VOL. 119 - NO. 8 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FEBRUARY 20, 2015 $.35 A COPY WATCHING WHILE THE WORLD BURNS A Winter Poem by Sal Giarratani It’s winter in Massachusetts Back when Jack Kennedy and the gentle breezes blow. was a young man, he penned At seventy miles an hour a great piece of non-fiction entitled, “While England and at thirty-five below. Sleeps” in which he warned Oh how I love Massachusetts the world that to sit back and when the snow’s up to your butt. watch evil like a helpless bystander led to World War II. You take a breath of winter While Hitler and the Nazis and your nose gets frozen shut. slaughtered millions of inno- Yes, the weather here is wonderful cent people, including six so I guess I’ll hang around. million Jews, the West sat on its hands, but eventually I could never leave Massachusetts evil has a way of growing if cuz I’m frozen to the ground. left alone. I see the very same thing — Author Unknown taking place as I write this commentary. Just over the Presidents’ Day holiday weekend, 21 Coptic Chris- when it comes to his objec- puts a target on Europe and tians were rounded up by tivity on Radical Islam who especially Rome, Italy. Our ISIS and all dressed in or- are trying to create a global president may not believe ange jumpsuits had their caliphate when Jewish pa- we are in a war, but we are heads severed on video for trons at a Paris deli are ex- thanks to the other side. the world to see. The White ecuted, this was just “ran- Congress should not give House’s response was typi- dom street violence” in this president the re-autho- cal. First the 21 who were Paris. When an Army colo- rization he is requesting in executed were referred to as nel opens fire on his com- the current mission of “Egyptian citizens,” but they rades at Ft. Hood in Texas airstrikes. He just wants were killed for being Chris- yelling “Allahu Akhbar, it Congressional cover for what tians who refused reportedly gets called “workplace vio- he is already doing. He wants to convert to Islam. lence.” permission to conduct a Even folks on MSNBC like White House press secre- semi-war and Capitol Hill Chris Matthews and “Sgt. I tary Josh Earnest says that needs to stand up and say know nothing” Ed Schultz global warming is a much NO. even opened fire on the bigger threat to U.S. security Recently, up in New Obama White House for be- than ISIS. I heard U.S. State Hampshire, Governor Chris ing totally out of the loop as Department talking head Christie said something that News Briefs to the danger the growing Marie Hart say the way to hit needs to be repeated, “This ISIS threat means to the ISIS is to lift them out of pov- president had the audacity by Sal Giarratani world. When the moon bats erty, give them affordable to tell us that terrorism is on on MSNBC start going after health care and create a the run as they’re burning Medicare Co-pays, Fees Upward Bound? Obama for being totally in- good jobs program. a Jordanian pilot alive, as effective in taking on this The president’s budget proposal calls for the Oh, and meanwhile, while they’re beheading hostages. global threat, you know that squeezing of $399 billion over the next 10 years all this horrible news is tak- Does terrorism look like it Obama is really making from Medicare, Medicaid and other programs run ing place over the holiday is on the run?” matters worse. by the Department of Health and Human Services. weekend, reportedly the The United States of Obama still has his lackeys Under the Obama proposal, Medicare beneficia- president had a great week- America is endangered to- in the news media that try ries would have to pay more for their care as well end of golfing. Some say our day. Our allies neither trust and defend the defenseless as coverage. president is a friend of Is- nor respect us and our en- actions of this White House. lam, noting he was raised in emies mock us. Our ship of Note to Readers Over at USA Today, colum- a Muslim environment and state seems leaderless. Even Recently, some of my readers have let me know nist DeWayne Wickham studied the Koran. If you Christie said of Obama, “I of my disgust for politicians running this country recently penned, “… the start talking like this you get almost feel bad for the presi- is showing up loudly to them. I try to never write Islamic State isn’t a group of branded a “Birther” or a dent. He’s like a man wan- when I am angry and I try to be as reasonable as I Islamic terrorists. It is a “Bircher,” but all you really dering around a darkroom, can. mob of terrorists who falsely need to do is read Obama’s feeling along the wall for the I will try to do a better job of presenting my argu- cloak themselves in Islam.” “The Audacity of Hope” and light switch of leadership.” ments without sounding like that news anchor Sounds like he and Obama carefully read page 261 and As harsh as that comment Howard Beal from that old movie classic “Network.” are drinking from the same see for yourself about his sounds, what do you think It is easy to get “mad as hell” without opening up paper-cup of purple fruit thinking on Islam. ISIS terrorists think of our a window and screaming at the top of your lungs. drink. “There are none that The latest warning from Commander-in-Chief?” Bolton for President? are so blind,” as the old pop ISIS is clear. They are at war As President Ronald Reagan Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations hit from the early ‘70s went, with Western civilization said years ago, “Freedom John Bolton appointed by President George W. “as those who will not see” and America is their deadly is never more than one gen- Bush is seriously looking at a run for president in the truth. enemy. Now they proclaim eration away from extinc- 2016. Bolton is an expert on foreign policy, but We have a president who their eyes are on the Land tion.” Truer words never would be a first time candidate which could hurt seems to have a blind spot of the Cross, which clearly spoken. him. I have seen him often on the Fox News Network, he is articulate and knows his stuff. We simply cannot afford to elect another community THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE IS OPEN AT organizer. However, like Dr. Ben Carlson, it is difficult 35 BENNINGTON STREET, EAST BOSTON to start running for public office by seeking the Tuesdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and presidency. Obama to Tax Foreign Profits? Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PMPM, President Obama says he is trying to help the for the convenience of our middle-class with his proposal to create a new tax East Boston and North Shore clients and contributors (Continued on Page 8) Call 617-227-8929 for more information Page 2 POST-GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 20, 2015 The Bilingual Corner by Orazio Buttafuoco ARTEMIS AND DIANA QUALITY DIET vs. CALORIES COUNT. Those who ingest The union of Zeus with the vowed to her as many goats food with the same calorie count can become skinny, normal goddess Leto produced the as there were enemies who or even obese! Why? Because it is not the calorie count twins Apollo and Artemis. had fallen in the fields. The that is relevant, it actually is the quality of the ingested Both twins were worshiped numbers were so great that food that makes the difference. As by the research in many areas of the ancient the vow could not be kept, but conducted by the national University “La Sapienza” in Rome, world, but their principal instead, five hundred goats Italy, by the department of medical and endocrinology- places of worship were in were sacrificed at each an- physiopathology, the outcome was presented at the 7th Greece and Rome. Apollo, niversary of the battle. Regional Congress of the Italian Society of Obesity held in became identified as the god In addition to her position Rome. Researchers analyzed food intake of 120 people who of light, health, prophesy, as goddess of the hunt and followed different dietary methods as follows: 30 of them music, poetry and protector wildlife, she was also wor- were strictly vegetarians, 30 were milk-egg vegetarians, of the flocks, while Artemis shipped as the goddess of the 30 were skinny omnivorous and 30 were omnivorous obese. (Diana in Rome) became the moon. Special holidays hon- Each group ingested quantities of calories, but with very virgin goddess of the hunt ored her with parades and different body weight. Vegetarians ingested 1,920 calories and wild life. During ancient sporting events. During the a day, but with a body-mass index of 23.6; the milk-egg times this goddess was usu- full moon, large round cakes vegetarians 2,174 calories with a body-mass index of 22.9; ally depicted wearing a knee- with candles were carried in the skinny omnivorous ingested 2,020 calories with a BMI length tunic, braided hair, procession and presented as of 23.69; the obese omnivorous 2,140 calories and a BMI of leather sandals, and armed a symbol of her light.