Posted by admin on March 16, 2014
The PSNI WILL march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Monday according to Nial O’Dowd on Irish Central.
It looks like the Parade Committee (John Dunleavy) lied again. Yesterday they posted a statement on their web site saying they had rescinded their invitation to the PSNI.
Today, that statement is gone from the web site and we get word that the PSNI is marching after all. Dunleavy and the Parade Committee may have thought we would all go away.
Prove them wrong.
Call the Parade Committee at 718 231 4400. Tell them what you think.
Help spread the word.
Sandy Boyer
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I am now even more convinced, as I stated yesterday, that this was a high-level British ploy to destroy the parade and what is left of independent Nationalist Catholic Irish America.
Some say the invite was “solicited by the British government to be a ‘wound-healing’ gesture”. In my opinion, the invite to the PSNI to march in the St. Patrick’s Day parade was a TEST of our Irish-American resolve by both the British government and Sinn Fein.
If they had achieved their mission, they would have assumed Irish-American support for justice and a re-united Ireland was weak or dwindling in America and they would continue to pursue, now obviously with the help of Sinn Fein, to divide us, conquer us and silence those independent Irish-Americans who continue to speak out against British injustice in the north. After all, we are a constant reminder to them of these injustices.
The writing is on the wall and it started with the subpoenas of the Boston College Irish Project tapes. The last Irish strong hold of support for Catholicism and Irish republicanism is here in the USA. If the Brits can destroy that, then in my opinion, all is lost for the nationalist community and a re-united Ireland.
The above “Tweets” from Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness say it all. However, I would like to point out that Martin McGuinness emphasized “those who support peace in Ireland”. In other words Martin, are you saying that those who are against the PSNI marching in an Irish Catholic parade, are against peace? Catch yourself on Martin. Your words may intimidate some but it doesn’t fly with all of us over here.
Maybe it’s time for Irish-American supporters of Sinn Fein to re-think their financial support for the party or any political entity that would support the PSNI/RUC. Regardless of how much Sinn Fein or the British government try to put a spin on “how the PSNI has reformed,” take a look at the Gerry McGeogh’s case, Stephen Murney case, Marian Price, Martin Corey, Ballymurphy case, and the list goes on and on and on.
Well, you say…”who else can we support”? “We’ve supported Sinn Fein for 20 to 30 years”. And yes, so did I, unconditionally. However, there comes a time when being “politically correct” is WRONG and we have to step back and re-examine that support and make the necessary adjustments to ensure the party we endorse is not speaking out both sides of their mouth.
Sandy Boyer summed it up yesterday when he said “What will they do next time?”
However you spend it, have a great St. Patrick’s Day.
mcclafferty
Posted by admin on March 15, 2014
The Parade committee are getting thousands of calls I hear and are now telling people to call the Irish Consulate. It’s the parade committee who is supposed to be in charge or are they anymore? Why was this kept so quiet? Big Brit POW WOW in town this week including SF. I couldn’t understand all of the media hype over the gay issue, but now I see it more clearly. It was used as more of a diversion than a civil rights issue.
Upon further reflection on this issue. I see this now as a very high-level British plot to destroy the parade and what’s left of independent Nationalist Catholic Irish America. Irish Central has been running stories for weeks about the pros and cons of an “all inclusive parade for the gay community” but they knew nothing about the PSNI marching in the parade? The parade committee knew nothing about it? Sinn Fein knew nothing about it? Highly unlikely. This is like the Klu-Klux Klan marching in the Martin Luther King Day parade. Sinn Fein, and all Irish-American supporters of Sinn Fein, and our Irish-American politicians, where is your voice and public condemnation now?
Posted by Jim on March 14, 2014
To All Brooklyn Prep Alumni,
It is with sadness that we inform you that our former Moderator and beloved, Fr. John D. Alexander, S.J. died at noon time Wednesday, March 12, 2014. “Fr. Jack” had celebrated his 90th birthday last August. He died quietly and was only confined to his bed for the last three days.
Funeral Details:
Wake at Murray-Weigel Hall – 515 E. Fordham Rd
(Entrance around corner on Bathgate Ave)
Friday, March 14, 2014 – 3:00pm – 5:00pm & 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Funeral Mass
Saturday March 15, 2014 – 10:30 AM
Fordham University Church
Let us all remember Fr. Jack with joy and fond memories and pray that he may now enter into the joy of Christ.
Posted by Jim on March 12, 2014
We Only Want the Earth
“Be moderate,” the trimmers cry,
Who dread the tyrants’ thunder.
“You ask too much and people By
From you aghast in wonder.”
‘Tis passing strange, for I declare
Such statements give me mirth,
For our demands most moderate are,
We only want the earth.
Our masters all a godly crew,
Whose hearts throb for the poor,
Their sympathies assure us, too,
If our demands were fewer.
Most generous souls! But please observe,
What they enjoy from birth
Is all we ever had the nerve
To ask, that is, the earth.
The “labor fakir” full of guile,
Base doctrine ever preaches,
And whilst he bleeds the rank and file
Tame moderation teaches.
Yet, in despite, we’ll see the day
When, with sword in its girth,
Labor shall march in war array
To realize its own, the earth.