15-03-2009, 04:34 AM
Jan Klimkowski Wrote:The WASP-infested nature of much of the old eastern seaboard establishment, and their links with the secret world, are well captured in The Good Shepherd.
They are most memorably depicted in the scene with Damon and, in the Sam Giancana-inspired role of "Joseph Palmi,", Joe Pesci:
Joseph Palmi: We Italians, we got our families and we got the church. The Irish, they have the homeland. The Jews, their traditions. Even the Niggers, they got their music. What about you people Mr. Carlson, what do you have?
Edward: The United States of America. The rest of you are just visiting.