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WITH THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY NOW AND IN THE FUTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. THAT'S THE FIRST SUBJECT AND THE PROBLEMS OF THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY. I...
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| 00:26:51 |
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DIVISIONS THAT AMERICANS SEEM TO GROW UP WITH. I WONDER WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ABOUT THE TREND TO INCREASINGLY TREAT HISPANICS AS A RACE UNTO THEMSELVES....
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| 00:27:41 |
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THIS IS A CATEGORY WHICH WE DON'T FIT IN BECAUSE WE REPRESENT -- WE ARE PEOPLE WHO EITHER WHITES, BLACKS, ASIANS OR MIX TURS. THEREFORE, I WANT TO SET...
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| 00:29:12 |
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CHECK IT. BUT THERE ARE MANY WHO CHECK WHITE OR BLACK OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE. WE CAN'T COMPEL PEOPLE HOW THEY SHOULD DO IT. BUT MY OPINION IS THAT IT'S...
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| 00:29:26 |
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WHICH GROUP WE BLODGE TO. >> LET'S -- BELONG TO. >> LET'S START WITH OUR QUESTIONSES. >> CONGRESSMAN, ABSENT FROM YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS ON WHAT TO DO...
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| 00:29:50 |
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NOT WORK. >> SO
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| 00:29:52 |
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ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF A SFRICTLY GUARDING THE BORDERS AND MAKING
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| 00:29:56 |
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SURE ILLEGALS DON'T GET IN? AND ALONG WITH THAT, GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ALL THESE ILLEGALS HERE, WHICH CAMP ARE YOU IN? ARE THESE ILL LEELS A...
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| 00:30:11 |
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BENEFIT? >> LET ME ANSWER THE FIRST
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| 00:30:13 |
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QUESTION. WE SHOULD ENFORCE THE BORDER AND MAKE OUR OWN. BUT IF WE REALLY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT ENFORCING THE BORDERS, WE HAVE TO ENFORCE THEM ALL AROUND...
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| 00:30:32 |
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REPUBLICAN. THEY COME BY PLANE AND THEN GET A VISA AND OVERSTAY THE VISA. SO ENFORCING THE BORDER IS NOT GOING TO WORK. MANY COME FROM CANADA. SO UNLESS...
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| 00:32:09 |
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ARE PROVING TO HAVE SOME LITTLE, TEENY TINY BIT OF DISCOURAGEMENT OF ILL LEELS? >> NO, I'M NOT. BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SANCTIONS IN EFFECT FOR MANY, MANY...
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| 00:32:35 |
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AN AREA WHERE THEY KNOW THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE LIVING? FOR EXAMPLE, WE KNOW THAT IS SO IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS IN NEW YORK CITY....
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| 00:33:42 |
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DIFFERENCES. THE CUBAN COMMUNITY IN MIAMI AND FLORIDA PRIMARILY HAS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM ALTOGETHER, BECAUSE THE HISPANICS WHO ARE HERE, LIKE THOSE FROM...
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| 00:34:01 |
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OLD, MY MOTHER WHEN I WAS FIVE BECAUSE THERE WAS AN EPIDEMIC OF TUBERCULOSIS. SO THE WHOLE TOWN WAS DESSMATE. BECAUSE IN THOSE DAYS THE TUBE CLOSE WAS...
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| 00:36:13 |
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WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL. DESSI AN EZZ, PROBABLY THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE EVERYBODY INCLUDING MY WIFE WATCHES I LOVE LUCY ALL THE TIME. AND TODAY,. BUT...
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| 00:36:27 |
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IS THOSE INDIVIDUAL EXAMPLES OF SUCCESS IS NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. I'M TALKING ABOUT SUCCESS OF THE GREAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE. YOU STILL HAVE, AS...
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| 00:37:30 |
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THE UPPER MIDDLE CLASS. BUT THEY LEFT THE POOR IN CUBA, AND THEY'RE STILL POOR IN CUBA. SOME OF MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE BEEN TO CUBA IN THE LAST WEEK ...
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| 00:37:45 |
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CUBA TODAY. AND THEREFORE CASTRO HAS FOLLOWED THE SAME SUCH LEGACY THAT I TALKED ABOUT. AND WORSE BECAUSE HE HAS LOST SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAD THE...
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| 00:38:21 |
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WERE SUPPORTED, OR EVEN IN THE CASE OF
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| 00:38:25 |
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CHILE, BY THE UNITED STATES. THOSE POLICIES HAVE BEEN EXACERBATED BY I.M.F. POSITIONS AS WELL AS FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS. WOULDN'T IT BENEFIT FOR COLLECTIVE...
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| 00:39:21 |
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NOT USED TO STARTING PREEMPTIVE WARS, THAT ISN'T TRUE AT ALL. WE STARTED A PREEMPTIVE WAR AGAINST SANTO DOME GO IN 1965. GAULT MAA. PAN MA. ALL OF...
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| 00:40:15 |
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YEAR SIESTA IN LATIN AMERICA IS SOMETHING I REFER TO IN MY BOOK. I POINT OUT
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| 00:40:22 |
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TO A POLL THAT
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| 00:40:24 |
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WAS TAKEN BY THE UNITED NATIONS IN
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| 00:40:27 |
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THE YEAR 2004, I BELIEVE, WHICH INTERVIEWED ABOUT 17,000 PEOPLE FROM ALL THE LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES. AND WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT MOST OF THEM SAID THAT...
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| 00:41:23 |
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EDUCATION. THE HISPANICS THAT YOU POINED OUT ARE COMING FROM COUNTRIES THAT HAVE NOT VALUED EDUCATION. IF IT'S LIKELY TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF...
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| 00:42:09 |
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THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE WHAT I SAY, HISPANICS, BECAUSE THEY SAY I SHOULD NOT CRITICIZE THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY. BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS...
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| 00:42:59 |
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THIS PRACTICE OF SOCIAL PROMOTION IS VERY MISLEADING.
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| 00:43:03 |
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MANY OF THE PARENTS THINK IF THE KIDS GOT A REPORT CARD SAYING THEY PASSED THAT IT MEANS THEY'RE LEARNING. SOCIAL PROMOTION IS IN PLACE, IT DOESN'T MEAN...
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| 00:44:42 |
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YOUNGER FAMILIES MIGHT RECOGNIZE, GETTING THOSE PEOPLE SORT OF INVOLVED IN CHANGING PERCEPTION AND CULTURE. >> I HOPE SO. I'M INVOLVED WITH A NUMBER...
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| 00:45:10 |
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THAN I POINTED OUT IN RMS OF THE DYSFUTIONAL PEDUCATION YS BECAUSE, IN CITY UVER WCH WA WH E T CITY COLLEGE, THE HARVARD OF T@ POOR, STANDARDS...
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| 00:47:21 |
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IN -- YOU GET MORE IN THE BLACK DEMUENT WHERE COMMUNITY WHERE YOU HAVE PEOPLE LIKE
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| 00:47:28 |
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COSBY AND OPRAH WHO TALK ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. >> WHAT KIND OF PUSH BACK HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED? YOU MENTIONED THERE ARE SOME. >> SOME OF THE -- THEY...
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| 00:47:52 |
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HAVE SO THAT WE HAVE AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE ENTIRE
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| 00:47:56 |
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COMMUNITY. >> I HAVE A TWO-PART QUESTION. DO YOU SEE ANY SIMILARITIES BETWEEN YOURSELF AND SENATOR OBAMA? AND, DO YOU THINK THAT HE WOULD BE A GOOD LEADER...
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| 00:48:24 |
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I SAY, WE LOOK AT IT QUITE IN A DIFFERENT WAY. WE WOULD NOT FIND A PERSON LIKE SENATOR OBAMA IN TERMS OF HIS RACIAL BACKGROUND. AS ANYTHING UNUSUAL...
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| 00:48:41 |
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LATIN AMERICA. IT IS PERCEIVED AS A VERY DRAMATIC THING IN THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE HERE THE VIEW IS IS THAT IF THERE'S EVEN A TINY BIT OF BLACK BLOOD...
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| 00:50:34 |
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WAS GREAT. AND THEN I NOTICED THAT A FEW FRIENDS OF MINE, THE CHILDREN THAT WENT TO SCHOOL THAT WERE GOING THEY
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| 00:50:41 |
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WERE STRUGGLING WITH THE ENGLISH AND I TOLD THEM I THINK THAT IN MY CASE, BECAUSE I HAD TO FORCE MYSELF TO LEARN ENGLISH, I ADAPTED MUCH BETTER TO...
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| 00:51:28 |
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ME THEN, I'M SURE NOW, IS THAT IT SHOULD NOT GO ON FOREVER. IT SHOULD BE LIKE A COUPLE OF YEARS. BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT IN THE MEANTIME, A WHOLE...
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| 00:52:17 |
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YOU. >> THE LAST TIME I HEARD YOUR VOICE WAS WHEN YOU WERE ON THE BARRY GRAY SHOW BACK AROUND 1969. >> I REMEMBER THAT. >> SO THIS IS A TRUE TREAT...
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| 00:52:32 |
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YOUR VOICE AGAIN, WHEN YOU WERE RUNNING AGAINST MAYOR LINDSEY. AND I CAN TELL YOU I WENT ON TO BECOME A DENTIST AND I
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| 00:52:42 |
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STILL PRACTICE
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| 00:52:43 |
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DENTISTRY. BUT AT THAT TIME, TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY,
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| 00:52:49 |
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20% OF THEIR ENTERING CLASS OF
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| 00:52:51 |
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FRESHMEN DENTISTS WHO ARE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, WHICH WAS AN INCREDIBLE RATIO AND HORRIFYINGLY AS THE YEARS PROGRESSED BECAUSE OF OPEN ADMISSIONS...
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| 00:53:40 |
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| 00:53:41 |
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30 YEARS, NO CHANCELLOR, NO COLLEGE
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| 00:53:44 |
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PRESIDENT, AND VERY FEW FACULTY EVER COMPLAINED.
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| 00:53:48 |
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NOW THEY'RE ALL FOR IT. THEY ALWAYS
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| 00:53:50 |
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WERE FOR IT, THEY SAY. >> NEXT
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| 00:53:53 |
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QUESTION. >> WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE IN TERMS OF WANTING HISPANICS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. WE WANT ALL PEOPLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SUCCESS OFTEN HAS TO DO...
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| 00:54:13 |
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BUT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS OF BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM THAT MAY EVEN
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| 00:54:17 |
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COME BEFORE THAT AND MAY HAVE TO INVOLVE COMMUNITIES. AND I WONDER WHAT YOU THINK IN TERMS OF BEYOND EDUCATION NEEDS TO HAVE HAPPEN SO THAT HISPANICS...
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| 00:54:58 |
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PANT IN THE SOCIETY, AND NOT -- PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOCIETY AND DON'T HAVE ISOLATE YOURSELF AND DON'T HAVE TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE...
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| 00:55:32 |
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BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE BRIDGES THAT MAKE IT
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| 00:55:35 |
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POSSIBLE. >> THE BRIDGES HAVE TO BE CREATED BY COMMUNITY LEADERS. AND, FOR EXAMPLE, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET MINISTERS TO REACH OUT TO THEIR PEOPLE...
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| 00:55:48 |
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THEM ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING ADVANTAGE. AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS. THOSE ARE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COULD BE
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| 00:55:57 |
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DONE. >> NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE. >> I WANT TO ASK YOU IN REGARDS TO NO WHN YOU GO TO ANY HOSPITAL IN MASSACHUSETTS, YOU SEE EVERYTHING IS WRITTEN NOW...
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| 00:56:30 |
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SAY THAT IT'S GOOD
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| 00:56:33 |
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FOR ANY SPANISH PEOPLE WHO COME TO THIS SOCIETY COMPARED TO OTHER GROUPS WHO DON'T HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY, TO SEE EVERY SIGN OR ANY OTHER PLACE IN ...
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| 00:57:09 |
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AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT PEOPLE MAY HAVE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, AND THAT IS WHY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND THE MAYOR OF OTHER CITIES...
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| 00:58:34 |
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LANGUAGES, WHERE YOU HAVE FOR EXAMPLE IN CHINA TOWN SIGNS IN CHINESE. DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY, AT LEAST AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE CITY OF NEW YORK,...
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| 00:58:53 |
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BECAME EVERYWHERE IS ENGLISH AND SPANISH. BUT AND THERE'S STILL A LOT OF HISPANIC ARE NEEDED TO INTERPRET. >> YOU NEED THEM IN COURT, BECAUSE OTHERWISE...
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| 00:59:11 |
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UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. SO THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE THAT. THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN HAVE -- I CAN TELL YOU AS A LAWYER, TO CROSS EXAMINE A WITNESS WHO...
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| 00:59:24 |
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SPEAK ENGLISH UNLESS YOU HAVE AN INTERPRETER. >> SO THAT'S A POSITIVE THING. >> YOU NEED TO DO THAT, OTHERWISE WE WOULD NOT -- THE WHOLE JUSTICE SYSTEM...
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| 00:59:48 |
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| 00:59:50 |
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THAT IS PART OF THE PEOPLE IN PRIVATE ENTERPRISE WANTING TO BE SURE THEY GET AS MANY CUSTOMERS AS POSSIBLE. THAT IS NOT GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT DOES NOT...
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| 01:00:50 |
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WHO ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS. THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT DURING THE WAR IN VIETNAM, I WAS AGAINST THE WAR. IN FACT, I NEVER VOTED FOR THE MONEY TO SUPPORT...
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| 01:01:04 |
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VIETNAM. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOW RUNNING AN OFFICE, OBAMA AND SENATOR CLINTON, THOSE SAY THEY ARE AGAINST THE WAR IRAQ. IF YOU LOOK UP THE RECORD, THEY...
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| 01:02:49 |
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LIFETIME. >> I WAS VERY CLOSE TO BOBBY KENNEDY, FOR EXAMPLE. WHEN I FIRST MET HIM, I DID NOT THINK HE WAS NATURALLY COUNTED. BECAUSE HE WAS THE CAMPAIGN...
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| 01:03:12 |
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VERY CONSERVATIVE. THEN, WHEN HIS BROTHER WAS KILLED IN THE CAME BACK TO NEW YORK TO RUN FOR THE SENATE, WE GOT TO BE VERY CLOSE. I CAMPAIGNED WITH HIM...
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| 01:04:16 |
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BRONX WHO NEVER LEARNED HOW TO MANAGE DISAPPOINTMENT. WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST TO YOUNG POLITICIANS WHO HAVE THAT NARCISSISM AND THEY ARE USED TO WINNING....
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| 01:04:59 |
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LIVE ON THE SALARY YOU CAN MAKE IN CONGRESS. BECAUSE YOU NEED TWO HOMES, ONE IN THE DISTRICT AND ONE IN WASHINGTON. SO, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT THESE DAYS...
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| 01:05:44 |
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ONE UNDER% IN LINE WITH YOUR VIEWS. I WAS WONDERING, WHY, AND I HEAR A REVOLUTIONARY IN YOUR IDEAS. THERE IS VERY LITTLE I DISAGREE WITH IT WHAT YOU'RE...
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| 01:06:22 |
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HOW WILL THEN PROVIDE JOBS FOR ALL AND HOUSING FOR ALL IN ALL OF THESE BENEFITS. THEN I FOUND IN CONGRESS, THAT THERE WAS NO INTENTION OF REALLY DOING...
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| 01:08:23 |
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THEIR VOTING RECORDS. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, THERE WAS A VOTE ABOUT FUNDING THE WAR IN IRAQ IN THE SENATE.
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| 01:08:29 |
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DINO OF THE VOTE WAS? 100 TO NOTHING. EVERY SINGLE SENATOR VOTED FOR THE MONEY. BUT THEY GO ON, PROBABLY THIS SUNDAY, COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW MUCH IT COSTS....
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| 01:09:29 |
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BASICALLY LOWERING THE SCHOOL'S STANDARD, THAT IS WHAT IS BEING DONE. I AM JUST ASKING YOU TO REFLECT A LITTLE BIT ON THIS PROBLEM. >> I DING DING YOUR...
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| 01:10:00 |
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THAT IS WHAT IS BEING DONE IS A HUGE PROBLEM. >> KEEPING ONE STANDARD IS LOWERING THE STANDARDS? >> KEEPING ONE STANDARD,
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| 01:10:09 |
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WHAT IS BEING DONE IS THEY ARE LOWERING THE SCHOOL STANDARDS. >> THE STANDARDS ARE VERY LOW IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THEY HAVE LITTLE TRICKS, LIKE SOCLE PROMOTION,...
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| 01:10:24 |
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THE LOWER STANDARDS. I WANT TO GO BACK TO ONE STANDARD, SO THAT
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| 01:10:29 |
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EVERYONE CAN GET A GOOD EDUCATION. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IS GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE
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| 01:10:34 |
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WHO GET THE REAL EDUCATION, WITHOUT ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT MAKE THE SYSTEM DYSFUNCTIONAL. WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO, TRY TO GET THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY...
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| 01:12:07 |
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DISCOURAGED BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTIES OF GOING INTO POLITICS THESE DAYS. SUCH AS NEEDING A MUCH LARGER AMOUNT OF MONEY. IF YOU WANT TO GO INTO POLITICS...
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| 01:12:26 |
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GET INVOLVED SUCCESSFULLY IN POLITICS, AND STILL REMAIN INDEPENDENT. >> THAT'S -- ON THAT SLIGHTLY DISTRESSING NOTE I WILL ASK TO JOIN ME IN THANKING...
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