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"Syracuse is rife with shootings, stabbings, rising crime, drug trafficking, high rates of poverty, low student test scores, and overall blight. Yet he is obsessed with taking down this statue that reflects only the hard work and dedication of Italian-Americans. Your priorities are really misplaced Benny Boy."
"Walsh, not a deep thinker or ideological person, is committed to the destruction of the monument on the advice of the DC lobbyist groups he is connected to. He’s trying to make a name for himself with the powers that be. But he ain’t got the juice to mix with the brokers."
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Former Onondaga County Executive Nick Pirro is a member of the Columbus Monument Corp and he's talking on Syracuse's Morning News with Dave Allen! Listen to the conversation in the podcast on iHeartRadio below.