Why Is There A Fascination with the Mafia? | Sit Down with Michael Franzese

Summary

Скрипт видео обсуждает неизгладимую увлечённость мафиозной жизнью, начиная с дневного времени Эла Капоне и фильма 'Богfather'. Говорящий делится своими воспоминаниями о том, как мафия была частью американской культуры и истории, и рассматривает реакцию аудитории на публичные слушания Кефа Албера о организованной преступности. Также упоминается его собственное участие в подобных слушаниях и его взгляд на то, почему люди так увлечены этой темой, включая международное внимание к мафиозному образу жизни.

Takeaways

• 🎥 Скрипт видео обсуждает увлечение мафией и ее изображением в культуре, начиная с дней Ала Капона и фильмов, таких как 'Богfather'.
• 👶 Спикатель радуется приходу своего седьмого внука, Джет, от своего сына Майкла Джр и его жены Рэйчел, что является особенным счастьем, так как Джет несет имя отца спикера.
• 📅 Спикатель анонсирует свои предстоящие турнирные поездки, включая выступление в Atlantic City и тур по Австралии, где он будет делиться историей своей жизни и мафии.
• 🇨🇺 Он рассматривает уникальную возможность вести группу туристов в Кубу, чтобы исследовать историю мафии на этом острове.
• 👔 Существует европейский одеждной производитель, который создал для спикера новый гардероб, который он описывает как великолепен и захватывающий.
• 📚 Спикатель рекомендует книгу 'Killing the Mob' от Билла О'Рейли, которая хорошо написана и содержит тщательные исследования по мафии.
• 📺 В 1951 году общественность была поглощена слушаниями Кефа, где мафиози были впервые представлены на камеру, что вызвало широкий интерес и даже привело к тому, что один из сенаторов получил 'Эмми'.
• 🤷‍♀️ Виргиния Хилл, бывшая подельщица мафии, стала символом этого интереса благодаря своей бесстрашной реакции на судебное разбирательство и своеобразному общению с прессой.
• 🚫 Спикатель подчеркивает, что мафийская жизнь не должна быть романтизирована, и он выражает свою позицию против вовлечения в такую жизнь, называя ее разрушительной и безвыходной.
• 🗣️ Он выражает уверенность в том, что общественное увлечение мафией не исчезло и продолжает существовать как часть американской культуры и истории.
• 🌐 Спикатель делится своим опытом общения с публикой в разных странах, подчеркивая, что увлечение мафией является глобальным, но особенно характерным для Соединенных Штатов.

Q & A

Почему у мафии такая популярность?

Мафия привлекает внимание благодаря своим мифическим образам, от Аль Капоне до фильмов 'Бог Отцов', которые подняли престиж мафии в обществе. Это часть американской культуры и истории, и люди не могут отрешиться от этой увлекательной жизни.

Какие события в жизни Майкла Франсис вызвали у него ощущение благословения?

Майкл Франсис ощущает себя очень благословенным после рождения внука по имени Джет, который является седьмым внуком, но первым, который носит его имя от сына Майкла Джр и его жены Рэйчел.

Какие мероприятия Майкла Франсис запланировал на сентябрь 23-го в Atlantic City?

Майкл Франсис будет выступать в Caesars Palace в Atlantic City. Это может быть первым из множества мероприятий, которые он проведет в разных частях света. Билеты на мероприятие продаются онлайн.

В октябре Майкл Франсис будет на туре в Австралии. Какие города он посетит?

Майкл Франсис будет на туре в Австралии с 2 по 16 октября, включая Сидней и Мельбурн, а возможно и еще один или два города.

Каковы планы Майкла Франсис на Кубе?

Майкл Франсис будет вести группу туристов в Кубу на три дня в Hotel Nacional. Они посетят места, связанные с историей мафии на Кубе, включая казино и места, связанные с Lansky, Luciano и Bugsy Siegel.

Какой авторитетный европейский костюмер создал гардероб для Майкла Франсис?

Костюмер с именем LG FG создал для Майкла Франсис уникальный гардероб, который он презентует в видео, снятом за год до выпуска.

Как Майкл Франсис относится к политическим дебатам и их влиянию на общество?

Майкл Франсис считает, что политики должны справедливо решать проблемы, которые влияют на повседневную жизнь людей, и он не стесняется обсуждать эти вопросы, несмотря на возможные неприязни.

Чем Майкл Франсис занимается в своем видео, кроме рассказа о мафии?

Майкл Франсис также обсуждает книгу Билла О'Рейли 'Killing the Mob', которая рассказывает о том, почему мафия так увлекает американцев.

Как Майкл Франсис описывает свое отношение к жизни в мафии?

Он ясно заявляет, что не превозносит эту жизнь, а наоборот, говорит о том, что это путь к разрушению, особенно в современных условиях с жесткими законами против мафии.

Какие исторические личности из мафии Майкл Франсис упоминает в видео?

Он упоминает таких исторических личностей, как Аль Капоне, Лакки Лучано, Мейер Лански, Багси Сигел и Джон Готти.

Как Майкл Франсис считает, что мафия влияла на общество в прошлом?

Он утверждает, что мафия имела определенное влияние на общество, включая уход за своими районами и предоставление определенного уровня безопасности.

Какие события из жизни Майкла Франсис описывает в видео?

Он делится новостью о рождении внука Джетта, его предстоящими турне в Австралии и Кубе, а также о том, как он получил свою коллекцию одежды от европейского костюмера.

Outlines

00:00

🎥 Факты и мифы о мафии

В первом параграфе обсуждается непреходящая увлекательность мафии, от классических фильмов об Al Capone до современных сериалов. Говорится о том, что мафиози - часть американской культуры и истории. Также автор делится новостью о рождении своего внука Jet, который является седьмым по счету, но первым, который носит имя автора отца. Также упоминается предстоящий тур по Австралии и планы по организации тура в Кубу, посвященного истории мафии.

05:01

📚 Книга Билла О'Рейли о мафии

Второй параграф посвящён книге Билла О'Рейли 'Killing the Mob', где автор делится своими впечатлениями о проведении исследований по мафии и о том, как это влияет на общественное мнение. Говорится о том, что мафия - это не только угроза, но и часть американской жизни, которая вызывает у людей увлекательность. Также упоминается о том, что мафиози, такие как Al Capone и другие, стали символами культуры, несмотря на их противозаконные действия.

10:02

📺 Сенаторские слушания о мафии

Третий параграф охватывает сенаторские слушания, где обсуждался вопрос о существовании мафии. Упоминается, что в 1951 году слушания были настолько популярны, что весь национальный интерес был сосредоточен на них. Говорится о том, что слушания были показаны на телевидении, и это привлекло внимание общественности. Также рассматривается влияние слушаний на политиков и общественное мнение, а также о том, как мафия использовала компромиссные ситуации для влияния на власти.

15:04

🕵️‍♂️ Франк Костелло и его роль в слушаниях

В четвёртом параграфе рассматривается роль Франка Костелло в сенаторских слушаниях, его отказ отрицать существование мафии и последствия этого для него и других участников слушаний. Автор делится историей о том, как Костелло был участником слушаний, но отказался отвечать на вопросы, что привело к его аресту за неуважение к конгрессу. Также упоминается история о том, как мафия использовала свои связи для влияния на политиков.

20:04

👥 Причастность и судьба свидетелей

Пятый параграф фокусируется на судьбах некоторых свидетелей, которые дали показания в рамках слушаний о мафии. Говорится о том, что некоторые из них, такие как Вилли Моретти, пострадали из-за своих признаний, в то время как другие, такие как Вирджиния Хилл, стали известными благодаря своим действиям и поведению. Также рассматривается влияние слушаний на общественное мнение и на самих свидетелей.

25:06

🌐 Мировая увлекательность мафией

В шестом параграфе автор заключает свои мысли о том, что увлекательность мафии не исчезла и остаётся актуальной в разных странах, включая Сингапур. Обсуждается, что люди продолжают интересоваться темой мафии, несмотря на отсутствие прямых связей с ней. Также автор делится своими мыслями о том, как велись отношения между членами мафии и о том, что он считает неправильным общение в интернете, особенно на YouTube, где бывшие члены мафии обвиняют друг друга.

Keywords

💡Мафия

Мафия - это термин, обозначающий организованные преступные группы, часто итальянского происхождения. В контексте видео, мафия является центральной темой, так как рассматривается их культурное влияние и общественное заинтересованность в их жизни и деятельности. Например, в видео упоминается фильм 'Богfather', который стал символом изображения мафии в кино.

💡Аль Капоне

Аль Капоне -臭名昭著的美国黑手党成员，在视频中被提及作为一个标志性的黑手党人物，他的生活和犯罪行为引起了公众的极大兴趣。Аль Капоне считается одним из первых и наиболее известных представителей мафии, что подчеркивает его значимость в обсуждении темы.

💡Культурное влияние

Культурное влияние мафии проявляется в ее представлении в кино, литературе и других формах искусства. В видео говорится о том, что мафия стала неотъемлемой частью американской культуры и истории, сняты фильмы о мафии, такие как 'Богfather', которые повлияли на общественное сознание.

💡Фанатизм

Фанатизм к мафии - это широко распространенное явление, о котором говорится в видео. Он проявляется в увлечении жизнью и деятельностью мафиози, их изображением в массмедиа и культурных произведениях. В видео упоминается, что люди не могут отрицать этот фанатизм, указывая на его укоренившуюся популярность.

💡Книга о мафии

В видео упоминается книга Билла О'Рейли 'Killing the Mob', которая исследует историю мафии и ее влияние на американское общество. Книга служит примером того, как тема мафии продолжает привлекать внимание и интересы читателей.

💡Сенатские слушания Кефауэра

Сенатские слушания Кефауэра - это исторические события, когда мафиози и связанные с ними лица давали свидетельские показания. В видео говорится о том, что эти слушания были крайне популярны и захватывали внимание всего населения, что демонстрирует общую заинтересованность в мафии.

💡Франк Костелло

Франк Костелло - это еще один известный представитель мафии, упомянутый в видео. Он известен своими действиями на сенатских слушаниях, когда отказался отвечать на вопросы и ушел из зала, что подчеркивает его дерзость и влияние мафии на общественную жизнь.

💡Вирджиния Хилл

Вирджиния Хилл - это еще одна ключевая фигура, упомянутая в видео, связанная с мафией. Она была девушкой-агентом, которая давала показания на слушаниях, и ее поведение и реакция на прессу и судебные процессы были весьма захватывающими для публики.

💡Телевизионное покровительство

Телевизионное покровительство означает, что телевидение стало средством массовой информации, которое предоставляло общественности доступ к сенатским слушаниям и другим событиям, связанным с мафией. В видео упоминается, что это усилило фанатизм и интерес к мафии среди населения.

💡Бобби Кеннеди

Бобби Кеннеди - это историческая личность, которая также упоминалась в видео в контексте его интереса к слушаниям о мафии. Он был одним из тех, кто следил за этими событиями, что показывает, что интерес к мафии был распространенным и среди влиятельных людей.

Highlights

The enduring fascination with the mafia, dating back to Al Capone and depicted in movies like 'The Godfather'.

The speaker's excitement about his new grandson, Jet, who carries his name.

Upcoming event on September 23rd at Caesars Palace, Atlantic City, featuring a Q&A and book signing.

Tour in Australia from October 2nd to 16th, discussing the history of the mob and personal life story.

Leading a group tour to Cuba to explore the history of the mob in Cuban casinos.

Collaboration with a European clothier, LG FG, to create a new wardrobe for the speaker.

Discussion on the public's fascination with mafia stories and the impact of mafia in popular culture.

The mafia's influence on American culture and history, despite its destructive nature.

The speaker's book 'Mafia Democracy' and its reception, focusing on politicians' handling of daily issues.

Book recommendation 'Killing the Mob' by Bill O'Reilly, praised for its thorough research and writing.

The historical impact of the Kefauver Hearings on public perception of the mafia.

Senator Estes Kefauver's rise to fame due to the hearings and subsequent political ambitions.

The mob's control over certain public figures, such as J. Edgar Hoover and Senator Kefauver.

Virginia Hill's testimony and her brazen behavior that captivated the public during the hearings.

Bobby Kennedy's interest in the mafia hearings and their influence on his future career.

The speaker's advice on not engaging in online disputes and maintaining respect, as in the past mafia code.

Closing remarks urging safety and health amidst current events, with a reminder of God's blessings.

Transcripts

why is there such a fascination with the

mafia with Kohinoor Street you can't

deny it it's undeniable it's here from

the days of Al Capone has been a

Fascination Godfather one of the

greatest movies of all time elevated the

stature of the mob in this life

Godfather one and two you know mob

movies people love them let's face it on

television you know people love it there

is a fascination with the life

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thank you

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hey everyone welcome to another sit down

with Michael Francis hope everybody is

doing well all is very good Extremely

Blessed on this end and as always I give

God all the praise honor glory and

Thanksgiving for that now why am I

Extremely Blessed well many of you know

this we posted it on social media I have

a new grandson his name is Jet j-e-t

Michael Francis and this is number seven

for me but why am I so excited I'm

excited with all my grandchildren

obviously but my prior six are all with

my daughters so none of them carried my

name but this is uh jet is with my son

Michael Jr and his beautiful wife Rachel

and so we have another frenzies boy now

and it's just so exciting and I want to

thank all of you so many of you have

congratulated me and I really appreciate

that you know it means a lot it really

does and some of the kind things that

you've said uh just know that me and my

whole family appreciate it very much I'm

very very excited good looking little

boy you know it's great the labor was a

little bit tough but you know thank God

everything worked out well so we're

really excited excited about that and so

thank you again a couple of things

coming up important September 23rd I'm

going to be in Atlantic City at Caesars

Caesar's Palace it's great might be the

first of many Caesars that I do around

the world this one works out hopefully

it will the tickets are going pretty

well from what I understand and it's

going to be a big weekend there I

understand there's a lot going on so hey

terrific if you uh if you're interested

in seeing me get your tickets you can

get them online it's great we always

have a great night we do a q a there's a

VIP photo taking book signing I'm going

to tell you stories about Atlantic City

Philadelphia since they're closely

related and of course you'll hear about

my life and people are always interested

Michael how did you make this transition

in your life you know what because we

all have something that we're dealing

with in life and we can overcome

obstacles it's very encouraging to

people I've been doing that for 25 years

and surprisingly enough so many of the

questions are about that Michael how did

you forgive yourself how did you make

this transformation how did your family

adjust to it what did your kids think so

many things and we have a blast and a

really enjoyable night so hope to see

you September 23rd at Caesars I'm going

to be in Australia on tour from October

2nd through October 16th Sydney

Melbourne I think one or two other

cities very excited about it I love the

people of Australia we're going to talk

a lot about the history of the mob in

Australia again my life story so many

things going on VIP sightings photo

taken the whole bit and now I got

something really exciting to talk about

I'm going to be leading a group of

tourists and visitors to Cuba yes Cuba

for three days Hotel Nacional there is

such a history of the mob in Cuba and

we're going to visit all the sites that

they were in the casinos we're going to

talk about Lansky and Luciano and Bugsy

Siegel and everybody that was involved

at the time I'll be leading the

delegation we're going to be posting how

you can get tickets to get jump on board

there's going to be a limited access to

this so once we post everything I'm

telling you jump on board but this is a

once in a life time visit I really mean

that once in a lifetime experience so

I'll be posting information on that and

hope to see a lot of you there it's

going to be great I can't wait you know

my whole family's coming with me so

it'll be wonderful so that's that on the

announcements one other thing I've been

very fortunate there is a tremendous

Clothier I'll call him out of Europe

it's called LG FG and uh he created a

wardrobe for me that I'm so excited

about I'm telling you I spent a day with

him yesterday we filmed everything we're

going to be showing you the process

online it's a year in the making but he

put together a a an amazing wardrobe for

me I'm so excited about it my wife is

excited about it you know she she has a

big part in What I wear most of the time

but really exciting so we'll be showing

you that too so what are we going to do

today you know no matter what you people

want to hear mob stories from me I

understand that I know there's a lot of

mob content on YouTube but I know you

want to hear it from me so I'm going to

get into that a little bit more people

get mad at me when I talk politics and I

try to tell them it's not politics we're

talking about issues that affect our

lives how politicians deal with it

that's another thing but these are real

issues that you can't sweep under the

rug people so when I talk about them

don't be offended by it don't say you

shouldn't be talking about it hey I

wrote a book Mafia democracy we're

talking about how politicians are

dealing with issues that affect our

daily lives you know how they become so

mob-like wrote the book and the reaction

to the book has been outstanding

wonderful great you know people are

really catching on to what I'm trying to

tell them and what I'm showing them what

I'm pointing out so please don't get

upset when I get into issues like that

but today we're going to take a break

we're going to talk a little bit about

mob stuff fascinating stuff and it

centers on this book everybody should

know and many of you know who Bill

O'Reilly is he was a commentator for Fox

number one commentator for Fox for quite

some time left the network not going to

get into the whole situation why it

doesn't matter it's irrelevant at this

point but he's now on YouTube he's got a

great show and I happen to have a lot of

respect back for his opinions the things

he talks about very intelligent guy and

he's wrote a number of terrific books

one of them is titled killing them up

now I didn't buy this somebody gave it

to me as a gift and normally I don't

read a lot of the mod stuff but I

decided to read this because I like Bill

and by the way he's got a bunch of other

books you know killing Reagan killing

Pat and Killing Lincoln Killing Kennedy

Killing Jesus that's going to be my next

one because this one was so well written

I advise you to read it I don't know

Bill we've never had a discussion I just

picked this up I don't get anything out

of it but if hey I'm finding something

that's interesting I think you should

and you know what I like about it he's

really done his research there's no

fluff in this book There's No Nonsense I

know a lot of the things that he talks

about I can relate to I understand I've

heard about it we've spoke about it on

the street a lot of stuff so he's done a

very good job in writing this book

Killing the mob so I'm going to be

talking about some of the things that

he's written in here but one thing I

want to talk about it that's fascinating

you know people why is there such a

fascination with the mafia with koshanor

Street you can't deny it it's undeniable

it's here from the days of Al Capone

it's been a Fascination why Al Capone

flashy guy powerful guy bad boy one

against the government one against the

norm and people are fascinated by that

yes he was a killer yes he was a bad guy

yes all of that stuff but people are

still fascinated by it you can't deny it

how many other figures Lucky Luciano

Maya Lansky Bugsy Siegel John Gotti you

know you name it people are fascinated

with this life and look you can't deny

it is a part of American culture of

American History I told you one time you

know that a magazine on the Shelf only a

couple of months ago front page Al

Capone the entire magazine about Al

Capone and he's dead for 80 years and he

was a bad guy I told you when they

protested against his house being

knocked down in Florida they didn't want

it they wanted to keep the house all the

people in the neighborhood you know

fascinating stuff so you can't deny it

people there's no question about it

Godfather one of the greatest movies of

all time elevated the stature of the mob

in this life Godfather one and two you

know mob movies people love them let's

face it on television you know people

love it there is a fascination with the

life now let me make this clear I'm not

going to glorify the life you know I

don't I left a life I said it's a bad

life I said it destroys family it's very

destructive and I speak out against

anybody getting involved in it because

it's a dead end street especially at

this point in time after the

racketeering laws and you know the

government

Crackdown on the mafia so please let's

get that straight but there's certain

things you can't deny and you know I do

resent a little bit every time you know

the FBI would like you to think that

we're a bunch of murderous thugs not

true okay yes things happen in that life

no question but that wasn't the daily

activity of everybody in that life you

know we're a business you know we did

have respect for families we did take

care of our neighborhoods there were

some things good about that life and

many people are saying now hey if the

mob was still in existence the way it

was back in the 60s 70s early 80s 50s

you know we wouldn't have crime in the

neighborhoods like we're having now and

that's true that's absolutely true I can

I can say that from experience but

anyway let's get into this book and this

talks about this Fascination there was

two or three pages here many things that

I'm going to go through but these two or

three kind of indicate the fascination

with the mob and I'm going to read it

and it's about the key father uh

hearings remember Senator Keith Albert

he started these hearings about

organized crime and you wouldn't believe

how attractive they were to the American

public so I'm going to read this I'll

comment about it a little bit but again

I advise you to get the book if you're

into the mod stuff you're going to enjoy

it so like the Los Angeles Police

Department because unlike the FBI back

in those days the Los Angeles Police

Department did believe even organized

crime they thought it existed they knew

it existed and they actually put a force

together a gang squad together to go

after organized crime in Los Angeles and

they wanted to get it out of the city so

like Los Angeles peace the police

department the American public is

completely convinced that organized

crime is real but the public is

entertained by their spectacle so yeah

they know it's real and they want to see

all about it they believe it but they

want to see it unlike Hoover who still

at this point in time at the time of the

key follower hearings he still said

there is no Mafia he still called it a

myth it wasn't happening wasn't true

well we know why and I'll tell you why

okay you know number one I believe this

100 percent there was a place called the

Stork Club in in New York City Frank

Costello owned a piece of it a guy by

the name of Billingsley was the owner

and he had dirt on J Edgar Hoover and

his boyfriend they were in the bathroom

and they were doing some things that

they shouldn't have been doing and they

were caught doing it they were

threatened at that point if you ever go

out after us you're going to be in

trouble because we're going to reveal

this to the world and I believe that I

heard it more than once my father told

me other people of prominence in that

life told me so J Edgar Hoover would

never say that there is a mafia until a

point in time where he just had to okay

so let's read the week of March 12 1951

I wasn't even born yet came a couple of

months later well occupy a special place

in history reports a cover story in Life

Magazine cover story people had suddenly

gone indoors listen to this people had

suddenly gone indoors into living rooms

taverns Club rooms auditoriums and back

offices there in Eerie half-light

looking at millions of small frosty

screens people sat as if charms never

before had the attention of the nation

been riveted so completely on a single

matter do you hear that never before had

the nation been so riveted on a single

matter what was it matter dishes stood

in sinks babies went unfair said

businesses sagged and department stores

emptied while the hearings were on key

Fowler hearings public fascination with

the covert workings of the mafia has

never been more intense schools across

the country are dismissing students from

class to watch the televised proceedings

and here in New York Broadway shows are

playing to near empty theaters are you

understanding this people are going to

inside to watch the hearings on

television they weren't going to

Broadway schools were closed it's

unbelievable this captured the attention

of the entire nation Mafia as they have

been for decades Americans are

fascinated with the underworld eager to

make celebrities and even heroes of men

who steal and kill for a living what's

with that they want to make Heroes out

of guys like that crazy now the movie

newsreels that once highlighted criminal

escapades are being replaced by live

broadcasts on television and so what

he's saying okay now prior to this

everybody was fascinated by the movies

you know Humphrey Bogart he played a

gangster you know Edward G Robinson a

gangster you know they loved the movies

but now they're seeing it in real life

real life Mobsters coming on uh

television and answering questions from

the Senators at the committee hearings

are so popular listen to this that

Senator Keith falver will win an Emmy

Award from the academy of television

Arts and Sciences he won an Emmy he

wasn't an actor all he was doing was

questioning Mobsters he won an Emmy for

this he will also choose to run for

president in 1952. this was so uh

catapulted him to so much Fame he chose

to run for president in 1952. it will be

Keith Fowler's defeat of President Harry

Truman in the New Hampshire primary that

convinces Truman to pull out of the race

we know what happened after that but the

hearings in his name are not a complete

Triumph for the senator during the

committee stop in Chicago mob land right

Chicago Capone the whole bid he meets

privately with mob lawyers Sydney

korshak very very uh prestigious mob

lawyer rather than agree to offering

testimony korshak presents the married

47 year old Keith Fowler with

photographs showing the senator at the

Drake Hotel sharing a bed with two young

women from that moment on even as he

runs for president Keith falber is a

captive of the mob now look when you

want to say the mob had power come on

they were following this guy they put

him in a compromising position and what

happens now we own him same thing

happened with Hoover you know guys did

their homework at the time they knew

that people could hurt them they had to

get something on them so they had

something on Hoover with his boyfriend

and they had something on Keith falper

and it was very very destructive Estes

kievaler failed in his 1952 presidential

election bid he remained in the Senate

ran for president once again in 56 but

after being defeated by Adelaide

Stevenson for the Democratic nomination

Keith falber ran on the ticket as the

Vice Presidential nominee in 63 Keith

Albers suffered a heart attack on the

floor of the Senate he put off surgery

so as listen to this he puts off surgery

so that his wife Nancy who was

vacationing with their daughters in

Colorado could be at his bedside Keith

falva died two days later of a ruptured

aortic aneurysm just as Nancy key

Fowler's plane landed in Washington that

just goes to show you people that's sad

you know nobody wants to hear that he

was undergoing surgery he put off the

surgery so his wife can be by his

bedside I understand that you want your

wife your loved ones there but in this

case you know it was fatal so people

what does it tell you if you have to

have surgery and it's imminent have the

surgery let your loved ones be there

later but don't put it off but you know

he became a a puppet for the mob you

know plain English they quote him in a

compromising position that was it but

you know look a lot of times a mob did

their work let's continue of course

Virginia Hill is not alone in offering

testimony Virginia Hill everybody knows

who she was right Bugsy Siegel's

girlfriend kind of a mob mole everybody

knows her story and many people do for

the past year the Keith Oliver committee

has heard evidence in 14 cities remember

this traveled the country went to Vegas

California went all over the country so

now they're in New York they called more

than 600 Witnesses in fact the

investigation was supposed to end in

February of 1951. the hearings are so

popular that the American public

inundated Congress with letters of

demanding that the televised programs

continue thus the addition of New York

City is the final stop now you're

hearing this the public was so

fascinated by watching these mobsters

and their accomplices and their

Associates get in front of the camera to

answer questions which most of them did

not answer questions they took the fifth

but they just wanted to see these guys

and these people it was such a

Fascination he wins an Emmy Award so

when people say Michael what's the

fascination ask yourselves you tell me

what's the fascination you know it's

amazing but you know there was once I

was on a panel once uh Joe piston Donnie

Brasco was on that panel a couple of FBI

agents people from security divisions of

all the major leagues and somebody asked

the question you know what's the

fascination with the mob they asked me

the question and I said hey I have to

turn it back to you you tell me why

you're fascinated and then an FBI agent

got up and said I think I can answer

that and he said Europe has royalty

America has the mafia maybe that's it we

don't have any royalty here in this

country we did with the Kennedy family

Camelot remember to a degree with uh

with the Obamas but maybe that's it I

don't know other gangsters subpoenaed to

speak here at the federal courthouse

include Frank Costello who now runs the

Luciano crime family despite lucky

Luciano's permanent absence the mobster

shows respect by not changing the

family's name to his own okay so is the

Luciano family and by the way you know

we don't change the family names Joe

Colombo didn't change the profacci

family to his name the FBI did that they

now call he's the boss we're going to

call it the Colombo fam why does that

not happen in Every Family why is the

Genovese family still a Genovese family

ask the FBI you know why is the uh

Gambino family still The Gambino family

you know John Gotti didn't change the

name to the Gotti family when it was his

sdfbi they're the ones that that label

the families not us now the public not

only sees how stylishly a suspected

mafioso dresses and the Precision

Precision with which he Combs his hair

but Americans also hear an Italian

accented speaking voice made raspy by a

botched operation for polyps on his

vocal cords yes Costello had that

operation Costello adds to the theater

by refusing to acknowledge the existence

of the closer Nostra he wouldn't

acknowledge the existence and this is a

quote from him I am in no condition to

testify Costello tells Keith falver at

one point Keith Alba says you refuse to

testify further Costello am I a

defendant in this courtroom key father

says no Costello says then I'm walking

out and he stands and he leaves he went

he didn't answer any questions however

the hearings will prove damning to

Costello eventually he will be sent to

prison for contempt of congress you know

it's amazing today that Congress is

asking so many questions they want

information on this whole Scandal and it

is a scandal whether you think it's true

or not it's still a scandal at this

point there's enough evidence to show

that it is with Hunter Biden and Joe

Biden they're trying to get information

they can't get it but why are they not

holding you know the uh the White House

or why are they not holding you know

some of the places that they're trying

to get information from in contempt of

congress they didn't reach that point

but with Costello they did it because he

refused to answer a couple of questions

things will go much worse for Willie

Moretti another gangster a mob underboss

who chooses not to take the fifth

instead Moretti who believes he's not

doing any harms tells the Senate panel

that quote certain made men socialized

at a club named Dukes at the time it

seems innocuous but seven months later

he will be shot in the face and killed

while eating lunch in New Jersey just

because he said that we're made men and

they were you know dining out or getting

together with dukes he got killed as a

result of that and it was a direct

result of that I know that for a fact so

you know you know people say Michael how

can you talk about the life well I'm out

of the life but things have changed you

know and did he do anything to really

hurt them at that time well he said

maybe men that's not something you're

supposed to be talking about it wasn't

you know public knowledge at that point

in time remember Hoover never even

acknowledged that the mafia existed as

flamboyant as Costello was it's Virginia

Hill who becomes an immediate sensation

her feign naivete Fearless indifference

to the maneuvering of the prosecutor she

didn't care about the prosecutors and an

Alabama draw that key Fowler will

describe as quote a mixture of Southern

poor white and Chicago gangsters gives

Ms Hill a raw glamor that Americans find

extremely intriguing she will only add

to that spectacle when her testimony

ends covering her face as she pushes

through a gauntlet of reporters

screening screaming questions now she's

leaving the courtroom get this I mean

this is classic get your effing cameras

out of my face get out of my effing Way

hill commands the reporters but Marjorie

Farnsworth a writer for the New York

Journal American does not listen she

blocks Hill's path on only to be smacked

hard by a right hook to the face so

Virginia Hill holds off and smacks her

in the face New York Times Reporter Lee

Mortimer also receives a kick in The

Shins from Hill that draws loud cheers

from the crowd of Spectators okay now

here she is a mob mole coming out of the

courtroom smacks one reporter in the

face kicks another and the people are

cheering her cheering her okay so

fascination with the mob life I think so

and then she goes on to say I hope an

effing atom bomb falls on you all she

yells over her shoulder before being

driven away from the courthouse as

Brazen as that behavior might be

particularly for a woman straining

against the conventional gender mores of

1951 it is Virginia Hill's comments in a

closed executive session that will truly

upend the investigation now listen to

this she's behind closed doors Keith

falbor is back there another Senator is

back there and they're asking her more

questions Hill is being questioned by

Sen Senator Charles Toby of New

Hampshire one of the committee's five

members reporters are present but there

are no television cameras Toby is

fascinated by Hill's relationship with

Joe Epstein and the other men who give

her so much money Joe obstein was

related or a mob associate why would

they do that as Toby he's asking

Virginia Hill trying to set a trap for

her but Hill Dodges the question troby

tries again why would they give you all

that money the senator asked speaking

about Epstein again a mob associate you

really want to know asks Hill yes I want

to know Toby replies the committee Waits

eagerly for Hill's response they sense a

Triumph oh she's really going to answer

why the mob is giving her all that money

she says then I'll tell you why Virginia

Hill does not give quite the answer they

expect she said because I'm the best

damn blank in town I'll leave that to

your imagination as to why this is

Virginia Hill but they were floored they

were stunned they didn't know what else

to say at that point and the questions

close down 400 miles south of New York

City in Charlottesville Virginia an

aspiring lawyer and his pregnant wife

are fascinated by the mafia hearings and

that person is Bobby Kennedy and I'll

get into that later on but understand

this Keith Fowler committee hearings for

the first time that Mobsters were

brought in front of the cameras and it

was a spectacle that captured the entire

nation schools were closing people left

their dishes in the sink the guy wins an

Emmy Award he wasn't an actor for

bringing this like it was some kind of

Hollywood production fascination with

the Mob Life how can you deny it has it

stopped ever since no people you know

that you know back in the day you know

60s 70s and 80s when I was on the street

you know every single day New York Post

Daily News Long Island Press News day or

the law or the New York Times almost

every single day there was an article

about the mob you don't see that now you

know guys have seemed to gone up

undercover it's not the same as it was

but is there still a fascination of

course people love mob movies I can't

explain it you know I'll tell you this

last thing I'm in I'm in Singapore doing

a speaking engagement a lot of people in

the audience and my hosts come in and

said look we promised the Q a but don't

worry about it you know singaporeans are

very polite they don't ask questions

we'll put a shill in there ask a

question or two I said hey great we'll

go home early people I was there for two

hours these people were so knowledgeable

about the Mob Life you know where was

Jimmy Hoffa buried they asked about John

Gotti want to know about all the movies

it was unbelievable so this Fascination

is really worldwide but in particularly

it's uh really a Fascination in the

United States so that's it I'm going to

be reading more from this book but I you

know if you're into the mob stuff I

would tell you to read it I think you

really enjoy it so that's it for today

people how do I always leave you same

way but wait a second before I go a

question that was asked of me I don't

how many times do I have to answer it

you know I've been asked this question I

have to answer it because so many people

are asking about it you know what do I

think of you know the uh the kind of

bickering that's going back and forth

between some of the guys on YouTube you

know from my former life and you know

people as you know I don't engage in it

people have taken shots at me along the

way I understand that that's part of the

deal you know it's it comes with the

territory if you're on YouTube people

are going to say things whatever whether

they're true or false I don't think it's

wise to engage in it it's just my

feeling on it so I haven't done that I

don't think it makes us look good you

know on the street we wouldn't have

insulted people like that we wouldn't

have gone after people we had a certain

amount of respect especially in a sit

down we didn't call each other names at

least in my experience for the almost 20

years I put on the street I can say that

not to maid guys made guys pretty uh

pretty well respected one another

because we had to that's the way it was

and it's part of the reason why the life

lasted so long you know and and again

because we had to respect one another

respected one another's families you

know and I see a lot of that now don't

get me wrong but um you know I would

hope that it stops I hope that they

don't engage in that and if they have

any differences that they uh you know

that they resolve it among themselves

the way we used to do it you know back

then so that's my feeling on it and um

you know you can agree or disagree you

know again it's YouTube it's a whole

different Arena different Forum so

people can do what they want I'm not

knocking anybody I'm not judging anybody

you ask me that's just my particular

feeling on it and I will not engage in

it that's that's just the way I feel so

uh that's it for today how do I always

leave you people the same way not going

to change be safe do I need to expand on

that you know what's going on in our

cities despite the uh denials by people

in power you know what's going on be

safe be healthy it's important for all

of you and yes God bless each and every

one of you I mean that from my heart see

you next time

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