“It’s called voting, Tone. All the kids are doing it. Some three or four times a month.”
In this episode, Maria Guido lends us her expertise to dive into a story of deep corruption leaving us to ask the question. What happens when an already Mobbed up guy gets even more power? Which gives us todays subjects Tony Soprano and. . . Anti-Italian Racism? No! The man that launched Harry S. Truman to the White House, Thomas Joseph Pendergast.
“Tony Soprano v.s. T.J. Pendergast”: Would you rather be leader or the power behind the leader?
“The American Political Boss”: Truman came up backed by the La Costra Nostra political machine.
“He can win if you vote for him!”: Would Tony Soprano manage to win any election?
“How the tables have turned”: A Soprano might be able to run the corrupt politics of 1920’s Kansas City, but could T.J. Pendergast be the head of the Family? Or would he lose it all again betting on Pie-Oh-My?
“Could Tony and his crew Assassinate Truman?”: And more importantly, can we get in trouble for talking about the theoretical assassination attempt of an already dead president by fake Mobsters? Stay tuned to find out if we get black bagged!
Curious about how our pop culture mirrors our politics? Catch up on other Ghost Coast Studios shows and conversations at ghostcoast.video/network. Don’t miss next week’s episode, where we tackle another critical election. VOTE or sleep with the Big Pussy.
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