Originally Posted By: MobMan
Carlo Gambino didn't exactly hang out with the lower teir guys either .


I agree, but that's not exactly what I was trying to imply with that. Big Paul was just "disconnected" from the streets. I can't think of a better way to say it. Sure, Carlo might not have hung out with supposed "lower level" guys, either, but I've never read anything that said that the guys on the streets resented Carlo. It's been reported a fair share of times that most guys simply didn't like Castellano. Some guys had no respect for him. Whether or not you liked Carlo, you still respected him. Dellacroce knew that Gambino broke the rules by bumping off Anastasia, yet when Carlo was ready to die and annointed Castellano the new boss, Neil simply went with it in respect for Carlo and in respect for the rules. And that's the difference between Carlo Gambino and Big Paul. I was never saying Paul was a bad boss - I just agree with GangsterReport on a lot of the things he said, and I definitely agree that Paul was too greedy.