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VOL. 117 - NO. 18 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, MAY 3, 2013 $.30 A COPY th It’s Mayor Menino’s 20 Community Breakfast MARKEY by Sal Giarratani vs. GOMEZ by Sal Giarratani Ed Markey Gabriel Gomez The special Democrat and before you know it, June 25th Republican primary is his- will be here. Democrats th tory. On Tuesday, June 25 , are quickly unifying around Republican Gabriel Gomez the Democrat winner Ed will face off against Demo- Markey. crat Ed Markey. It’s Wash- If Republicans can do like- ington DC veteran versus wise around the modern an ex-Navy SEAL. Republican Gomez, they Gomez took 51 percent of could have a shot but it the vote in the three-way would entail conservatives Standing, L-R: Senator Anthony Petruccelli, State Representative Carlo Basile, race against Michael Sul- to rally around Gomez. City Councilor Sal LaMattina, City Councilor Mark Ciommo, State Representative livan and Dan Winslow. If Gomez touts his outsider Aaron Michlewitz and Former Senate President Robert Travaglini. Seated, Mayor Meanwhile, Markey beat image as Scott Brown did Thomas Menino. (Photo by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography) Stephen Lynch with 58 per- back in 2010, he could sur- cent of the vote. prise liberal Democrats and Mayor Tom Menino ar- Edwards and “This is Your personal relationship with The race is now on and the Nation. rived in East Boston on Sun- Life.” him going back to Trav’s day, April 28 as both guest of Speaker after speaker younger days in politics. honor and main speaker to went to the podium to honor Representative Carlo Basile a packed room at the Boston Boston’s longest serving also added some great one Logan Hilton Hotel. The ball- mayor. They dished out liners and zings. News Briefs room was standing room comedy and the mayor Eventually, the mayor went only with over 500 guests sent the dish back too. to the podium and did his by Sal Giarratani sharing bacon and eggs with City Councilor Sal LaMat- own version of Dean Martin the mayor. Senator Anthony tina delivered a great per- getting every speaker back Petruccelli was master of sonal speech showing the with his own two cents. Rubio Losing Traction ceremonies and ran a tight mayor’s commitment to the They had a chair set up for for 2016 GOP Race ship at the microphone. The city as a whole and to Mayor Menino to sit in while There seems to be a number of Senate Repub- event was part reunion of the people who make up Bos- speaking. His Honor, how- licans on Capitol Hill taking giant steps back- city workers and neighbor- ton. Former Senate Presi- ever, took one quick look wards on the immigration policy, but most hood activists, part “Dean dent Bob Travaglini also Americans are concerned about all the fine print. Martin Roast” and part Ralph spoke of the mayor and his (Continued on Page 12) I liked U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-FL, as a maybe candidate for the Republican presidential nomi- nation in 2016 but now he seems to be backslid- th ing on immigration and border security issues Swans Return to the Public Garden May 7 siding with liberal Democrats. While liberal Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Democrats warn the GOP to save themselves by Boston Parks Commissioner addressing the changing demographics of the Antonia Pollak and Four Sea- country. However, the way to do it, liberals think sons Hotel Boston General is to change the demographics even further. Manager Bill Taylor will wel- The bipartisan Gang of Eight immigration bill come Boston’s most famous winding through the U.S. Senate should in- waterfowl back during the stantly become a really big deal after the Boston 25th Annual Return of the bombings. As the Wall Street Journal opined, Swans celebration in the “There is a way out of this trap, which makes Public Garden on Tuesday, more sense than ever after the Boston bomb- May 7th. The festivities be- ings. And that is to make border security and gin with entertainment at heavy screening of prospective legal immigra- 11:00 am. tion the focus of immigration reform.” When con- tacted by the conservative Daily Caller website, “We are pleased to wel- Marco Rubio had no comment but Arizona Gov. come Romeo and Juliet Jan Brewer told ABC News, “If they call me today, back,” Mayor Menino noted. “For a quarter of a century (Continued on Page 14) this event has heralded the (Continued on Page 10) (Photo by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography, May 2011) THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE IS NOW OPEN AT 35 BENNINGTON STREET, EAST BOSTON This office is open on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PMPM, for the convenience of our East Boston and North Shore clients and contributors Call 617-227-8929 for more information Page 2 POST-GAZETTE, MAY 3, 2013 Stirpe by Prof. Edmund Turiello Res Publica Nostra by David Trumbull A weekly column highlighting some of the more interesting aspects of our ancestry...our lineage...our roots. How Safe is the Port of Boston? U.S. Customs and Border bombs” or other weapons of increase the percentage of ANDREW JACKSON Protection has failed to mass destruction before a cargo scanned.” implement new security shipment could be embarked The RAND Center for Ter- measures intended to pro- for the U.S. was never real- rorism Risk Management tect America from chemical, istic. But that seldom slows Policy, in 2006, explored the biological, radiological, and down congress from pass- likely effects of a 10 kiloton nuclear weapons from en- ing “feel-good” but ineffective nuclear bomb hidden by ter- tering a port — this accord- laws. It was not realistic to rorists in a shipping con- ing to a recent report by the expect 100% cooperation tainer and detonated when Congressional Research Ser- from foreign trading part- unloaded onto a pier. They vice, a non-partisan “think ners. The cost and logistical looked at the Port of Long tank” within the Library of difficulties of 100% screen- Beach, near Los Angeles, Congress. ing also made it unlikely. and concluded that 60,000 The SAFE Port Act of 2006 But with those difficulties, people would die instantly. required that, by July 1, you would think that a That’s 20 times the number 2012, all maritime cargo substantial portion of U.S.- of deaths in the 2001 at- DATE OF BIRTH: March 15, 1767 containers be scanned using bound shipments would be tacks on the World Trade x-rays, high-definition imag- screened for weapons of Center Towers in New York. DATE OF DEATH: June 8, 1845 ing or other means and mass destruction before they An additional 150,000 would PLACE OF BIRTH: Waxhaws: Border region between the pass through radiation de- get to a U.S. port where, be exposed to hazardous Carolinas (exact location disputed) tection equipment prior to if detonated, they could levels of radioactivity. The PLACE OF DEATH: Nashville, TN being loaded on a U.S.-bound destroy not only the port entire Port of Long Beach WIFE: Rachel ship. That deadline was facilities, but also any and nearby Port of Los Ange- PRESIDENT: 1829-1837 missed and Department of nearby city, such as Boston. les, including all ships and Andrew Jackson the seventh of our White House residents, Homeland Security (“DHS”) So how many shipments cargo and port facilities Was known as the first of the “log cabin Presidents;” Secretary Janet Napolitano, are scanned? Half? A quar- would be destroyed by fire. Starting as a solicitor causing law violators to wail, citing “diplomatic, financial ter? Ten percent? Six million people would He excelled in sending those criminals to jail. and logistical” obstacles, no- In fact merely ONE PER- have to evacuate the L.A. tified Congress that she CENT of cargo is scanned area and two to three million In his inaugural address he was praised to the heights, would extend the 100% scan- before departing for the U.S. people would not be able to Avoid taxes, pay debts and preserve our states rights; ning deadline. The law al- And just five percent is return because their neigh- An effective leader and a popular chief. lows her to grant Customs, scanned after its arrival. borhoods were contaminated But during those times who heard of relief? an agency within DHS, such According to the report “Some by radiation. There are those who have said, this man is a fool, an extension, so her action Members [of Congress] have Imagine what such an To have believed in the phrase “Let the people rule;” is legal, but troubling for expressed frustration that attack would do to Boston. He then opened all doors to the executive place, residents of Boston or other DHS has made little progress Now ask, what is your gov- But the experiment backfired right in his face. port cities. toward implementing 100% ernment doing to protect Congress’s mandate of scanning and questioned the you? They loaded the White House, even he felt the crunch, 100% screening for “dirty department about plans to Snatched all the food and gulped down the punch; To the victor they said, belong all the spoils, Grabbed all the preserves and spilled all the oils. th Needless to say, the experiment failed, 20 Anniversary of Piccolo Nido No one was hurt and no one was jailed; Pino Irano was raised in a small town near One thing was clear, If you’re bent on a lark, Napoli called Benevento.
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