Monday, June 6, 2011
News Gay Ice Cream Protest Fails to Happen
Posted by Henry Stewart on Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 11:42 AM
But out of the eight or so contestants—including Congressman Michael Grimm staffer Liam McCabe—none wore a rainbow pin or a marriage equality t-shirt, though there was certainly room for such a contender; close to the 2 p.m. starting time, contest officials were still recruiting competitors. (Noted local competitive eater Will Millender stood in the crowd and watched, presumably saving his gullet for the subsequent pizza-eating contest outside Rocco's.) The event, whose grand prize was a $200 gift certificate to L&B Spumoni Gardens, boasted a Who's Who of local Republican politicians: Assembly member Nicole Malliotakis turned up chewing gum, fingering her smartphone with one hand and a miniature American flag with the other; Grimm—of the notorious "All the white people get out of here" comment—arrived shortly before the contest ended to tell the crowd their community was the best in the country.
And of course the man himself, State Senator Martin J. Golden, dressed in pajamas "weekend clothes," popped in shortly before the contest began. As volunteer paramedics stood to the side and entrants attempted to eat 1.5 gallons of ice cream in 15 minutes, Marty worked the dozens-deep crowd, getting applause going while smiling for photo ops. Then, shortly after the contest began, he disappeared.
"Fun things like this," local rocker Frankie Marra said on a nearby stage, "wouldn't be possible without the support of our local politicians." Maybe, but sexual equality would!
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