Friday, July 23, 2004
Thomas M. "Mumbles" Mussolini: STRING HIS FAT ASS UP, TOO
Main Entry: fas·cism Pronunciation: 'fa-"shi-z&m also 'fa-"si-Function: nounEtymology: Italian fascismo, from fascio bundle, fasces, group, from Latin fascis bundle & fasces fasces1 often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
BOSTON -- The owner of a pizza shop across from the FleetCenter is furious that the city has asked him to take down a banner he's erected across from the FleetCenter supporting President George W Bush.
NewsCenter 5's Amalia Barreda reported that it's lunchtime and business at Halftime Pizza is hot. Back in the kitchen, they can't make the pizzas fast enough.
Right across from the FleetCenter, you would think that Halftime Pizza would be looking forward to a major money week during the Democratic National Convention. Instead, the owner says all the hassle of it is forcing him to close his restaurant down.
"I'm closing because of all the security, the hassle, my regular customers are gone for the week. It's just going to be dealing with the DNC, and I'll put my food up against anybody else's, but they have over 30,000 meals in there, and you can't compete against a free lunch," owner Mark Pasquale said.
On Wednesday, Pasquale began advertising his feelings on a 24-foot long banner he hung outside his restaurant. The sign thanks the DNC for nothing and dares to root for the Republican incumbent for president.
He said that he got a visit Thursday from city officials who wrote him up for lacking a permit for the sign.
"I'm not taking it down. It's staying. I'll pay the fine," Pasquale said.
BOSTON -- The owner of a pizza shop across from the FleetCenter is furious that the city has asked him to take down a banner he's erected across from the FleetCenter supporting President George W Bush.
NewsCenter 5's Amalia Barreda reported that it's lunchtime and business at Halftime Pizza is hot. Back in the kitchen, they can't make the pizzas fast enough.
Right across from the FleetCenter, you would think that Halftime Pizza would be looking forward to a major money week during the Democratic National Convention. Instead, the owner says all the hassle of it is forcing him to close his restaurant down.
"I'm closing because of all the security, the hassle, my regular customers are gone for the week. It's just going to be dealing with the DNC, and I'll put my food up against anybody else's, but they have over 30,000 meals in there, and you can't compete against a free lunch," owner Mark Pasquale said.
On Wednesday, Pasquale began advertising his feelings on a 24-foot long banner he hung outside his restaurant. The sign thanks the DNC for nothing and dares to root for the Republican incumbent for president.
He said that he got a visit Thursday from city officials who wrote him up for lacking a permit for the sign.
"I'm not taking it down. It's staying. I'll pay the fine," Pasquale said.
