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Bilirakis Cruises, Crist Loses, in Nationwide Rout by Republicans El Greco in New York Dazzles at Met Museum S o C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A weeKly GreeK-AmericAn PublicAtion www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 18, ISSUE 891 November 8-14, 2014 $1.50 What Local Bilirakis Cruises, Crist Results May Loses, in Nationwide Mean to the Rout by Republicans Community By Constantinos E. Scaros can-turned-Independent-turned- Democrat lost a close election In an election riddled with to Republican incumbent Gov - By Constantine S. Sirigos questions about its main thrust ernor Rick Scott. TNH Staff Writer – was it a referendum on Presi - Another Greek-American De - dent Obama, a protest against mocrat, Paul Vallas, who ran for NEW YORK – With their party’s incumbents, revolt against par - Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, candidates bleeding all over the tisan bickering – the American along with the ticket headliner country, the victory celebrations voters sent a message loud and Pat Quinn, lost to Republican for New York State Democrats clear: Democrats out, Republi - Gubernatorial candidate Bruce were bound to be somewhat cans in. Rauner and his running mate, subdued, but the relatively weak That sentiment applied to the Evelyn Sanguinetti. showing of their once high-fly - Greek-American candidates as As went Greek America, so ing Governor Andrew Cuomo well, beginning with Congress - did the country. The Republi - and their inability to win control man Gus Bilirakis, a Florida Re - cans dramatically reclaimed of the State Senate made most publican who coasted to reelec - control of the U.S. Senate and just want to go home and catch tion in the easiest of ways – his increased their stronghold on up on rest after a grueling cam - opponent was…no one. So pop - the House of Representatives, paign. ular is the Bilirakis name on and Republican Governors John Although Senator Bob Florida’s Gulf Coast, which in - Kasich (OH), Susanna Martinez Menendez of New Jersey was cludes the historic Greek com - (NM), and Scott Walker (WI) not up for reelection, he was a munity of Tarpon Springs – Gus’ mounted strong reelection vic - victim of the Democrats’ loss of father, Mike, was a Congress - tories, propelling further specu - the U.S. Senate since he will man from that area from 1983- lation about their possible 2016 lose the chairmanship of the 2007 – that this time around the presidential bids. Senate Foreign Relations Com - younger Bilirakis prevailed with - REPUBLICAN REDEMPTION mittee. out a challenge. Even the most popular of Hellenes in the New York In the battle for Florida’s gov - presidents – modernly, Ronald Metropolitan Area, especially ernorship, however, Bilirakis’ Reagan and Bill Clinton come Greek-Cypriot Americans, have The Republican renaissance was not entirely bad for Democrats. State Assemblywoman fellow Greek-American Florid - to mind – historically tend to enjoyed a close relationship Aravella Simotas, who was not up for reelection, and State Senator Michael Gianaris, who won ian politician Charlie Crist did with Menendez, and they will his race by an incredible 96 percent, cast their votes at P.S. 84 in Astoria. not fare as well. The Republi - Continued on page 4 now have to work with a new Republican chairman. The Washington Post writes that “Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) is a likely candidate to take over Dean Karnazes: NYC Marathon Man the chairmanship…He is not guaranteed to assume the top role...some of his Republican By TNH Staff “It was windy and cold, but I like to get away from. I wanted to be colleagues have accused him of adversity. It was slower than healthy. I didn’t want to be a bald being too moderate…” NEW YORK – Twenty-six miles: usual,” he said, because his legs fat guy in business miserable Until recent years, Republi - that is the span of most are still recovering from running with my life when I was 50, so I can foreign policy leaders have marathon races, including the the Sparthathlon. started running,” he said. been strongly pro-Turkey. That one that took place in New York RUNNING LIFE BEGINS AT 30 Karnazes earned his MBA and City last Sunday. As millions of His adventurousness is in con - was a business executive and Continued on page 4 Americans cannot even motivate trast with the conventional life most of my career he worked for themselves to run one mile, he led until his 30th birthday. “I the pharmaceutical company twenty-six miles seems as much was with my friends at a night - Glaxco-Smith Kline. “I was also of a longshot as climbing Mount club for my 30th birthday and at president of a healthy, all natural Everest. But to Dean Karnazes, 11PM I had an epiphany. I didn’t food company, but I found that I NYC Eighth 26 miles is more like a 50-yard like my life, I didn’t like the di - enjoyed running much, much dash. rection it was going and I de - more.” Dean Karnazes is an ultrama - cided to leave the bar and run He had a typical Greek-Amer - Greek Film rathoner. As that word indicates, 30 miles to celebrate my birth - ican childhood, except that run - he runs in races that span far day. My friend said ‘you’re not ning was a very early hobby for more than 26 miles, including running you’re drunk,’ and I said him. “I loved to run when I was AP Photo/KostAs tsironis Fest is Best the Spartathlon he completed in ‘yes I am but I’m going to still do a kid. I remember running all the Athens Students Wage War of Words Greece a month ago: that one it.’” way home from kindergarten.” was 153 miles. And he did. “Straight through He ran competitively through A high school student wearing a replica of an ancient Greek By Penelope Karageorge “I had a really good time – the night. Seven hours.” high school but then I stopped war helmet chants anti-government slogans during a rally in glorious. A great day,” Karnazes He said he was not in very running altogether until he was central Athens on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. School and university The New York City Greek told TNH after the NY Marathon, good shape. 30 years old. students are protesting against changes to the high school Film Festival has come of age. though he was not happy with “I was a business guy. That’s exam system and a decision by some universities to use private Celebrating its eighth year, the his time of 3 hours, 27 minutes. was part of the problem I wanted Continued on page 9 security firms at campuses. festival’s first week unreeled with high caliber, original films from veterans and dazzling newcomers while turning the spotlight on legendary director UN’s Envoy Says Turkish Ships Block Cyprus Unity So Just What Pantelis Voulgaris and his wife and collaborator Ioanna Karys - tiani. Festival Director James ATHENS – In unusually stern sent in a research vessel and the negotiations after Turkey in - Foreign Minister Evangelos Does it Mean DeMetro said “2014 was a very talk for a diplomat, the United warship in the Exclusive Eco - vaded Cypriot waters, all while Venizelos, who has been the good year for Greek movies. We Nations mediator on Cyprus, nomic Zone (EEZ) to look for the UN, US, NATO and the Eu - only Greek official to speak out had many strong films to choose Norway’s Espen Barth Eide, said oil and gas in waters where ropean Union issued only feeble strongly against Turkey. To be Greek? from and were able to find a va - the presence of a Turkish seis - Cyprus had already given li - calls for both sides to keep talk - Eide highlighted the need “to riety of genres and films that mic vessel off the island’s coast censes to international compa - ing but didn’t condemn the in - create the right conditions.” By Steve Frangos appeal to a wide variety of view - – protected by a warship – was nies, including from the United cursion. “That has to do with several fac - TNH Staff Writer ers. This year’s films are so pol - hindering the renewal of bro - States, to drill. Cyprus is a member of the tors and the presence of the Bar - ished. Audiences realize that ken-off talks on reunification Turkey ignored the EEZ and EU and Turkey wants to join al - baros is one of those factors,” CHICAGO- In graduate school, there has been an enormous that have never gotten off the has refused to recognize the though it refuses to recognize he said, referring to the Turkish when I first asked the question, step forward as far as quality is ground since an Turkish inva - UN’s international Law of the Cyprus, won’t allow Cypriot vessel. Venizelos referred to “what does it mean to be concerned. I think they like sion in 1974. Sea and demanded a share in ships or planes to enter the “provocative actions on the part Greek?” I was immediately told what they see.” Eide, another in a line of any energy reserves that are country and now has effectively of Turkey, which openly ques - I simply couldn’t ask that ques - Along with professionalism, diplomats who’ve been trying to found in Cyprus’ waters. again invaded Cyprus, this time tions the sovereign rights and tion. the films overflowed with the get Cyprus and Turkey to find a Cypriot President Nicos by the sea. even the very existence of the Logically, or so I thought at Greekness we know and love: solution for decades, had only Anastasiades, eager to get the But Eide did.
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