America's Mayor Lashes Out

" heard this once or twice in the network and Arlen Specter's words giving Democrats a filibuster proof majority. Possibly for the first time since the Carter administration though that didn't work out well for Jimmy -- down from former Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani. Mayor good to see you good to see you aren't in your little into the -- a little bit of the march I've spent on the duo together well and normally people prefer when I'm like this. Most of my you have -- this let me ask you. About this factors which he was arguing in so many words I didn't leave."

" The Republican Party it left backpack I know we -- to Republican Party I'm very disappointed they the campaign reform in many many times. Including his last very close race in the Republican primary where the white ready with -- White House went way out for him. And I went way out from sort of many others. So I'm very disappointed now honestly its own decisions he's a friend of mine. And in many ways. He has had problems in terms of thinking in the Republican party for quite some time even the economic conservative court. All right now many at the same kind of rap about you. This maverick Republican. Who rule on the core economic. You know security issues as a Republican but I socialists is let's not. And that's Collison. And we did citizens it's our -- and they didn't departed I think they interpreted incorrectly I'm a Republican. For what I considered to be the two main reasons the economy national security. I made a deliberate choice to become a Republican before I was ever elected elected office. And I needed because I thought. The Democratic Party had become too weak on national defense and you became a show him -- the first year of the Reagan as if I was very impressed with. President Reagan right and it it was basically over. Strong -- weak national defense. And realistic economic policies were unrealistic economic policies. And when I look at what the Obama administration is doing it convinces me more that I should be -- Republicans. Because these are terrible mistakes they're making in handling our domestic economy so what do you make of Specter's argument that the Republican. Party is now dominated by the extreme right and they're marginalizing themselves off I mean if people -- on leave. That doesn't help mean the reality is the Republican Party is made up of a lot of people. There is a very strong. Contingent that has -- very right wing view on large social issues that's where I had disagreements consider myself a moderate on social issues. But an economic policy. And on national security. I'm very comfortable being Republican and I'm very comfortable being could -- a conservative now I'm. I -- coming -- I want to talk to about this Air Force One does stuff they were doing this PR. Picture taking thing over. The streets of Manhattan but it wouldn't receives let's take a look at this this is yesterday and he kind."

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" Okay so that was yesterday in New York an area very familiar. With planes getting really close to build its what you think and I thought it was terrible mistake. That's the nicest -- computer I guess I can't imagine why anybody would think that they should do that. And around -- enough pictures of even -- smart. Yeah I mean and then I think originally they put out the word there was some kind of security thing you doing. Then they change their explanation. To taking some kind of pictures publicity pictures -- whatever I mean in reality. You'd think they'd be enough common sense not to do that at all in that area where the worst attack in history this country took place second you would think if they were going to do it. Could be all kinds of public announcements -- it's going to take place although I question why you would do it at all what why at a time like this are we spending money on. There we -- all this criticism of the you surprised at what it's. Pension fund executive. Was flying -- you -- President Obama -- today mayor was a mistake he had nothing personally do they don't put that it was a mistake. This is just there. To say did you guys they're good. You know we're all this self righteous criticism of the use -- click it's I think there's gusto might have cost a lot more. Then some guy final Washington and his -- have one that's scary stuff in you know what they got me thinking -- very seriously and I love more than anyone. How. Open wound it's it's you know. -- it's it's in the back of people's memory it it it I mean they cleared out buildings it's amazing when when you when people most -- believe what you were forgotten about -- eleven no way you -- you remembered every day life. And sure when things happen comes up more -- always there I think about it every day and then I'd been there probably would've been. Well I'm sort of reaction phone calls thinking you mayor we're gonna do this Air Force -- language body would have been having having been from Brooke."

" The my laryngitis or not you think I don't know I would've -- that does have done I think might. It's a little more jetBlue -- and that's where you're from Brooklyn they don't do it it really never done it again I would not like to do on the other end of the gonna let."

" give this another incident in New York City health commissioner saying potentially hundreds. Of slight flu cases among kids in New York I don't know how. They got that far off that when that review confirmed that. We could have a big crisis on our hands and good but let's not talk -- into it let's deal with a very carefully. Visit this city has the best public health available this department of public health the biggest one of the country. They handle West Nile Virus remember when -- McEnroe we ninety's we went -- three years the West Nile Virus helped to discovered actually. With the CDC and I think help prevent you know what I remember about that there. You always before. The folks the camera updating yeah I had to do and how to do spray which was very controversial remember that I did it because they wanted to get beyond. But -- want to risk if you don't constant double for the public and update tomorrow calmed them. These things do faster -- you have to talk to about it. All the time he got to give them all the information. You have -- so they'll know the cynic in me says maybe they know something they know honestly it. Some people communicate better than others something new under the system the communication. I think that Health Department you will -- it's really really well. I can't speak for the rest of the country I don't know that health services and a lot of cities don't have Health Department to him like we do but the Health Department in New York City. Really help to identify West Nile Virus. And -- great contribution doing that and they also handled anthrax remember. That's the whole anthrax thing with what -- it does but they don't want aside I do that nobody doing that I men. The Ernst and young -- in my office is located at -- came in this morning there was. Radio crew and no woman in the building her child was that was it wasn't effective for the work you know -- kind of precautions in my building. Well. If it is a pandemic and -- is standing out of control. And if we get confirmation diesel are slight flu related deaths in California. And that it has sort of hops from country to country as it appears and in some countries in Europe they're saying. Utility Digg gets a lot of where prophecies. How do you lead through that. And yet have you people the faction of the job what did you do in order be. Properly dealt with how he's Tamiflu how to use some of the I don't still exist now we're totally can't get Tamiflu we hope you should. And we should we should be -- is being produced very very quickly fun of the president. A good phone with people make sure that plenty of that is being a stockpile right now. -- because you have time. And having gone to that stage yet would you that there are good viewing history and in this city of course was hit hard in 1918 for the dead. Bad debt that killed millions worldwide. I'm not saying then is now rest -- and I'm not saying this is like in 1976. The flu crisis. But are we ready for something of that magnitude. Yes we're ready for whom we've been through I know we are New York City ready for probably -- city is. -- rely when things get very very large on the federal government and I don't know how -- the federal government -- I know that the department of health. From my administration to Mike Bloomberg's administration. Kind of an effect at that lead all of this. So I think New York City will be pretty well prepared this. Okay finally you're running for governor in New York I don't know spectacular Iceland and Norway to -- letter that I lost my voice."

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