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<v Speaker 1>The youngest voters Trump fifty three percent favorable. Now Kway

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<v Speaker 1>with Judge Ennenapolitano every Wednesday at eight thirty. A Republic

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<v Speaker 1>of spies. That'd be the topic of his or the

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<v Speaker 1>headline on his column which comes out tonight. I get

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<v Speaker 1>it early. We'll talk about that among other topics with

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<v Speaker 1>the Judge. In the meantime. We call it a Hail

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<v Speaker 1>Mary pass. Perhaps Brian Patrick Frank does. He is a

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<v Speaker 1>Republican and he is going to run against AFTAB pro

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<v Speaker 1>ball from mayor of the City of Cincinnati AFTAB, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>announcing his efforts to become re elected. Brian Patrick Frank

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<v Speaker 1>is in studio to talk about what I will call

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<v Speaker 1>a Sisaphian challenge. Welcome, Brian Frank. It is a pleasure

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<v Speaker 1>to have you in the studio today.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Brian, and thank you to your listeners for

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<v Speaker 2>letting me speak with you this morning.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure they're happy to hear from someone who offers

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<v Speaker 1>a perhaps refris rushing change from air Aftab pro ball

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<v Speaker 1>surprisingly low key. We hardly hear from him. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, local news and local media rarely reports on

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<v Speaker 1>local politics anymore because it's all kind of dried up

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<v Speaker 1>to some degree. I know if Sharon Coolige where the

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<v Speaker 1>enquire tries to but he keeps his head down fairly low.

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<v Speaker 1>But of course, running for re election, you do realize

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<v Speaker 1>what you're in for. I mean, it is the city

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<v Speaker 1>of Cincinnati, which I think it seems like the Republican

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<v Speaker 1>Party has just kind of given up on.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, I'm not sure that Aftab's heart is

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<v Speaker 2>in this. He's been spending a lot of time in

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<v Speaker 2>the past year with President Biden before he was ousted

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<v Speaker 2>from office. I think he may even have spent some

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<v Speaker 2>time in the White House with him. He gave him

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<v Speaker 2>a tour day long tour of Walnut Hills and took

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<v Speaker 2>him to just Kewan. So he's been dreaming about going

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<v Speaker 2>into the national politics. I think his heart is in

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<v Speaker 2>a national politics, and I think he's already moved on

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<v Speaker 2>from Cincinnati, So I wouldn't be surprised to hear if

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<v Speaker 2>Aftab is not going to actually complete his run for mayor.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he's got other things up his sleeve.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, and I think you're observing something that people have

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<v Speaker 1>been deserved for a long time. He does seem to

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<v Speaker 1>have political aspirations that far exceed the city of Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 1>And honestly, I was shocked to read that he was

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<v Speaker 1>running for reelection because I really fully expected exactly what

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<v Speaker 1>you said.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think he would even have worked for Kamala Harris.

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<v Speaker 2>I would have had to hold my breath for four

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<v Speaker 2>years if that was my job. But I think he

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<v Speaker 2>was ready to take on that.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Well he didn't at least thus far, So

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<v Speaker 1>we'll have to keep our popcorn out and wait to

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<v Speaker 1>see what becomes of a have to have provoll. But

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<v Speaker 1>what is and I'm sure there's a lengthy list, but

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<v Speaker 1>your criticisms of the current administration, the direction of the

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<v Speaker 1>city's going. How would you approach the job differently? And

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<v Speaker 1>I tell you what, Let's just start real quickly with

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<v Speaker 1>who you are before we get to the challenges of

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<v Speaker 1>the job. But where you come from, what your background is,

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<v Speaker 1>and why it is you think you're qualified to be mayor.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, great, Well, I'd love to tell you my high

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<v Speaker 2>school but unfortunately I grew up in Buffalo, New York.

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<v Speaker 2>I went to Saint Joseph's Institute, and I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>many of you would know where that is, but I

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<v Speaker 2>will tell you if you are familiar with LaSalle High School.

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<v Speaker 2>They're from the same brotherhood that taught me, the Lassalian Brothers.

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<v Speaker 2>I have grown up in Buffalo. I went to University

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<v Speaker 2>of Rochester on an ROTC scholarship. I completed my undergraduate

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<v Speaker 2>degree and my master's in business administration in four years.

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<v Speaker 2>I then joined the active duty. I went to the

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<v Speaker 2>Seventh Fleet. I served in Yakoska, Japan. I was involved

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<v Speaker 2>with an incident at sea, which is considered an active war.

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<v Speaker 2>I was nearly killed by a Soviet cruiser who was

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<v Speaker 2>coming at me and my ship at forty five knots.

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<v Speaker 2>I was the conning officer at the time. The captain

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<v Speaker 2>took over command and he said, Officer Frank, do not

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<v Speaker 2>leave the deck. You are going to make sure that

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<v Speaker 2>we maintain course and speed. And for the next three

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<v Speaker 2>minute I was saying, Hail Mary, let's not get dead

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<v Speaker 2>here as this ship attacks us. So at the last

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<v Speaker 2>minute the ship turned away and we went on our business.

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<v Speaker 2>But we were over there because we were peacefully trying

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<v Speaker 2>to find the black box from Kalub seven that the

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<v Speaker 2>Soviets had shot down in February of eighty three, and

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<v Speaker 2>we were looking for that black box to see if

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<v Speaker 2>the Soviets had made any communication and warned the pilots

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<v Speaker 2>of that ship. Over four hundred people died on that aircraft.

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<v Speaker 2>All of them were sent sunk to the bottom of

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<v Speaker 2>the Pacific Ocean about fifteen miles off the coast of

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<v Speaker 2>Soakelen Island. Now we recognize only twelve miles of international waters.

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<v Speaker 2>The Soviets expect two hundred miles of national waters, and

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<v Speaker 2>they did not like us being in their backyard, so

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<v Speaker 2>they tried to force us to leave. This issue was

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<v Speaker 2>taken all the way up to the National Security Council,

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<v Speaker 2>it was brought up at the United Nations. So this

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<v Speaker 2>was a major incident. Thank god, nobody was killed on

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<v Speaker 2>board the US as Towers the officer. I was the

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<v Speaker 2>officer of the con at that time. But I'm glad

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<v Speaker 2>that I survived that and I'm here in Cincinnati. I

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<v Speaker 2>worked at Procter and Gamble till I retired at twenty

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<v Speaker 2>three years of service. I then went on with many

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<v Speaker 2>assignments after that, but my favorite after that was working

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<v Speaker 2>for doctor Odell Owens. He made me a political appointment

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<v Speaker 2>appointee of his. He asked me to work with Governor

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<v Speaker 2>Kasik in Columbus on reducing the cost of tuition and

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<v Speaker 2>the cost of books. I will say that I partnered

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<v Speaker 2>with the University of Cincinnati. It was not their idea,

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<v Speaker 2>it was mine. We were able to outsource all of

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<v Speaker 2>our book printing of textbooks at Cincinnati State to the

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<v Speaker 2>UC a brand new facility that they built. We were

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<v Speaker 2>also able to outsource our nine to one one call center.

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<v Speaker 2>We also had a weekend police surveillance done by the

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<v Speaker 2>UC police. And we were the only college and university

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<v Speaker 2>combined u SE and Cincinnati State who actually achieved Governor

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<v Speaker 3>And we at Cincinnati State.

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<v Speaker 2>Were able to reduce greatly the cost of the textbooks,

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<v Speaker 2>and we also reduced or maintained tuition costs. It's very

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<v Speaker 2>difficult to reduce that, but that was probably one of

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<v Speaker 2>my biggest accomplishments. And I had a great relationship with

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<v Speaker 2>doctor Owens, who, as you know, was a politician, former

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<v Speaker 2>corner and he taught me a lot. He and I

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<v Speaker 2>spent a day and a half traveling to Atlanta together

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<v Speaker 2>down to do some benchmarking with one of the universities

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<v Speaker 2>down there in Atlanta. Doctor Posey was with us well,

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<v Speaker 2>and we had a great conversation in his car driving

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<v Speaker 2>there and back to Atlanta. I really got to know

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<v Speaker 2>a lot about him, and this is why I'm taking

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<v Speaker 2>on this role. I want to run for office and

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<v Speaker 2>be the mayor of Cincinnati. I want to be your

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<v Speaker 2>next mayor.

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<v Speaker 1>And you are a longtime resident of a Mount Adams

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<v Speaker 1>I understand forty years.

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<v Speaker 2>I live in a house called Centennial House, was built

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<v Speaker 2>in eighteen seventy six. A rumor has it they had

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<v Speaker 2>a huge celebration of the America's centennial celebration. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think I'll make it to the next centennial celebration, but

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<v Speaker 2>as you do know, we have our two hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>fiftieth anniversary coming up in just a few years, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to be celebrating that. So yeah, I've been

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<v Speaker 2>to Mount Adams for over forty years and have really

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<v Speaker 2>enjoyed being able to walk to my job at Procter

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<v Speaker 2>and Gamble the Twin Towers. When I worked there, I

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<v Speaker 2>would say I could see my house from my home

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<v Speaker 2>or from my job. And I could see my job

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<v Speaker 2>from my home. So it was a great experience working

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<v Speaker 2>at Procter and Gamble, and I really enjoyed that time.

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<v Speaker 2>They made me a loaned executive to the City of

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<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati twice. The first time I was asked to go

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<v Speaker 2>down in outsourced street sweeping, very successfully done. The next

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<v Speaker 2>time they called and said, we're looking at outsourcing the

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<v Speaker 2>management of the Duke Energy Center.

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<v Speaker 3>Can you help us.

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<v Speaker 2>They sent me down there and I helped outsource that

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<v Speaker 2>to Global Spectrum. After I did that work, he renewed

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<v Speaker 2>that contract I think three times with Global Spectrum. They

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<v Speaker 2>were really happy with that relationship, you know. I've also

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<v Speaker 2>worked with pat the Wine and the Hamilton County Commission

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<v Speaker 2>as a loaned executive, and I was asked by the

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<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati Business Committee to work on the Jail task Force,

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<v Speaker 2>and I looked at third party third parties who could

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<v Speaker 2>provide jail force jail service through public excuse me through

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<v Speaker 2>private means. Unfortunately, when I brought that company in and

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<v Speaker 2>tried to do a tour of our existing facilities, Simon

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<v Speaker 2>Leeese barred me from the jail so that I could

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<v Speaker 2>not come in, and so I had to cancel that meeting,

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<v Speaker 2>and that was the end of that idea of bringing

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<v Speaker 2>in the third party to run jail operations. But I'm

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<v Speaker 2>really excited about this opportunity, and I think with the

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<v Speaker 2>support of Cincinnatians, we can make this happen.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I appreciate your optimism. Of course, your background speaks

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<v Speaker 1>for itself. Well connected you are, and of course, with

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<v Speaker 1>forty years of living in matt Adams, you are very

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<v Speaker 1>familiar with Cincinnati politics in the well seemingly crazy direction.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gone over that forty year period of time. We're

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<v Speaker 1>going to bring back Frank, or rather Brian Patrick Frank.

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<v Speaker 1>I keep confusing with Frank Abrams, the author. I talk

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<v Speaker 1>with Brian Frank, who's in studio. We're going to learn

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<v Speaker 1>about his ideas for the future of the city of

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<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati if elected as mayor. Stick around right back after these.

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<v Speaker 2>Brief words, This is fifty five karc an iHeartRadio station when.

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<v Speaker 1>The Wildfires truck eight eighteen fifty five KERCD Talks station.

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<v Speaker 1>Bottom of r of course, Judge Ennit of Paula tan

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, Brian Patrick Frank is in studio and

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<v Speaker 1>he is running against Mayor Atab Purvall to be mayor

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<v Speaker 1>of the City of Cincinnati under the Republican banner. Brian,

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<v Speaker 1>have you talked to the Republican Party, Yes, I have.

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<v Speaker 1>I've talked to the chair, Russell Mock. He's been very supportive.

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<v Speaker 1>He's connected me with many of the precinct captains of

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<v Speaker 1>Round Town in the City of Cincinnati, and he's asked

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<v Speaker 1>me to become the precinct chair for Mount Adams, which

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<v Speaker 1>I had submitted my application for good good. That's wonderful

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<v Speaker 1>and even that in that role you can do some

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<v Speaker 1>real you can have a positive impact on this greater

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<v Speaker 1>Sin Saint politics generally speaking. But so at least I'm

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<v Speaker 1>I'm happy that a lot of people express concerns over

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<v Speaker 1>how the Republican Party is run and again observing that

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<v Speaker 1>very few, if any Republicans are willing to run in

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<v Speaker 1>the City of Cincinnati, it's nice to know that they're

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<v Speaker 1>at least supporting you at the outset. And Adam Kaylor,

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<v Speaker 1>we've been talking offline. If you're out there, Adam, Brian

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<v Speaker 1>Frank could certainly use your help and for example establishing

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<v Speaker 1>a website.

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<v Speaker 4>Adam, if you're out there, please reach out to me.

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<v Speaker 4>I'll email you and Adam. I gave him your phone

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<v Speaker 4>number as well. So Adam typically tunes into the morning show,

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<v Speaker 4>so hopefully he will hear the message. But you've again

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<v Speaker 4>life well, forty year resident of Mount Adams, so you

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<v Speaker 4>know city politics, You've watched it change over the years.

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<v Speaker 4>What do you want to change about how the city

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<v Speaker 4>is run if you were mayor? What's on your short list?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, like to take one set back, and that is

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<v Speaker 2>I'm running because we need a Republican voice in political

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<v Speaker 2>office in Cincinnati. You know, we used to have JD.

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<v Speaker 2>Vance representing us as our senator. He lives here in

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<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati with his wife Usha. When I decided to run

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<v Speaker 2>for office, one of the first places I went to

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<v Speaker 2>was I went over to his home and walked up

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<v Speaker 2>to the door. There was a black car there, big

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<v Speaker 2>black truck block my entrance. I was looking to get

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<v Speaker 2>his signature on my petition to get on the ballot

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<v Speaker 2>and his wife both registered voters, and outcomes a Secret

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<v Speaker 2>Service officer telling me that I had to leave the premises,

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<v Speaker 2>which I did.

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<v Speaker 3>But we used to have JD.

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<v Speaker 2>Vance here and he is still our most visible representative

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<v Speaker 2>from our great city. But we need someone in local

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<v Speaker 2>office to be our representative, and that's what I will be.

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<v Speaker 2>I know I'm not the only elected official. I think

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<v Speaker 2>there's a a member of the Hamilton County who's in office.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe the engineer of the county is in office, but

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<v Speaker 2>I don't see them calling him to say, can we

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<v Speaker 2>trust Cincinnati with this money?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, most of the money that we get on.

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<v Speaker 2>Major projects, like the expansion of the Brent Spence Bridge

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<v Speaker 2>comes from federal dollars, which could be cut off. They

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<v Speaker 2>need to know in Washington that they've got a voice

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<v Speaker 2>here in Cincinnati, an elected office who will follow through

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<v Speaker 2>on commitments. And the same goes for our friends in Columbus.

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<v Speaker 2>They need to know that there is somebody here in

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<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati that they can trust, an elected office, and right now,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think there's anyone in office that they can

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<v Speaker 2>call and feel like they can trust the person at

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<v Speaker 3>That's what I want to do.

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<v Speaker 1>And that makes perfect sense because obviously political affiliation of

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<v Speaker 1>a city does directly impact whether or not, for example,

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<v Speaker 1>any given project is going to be approved. Since we

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<v Speaker 1>are reliant so much on Columbus dollars and DC dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>So I get that from the optical standpoint, But running

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<v Speaker 1>as a Republican and being a Republican, I suppose, really

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<v Speaker 1>demands asking the question, what's your perception of what it

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<v Speaker 1>is to be a Republican? Because we all know, looking

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<v Speaker 1>at the Democrats side of the ledger could be the

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<v Speaker 1>woke leftist DEI idologue or the more conservative, sort of

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<v Speaker 1>Kennedy esque Democrats. They still fly to the same d banner,

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<v Speaker 1>but they mean completely different things in polar opposite things

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<v Speaker 1>within the confines of what it is to be Democrats.

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<v Speaker 1>So Republicans quite often defined by others what's your perception

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<v Speaker 1>of what being Republican is?

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<v Speaker 2>Republicans are all about individuals taking ownership for their own vision,

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<v Speaker 2>their own goals, and their own job, and their own

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<v Speaker 2>responsibilities to raise their family. And they don't expect you

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<v Speaker 2>to be dependent on the government. They want to encourage

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<v Speaker 2>you to get off government handouts as quickly as possible. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a brief point where someone might need federal or

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<v Speaker 2>government benefits, or if you're injured, yeah you deserve government benefits.

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<v Speaker 2>But other than that, we should be taking care of

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<v Speaker 2>ourselves and Republicans want to encourage that I'm in charge

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<v Speaker 2>of my life. It's my responsibility to be taking care

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<v Speaker 2>of my family, and that's what I want to support.

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<v Speaker 1>Limited government and firmly an agreement with you on that. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of how the city runs and does business,

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned quite a few projects where you got involved

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<v Speaker 1>with outsourcing. Quite often, that creates very an efficient system

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<v Speaker 1>because those two whom you outsource are usually in the

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<v Speaker 1>profit business, meaning they mine the dollars and cents. They

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<v Speaker 1>have to prove that they can provide a service in

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<v Speaker 1>a contract they've been awarded with. Government tends to fail

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<v Speaker 1>us quite often because well, it's taxpayer dollars and they

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<v Speaker 1>can be inefficient without worrying about losing their jobs. Is

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<v Speaker 1>there anything that you have in mind that might be

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<v Speaker 1>more efficiently run and mind the taxpayer dollars if it

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<v Speaker 1>was outsourced for whatever reason, garbage collections seems to jump

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<v Speaker 1>in my mind, But your thoughts on the City of

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<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati along those lines.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a great question, Brian.

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<v Speaker 2>Right off the bat, I'd like to point out that

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<v Speaker 2>years ago, City of Cincinnati used to be in the

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<v Speaker 2>hospital business and they did a lousy job of it.

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<v Speaker 3>They sold it. I believe they sold it to U. See.

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<v Speaker 2>General Hospital is no longer our responsibility, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we still have all of these health centers, especially in

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<v Speaker 2>over the Rhine in downtown, and why are we in

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<v Speaker 2>the business of doing medical exams and out of hospital appointments.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we need to look very seriously at the

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<v Speaker 2>health department and see if we can't outsource that as well.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm not talking about handing that off to UC

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<v Speaker 2>like we did with General Hospital. I think we ought

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<v Speaker 2>to be looking at the same folks that are supporting

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<v Speaker 2>the Bengals. I think they brought in Kettering Health. I'd

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<v Speaker 2>love to get to know them better. I would include

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<v Speaker 2>the University of Cincinnati. I really want to include Saint Elizabeth.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a member of the Saint Elizabeth Health community.

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<v Speaker 3>I get my annual.

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<v Speaker 2>Checkups over there at Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Covington. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just a safer neighborhood. I don't feel as comfortable going

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<v Speaker 2>really think that we need to look at outsourcing of

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<v Speaker 2>our health centers downtown and over the Rhine.

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<v Speaker 1>Well in public safety is certainly a growing concern and

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<v Speaker 1>knows in the greater Cincinnati area. I trust off the

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<v Speaker 1>bat that you would be a proud and outlawed supporter

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<v Speaker 1>of the Cincinnati Police Department.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, absolutely for the police department, but let's not forget

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<v Speaker 2>about the fire department. And I would like to put

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<v Speaker 2>a shout out to our fired chief of the Fire

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<v Speaker 2>department who was fired by our city manager for absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>no reason. You know, Chief Washington was brought into her

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<v Speaker 2>office out of the blue and fired without any warning.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's right now in a lawsuit for illegal termination

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<v Speaker 2>of his job. He's looking at receiving probably ten million

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<v Speaker 2>dollars in benefits because the courts have already said that

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<v Speaker 2>his firing was illegal. So we need to stop people

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, share Along from doing stupid things down

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<v Speaker 2>at city Hall.

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Patrick Frank he is running from mayor of the

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<v Speaker 1>City of Cincinnati. We're going to hear more from Brian.

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<v Speaker 1>I am certain as the calendar moves forward toward election. Brian,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a real pleasure meeting you and hearing from

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<v Speaker 1>you and getting your thoughts and comments about being mayor

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<v Speaker 1>of the City of Cincinnati. We shoe all the luck

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<v Speaker 1>in the world and We'll look forward to that website.

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<v Speaker 1>As soon as you find out what it is, I'll

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<v Speaker 1>let my listeners know. Thank you, Brian, been my pleasure.

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<v Speaker 1>Look forward to talking with you again real soon. Judge

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