BY FRANK VERNUCCIO
A recent House of Representatives
vote, held in November,
on a resolution (Res
760) expressing solidarity with
the long-oppressed people of
Cuban in their quest for basic
rights appeared to be the type
of feel-good gesture that would
pass unanimously. There were
no monetary or other strings
attached to it. It was a symbolic
gesture issued largely in
response to a Human Rights
Watch report issued over the
summer.
Instead, 40 Democrats voted
against it. Representatives such
as Jerry Nadler, Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar,
Ayanna Pressley, Rashida
Tlaib and Maxine Waters, and
the rest of the Progressive caucus
refused to endorse the measure.
Their action was despicable.
Whatever differences Americans
may have, support for personal
freedom should be a unifying
factor. Despite that, we
should be grateful for how they
voted. Any vague misconception
that the leftist who populate
the Progressive movement,
and who unfortunately dominate
the leadership of the Democrat
Party, are anything but
BY JOE MONDELLO
Woo-hoo! Welcome to another
new year, 2022 is in the
house. Hope we fi nd you Sam
Young members, Boosters,
SAL and to all our Post family
a healthy start into the new
year.
We ended the year with a
small New Year’s Eve party
at the Post. We all celebrated
the end of 2021 as we raised
our glasses of champagne and
a toast from Cmdr. Bill, wishing
everyone a successful 2022.
Let’s start making our Post
successful by attending our
Post meeting this Saturday,
Jan. 8, beginning at 1 p.m. We
encourage all members to attend.
Please continue to send
in your 2022 Legion dues. Your
membership is the backbone
would-be authoritarian despots
can now be totally dispelled.
The true nature of the Progressive
movement is becoming
more evident by the hour.
In New York, Black Lives
Matter co-founder Hawk Newsome
has threatened the newly
elected mayor of New York City,
Eric Adams, with “Riots and
Bloodshed” if Adams merely
enforces criminal laws. Eric
Adams, by the way, is a Black
man.
That authoritarian impulse
thoroughly infects Progressive
leadership. The entire concept
of a nation governed by laws
is under attack. Rep. Maxine
Waters has urged protestors
to be more “confrontational.”
The left, and their media allies,
looked the other way as their
storm troopers invaded police
stations, attempted to burn federal
courthouses, set up an “autonomous
zone,” burned buildings,
looted stores and attacked
passers-by. Sen. Schumer introduced
a measure to limit the
protection of the First Amendment
in certain areas. Barack
Obama and Joe Biden have used
the IRS and the Department of
Justice to intimidate those individuals
and organizations that
peacefully and legally disagree
with their policies.
Progressive-dominated media
outlets have used every dictatorial
strategy to suppress
contrary voices. Conservative
views are frequently censored
on social media sites. Leftist-infl
uenced search engine results
omit or relegate moderate to
to the organization.
We are looking for a few
volunteers to help spruce up
the place during the month of
January. As many of you know
this building was built in 1948
and could use some TLC. Stop
by the Post on any Tuesday,
Wednesday or Friday between
3 and 10 p.m. or weekends from
1-11 p.m. if you’re interested in
lending a hand. And if you’re
not interested, stop by anyway
and support the Post. Remember,
it’s not what your Post can
do for you, it’s what you can
do for your Post, ( well it goes
both ways, but you know what
I mean). Talk about giving, we
distributed 20 free tickets for
this past Tuesday’s show to the
Broadway Play “Tina.” Tickets
courtesy of the veteran program
offered by TDF.
Start making your reservations
for a Romantic Valentine
evening of “ Wine and
Roses” on Feb. 12 with the
“Many Voices of Dennis Dell.”
He will sing and swoon love
into your heart. Door open at 6
conservative views to obscure
back pages.
p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m. Each
table will enjoy a complementary
bottle of wine and a rose
for the ladies. Cocktails will be
available for purchase at the
bar — there is no outdoor alcohol
allowed. Feel free to bring
your own snacks or food to the
show. A $20 donation per person.
Limited seating. Reservations
are recommended; call
718-822-8873 to leave a message.
In closing, another year
of success and happiness has
passed. With every new year
comes greater challenges and
obstacles in life. I wish you
courage, hope and faith to
overcome all of the hurdles you
may face. May you have a great
year and a wonderful time
ahead. For God and Country.
BRONX TIMES R 24 EPORTER, JAN. 7-13, 2022 BTR
When parents, during the
Covid era, discovered that progressive
propaganda was being
force-fed to students, they
began to dissent. The response
by the Biden administration
was rapid. A move was made to
call concerned parents “domestic
terrorists” and unleash the
FBI on them. The leftist stranglehold
on the educational establishment
was not to be tolerated.
Megan McArdle, writing in
the Atlantic, quotes Dr. Jonathon
Haidt, an academic who
called himself a longtime liberal
turned centrist. “…when
we fi nd out that conservatives
are underrepresented among
us by a factor of more than 100,
suddenly everyone fi nds it quite
easy to generate alternate explanations.”
The leftist’s utter disregard
for the truth and their all-out
warfare on any who dares to
differ could be seen in the 2016
presidential election. As has
now been irrefutably verifi ed
by the Durham investigation, a
wholly false charge of Russian
collusion was invented against
the GOP candidate. Even after
that lie had become evident beyond
any shadow of a doubt, Pelosi’s
House Intelligence Committee
continued to push the
story, aided by her media allies.
It was a tactic advocated
and perfected by Nazi propaganda
chief Joseph Goebbels,
who famously said, “If you tell
a lie big enough and keep repeating
it, people will eventually
come to believe it. The
lie can be maintained only
for such time as the State can
shield the people from the political,
economic and/or military
consequences of the lie. It thus
becomes vitally important for
the State to use all of its powers
to repress dissent, for the
truth is the mortal enemy of
the lie, and thus by extension,
the truth is the greatest enemy
of the State.”
CIVIC CENTER
Community Action
Civic Association
BY TONY SALIMBENE
Next meeting is scheduled
for Jan. 16 at American
Turners NY. It’s the third
Sunday, so you’ll always
know unless there is a special
event that day. — 10:30
a.m., a coffee get together,
11 a.m. meeting and 12 noon
for lunch with cash bar.
We welcomed, I believe,
three guests from the
American Turners Post.
They complimented us on
a professional meeting. Job
well done Team Korony.
Everything seems to be
VISIT US AT BXTIMES.COM
a go for the Department of
NY Mid-Winter Conference
in Albany. Stay in touch for
any changes. We have our
hospitality room planned
like last time. Thanks
again to Adj. Colleen for the
Bronx Bombers, hotdogs
and Oldies music theme.
(Shhh! I think she’s a Mets
fan). Dress code relaxed a
bit this year but masks and
proof of vaccination are required.
Event Reminder: Feb.
6 we have the 4 Chaplains
Mass at St. Benedict, at 11
a.m. A great story and Legion
WW II remembrance,
then gathering in the lower
meeting room at 12 noon for
brunch.Until Next Time:
“I didn’t know what Facebook
was, now I see it’s a
big waste of time!” – Betty
White
CIVIC CENTER
Samuel Young
Post 620
Threatening comments made to NYC Mayor Eric Adams by Black Lives Matter co-founder Hawk Newsome suggest
the audacity of the progressive movement, claims the author. File photo
CIVIC CENTER
Korony Post 253
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