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Michael Franzese

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2720 total appearances

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Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

Inside Out. Inside Out. And what is his first line is, I think, I love America. Yeah. The undertaker who's coming to Don Corleone for justice. I love America. I came here. And then he goes through the whole story about my daughter. She went out with a boyfriend who brought another boyfriend. And They treated her like an animal. I sat in that courtroom and they laughed.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

How many times have you seen it? Oh, I could do it. It's on every week now. You can't miss it. Oh, I mean, it's that kind of movie where you're like... If you see two seconds of it, you go, no, no, no, I've seen this too many times. And then you're home. And then you watch the whole thing. It's amazing. But they love, but he loves America. And Don Corleone understands.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

How many times have you seen it? Oh, I could do it. It's on every week now. You can't miss it. Oh, I mean, it's that kind of movie where you're like... If you see two seconds of it, you go, no, no, no, I've seen this too many times. And then you're home. And then you watch the whole thing. It's amazing. But they love, but he loves America. And Don Corleone understands.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

How many times have you seen it? Oh, I could do it. It's on every week now. You can't miss it. Oh, I mean, it's that kind of movie where you're like... If you see two seconds of it, you go, no, no, no, I've seen this too many times. And then you're home. And then you watch the whole thing. It's amazing. But they love, but he loves America. And Don Corleone understands.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

He's a little insulted because the man is asking him to commit murder because they raped his daughter. On the day of his daughter's wedding. When you can't refuse any favor that they're asking you.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

He's a little insulted because the man is asking him to commit murder because they raped his daughter. On the day of his daughter's wedding. When you can't refuse any favor that they're asking you.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

He's a little insulted because the man is asking him to commit murder because they raped his daughter. On the day of his daughter's wedding. When you can't refuse any favor that they're asking you.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

That's it. You didn't need a friend like me. There we are again with the protection racket. But that's it. He's competing with America. America has done for this guy what he used to do when they were first immigrants in the country. America, there are courts of law and police to protect you. You didn't need me anymore. Right. That's so interesting to me. Yeah, that's true.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

That's it. You didn't need a friend like me. There we are again with the protection racket. But that's it. He's competing with America. America has done for this guy what he used to do when they were first immigrants in the country. America, there are courts of law and police to protect you. You didn't need me anymore. Right. That's so interesting to me. Yeah, that's true.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

That's it. You didn't need a friend like me. There we are again with the protection racket. But that's it. He's competing with America. America has done for this guy what he used to do when they were first immigrants in the country. America, there are courts of law and police to protect you. You didn't need me anymore. Right. That's so interesting to me. Yeah, that's true.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

But also that, you know, they really do love America. I mean, Michael Corleone, when he has to go testify, you know, he's a war hero. Let me tell you this. I was indicted seven times. I had two federal racketeering cases and a state racketeering case, and I love America. And at one time, I hated the FBI and I hated the government.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

But also that, you know, they really do love America. I mean, Michael Corleone, when he has to go testify, you know, he's a war hero. Let me tell you this. I was indicted seven times. I had two federal racketeering cases and a state racketeering case, and I love America. And at one time, I hated the FBI and I hated the government.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

But also that, you know, they really do love America. I mean, Michael Corleone, when he has to go testify, you know, he's a war hero. Let me tell you this. I was indicted seven times. I had two federal racketeering cases and a state racketeering case, and I love America. And at one time, I hated the FBI and I hated the government.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

I grew up hating them because I love my dad, and they were constantly harassing him, in my view. Now I understand a little bit more. But didn't he kill people? Well, that's what they say. But wasn't he head of the Colombo crime family? He was the underboss. You were the head of the family. No, I was a couple regime, a captain. Right, a captain. I mean, it was an official position.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

I grew up hating them because I love my dad, and they were constantly harassing him, in my view. Now I understand a little bit more. But didn't he kill people? Well, that's what they say. But wasn't he head of the Colombo crime family? He was the underboss. You were the head of the family. No, I was a couple regime, a captain. Right, a captain. I mean, it was an official position.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

I grew up hating them because I love my dad, and they were constantly harassing him, in my view. Now I understand a little bit more. But didn't he kill people? Well, that's what they say. But wasn't he head of the Colombo crime family? He was the underboss. You were the head of the family. No, I was a couple regime, a captain. Right, a captain. I mean, it was an official position.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

Do you ever beat yourself up for not getting the top job? I didn't want it, Bill. You didn't want it? You didn't want to be there? Too high profile? I had too much of a bullseye on my back. And, you know, you got to understand, I had investigations from the time I was 20 years old. I had a 14-agency task force on me for years. And kept getting these indictments. I went to trial five times.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

Do you ever beat yourself up for not getting the top job? I didn't want it, Bill. You didn't want it? You didn't want to be there? Too high profile? I had too much of a bullseye on my back. And, you know, you got to understand, I had investigations from the time I was 20 years old. I had a 14-agency task force on me for years. And kept getting these indictments. I went to trial five times.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

Do you ever beat yourself up for not getting the top job? I didn't want it, Bill. You didn't want it? You didn't want to be there? Too high profile? I had too much of a bullseye on my back. And, you know, you got to understand, I had investigations from the time I was 20 years old. I had a 14-agency task force on me for years. And kept getting these indictments. I went to trial five times.

Club Random with Bill Maher
Michael Franzese | Club Random

I beat every case. But aren't these investigations of you for good reason? Because you were breaking the law? Here's the thing. Here's what they're talking about. And this is what Bondi recently said. You know, we're no longer going to use the Department of Justice to target an individual and find out what crime he's committing. That's what they said.