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<v Speaker 1>Listen, all you New Yorkers, you can't taxi. This is

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<v Speaker 1>the 77 WABC Minicast.

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<v Speaker 2>My dear friend Bruce Blakeman. Bruce, good Wednesday morning, buddy.

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<v Speaker 1>How are you? We're doing great, Sid. We've had a

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<v Speaker 1>wonderful trip. We've been to a lot of different places,

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<v Speaker 1>met a lot of different people. The story's the same

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<v Speaker 1>wherever you go. People are miserable under Kathy Hochul. They

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<v Speaker 1>want change. They want good jobs. They want prosperity, lower taxes,

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<v Speaker 1>lower electric bills, safer neighborhoods. So everywhere I go, it

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<v Speaker 1>could be in a city. It could be in a town.

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<v Speaker 1>It could be in a rural area. Everybody feels the same,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's why we're going to win.

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<v Speaker 2>I think so, too. And, of course, your lieutenant governor, Mr.

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<v Speaker 2>Madison County, the great Todd Hood, he's with you every

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<v Speaker 2>step of the way. He knows those cities, those towns well.

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<v Speaker 2>those neighborhoods very, very well. So you got a good

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<v Speaker 2>little tour guide there, Bruce, as you make your way

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<v Speaker 2>towards that Northern part of the state.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we just spent three days together and Todd's a

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<v Speaker 1>great guy. We become really good friends. Uh, he's not

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<v Speaker 1>only a running mate, he's a friend of mine. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>we share the same values. He's got, you know, a

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<v Speaker 1>great wife, Kelly, great kids. He's got grandkids. And, um,

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<v Speaker 1>He looks the part of a sheriff. He's a big guy,

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<v Speaker 1>about 6'4, 265. But one of the nicest people you

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<v Speaker 1>can possibly imagine. And yeah, he's showing me around a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of rural areas up here. He tells me stories

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<v Speaker 1>about working on the dairy farms. So we're having a

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<v Speaker 1>really good time. But you know, Sid, there's so much

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<v Speaker 1>poverty in this state. It's really, really something that I

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<v Speaker 1>have to correct as governor. We've got to bring business

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<v Speaker 1>into this state. We've got to build our economy. We've

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<v Speaker 1>got to make this a vibrant place where young people

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<v Speaker 1>want to grow up here and raise a family. So

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<v Speaker 1>we have a lot of work to do. And as

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<v Speaker 1>I ride along the southern tier, you know, we're sitting

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<v Speaker 1>on one of the largest natural gas reserves in the world.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm talking about real poverty. And on the other

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<v Speaker 1>side of the border in Pennsylvania, where they're allowed to

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<v Speaker 1>drill that natural gas, well, they're living in prosperity. They're

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<v Speaker 1>driving brand new Cadillac Escalades on that side of the border.

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<v Speaker 1>On the New York side, they're driving around in 25-year-old

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<v Speaker 1>rusted-out pickup trucks. It's not right. It's our natural resource,

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<v Speaker 1>yet we're not able to use it because Kathy Hochul

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<v Speaker 1>has this green energy scam where she's scamming all of us, investing.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been driving through the state. We have these large

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<v Speaker 1>wind turbines. Sid, none of them are spinning. It's like

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<v Speaker 1>it's a joke. Then we have solar farms that have

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<v Speaker 1>been under snow for four months. They're not producing any energy.

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<v Speaker 1>People are making billions of dollars off of us, and

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<v Speaker 1>Kathy Hochul's getting millions of dollars in political contributions. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not right. We've got to end it. We've got to

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<v Speaker 1>build our economy, and we've got to bring our energy

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<v Speaker 1>supply up so it brings our costs down.

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<v Speaker 2>Couldn't agree more. I want to get back to Kathy

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<v Speaker 2>Hochul in a second. So I defend you all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing you needed because you're doing very, very well. Your

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<v Speaker 2>campaign is doing great, and you're going to win. But

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<v Speaker 2>every now and then, somebody comes up. I know you

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<v Speaker 2>hear this too, Bruce. So does Peter King, okay? I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not breaking news, but Like Sam Antar. You know that guy,

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<v Speaker 2>Sam Antar. We'll let it to Eddie Antar. So he's

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<v Speaker 2>on Twitter.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>He goes, you know, poverty and you got black neighborhoods

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<v Speaker 2>are not doing very well in New York. Some of

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<v Speaker 2>these Latino neighborhoods. And every time I see a Bruce

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<v Speaker 2>Blakeman commercial, they're white people. Where are the black people?

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<v Speaker 2>Where are the Latino people? Where are the. So I

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<v Speaker 2>got to be honest. OK, I haven't paid attention to

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<v Speaker 2>every commercial yet. that I've seen from you. I notice

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<v Speaker 2>them a lot in the morning because I do watch

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<v Speaker 2>Fox News, and they're great. And I love the AI

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<v Speaker 2>stuff you do with Mamdani and Hochul. But I have

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<v Speaker 2>heard that complaint once or twice that not enough other

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<v Speaker 2>people outside of whites in your commercials. Is there any

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<v Speaker 2>credibility to that?

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, it's complete nonsense. And second of all,

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<v Speaker 1>I have a commercial running right now. If you watched

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<v Speaker 1>the Yankee game last night, it was running on the

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<v Speaker 1>Yankee game. where Kathy Hochul said that black kids in

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<v Speaker 1>the Bronx don't know what a computer is. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>imagine what a racist comment that is, how she's denigrating

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<v Speaker 1>young black people? So not only am I calling her

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<v Speaker 1>out for that, I'm explaining how I've made every neighborhood

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<v Speaker 1>in my county safe. I've made every person in our

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<v Speaker 1>county more prosperous. regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, lifestyle, abilities.

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<v Speaker 1>I've gotten a record number of African-American votes for a

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<v Speaker 1>Republican because they trust me. They know that if I

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<v Speaker 1>give my word, I keep my word. When I said

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<v Speaker 1>to the moms and dads in Roosevelt, New York, which

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<v Speaker 1>is a predominantly African-American and Hispanic and Latino community, that

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<v Speaker 1>I would finally build the park that every other politician

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<v Speaker 1>had promised and never delivered, I got it done in

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<v Speaker 1>less than a year and a half. And it's the

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<v Speaker 1>most beautiful park that we have in the whole county.

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<v Speaker 1>I have done things in the African-American community like this

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<v Speaker 1>week on Monday night. I'm bringing in Florida. OK, I

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<v Speaker 1>brought in boys to men. I have increased and spread

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<v Speaker 1>out the type of entertainment that I have in my

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<v Speaker 1>summer series. We had Ja Rule. I did this because

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted everybody in my county to know that we

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<v Speaker 1>were going to celebrate every culture and every community. And

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<v Speaker 1>the fact is Kathy Hochul saying that black kids in

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<v Speaker 1>the Bronx don't know what a computer is, that tells

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<v Speaker 1>you what her opinion is of black kids. And I'll

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<v Speaker 1>assure you one thing, Sid, and I guarantee this, there

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<v Speaker 1>is not one 12-year-old black kid in the Bronx that

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<v Speaker 1>is worse on a computer than I am. So they're

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<v Speaker 1>a lot better than I am. They know what a

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<v Speaker 1>computer is. So yes, we actually have a commercial up

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<v Speaker 1>right now. And listen, they're not paying attention. I was

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<v Speaker 1>with over a thousand Dominicans on Saturday night. I got

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<v Speaker 1>an award at the Miss Dominican Awards. pageant. They had

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<v Speaker 1>a pageant for celebrating women in the Dominican community that

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<v Speaker 1>achieved very, very, very admirable things and great things and

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<v Speaker 1>women of stature. And I was on Dominican television, probably

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<v Speaker 1>over a million people in the Dominican Republic and the

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<v Speaker 1>United States were watching that program when I received it.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm out in every community. I'm everywhere. I'm meeting

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<v Speaker 1>with a bunch of pastors this morning. I'm having breakfast

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<v Speaker 1>with pastors here in Buffalo. Then I'm meeting with union leaders.

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<v Speaker 1>Then I'm going back to Long Island and taking care

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<v Speaker 1>of business there for a couple of days. So we're

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<v Speaker 1>out and about. We're everywhere. We're in every community. So

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<v Speaker 1>anybody who's criticizing me for that is not paying attention.

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<v Speaker 1>Look at the AI that I have. Look at the

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<v Speaker 1>social media that I have. I featured a black child

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<v Speaker 1>who came home and he said to his mother, I

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<v Speaker 1>got an A on a test. She looked at his

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<v Speaker 1>report card and said, son, this says you had a B.

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<v Speaker 1>And he goes, mom, I swear I got an A.

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<v Speaker 1>Call the school. She calls the school and guess who

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<v Speaker 1>the principal of the school is? Kathy Hochul. And Kathy

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<v Speaker 1>Hochul says, well, your son did get an A. But

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<v Speaker 1>little Cindy got a C, so we wanted to make

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<v Speaker 1>him feel good, so we averaged it and gave both

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<v Speaker 1>a B. So the black woman says to Kathy Hochul, well,

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<v Speaker 1>isn't that socialism? And she says, yes, it is. So

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<v Speaker 1>I'm in every community. I'm going to be a governor

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<v Speaker 1>for all people. I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>I love it. See, that's why it's important though, Bruce,

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<v Speaker 2>that you're on this show every week, because guess what?

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<v Speaker 2>New York one channels, two, four, five, and seven, even Newsmax.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not going to tell the people all this. On

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<v Speaker 2>this show, you get to tell the people, look at

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<v Speaker 2>this commercial. Look what I said. Look what Kathy Hochul said.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is where the real Bruce Blakeman, I should say,

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<v Speaker 2>comes alive right here every week with me. There's also

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<v Speaker 2>a big breakfast tomorrow I want to make you aware of. Because,

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<v Speaker 2>talking about the Latino community, Ruben Diaz loves you. I

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<v Speaker 2>told you this. I called him. I cold-called Ruben Diaz,

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<v Speaker 2>brought you up. He said, my community loves Bruce. We're

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<v Speaker 2>voting for him on two lines, the conservative and Republican line.

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<v Speaker 2>They've got a big prayer breakfast tomorrow morning with A.L. David,

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<v Speaker 2>who's now the new General Counsel of Israel. Christians and Jews,

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<v Speaker 2>this alliance, over 100 ministers. All that taking place at

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<v Speaker 2>9 o'clock tomorrow morning. So that may be a stop

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<v Speaker 2>for you. I don't know. Ruben Diaz.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we'll take a look at it and look at

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<v Speaker 1>the schedule. But Ruben Diaz is a great leader. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a devout Christian. He's got good morals, good values. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a great American. And those are the people that I

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<v Speaker 1>want to associate, people that love America. You love America.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't care what race, religion, ethnic group you are.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't care how you live your life. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>care what your abilities are. If you love America, even

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<v Speaker 1>if we disagree on policy, you know, see, that's the

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<v Speaker 1>problem I have with the current Democrat regime. They hate America.

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<v Speaker 1>Zoran Mandami never says a good word about America. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I remember when we had Daniel Patrick Moynihan, we had

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<v Speaker 1>Mario Cuomo, Hugh Carey, Ed Koch. even Bill Clinton. I

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<v Speaker 1>disagreed with them on policy. But one thing I knew

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<v Speaker 1>about those Democrats, they loved America. This new regime hates America,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's my problem with them. It's true.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, you left out one great Democrat whose

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<v Speaker 2>wife clearly loves you, Frank Lautenberg.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, Bonnie Lautenberg is terrific. Frank Lautenberg. You see, Frank

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<v Speaker 1>Lautenberg and I would probably disagree on a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>different things. But I always knew Frank Lautenberg was a

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<v Speaker 1>man of ethics, a man of high moral values, and

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<v Speaker 1>a man who loved America. So I knew when he

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<v Speaker 1>stepped foot on the floor of the Senate that his

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<v Speaker 1>heart was in the right place. I can't say that

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<v Speaker 1>about a lot of these modern Democrats. And I'm very

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<v Speaker 1>proud to have Bonnie's support. And since Bonnie came out

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<v Speaker 1>and said she was going to support me, I've had

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<v Speaker 1>Democrats call me constantly and say to me, Bruce, we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to back you. We're going to make a financial contribution.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to get our friends to vote for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Every day a Democrat comes up to me and says,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a lifelong Democrat. I've never voted Republican before in

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<v Speaker 1>my life. I'm voting Republican this year. My party is insane.