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Re: Why Tom?
[Re: Danito]
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05/25/12 04:41 PM
05/25/12 04:41 PM
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danielperrygin
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It was the easiest choice. In fact the only choice. With Genco dead, and Clemenza and Tessio running operations, the Don had no other choice. Sonny was the heir aparent, Michael didn't want in tht family business, and Luca probably wasn't consigliere material. That left Tom. In the novel it is mentioned that Vito insisted that Tom studies law. So it had been a plan from Vito that Tom will be a consigliere, either to him or to Sonny. Name one real life consigliere that studied law and i will agree with you.
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Re: Why Tom?
[Re: olivant]
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05/25/12 04:46 PM
05/25/12 04:46 PM
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danielperrygin
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Another reason for Tom as consigliere: Vito envisioned his family gradually going "legit," and Tom, a lawyer and uninvolved in the muscle end of the business, was a better front than someone who came up from the ranks. Michael later wanted Tom uninvolved in The Great Massacre of 1955 because he needed Tom's legit front to pave the way for his Nevada move.
I think Tom was also helpful to Vito because, given the general prejudice against Italians, politicians (mostly Irish in NYC at that time) felt more comfortable with Tom. I agree for the most part. But I think Vito wanted Tom out of the way of the Great Massacre of 1951 because Vito had made the peace in which Tom was directly involved. So was it 55 or 51, amazingly observant point though olivant.
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