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<v Speaker 1>It's night Side with Dan Ray WBZ costin some news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, we'll welcome back. We have just completed our

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<v Speaker 2>first hour of the night. We have three hours left

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<v Speaker 2>to go. It's about nine eight, nine oh seven, I

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<v Speaker 2>should say, and we look forward to your participation. We

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<v Speaker 2>going to start off with the I think biggest local

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<v Speaker 2>news story of the day. We will get to the inaugural.

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<v Speaker 2>I was off Monday and Tuesday night. I had a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to watch a good amount of it while I

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<v Speaker 2>was away for a few days, and so I do

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<v Speaker 2>have some thoughts on that. But I want to talk

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<v Speaker 2>tonight about the potential Boston mayors race. Now, there are

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<v Speaker 2>several news media outlets, all of which are reporting in

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<v Speaker 2>some form of fashion that coording here for the Boston

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<v Speaker 2>Globe that Josh Kraft plans to jump into Boston Mayor's race.

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<v Speaker 2>Source to say the sub headline of a piece by

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<v Speaker 2>Emma plot Off, plat Off and Nikki Griswold is the

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<v Speaker 2>Craft desiring February for a formal announcement, said people with

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<v Speaker 2>knowledge of his plans. I did speak with someone today

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<v Speaker 2>who has who told me they have been in contact

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<v Speaker 2>with Josh Kraft directly and that he's as of now

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<v Speaker 2>inclined to jump in, and that he will he will

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<v Speaker 2>jump in, but he's not a candidate yet, so I

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<v Speaker 2>think we need to make that very clear. He's not confirmed.

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<v Speaker 2>To the best of my knowledge, I can't see that

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<v Speaker 2>anyone has been able to reach him. But he by

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<v Speaker 2>way of background, he's fifty seven years of age, so

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<v Speaker 2>he's a little older than he come at Mayor Michelle

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<v Speaker 2>wou For the last twelve years or so, he has

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<v Speaker 2>been involved quite heavily with the Boys and Girls Club

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<v Speaker 2>of Boston. He's described by The Globe as a longtime

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<v Speaker 2>nonprofit leader and the younger son a billionaire in New England,

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<v Speaker 2>Patriots owner Robert Craft, and the Globe story says he's

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<v Speaker 2>decided to challenge Michelle Woop. There's been a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>talk about him jumping in to the race. It's always

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<v Speaker 2>difficult to beat an incumbent mayor, particularly in Boston. That

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't happened since nineteen forty nine. So we're talking about

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<v Speaker 2>what seventy five years ago or now seventy six years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>so quite a number of elections, I mean, in our lifetimes.

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<v Speaker 2>Most of us remember Kevin White being elected in the

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen sixties and being re elected in nineteen seventy one,

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<v Speaker 2>seventy five, and seventy nine, then choosing not to run

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<v Speaker 2>in nineteen eighty three, at which point ray Flynn and

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<v Speaker 2>a bunch of city others ran for the office, and

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<v Speaker 2>ray Flynn eventually beat mel King in a race that

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<v Speaker 2>was could have been a tough race for Boston, particularly

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<v Speaker 2>in the years closely following school busing from the nineteen seventies.

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<v Speaker 2>Ray Flynn remained until he was appointed US Ambassador to

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<v Speaker 2>the Vatican by then President Bill Clinton, and upstepped a

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<v Speaker 2>Boston City council named Tominino served as mayor for twenty years.

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<v Speaker 2>He was succeeded in twenty thirteen by Marty Walsh, who

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<v Speaker 2>stayed for two elections. In twenty thirteen he won, and

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<v Speaker 2>then again in twenty seventeen, and then in twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>one he decided to move on. He's now the head

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<v Speaker 2>of the NHL Players Association and very happy. I suspected

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<v Speaker 2>that job probably pays much more than does to be

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<v Speaker 2>mayor of Boston. We had an interim mayor and then

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<v Speaker 2>Mayor Wu was elected in twenty twenty one, and she

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<v Speaker 2>is now in her fourth year, just having given birth

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<v Speaker 2>to her third child. Like most incumbents, she has the

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<v Speaker 2>advantage of the incumbency. But as a mayor in San Francisco,

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<v Speaker 2>who Josh Craft might draw some solace from a woman

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<v Speaker 2>mayor by the name of London Breed who was defeated

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<v Speaker 2>by the new mayor out there by the name of

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<v Speaker 2>Daniel Lurie. He is the heir to the Levi Strauss

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<v Speaker 2>family fortune. In terms of mayor wu she certainly has

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<v Speaker 2>pleased many people by spending one hundred and twenty one

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<v Speaker 2>million dollars on the installation of bike lanes. She's also

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<v Speaker 2>displeased a lot of people with that. She has been

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<v Speaker 2>in fights with restaurant owners in the North End. She's

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<v Speaker 2>supported the demolition of White Stadium, which there are some

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<v Speaker 2>in the in the Roxbury, the Bluehill Avenue community, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and that is the Bluehill Avenue with White Stadium. They're

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<v Speaker 2>not happy about that because it's considered White Stadium is

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<v Speaker 2>considered sort of something for the school athletes, scholar athletes

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<v Speaker 2>in the Boston public schools. And now we'll have a

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<v Speaker 2>its primary tenant will be a women's professional soccer team.

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<v Speaker 2>But that has caused some controversy as a matter of fact,

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<v Speaker 2>as watching the news tonight and I guess right now

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<v Speaker 2>groups are poised to raise are a ze, raise White Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of memories there. Of course, Mayor Wu has

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<v Speaker 2>also been the bearer of bad news by having to

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<v Speaker 2>send out property taxes for this coming fiscal year twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty fifth scool year twenty twenty six, after having petitioned

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<v Speaker 2>Beacon Hill to give her some flexibility in adjusting the

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<v Speaker 2>property tax balance between commercial and residential real estate, and

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<v Speaker 2>that has did not go well on Beacon Hill for

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<v Speaker 2>a mayor of Boston, which was somewhat of a surprise.

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<v Speaker 2>We had Nick Collins on the other night. So I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know much about Josh Kraft. Everyone that I have

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<v Speaker 2>spoken to who knows him, and I have spoken to

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<v Speaker 2>a number of people in the last in the last

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<v Speaker 2>couple of days speak well, the last day, I should

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<v Speaker 2>say to be to be actually thoroughly accurate, spokes speaks

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<v Speaker 2>very highly of him. And someone who has deep roots

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<v Speaker 2>in the philanthropic community here in Boston and has obviously

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<v Speaker 2>the ability to probably raise money and also spend some

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<v Speaker 2>of his own money. I think that was one of

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<v Speaker 2>the factors that the City councilor Ed Flynn took into

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<v Speaker 2>consideration when he decided a little over a week ago

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<v Speaker 2>that it was not in the cards for him to

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<v Speaker 2>run for mayor against Michelle Woo, although he's been a

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<v Speaker 2>critic of the mayor, so I think it might present

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<v Speaker 2>a very interesting race. I don't think that Michelle Wu

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<v Speaker 2>has certainly convinced me that her long term political aspirations

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<v Speaker 2>end at Boston City Hall. I think all of us

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<v Speaker 2>who knew Mayor Menino when he served as mayor realized

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<v Speaker 2>that that was a job that he truly loved and

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<v Speaker 2>that he was totally content to serve as Mayor of

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<v Speaker 2>Boston as he did for twenty years. He did not

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<v Speaker 2>aspire to the Senate. He did not aspire to going

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<v Speaker 2>to Congress. And I think that, in my opinion, and

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't talked to Mayor Wu in a couple of years,

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<v Speaker 2>that she is eyeing the Senate seats of either whoever

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<v Speaker 2>decides to leave first Senator Warren or Senator Market. Now

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<v Speaker 2>that's speculation on my part, but I do believe that

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<v Speaker 2>she fashions herself much more as someone who will be

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<v Speaker 2>onto what's called considered a higher office. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>that that will work well for her. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>If you share that point of view, you may feel

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<v Speaker 2>that she's mayor for life. She just turned forty years

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<v Speaker 2>of age. Tom Minino came to the office at a

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<v Speaker 2>later point in his life, but it was very clear

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<v Speaker 2>from the beginning that Tom Monino really loved Boston and

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<v Speaker 2>loved the job of being mayor. And I don't care.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he could have been elected for a long

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<v Speaker 2>time if his health had not cut his time short.

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<v Speaker 2>But he served twenty years Mayor Kevin White ser of

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<v Speaker 2>sixteen years. So that's my thoughts. But I want to

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<v Speaker 2>hear from you, if you live in Boston. I love

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<v Speaker 2>to know. Do you welcome a race. Look, we've had years.

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<v Speaker 2>Tom Menino had a couple of elections when he didn't

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<v Speaker 2>really have They'd always be an opponent, but not a

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<v Speaker 2>serious opponent. I think, josht if the election were held today,

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<v Speaker 2>someone said to me, someone who has knowledge, probably more

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<v Speaker 2>knowledge than I have, or maybe more insight than I have,

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<v Speaker 2>said to me that if the election were held today,

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<v Speaker 2>probably Mayor will would prevail. But elections are not held

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<v Speaker 2>in January except when they have a special election to

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<v Speaker 2>fill the seat of Ted Kennedy back in twenty ten.

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<v Speaker 2>But elections are not held in January. They're held in

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<v Speaker 2>the fall. And Josh if he has the funding, if

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<v Speaker 2>he has the support of members of the business community,

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<v Speaker 2>if he has support of those who are attracted to

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<v Speaker 2>someone who is philanthropic and who has spent a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of time in positions and posts. He could have been

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<v Speaker 2>in a much more glamorous post associated with the New

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<v Speaker 2>England Patriots, of which his dad owns the team, but

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<v Speaker 2>he chose to work at the Boys and Girls Club

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<v Speaker 2>as the executive director, and even today, Adrian Walker in

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<v Speaker 2>The Boston Herald, who I think has a pretty good

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<v Speaker 2>pulse of the city of Boston, characterized him as a

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<v Speaker 2>long time do gooder. I think that's a compliment. I

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<v Speaker 2>do believe that it's a compliment, and Walker writes apparently

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<v Speaker 2>he meaning Craft, had decided that there's enough discontent with

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<v Speaker 2>WU to make an opponent viable, but he spent He said.

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<v Speaker 2>Craft has never run for any office before, but he

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<v Speaker 2>spent twelve years running the Boys and Girls Clubs of

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<v Speaker 2>Boston and built a significant fan base, particularly in low

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<v Speaker 2>income neighborhoods and communities of color. He's an engaging president

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<v Speaker 2>and rooms in which right rich white men are uncommon.

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<v Speaker 2>Add to that his family's name, recognition and money, and

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<v Speaker 2>you have the beginnings of a credible insurgent campaign. So

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<v Speaker 2>I'd love to know what you think. Six one, seven, two, five, four,

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<v Speaker 2>ten thirty, six one seven, nine three one, ten thirty

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<v Speaker 2>and triple eight nine to nine, ten thirty. My name

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<v Speaker 2>is Dan Ray. This is Nightside, and we're talking about

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<v Speaker 2>a potential a real mayor's race, which is always good

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<v Speaker 2>for for a city to have a real mayor's race

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<v Speaker 2>here in Boston this year of twenty twenty five. Coming

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<v Speaker 2>back on Nightside right after this break.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Dan Ray line from the Window World

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<v Speaker 2>Radio, Mala, let's talk about Josh Craft. I mean, look there,

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<v Speaker 2>we have had people step forward and run for public

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<v Speaker 2>office the first time at a pretty high level, and

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<v Speaker 2>it looks like Josh Kraft is going to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's see, let's see what you think. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>go first to Paul in Boston. Paul, welcome, you are

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<v Speaker 2>first this hour on Nightside. Go right ahead, Paul, Hi,

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<v Speaker 2>good eating.

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<v Speaker 3>I would like to see Jonathan Kraft or somebody else

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<v Speaker 3>get in the race and hopefully they could defeat her.

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<v Speaker 3>She's a very nice person, but I don't think she's

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<v Speaker 3>doing a very good job. And that's reflective on the

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<v Speaker 3>conditions of the schools. They're closing schools in Boston and

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<v Speaker 3>the enrollments way down. They tell me the kids, don't

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<v Speaker 3>it They arrived at school several hours after school stats

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<v Speaker 3>because of the transportation problems. And that's all directly, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>under her watch. But another thing I wanted to ask

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<v Speaker 3>you when it's I hope you don't mind she appeared

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<v Speaker 3>on your show only once. Is that correct?

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<v Speaker 2>That is well as mayor correct? Yes?

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<v Speaker 4>Yes?

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<v Speaker 3>And is it true she got a little offended. You

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<v Speaker 3>always treat your guests with respect, There's no question about it.

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<v Speaker 3>You insist upon that, and you always demand respect for

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<v Speaker 3>your guest. But I guess she didn't like some of

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<v Speaker 3>a questioning. Some of the questions were direct and they

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<v Speaker 3>offended by that. Am I correct?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I wouldn't say so. What happened was one of

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<v Speaker 2>the high profile Boston police officers at that time. There

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<v Speaker 2>was a lot of controversy over protests outside of mayor

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<v Speaker 2>Who's home in roslyn Dale, and it became kind of personal.

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<v Speaker 2>So she came on the show. This would have been April,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm guessing of twenty twenty three, and one of the

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<v Speaker 2>Boston police officers, a woman sergeant whose name I know

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm not going to tell me now, Yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 2>what it was. It was a sergeant Catone called in

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<v Speaker 2>and she was very respectful. She said, you know, good

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<v Speaker 2>evening to the mayor, and they exchanged pleasantries and she

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<v Speaker 2>was about a two minute conversation, not particularly long. And

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<v Speaker 2>How could I let this police officer talked on the

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<v Speaker 2>So I explained that, I said, well, let me tell

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<v Speaker 2>the line as this person did. We basically take them

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<v Speaker 2>keep a caller off the air who treated the mayor politely,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, who was very respectful. I just thought

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<v Speaker 2>say gee, my press person is young and they're enthusiastic,

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<v Speaker 2>and I apologize. They never should have made a call

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<v Speaker 2>like that. It was just totally unprofessional. Never heard back

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<v Speaker 2>from her. So I've mentioned that story a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>times in the year, and my attitude is that that

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<v Speaker 2>she must agree. I assume the mayor must agree with

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<v Speaker 2>for her plus fresh flag to be so upset. So anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's that's the truth, that is the true story.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I don't think the mayor reacts well under pressure

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<v Speaker 3>direct questioning, as I say, the schools.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, yeah, I mean it could be that as time

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<v Speaker 2>goes on, things have, I mean things have have I

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<v Speaker 2>schools which you highlighted White Stadium obviously has not gone

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<v Speaker 2>as smoothly as she would have liked. The bike lanes,

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<v Speaker 2>I've been a critic of bike lanes since before Mayor

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<v Speaker 2>Wu became mayor has got nothing to do with Mayor

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Mayor Menina was always on the show. Mayor

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<v Speaker 2>hoping to be able to continue that with Mayor Wu.

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<v Speaker 2>She and I have at least one very close mutual friend,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've explained that to the mutual friends. So again

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<v Speaker 2>it's look, she doesn't need me to run for reelection,

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<v Speaker 2>and I can cover the reelection with or without her

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<v Speaker 2>as a guest. And again it's her choice. She's welcome here,

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<v Speaker 2>She's welcome to come on any night. I don't hold

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<v Speaker 2>grudges against people, but certainly I think that her press

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<v Speaker 3>A lot of people are very displeased about the reconstruction

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<v Speaker 3>out the West rox Precenter. Also that's under her watch.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, well that's one that I think is a

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<v Speaker 2>total disaster. And I think that that she basically has

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<v Speaker 2>think many of the residents are either. Paul. I got

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<v Speaker 2>to run here because I but I I if you

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<v Speaker 2>asked that question, I wanted to answer it. Okay, good

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<v Speaker 2>talking to you, Dan, but great, good talking with you.

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<v Speaker 2>I like to join us one line at six one seven,

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<v Speaker 2>two five, four ten thirty one at six one, seven,

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<v Speaker 1>You're on night Side with Dan Ray on w Boston's

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<v Speaker 2>Now Josh Kraft, I just checking it out. Doesn't have

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<v Speaker 2>a huge presence on social media. Uh, he's there, but

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't have huge followings. And I don't know. I would

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<v Speaker 2>think that he's got some work to do. I'm to

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<v Speaker 2>the best of my knowledge, I believe I met him

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<v Speaker 2>once at a Boys and Girls Club's event I believe

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<v Speaker 2>was over in Chelsea, but that was many years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's not someone who I'm especially close to. But

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<v Speaker 2>from everyone who I know and who I respect, they

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<v Speaker 2>say that he's done great work in Boston, including Adrian

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<v Speaker 2>Walker in the Boston Globe today. Was it today? Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>it's Today's Boston Globe. Yeah, Wednesday a challenge from Craft

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<v Speaker 2>which again a pretty positive piece by Adrian Walker. Let

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<v Speaker 2>me go next to Whole's Julius and Newton. Julius, you

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<v Speaker 2>were next on Nightside. Welcome. How are you, sir?

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<v Speaker 5>Hi Dan?

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<v Speaker 6>How you doing tonight?

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<v Speaker 2>Doing just great? We're talking about a potential challenge by

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 6>I just wanted to mention at the beginning of the show,

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<v Speaker 6>you mentioned that he was the former CEO of the

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<v Speaker 6>Boys and Girls Club to Boston but prior to that,

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<v Speaker 6>he was a club director in Charlestown, so he was

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<v Speaker 6>very hands on. He was you know, he's not just

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<v Speaker 6>someone who sat in you know, the corporate headquarters looking

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<v Speaker 6>down you know, at the different clubs. He's actually experienced

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<v Speaker 6>and work with kids and been you know, really part

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<v Speaker 6>of the community there. I just wanted to share that

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<v Speaker 2>Now, let me ask you this. It sounds to me like,

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<v Speaker 2>are you a friend of his or do you know

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<v Speaker 2>him pretty well?

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know him that well. I sit on a

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<v Speaker 6>Dorchester and Blue Hills and I met him through there,

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<v Speaker 6>and when I first came on, I've been on it

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<v Speaker 6>over twenty years. He was at the Charlestown Club as

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<v Speaker 2>So you're saying as a director, as the director, you're

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, okay, that's with all the staff and all the

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<v Speaker 6>kids would know him, and you know, he's the type

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<v Speaker 6>of guy you know who would have you know, get

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<v Speaker 6>on the ground and be with him, you know, not

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<v Speaker 6>just you know, walking around with a clipboard so to speak.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the thing that strikes me interesting about this is

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<v Speaker 2>that he easily, you know, could have associated himself with

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<v Speaker 2>his brother Jonathan. It's always there with the patriarch of

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<v Speaker 2>the family bomb Craft, you know, watching the football games.

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<v Speaker 2>And he could have, I'm sure, had a role within

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<v Speaker 2>I guess what I would call the philanthropic sector, which

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<v Speaker 2>is something that is a feather in his hat in

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<v Speaker 2>my opinion. But hey, we'll we'll see. I hope to

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<v Speaker 2>have him on the show at some point. Never had

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<v Speaker 2>him on the program as a guest. I can guarantee

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<v Speaker 2>you that. And if he get on, he would be

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<v Speaker 2>treated fairly, just like Mayor Wu was treated fairly, and

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<v Speaker 2>I would ask tough questions and callers would have a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to call, and that have to take phone calls.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we don't let people know public office come

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<v Speaker 2>on and not take phone calls. So he's more than

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<v Speaker 2>welcome to come on any nine of his choosing, before

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<v Speaker 2>or after his announcement, assuming that the announcement occurs as

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<v Speaker 2>scheduled in early February. And again, I always like to

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<v Speaker 2>not throw cold water on it. But say, hey, when

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<v Speaker 2>someone says yes, I am a candidate, then they're a candidate.

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<v Speaker 2>When there are press leaks or media leaks that say

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<v Speaker 2>he intends to well, people sometimes have been known to

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<v Speaker 2>back away from that at the last moment. So we'll

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<v Speaker 2>see what happens.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, yeah, I definitely see what happened. But I also

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<v Speaker 6>want to echo I think with Stevenpior to me, you

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<v Speaker 6>always treat your guest fair and you're always protective of

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<v Speaker 6>your guests in the sense of if someone goes down

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<v Speaker 6>a rabbit hole that you feel they'd be in distressed,

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<v Speaker 6>well you'll shut them down, which is great because they

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<v Speaker 6>gets a tough question, but they're treated fairly well.

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<v Speaker 2>The reason the reason I do that, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>the reason I do that is I want guests on

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<v Speaker 2>of the things that I that I've always felt was

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<v Speaker 2>Menino would take phone calls, and you know, Marty Wallash

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<v Speaker 2>would take phone calls, and of course you know different

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<v Speaker 2>you know Democratic candidates there there are Republicans and Democrats,

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<v Speaker 2>mostly Democrats. You know, Laurie Trahan comes on Seth Seth Moulten,

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<v Speaker 2>was that, except, Yeah, Elizabeth Warren has never been on

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<v Speaker 2>on our shows. Who are going to protect her? She's

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<v Speaker 2>she's she's considered herself to be a national figure from

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<v Speaker 2>the moment she arrived here. Okay, uh, And so I

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<v Speaker 2>gave up long ago. We will always do the courtesy

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<v Speaker 2>of saying we're going to do a story that's critical.

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<v Speaker 2>If she likes to come up, we know what the

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<v Speaker 2>answer is going to be. But you have had you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Richie Neil, the the the chair of the you know,

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<v Speaker 2>of Jim McGovern, Jake Uchincloss, Steve Lynch has been on many,

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, you know, I'll tell you one of the most

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<v Speaker 7>Great because.

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<v Speaker 6>He seeks so well and he really can be in

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<v Speaker 2>Predictable Elizabeth, Yeah, I mean Elizabeth Warren is simply predictable.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell me the issue and I'll tell you where she stands.

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<v Speaker 2>It's as simple as that. But Moulton. Moulton's very thoughtful,

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<v Speaker 2>very smart guy, and you know, you always have to

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<v Speaker 2>There was no draft, no requirement for him to be

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<v Speaker 2>in the military. But anyway, look, Julius, appreciate you, Carl,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you very much for some insight on on seth Molten.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm looking for all sorts of perspectives that we might

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<v Speaker 2>are going to think very highly of. Thanks Julius.

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<v Speaker 7>Oh, I take care.

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<v Speaker 2>Talk to you soon. Oh, let me keep rolling here.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me go to Joe and belmont Real quickly. Joe,

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<v Speaker 2>you're next on Nightside. Go right ahead, Joe Dan.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm predicting that God is gonna punish our country in

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<v Speaker 4>Mayo Wou because of the abuse on abortion.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, Joe, you and I I know you

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<v Speaker 2>like to make those those sort of statements, but we

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<v Speaker 2>kind of disagree. I don't know that I think God's

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<v Speaker 2>got a lot to worry about. I don't think he's

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<v Speaker 2>worried about the mayor's race in Boston.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't think I don't think. I don't think God

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<v Speaker 4>has a lot to be worried about. He's got surprise creator, no, no, no.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, But he has a lot. I mean, he's

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<v Speaker 2>got eight billion people here on the Earth, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>war in the Middle East. He's got war in the

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<v Speaker 2>Ukraine going on, and I'm sure that he's concerned about that.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't know that he's interested in, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the City of Boston mayor's race. But hey, you might

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<v Speaker 2>be right.

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<v Speaker 4>And if you you know, abortion is abomination to him.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but again, you know what'll I don't think abortion

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be a big issue in the mayor's Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I know that, and I understand what you're saying, and

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<v Speaker 2>I like to be respectful, Joe, But again, I think

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<v Speaker 2>we're dealing in the area here that is a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit different from what I'm talking about. So when next

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<v Speaker 2>time you call back, we'll talk longer. But I appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>you call nonetheless, Thanks, Joe, appreciate it. Will take a

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<v Speaker 2>break if you like to join me, feel free six seven, two, five,

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<v Speaker 2>four ten thirty, six one seven, nine, ten thirty. I

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<v Speaker 2>got Frank and Boston coming up. On the other side,

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<v Speaker 2>I got some open lines here we will get to

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<v Speaker 2>this guyon of President Trump his executive orders, uh, some

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<v Speaker 2>of which I think we're long overdue, some of which

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<v Speaker 2>I think were a little bit uh questionable at least one.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll talk about that, uh and we'll we'll continue

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<v Speaker 2>with our conversation as I say, six one, seven, two, five,

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<v Speaker 2>four ten thirty six one seven, nine three one ten thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>If you'd like to share a perspective about Josh Kraft,

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<v Speaker 2>who apparently is about ready to announce for mayor and

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<v Speaker 2>we will have a mayor's race when that happens. If

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<v Speaker 2>that happens here in Boston, feel free to join the conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>I also have a line open at six one, seven,

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<v Speaker 2>nine three, one ten thirty. Back on night Side.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, back to Dan Ray live from the Window World

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<v Speaker 1>night Side Studios on WBZ News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we had we have had some interesting comments, particularly

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<v Speaker 2>from Julius, about Josh Kraft's career here. As I say,

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<v Speaker 2>I did not reach out to Josh Craft today, but

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<v Speaker 2>if those of you in the audience know him or

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<v Speaker 2>know of his work, we have a few minutes left

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<v Speaker 2>here in the meantime, Oh I gotta do is give

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<v Speaker 2>us a call at six one, seven, four, ten thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>In the meantime, I'll go to Frank in Boston. Frank,

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<v Speaker 2>you are next on nightside.

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<v Speaker 8>Welcome, Yes, sir, I think another rich guy running for office?

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<v Speaker 8>Think so okay, yeah, I seemed that you like those

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<v Speaker 8>rich guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you read Adrian called him this morning, Benny Chance? Frank?

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<v Speaker 7>No, I did not. But I know one thing.

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<v Speaker 2>You know who Adrian Walker is. If I'm not mistaken, correct.

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<v Speaker 7>Yes, yes, yes, right right? Doesn't him? Doesn't give him

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<v Speaker 7>carte blanche?

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<v Speaker 2>Who said?

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<v Speaker 4>He?

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<v Speaker 2>Who said? Game? You're you know you're you're making comments

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<v Speaker 2>about do you know do you know Josh Kraft pretty well?

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<v Speaker 2>Know where did he lived in the North end of Boston?

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<v Speaker 7>Thank goodness? Thank goodness, because I was going to say,

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<v Speaker 7>because I.

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<v Speaker 5>Mean this city, if you get a chance, Frank.

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<v Speaker 7>As has not.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I'm trying to be positive too, because.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he.

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<v Speaker 5>It's true, he is putting his foot in as into

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<v Speaker 5>something that's into into something.

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<v Speaker 7>That's I needed. We don't need him the mayor.

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<v Speaker 2>You can ask you a couple of I mean crime

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<v Speaker 2>crime before and I know and I know you're where

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<v Speaker 2>you're coming from. Can I ask you a couple of questions.

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<v Speaker 2>If you don't mind, okay, you.

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<v Speaker 7>Love that, that's.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, no, I got a question. I got a question.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you feel about what's going on at White Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>You're from the city. I know that we've talked before.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you think the mayor is doing the right thing

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<v Speaker 2>on on the White Stadium in Franklin Park.

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<v Speaker 7>I think she's going to spend too much money.

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<v Speaker 5>But but one thing I do think is that whole

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<v Speaker 5>area needs to be rezoned and that they need to

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<v Speaker 5>take out White They didn't need to take out the

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<v Speaker 5>zoo and maybe move it to uh, what's that other

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<v Speaker 5>place that there's a zoo here?

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<v Speaker 2>This this the New England's zoo. New England is in

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<v Speaker 2>Franklin Park, as you know, and also in Stoneham. I

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<v Speaker 2>think I think you're gonna disagree with you.

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<v Speaker 5>I think that all that together and move it out

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<v Speaker 5>some place. Yeah, it's amazing, but they need to move

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<v Speaker 5>it out to outside the city, outside all this congestion,

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<v Speaker 5>all this smog, and take all that land and turn

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<v Speaker 5>it into housing and businesses. I mean, have you been

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<v Speaker 5>to the Franklin zoos is the most trip I've gone through.

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta tell you, I think it's I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>if I can express my opinion, I think it's a

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<v Speaker 2>great zoo. I think it's a great asset to the

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<v Speaker 2>city of Boston. And anyway, Frank, I gotta keep it

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<v Speaker 2>on you guys, got a bunch of other callers. I

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate you weighing in on it.

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<v Speaker 5>She she's done a good job, and I think Craft

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<v Speaker 5>is out of place.

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<v Speaker 7>He's he should stay like.

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<v Speaker 2>Young, he should stay with the boys and girls clubs

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<v Speaker 2>in your.

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<v Speaker 5>Opinion, right, but he hasn't done nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what do me? Favorite read Adriane Walker's piece

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<v Speaker 2>in the Globe today. I think I think you'll open

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<v Speaker 2>your mind up. Impossible, You'll open your mind up a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit to be honest.

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<v Speaker 5>About a good man.

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<v Speaker 3>That was a good man, but.

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<v Speaker 2>In terms of who he is. But what he's done

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<v Speaker 2>you said, he's he hasn't done something. Go read Adrian

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<v Speaker 2>Walker's piece and and we can talk next week. Fair enough?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, what how how how is mayer Wu really made

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<v Speaker 5>herself less of less of a quality candidate? I mean

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<v Speaker 5>to the legislature who took away the deal from that

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<v Speaker 5>business group.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, all right, Frank, I'm not here to debate the

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<v Speaker 2>mayor Wu. I'm not even here to debate Joshkraft with you.

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<v Speaker 2>You had your opportunity to say what you want to

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<v Speaker 2>say about him. You obviously are not a fan of Joshkraft.

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<v Speaker 2>I would suggest to you you may get a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of balance if you read Adrian Walker's piece in

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<v Speaker 2>the Globe today. Appreciate it, Frank, thank you much. Let

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<v Speaker 2>me go to Joyce kill Haywick. Hi, Joyce, how are you?

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<v Speaker 9>Hey, Danny, Happy New Year, Happy New.

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<v Speaker 4>Year to you.

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<v Speaker 2>We can still say this, Joyce, because it's still January.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you?

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<v Speaker 9>Oh my gosh, I say it all the time. I'm fine.

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<v Speaker 9>I just came from a production of Peter Pan in town.

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<v Speaker 9>It was press night at the Opera House, and so yeah,

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<v Speaker 9>I was. I flipped on the BZ radio. Of course,

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<v Speaker 9>heard your show, and I'm a big fan of Mayor Woo's.

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<v Speaker 9>But my question really has to do with and I

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<v Speaker 9>because I tuned in in the middle. I don't know

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<v Speaker 9>if you've been talking about this yet, but obviously via

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<v Speaker 9>inaugurations on everybody's mind and those executive orders that Trump signed,

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<v Speaker 9>and I was curious to know where you stand on

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<v Speaker 9>the blanket pardons for everybody, including the people who attacked

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<v Speaker 9>and injured police officers that day, and so will I

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<v Speaker 9>will give you.

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<v Speaker 2>I will give you a preview of my ten o'clock hour.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that it was absolutely wrong. I think that

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<v Speaker 2>if you want to look at those fifteen hundred people

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<v Speaker 2>and say some of them were there and in the

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<v Speaker 2>excitement of the moment, they may be walked in through

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<v Speaker 2>a door where they shouldn't have been. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>a person like that should be prosecuted. But someone who

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<v Speaker 2>attacked a police officer, someone who broke windows, smashed doors,

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<v Speaker 2>and beyond the head of the Proud Boys and some

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<v Speaker 2>of these weirdo groups and organizations, why you would paint

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<v Speaker 2>with such a broad brush. And as a matter of fact,

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<v Speaker 2>I previewed it today. I said, the the president's executive orders,

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<v Speaker 2>I said the good, the bad, and the questionable, and

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<v Speaker 2>that was some very, very questionable. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>his own vice president a week ago said the violent

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<v Speaker 2>offenders of January sixth should not be should not be

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<v Speaker 2>pardoned or have the sentence commuted as as.

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<v Speaker 5>I will say after that, And I think you know

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<v Speaker 5>any sane.

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<v Speaker 9>Person who believes in law and order, who backs the blue,

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<v Speaker 9>et cetera, et cetera, have to feel dis way. I

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<v Speaker 9>think it's just an awful thing that was done. And

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<v Speaker 9>I sweet, you know, painting with that broadbrush was just

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<v Speaker 9>the wrong move here. But I thought it was very

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<v Speaker 9>funny to watch reporters questioning some of those Republican senators

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<v Speaker 9>and one of them said, I didn't see it.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw that, and again they had the backbone.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, very few people had the nerve to actually take

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<v Speaker 9>a stand. And and I thought that was very revealing.

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<v Speaker 9>It really separates the men from the boys when it

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<v Speaker 9>comes to one's principles and the kind of president.

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<v Speaker 3>That's what I'm very well, I think I.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't think it's that you know, well, we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>do that right after ten o'clock. But I got to

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<v Speaker 2>tell you this, Joyce, I don't think it's that hard

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<v Speaker 2>to take the position because you know, I have police

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<v Speaker 2>officers in my family, have had police officers.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what I.

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<v Speaker 9>Achieve the police in different different.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, yeah, and and and when people you know, it's look,

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<v Speaker 2>there are people who get stopped a drunk driving and

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<v Speaker 2>the police officers, you know, says get out of the car,

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<v Speaker 2>and the person's half in the bag and they stumble

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<v Speaker 2>and they bump into the police officer. Well, technically that's

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<v Speaker 2>an assault in the police officer. However, this is entirely different.

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<v Speaker 2>This is people home who struck police officers with baseball bats. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll get into that after the ten oclog News. Joyce,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think I will disappoint you tonight.

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<v Speaker 9>I'm very very interesting. Thank you Danny for.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, thank you for calling. Thanks Joyce, Doc, Thanks good night.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me get one more in here. I got John

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<v Speaker 2>in Dorchester. John, I'm going to give you about a

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<v Speaker 2>minute if you can do something with it on Josh

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<v Speaker 2>krafta mayor. Go ahead, John, is John there? Well I

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<v Speaker 2>guess he isn't. So in that case, John, you can

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<v Speaker 2>try him one more time and if he's not, We're

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<v Speaker 2>just We're going to move on to the ten o'clock

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<v Speaker 2>news and I can preview. I'll preview what is coming

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<v Speaker 2>up after the ten We are going to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>the inauguration, going to talk about the inauguration speech, going

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about the executive orders which are still continuing

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<v Speaker 2>from President Trump, and Joyce sort of anticipated what I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to talk about. But one of the orders that

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<v Speaker 2>I disagree with is this blanket pardon? I think it

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<v Speaker 2>was an absolute mistake. I think disgraceful to be to

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<v Speaker 2>put it in in clear language. I will expand on

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<v Speaker 2>that right after the ten o'clock news. Is Dan Rey

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<v Speaker 2>on night side six one seven, two, five four, ten

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<v Speaker 2>thirty If you want to jump on early six one seven,

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<v Speaker 2>two five four ten thirty or six one seven nine

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<v Speaker 2>three one ten thirty. We'll be talking about this right

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<v Speaker 2>after the ten o'clock news. Get for Get in line,