August 2, 2009 9:30 AM
In today's Newsday, Joye Brown relates Steve Levy's newest case of racial provocation. Speaking to a roomful of his supporters at Captain Bill's restaurant in Bayshore last week, Levy jokingly asked David Manning, a supporter who was born in Canada, if he was a U.S. citizen. When Manning responded that he had naturalized, Levy reportedly replied that was good, otherwise "I'd have to deport you, like the guys in the kitchen". Levy's spokesman said that anyone offended by the remark was "politically correct" and couldn't take a joke.
One of Levy's supporters called Brown after the "joke" and told her: "I can't let it go. I can't stop being upset about it. He did not need to go there".
Levy's remark was typical of his disregard for even the most civil basic civil treatment of Latinos. He famously called the murder of Marcelo Lucero a "one day story" not worthy of press attention or civic engagement two days after his beaten and stabbed body was found. He also compared the killing to a colonoscopy. He refers to Latino children born in the United States as "anchor babies". And he taunts leaders in the Latino community as members of the "lunatic fringe" and "communists and anarchists".
So it should not surprise us that when Levy went for dinner, he had no problem concluding that the Latinos preparing food for he and his BFFs were "illegal aliens". You know, the folks he says are bringing danger and disease to our shores. He didn't care enough about his family and his guests to remove them from this danger. But he was thoughtful enough to threaten the "help" in his typically condescending way.
Well, another topic of proliferation of discrimination,And like I requested many times, we need to organize, we need to create a strong coalition in Long Island to defends our civil and humans rigths, we have to make a meetings, we need to submit our petition to the congress, to the senate, we need to send our represents to Washington D.C. And be the voice of our comunity,here in Long Island and all United State are a lot violations to our civil and human rigths, we need to protect our freedom , our free speech, We need action, resolution as soon as possible.
Very Kindly;
Luis Aviles
Parents Advocate
Parentsinaction.net
By Luis Aviles August 6, 2009 04:32 PM
I'm a Journalist, and I'm running for the board election of the Radio Station WBAI 99.5 F.M Stereo.And I'll bring the Long Island Isues to the media to compromise our comunitie, our coalition groups to move forwared and find a solutions, Ideas, to represent our Afroamerican and Latin comunities and derfend our freedom.
Very trusly;
Luis Aviles
Parents advocate
parentsinaction.net
By Luis Aviles August 6, 2009 04:58 PM