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lunatica

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10. It is not the the same. The mob is simply not as important as the Presidency.

Reply to comradebillyboy (Reply #8)

Wed Feb 27, 2019, 07:53 PM

Feb 2019

Gotti wasn’t anywhere near being the most powerful man in the world, nor was he the darling of the second most powerful man in the world.

Gotti would be like a foot soldier to a President. And Sammy. “The bull” was a killer, not a lawyer or, as yet, a violent “enforcer”.

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I can't muster much sympathy for him True Dough Feb 2019 #2

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He's a gangster who turned State's witness to reduce his jail time. comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #6

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Just like the country was better when Sammy 'The Bull' ratted out John Gotti. comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #8

It is not the the same. The mob is simply not as important as the Presidency. lunatica Feb 2019 #10

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He strikes me as quite pathetic eissa Feb 2019 #9

Similar story to that of John Dean. Blue_true Feb 2019 #11