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Joe Piscopo didn’t come on Rob Schmitt Tonight to apologize or to mince words — he came to fight back. The former Saturday Night Live star and longtime radio personality made it clear that the campaign to erase Columbus Day is just the latest front in the left’s cultural war, and he used the Newsmax platform to call out the hypocrisy.
Piscopo’s voice matters because he isn’t a politician; he’s a working-class kid made good who remembers what it means to be proud of your roots. His career — from SNL to conservative talk radio — and his willingness to defend Italian-American culture give him credibility when he says communities deserve respect, not erasure.
The push to swap Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples’ Day has been led by the cultural left and embraced by many Democrats who want to rewrite public memory, while conservatives insist on honoring the traditions that built this country. President Trump himself moved to restore the traditional observance, arguing that Democrats have sought to “destroy” Columbus’ reputation and, by extension, belittle Italian-Americans.
This isn’t about a single navigator from 1492; it’s about whether America will continue to be a place where ethnic pride and immigrant contributions are celebrated or whether those things will be punished as “woke” sins. October is already recognized as Italian-American Heritage Month — a time to honor the generations of Italians who worked, built, and served this nation — and men like Piscopo rightly remind us that heritage deserves recognition, not condemnation.
The real story is political: the left weaponizes history to score cultural points and to chip away at the symbols that unite us, while conservatives push back for common-sense respect and national unity. Piscopo’s appearance on a prime Newsmax show was more than nostalgia; it was a warning that ordinary Americans aren’t going to quietly hand over their holidays, parades, and pride to activists.
There’s muscle behind the message now — from commentators to presidents — because this fight over public memory touches voters. Republicans who defend traditions and working-class identity are not being backward; they’re standing up for continuity, faith in history, and the idea that America’s story can be complex without being surrendered to ideological erasure.
Hardworking Americans know what matters: family, faith, work, and the right to be proud of where you come from. Joe Piscopo’s blunt reminder that Italian-American culture and Columbus Day are worth defending resonates because it taps into a broader rejection of cancel culture and a demand to reclaim our public square. If conservatives keep speaking plainly and proudly, the left’s campaign to erase our past won’t find purchase in the homes and neighborhoods that built this country.
