There is an engrossing documentary on Netflix (apologies...) called The Keepers. It's about the murder of a nun in Baltimore in 1969, against a backdrop of massive collusion, corruption, and coverup between the church and the city government. The mayor at the time was none other than Nancy's brother, Thomas D'alesandro III, who served from 1967-1971...keep that in mind if you watch it. (Nancy's dear old dad Thomas D'alAlesandro Jr. had served as mayor there 1947-1959.) If you want an "interesting" (i.e. disgusting) background view of how the D'Alesandros run a government, this is one way to get it.
Well, Netflix does not actually mention the mayor by name or mention the relationship to the current Speaker -- 'cause it IS Netflix -- but you can know that as you watch it. The documentary does go into detail about how church and city officials liked to "drop in on" the girls in the Catholic girls school and then let the girls know that they were doing God's work and would go to hell if they mentioned what was going on to anyone.
There is an engrossing documentary on Netflix (apologies...) called The Keepers. It's about the murder of a nun in Baltimore in 1969, against a backdrop of massive collusion, corruption, and coverup between the church and the city government. The mayor at the time was none other than Nancy's brother, Thomas D'alesandro III, who served from 1967-1971...keep that in mind if you watch it. (Nancy's dear old dad Thomas D'alAlesandro Jr. had served as mayor there 1947-1959.) If you want an "interesting" (i.e. disgusting) background view of how the D'Alesandros run a government, this is one way to get it.
Excellent documentary!
Well, Netflix does not actually mention the mayor by name or mention the relationship to the current Speaker -- 'cause it IS Netflix -- but you can know that as you watch it. The documentary does go into detail about how church and city officials liked to "drop in on" the girls in the Catholic girls school and then let the girls know that they were doing God's work and would go to hell if they mentioned what was going on to anyone.