge gral part of the Piave Fiume Piave Fiume #1036 of the Order Centennial. We are so proud of MITHRAS Sons and Daughters of Italy in our Italian roots and heritage, America, located in the Town and the Piave Fiume Sons of of Watertown. The Piave Fiume Italy Lodge is an organization Lodge was founded in 1920 by that is extraordinarily rich 20 Italian immigrants living in both Italian culture and in Watertown, Massachusetts. charity.” Over the years, the Lodge has The Gala event will feature met at various locations, includ- a dinner reception, live music ing: a backroom of a Nichols L-R: Chair of the Privitera by Pane e Cioccolato from New Avenue grocery store (its origi- Family Charitable Foundation York, and special guests includ- nal location), the Windsor Club, Attorney Philip J. Privitera ing the National President of the Eagles Hall, and Whitney and National President of the the Order Sons and Daughters Plaza. It wasn’t until 1974, that Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America, Nancy a new building was constructed of Italy in America Nancy DiFiore Quinn. Tickets and pro- at 520 Pleasant Street, and DiFiore Quinn gram book advertisements are became the permanent home the Watertown Lodge, and some available to support the cause. of the Watertown Sons of Italy. of my closest friends to this very About the Organization: Over the century, Watertown’s day remain from Watertown. The Watertown Sons of Italy Piave Fiume Lodge has been a Like all brothers and sisters, we is a non-profi t, 501(c)8 frater- beacon for Italians and Italian- may not always see eye-to-eye, nal organization established in Americans to gather, socialize, but Watertown has always been 1920. It is an affi liate lodge of A depiction of Mithras with Persian dress slaying the sacred and more importantly, take there for me, and I will always the Order Sons and Daughters bull at the Vatican Museum in Rome. part in the Order Sons of be there for Watertown.” of Italy in America. It provides Italy’s charitable endeavors. Privitera is sponsoring the a place for members and their Mithras was the Persian all parts of the Roman Empire. Consistently, tens of thousands Centennial Gala as a dedication families to celebrate the Italian counterpart to the Greek god The use of a cave signifi es the of dollars are raised and donated to the memory of his mother, Heritage, socialize, enjoy activi- Helios and the Roman god world into which the soul must annually, to many deserv- Jennie “Jean” Privitera (1936 – ties, and raise funds to support Sol. He was the Persian deity enter in order to be purifi ed by ing charities, scholarships, 2008). Jennie Privitera adored educational and charitable of light, earthly wisdom, chief many trials before leaving it. and other non-profi t causes, her brothers and sisters from causes. It holds several social of the good spirits, and ruler Those who were initiated into including: the Cooley’s Anemia the Piave Fiume Lodge, as events during the year for who conquered all the demons the mysteries of Mithras were Foundation, the Alzheimer’s well as, the fraternal time she members and nonmembers of darkness.