Senecas calling on the big guns in Grisanti scuffle

A few of the Senecas being accused of beating up Mark Grisanti's wife have hired local consigliere Paul Cambria to represent them in court...

"We've heard all kinds of hearsay and rumor about this incident, and I plan to sit down with the the Niagara Falls police, look at video evidence and talk to as many credible witnesses as I can," Cambria said Sunday. "My clients claim they did absolutely nothing wrong. ... I want to see if this will go down in history as nothing more than another barroom brawl."

It's always great when someone hires Cambria. No matter where you are, someone will say, Did you see who so and so hired to defend them? As if Cambria is some sort of mythical creature from ancient times. If the Blogger gets attacked at the casino, things might unfold a bit differently. Instead of hiring a high profile defense attorney, I'd probably end up with a public defender named Larry...
Cambria hired by White in casino case

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Grisanti-gate

If you're like me, this whole Mark Grisanti casino scuffle does not pass the smell test. As soon as I saw he and his wife making the media rounds to announce that they got beat up, the first thought that came to my mind was "preemptive strike".

From the way they've been talking, my hunch is that Grisanti is trying to cover something up regarding the incident. Just like Frank "Frankie Five Angels" Pentangeli in the Godfather II, I suspect the young State Senator "had too much wine."

If a Seneca businessman is to believed, we can also add Grisanti to the "Don't you know who I am?" fraternity.

"I was maybe 15 feet away. I heard it," John said. "[Grisanti] yelled, 'Don't you know who the [expletive] I am, you [expletive]?"

Grisanti, R-Buffalo, told The News he was very upset during the incident but doesn't recall making any racial statements of any kind.

"Doesn't recall." Red flag. Whenever someone says they don't "recall" something, it is usually to shield themselves from trouble. Another person at the bar that night also disputes Grisanti's version of events...

"The senator seemed to think that it was his business to jump in between the two of them," Snow said. "[Grisanti] kept asking Eric White, 'Do you know who I am? Do you know who I am?'"

We know who you are, Mark. You're a small time Charlie. People didn't vote for you, as much as they voted against Antoine Thompson. Get over yourself, Hollywood.

Here's what I think happened: Mark Grisanti and the Indians were both drunk. The Indians drank too much firewater and were going to fight each other over politics or money. For some reason, Grisanti got involved. He ticked off one of the Senecas and then decided to fight with the security guards (who were just trying to do their jobs.)

The whole Kenmore Mercy Hospital field trip and local media tour were nothing more than political damage control. He wanted to accuse the other side before they went to the media and accused him of being a babbling drunk. Who goes to the hospital after a minor scuffle? Come on dude! How are we supposed to believe a word he says after he flip flopped on the whole gay marriage issue anyway? He's a marked man by area Conservatives. If I were Grisanti, I'd stay out of casino bars and stay away from Indians and try telling the truth once in awhile...

Police say fight might not merit charges

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