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hlthe2b

(102,298 posts)
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 08:47 PM Jun 2018

Fun Story: History repeats itself....



For those who can't see embedded tweets:
Fun story:
John Gotti’s #2 guy, Sammy Gravano, was sitting in a jail cell awaiting trial when he decided he wanted to talk to the prosecutor.

That prosecutor: Robert Mueller

Tonight, Trump’s former #2 guy is sitting in jail awaiting trial.

The prosecutor: Robert Mueller
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Fun Story: History repeats itself.... (Original Post) hlthe2b Jun 2018 OP
Great anecdote DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #1
On target... hlthe2b Jun 2018 #2
Maybe Paul Manafort will be Trump's Sammy The Bull. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #4
I need to see that movie.... might well be cathartic. hlthe2b Jun 2018 #5
The critics hate it. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #6
Why did they only give him the $50 fine? hlthe2b Jun 2018 #7
Another funny moment was when he was being asked about the hit on Paul Castellano at Sparks. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #8
Hey, if it worked before... PJMcK Jun 2018 #3

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
4. Maybe Paul Manafort will be Trump's Sammy The Bull.
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 09:00 PM
Jun 2018

Or Michael Cohen.

I don't believe either of those guys can do hard time though they both hold themselves out as tough guys. In the movie Gotti never fully trusted Sammy The Bull because he had never done time. Gotti believed that people who never did time would be more likely to flip to avoid it. To Gotti death or prison was an occupational hazard.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
6. The critics hate it.
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 09:14 PM
Jun 2018

1) Because it can come off as a hagiography. *
2) The direction is poor.


That being said Travolta does a great Gotti. It was well worth the $6.99 I paid to see it at the matinee.

In the trial where Gotti got five consecutive life sentences he also got a $50.00 court charge. Gotti stands up in court and says I can handle the five consecutive life sentences , but the $50.00, you really know how to stick it to a guy.




*Kind of weird as we have a gangster in the White House.

hlthe2b

(102,298 posts)
7. Why did they only give him the $50 fine?
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 09:17 PM
Jun 2018

How could any trial court costs be only $50? Sort of funny response, though.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
8. Another funny moment was when he was being asked about the hit on Paul Castellano at Sparks.
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 09:49 PM
Jun 2018

He said I don't know anything about that but the Caesar Salad there is to die for.

Did you see when Jr. was on Sixty Minutes ? A lot of that was referenced in the film.

His twelve year old son was killed when he was riding his minibike . The driver eventually disappeared. If I was the driver I would have moved. It's murky if Gotti ordered it. It seems his soldiers might have acted on their own.

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