Earlier this year, I ignored a knight. I didn’t mean to, but I just didn’t notice when Sir Imperato announced back in July that he will be running for President of the United States in 2008.
I did notice the press release this morning announcing that Daniel Imperato has hired Kush and Associates to manage his campaign. In that announcement, Imperato is described as Papal Knight and leading 2008 Independent Presidential Candidate. He’s an independent, actually, not a member of the Independence Party.
I love this idea of an independent knight. What makes him a knight, then? Well, Mr. Imperato is not quite so independent, really. He’s been invested with membership in the Knights of Malta, which is an old, old, old organization that dates back to the Crusades and once ruled over the island of Rhodes. Imperato puts a photograph of the certificate, with the wax seal and everything, on his campaign web site, just to satisfy the doubters.
DaVinci code conspiracy enthusiasts may well question whether, as a member of the Knights of Malta, Daniel Imperato is a member of the mysterious Illuminati, or Templars, or Keepers, or some other secret society devoted to covering up ancient mysteries of alien visitation, the Martian origin of Jesus, or some other such thing. Well, the truth is that I don’t know anything about secret societies. They’re secret, you see.
Imperato certainly has his campaign in better shape than most independent presidential candidates. He’s actually received some donations, over a thousand dollars, and none of the donors are listed, so we know that the donations must have been multiple, indicating that he has been able to get the support of someone other than his mother.
Check out the Imperato for President web site. He seems somewhat reasonable on some issues, which is better than many independent candidates achieve.
But what do we really know about this guy, this self-proclaimed “second generation immigrant”? What is a second generation immigrant? Am I a fifth generation immigrant?
Deeper investigation is clearly called for. As soon as I can get my squire to fetch my horse, I’ll be off to gather more information on this candidate.
I’ve met Daniel Imperato. He’s a no nonsense kind of guy. Exactly what this country needs. His ideas are short and simple, which is why I think they will work
Short and simple? Are all short and simple ideas good ideas?
Ug. Kill evil people. Give me money. I say, you do. Ug.
Short and simple. You like?
I think Imperato is part of the extreme vast right wing conspiracy, and I also heard that he was involved with the Kennedy Assination because he’s from Boston, and he might have been involved with the Spanish Inquisition because the Templars were involved.
Anyone else have any other Imperato conspiracy theories?
Is it true that the Imperato family is historically linked to the Latin root word for imperative?
He can’t be that clever or honest. The “Order of Malta” he belongs to is a false one.
False one? Please elaborate. Do you belong to the true Order of Malta?
The knighthood in the Papal Order of saint Sylvester looks real but, as others have noted, the ‘Knights of Malta’ knighthood is fake. This is not the real Order of Malta based in Rome but an imitator.
The ‘Knights of Malta’ are legitimate. Even the United Nations recognizes them as they hold a permanent observer seat at the General Assembly.
However, the Papal Order of St. Sylvester Pope and Martyr is honorary. It is actually the least significant of the five Papal Orders of Chivalry. The other four (listed in order of rank) are: Supreme Order of Christ, Order of the Golden Spur, Order of Pius IX, Order of St. Gregory the Great.
The Knights of Malta’s official name is the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. They are based in Rome.
They are also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta(SMOM). The members of this select Order are called the Knights of Malta(KM)and are voted in by a council in Rome.
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta – as the name states – are indeed a sovereign entity. The Order dates back to the 11th century.