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<v Speaker 1>This is the seventy seven w ABC Mini cast.

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<v Speaker 2>I had invited a guest and she had accepted. She said, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I will be with you at the studio, and then

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<v Speaker 2>she canceled.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what socialists do. They're afraid, they're afraid of the facts.

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<v Speaker 2>They're afraid to discuss topics because they think that we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to attack them or they're gonna feel bad. Dadialisa

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<v Speaker 2>Avi las Chavier, Chevalier, Chevelier, Okay, I want to start

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<v Speaker 2>with something that happened, and the fact that she canceled

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<v Speaker 2>on me was a.

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<v Speaker 1>Slap in the face.

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<v Speaker 2>Dadiyalisa agreed to come on this program. We announced the interview,

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<v Speaker 2>she confirmed, then.

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<v Speaker 1>She backed out. Then she backed out.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to read to you some of the texas

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<v Speaker 2>that her assistant actually text me, And to be honest

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<v Speaker 2>with you, I'm disappointed because I couldn't believe that she

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<v Speaker 2>would let me down or let us down, because it

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't a letdown for me, it was a letdown for

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<v Speaker 2>our entire listener, for all of the listeners here on WABC.

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<v Speaker 2>And she responded, actually she didn't respond. Natahlia Dadi. Alisa's

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<v Speaker 2>assistant responded, I am truly so sorry.

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<v Speaker 1>It is completely on me as well.

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<v Speaker 2>I had so many emails come in after the win

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<v Speaker 2>that I didn't realize she had all the critical commitments

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<v Speaker 2>that day.

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<v Speaker 1>Meantime, we spoke to them three weeks ago. Three weeks

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<v Speaker 1>ago they.

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<v Speaker 2>Committed to come on the show, and we promoted it.

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<v Speaker 2>We told you she was coming on, and I was

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<v Speaker 2>excited because I wasn't inviting her to attack her, to

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<v Speaker 2>antagonize her, to make her feel bad. I invited her

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<v Speaker 2>to the show so that she can speak to the

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<v Speaker 2>people about her socialist ideology, what she was going to

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<v Speaker 2>do for New York and for her constituents. She continues

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<v Speaker 2>to say, I take full responsibility. It's fully my fault,

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<v Speaker 2>and I really apologize for the inconvenience. This is her assistant.

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<v Speaker 2>I've got to give her credit because you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>she took one for her boss, or for suppose I

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<v Speaker 2>believe she'll be her boss, because he hasn't won the

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<v Speaker 2>elections yet. Things could happen between now and then, and

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<v Speaker 2>if New Yorkers in that district in Harlem, Inwood Washington

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<v Speaker 2>Heights and the Bronx wake up and decide to come

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<v Speaker 2>out and vote for the general elections, maybe we'll get

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<v Speaker 2>a Republican congressman coming in because there are a few

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<v Speaker 2>candidates that are going to run against her in the primary,

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<v Speaker 2>so she's not a.

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<v Speaker 1>Shoe in, so you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Then she continues, it was never my intention to disrespect

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<v Speaker 2>you or dismiss you. It's really important to me and

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<v Speaker 2>to dad Yalisa to engage with the people on issues

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<v Speaker 2>that matter.

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<v Speaker 1>And I hope my mistake doesn't tarnish your view of her.

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<v Speaker 2>He's saying to me that she doesn't want what happened

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<v Speaker 2>to tarnish my view of dad Yalisa. You know what,

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<v Speaker 2>it did tarnish my view of Dadiya Lisa, right, because

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<v Speaker 2>when you give your word.

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<v Speaker 1>To someone, you keep it. There's no excuses.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why this program, this show is called no excuses,

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<v Speaker 2>because people that fail always have an excuse for a

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<v Speaker 2>reason as.

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<v Speaker 1>To why they have failed.

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<v Speaker 2>So I wrote to her and I said the show

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<v Speaker 2>is called no Excuses, and she says, fully heard, making

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<v Speaker 2>no excuses for my actions. Take full responsibility for this.

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<v Speaker 2>It is my mistake as her staffer. You know, I

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<v Speaker 2>gotta give her credit, not Dahlia. You know what, you're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to take the blow you know, you're trying to

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<v Speaker 2>assume the responsibility, but it's surely not yours.

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<v Speaker 1>It's your bosses.

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<v Speaker 2>She knows that we needed to speak about issues that

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<v Speaker 2>maybe made her uncomfortable. And by the way, she never

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<v Speaker 2>went to the Dominican Day parade, never went to the

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<v Speaker 2>Dominican Day celebrations, never went to any of the activities

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<v Speaker 2>of the community that elected her in the primaries. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>after she beat Adriana wespayatte and I've.

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<v Speaker 1>Always said this and I'm saying it today.

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<v Speaker 2>She did not beat uspayat Espayat beat himself.

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<v Speaker 1>He is responsible for his loss.

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<v Speaker 2>People lose because of their conduct, because of what.

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<v Speaker 1>They did or didn't do for their community.

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<v Speaker 2>People remember what happens before in elections. They don't wait

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<v Speaker 2>to see what happens during an election to decide who

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<v Speaker 2>they're going.

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<v Speaker 1>To vote for.

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<v Speaker 2>They look at what did you do in the past

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<v Speaker 2>two years to deserve my vote? And the people spoke

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<v Speaker 2>loud and clear. He didn't deserve their vote and they

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<v Speaker 2>didn't vote for him, and he lost. She didn't win.

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<v Speaker 2>But listen New York Harlem Inward Washington Knights in the Bronx,

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<v Speaker 2>the district that Adriana Wespajat represented has an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 2>say no to socialism. The GOP needs to look at

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<v Speaker 2>the candidates that are running and they need to back

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<v Speaker 2>one of these candidates up. Support them. We still have

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<v Speaker 2>another two and a half months maybe to go before

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<v Speaker 2>the primary elections. Let's not allow for Dadrialisa to just

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<v Speaker 2>win automatically.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's give her a battle.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, if you're running for Congress, you're asking people

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<v Speaker 2>to trust you with one of the most important jobs

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<v Speaker 2>in government. You have to answer questions, you have to

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<v Speaker 2>defend your position, Dosa. You have to be willing to

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<v Speaker 2>sit across from people who might disagree with you.

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<v Speaker 1>That's called leadership. But let's let's let me make something

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<v Speaker 1>very clear.

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<v Speaker 2>The door is still open, Dad Yalisa, the door for

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<v Speaker 2>no excuses on WABC is still open for you to

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<v Speaker 2>come on. You backed out once, but the invitation still stands.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you can find the courage and yes, grow

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<v Speaker 1>a pair of balls, come sit across me. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna ambush you. There's no tricks, just.

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<v Speaker 2>A microphone, your record, my questions, and real conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>The door is open.

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<v Speaker 2>The question is are you willing to walk through it,

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<v Speaker 2>and let's remember something else.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody is entitled to a congressional seat.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody is a shoeing because politicians say so, nobody is

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<v Speaker 2>a shoeing because they have endorsements. And nobody is a

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<v Speaker 2>shoeing because they're connected to Mayor mon Dami