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11:47 AM
by Gene
KNIGHTRIDDER may be gone...Cheesesteak impresario Joey Vento is more than ready for his close-up.
The brash owner of Geno's Steaks has sparked new controversy after two weeks of nearly nonstop national attention for signs posted near his take-out window that declare: "This is AMERICA. WHEN ORDERING, 'SPEAK ENGLISH.' "
Vento, 66, grinned his way through a five-minute segment Friday on ABC's Good Morning America. Since The Inquirer first reported on his signs two weeks ago, he has appeared left and right - though, politically, always the latter - on the Web, TV and talk radio as a proud, tattooed advocate of English only for the nation's immigrants.
Not everyone thinks he is a star, however.
A city agency charged with investigating discrimination plans to file a complaint Monday that questions the legality of the signs, which Vento has said are directed at the Mexican immigrants in Geno's South Philadelphia neighborhood. [FRONT-PAGE story]
...but KNIGHTRIDDER lives on.Hey guys! Good luck with the purchase! Hope you have trouble paying off all that DEBT!