The War On Statues is now taking aim at one which depicts former Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo. Rizzo was a Democrat who ran the city during the 1970's after being police commissioner for many years prior to that. He was what was called in those days a "law and order" candidate. He won two big victories (the mayor is term limited) with the support of most Philadelphia communities.
Today's attacks on the Rizzo statue brand him as a "racist", something which is not true. Under Rizzo, the Philadelphia police force had the highest percentage of minority cops of any large American city. He also began the practice of pairing black and white officers to patrol minority neighborhoods to combat the perception of biased police. As mayor, he led a rebound of the city's economy, one which greatly helped the minority communities. Rizzo's crime, however, was that he would not talk the talk of the Democrat left. If he were alive today, he would likely have abandoned the Democrats like most of the blue collar voters of Pennsylvania did in 2016.
It's crazy to think that the loony left wants to get rid of someone like Rizzo on phony grounds just because he didn't like them. The War on Statues has already morphed from targeting Southern Civil War figures and moved onto anyone the left doesn't like. In NYC, the leftist mayor is talking about getting rid of Grant's Tomb and Columbus Circle, among other monuments. Grant, of course, is the general most responsible for the DEFEAT of the South in the Civil War and Columbus did nothing but try to establish a new route to the Far East for Spain and then discover America in the process.
I'm waiting to see if there is a move to rename JFK Airport in NYC. After all, President Kennedy demeaned women on a nearly constant basis while he was in the White House. I can't wait to hear about the women who get upset landing in Kennedy airport. And since the push for statue removal comes from the far left, let's not forget that JFK tried to overthrow Castro in Cuba. Oh, the horror!
Today's attacks on the Rizzo statue brand him as a "racist", something which is not true. Under Rizzo, the Philadelphia police force had the highest percentage of minority cops of any large American city. He also began the practice of pairing black and white officers to patrol minority neighborhoods to combat the perception of biased police. As mayor, he led a rebound of the city's economy, one which greatly helped the minority communities. Rizzo's crime, however, was that he would not talk the talk of the Democrat left. If he were alive today, he would likely have abandoned the Democrats like most of the blue collar voters of Pennsylvania did in 2016.
It's crazy to think that the loony left wants to get rid of someone like Rizzo on phony grounds just because he didn't like them. The War on Statues has already morphed from targeting Southern Civil War figures and moved onto anyone the left doesn't like. In NYC, the leftist mayor is talking about getting rid of Grant's Tomb and Columbus Circle, among other monuments. Grant, of course, is the general most responsible for the DEFEAT of the South in the Civil War and Columbus did nothing but try to establish a new route to the Far East for Spain and then discover America in the process.
I'm waiting to see if there is a move to rename JFK Airport in NYC. After all, President Kennedy demeaned women on a nearly constant basis while he was in the White House. I can't wait to hear about the women who get upset landing in Kennedy airport. And since the push for statue removal comes from the far left, let's not forget that JFK tried to overthrow Castro in Cuba. Oh, the horror!
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