From the Streets to the Suites
Cinema 59 Productions | 21min
Postproduction script
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(upbeat music)
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- Hey De Blasio, what are you doing here?
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This is crazy!
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This is nuts!
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When I'm mayor in the City of New York,
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if I gotta lay the asphalt,
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if I gotta come out here with the rollers at night,
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this is all gonna be fixed up.
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This is a disgrace, De Blasio!
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This is a shanda.
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(gentle music)
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(gentle music continues)
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(gentle music continues)
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We are gonna do what we can in a nonviolent way,
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without having any weapons available to us whatsoever,
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to curb this violent crime
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that is on a continuous rampage throughout the system.
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(whistle blowing)
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- [Announcer] The Guardian Angels,
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they started as 13 kids
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with a plan to fight street crime.
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Now they've grown to more than 1000,
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from New York to Philadelphia,
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Atlanta, Los Angeles,
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across the nation,
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the Red Berets are helping the cities in fear.
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♪ Curtis Sliwa for Mayor of NYC ♪
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- Ready?
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♪ 'Cause he's the greatest New Yorker ♪
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♪ This town has ever seen ♪
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- Yeah, yeah!
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Good, good.
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- I apologize 'cause I met Yang the other day
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and I said, "You have my endorsement,"
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but I didn't know, - No, no, come on.
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but I didn't know you were running.
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(gentle music)
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- Everything all right?
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Alright.
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(gentle music)
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And normally, all the dope fiends,
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are like here, up the steps,
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they shooting up.
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How's it going?
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- Long time no see, since Queens.
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- Yeah, that's right.
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- I was 179th Street.
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I had to go to 179th Street back in the day.
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Back in the 80s.
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- That's right.
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- Our original guardian state first started
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when he first came out.
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- That's right.
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- Trust that. I'm original.
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- Definitely.
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- I'm one of the original we have here
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(indistinct chattering)
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- [Woman] The 70's and the 80's...
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- Yeah.
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- I remember you.
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I remember.
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Oh my God I was so rough out there.
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- Definitely.
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- For a Guardian Angel to come on out-
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- You know what it's like.
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- Yeah.
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- I'm running for mayor, gonna take this city back.
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Got it.
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Yep, yep, yep.
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- [Woman] Take it back from what?
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- Oh, all the crime going on.
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- [Man] What's up, Curtis?
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- Good.
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- Good to see you.
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- Good.
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I'm running for mayor.
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- No, I know, I heard.
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I was walking with you during the riot.
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- Sure, sure.
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How's it going?
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Yeah, running for mayor,
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the City of New York.
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Gotta get rid of De Blasio.
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The worst, the worst.
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Thank you.
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And that makes it an easy sell.
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You just say, "we gotta get rid of De Blasio"
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Even if you don't like me,
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you don't like my policies,
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they all go, "Hey, he's the worst"
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In Long Island, you can go swimming.
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The Jersey Shore, you can go swimming.
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But I can't go swimming in Coney Island,
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Orchard Beach, South Beach,
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the Irish Riviera, the Rockaways.
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Hey, who are you?
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Who are you, Bill De Blasio?
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You're a person of no consequence to me.
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You violated our rights.
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- [Man 1] Is that Curtis over there in the water?
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- Yeah. - Oh.
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- Curtis Sliwa is running for mayor.
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The Guardian Angels founder,
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and long time talk radio host says,
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violent crime has gotten out of hand.
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- Of late, armed gangs are battling
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from tier to tier, foyer to foyer.
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(crowd scuffling)
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(man screaming)
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- Good to see ya.
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I love you.
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- Yeah. - Absolutely
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- Spread the word. - Yes, sir.
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- Thank you.
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(upbeat music)
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- [Man 2] Hey, Curtis, where are we going?
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- Eighth floor.
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That's our campaign headquarters.
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- [Man 2] How did you get this?
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- How did we get it? - Yeah.
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- A guy named Josh,
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is allowing us to use his telemarketing space.
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- [Man 2] Oh, great.
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(upbeat music)
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(indistinct chattering)
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- Hey.
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- What's going on? - Good to see you.
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Documentary crew.
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- How are you? - How are you doing?
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- They did the original
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and now they wanna do the one about the campaign.
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- I've been involved in politics for probably 25 years now.
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I worked for Governor Pataki,
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Mitt Romney, a whole bunch of people.
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- [Man 2] Curtis, your wife using that for a dart board?
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(man laughing)
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- He actually in his life
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embodies those things that the progressives pursue,
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which is, who's actually bringing the homeless guy
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to the shelter.
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It's Curtis.
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- My luck will be changing for the better.
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Whoa!
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- Let me give you my card.
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- Okay. - Let's stay in touch.
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- Great!
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Whoa!
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- Here you go, you let them know.
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You know the next mayor of the City of New York,
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Curtis Sliwa.
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Boom!
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- This man, and collectively everyone with him,
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actions speak louder than words, over and over.
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Thank you and everyone that's here with you,
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doing action, (palms smacking)
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not words.
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- Thank you.
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I appreciate that. - Thank you.
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- Have you ever been hospitalized?
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- A lot of times.
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- Would you rather be somewhere else than Penn Station?
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It's okay.
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It's alright.
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It's okay.
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We'll take care of you.
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- [Man 3] You really running?
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- Totally
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- Oh, then good for you.
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- Yeah, well number one,
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you know of any other candidate
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who rides the subways everyday?
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- What's up, what's your name again?
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You started Guardian Angels, right?
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- Right, and I'm running for mayor.
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- That's a fact. - Gotta spread the word.
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Where you guys from?
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- From the Bronx.
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- I hear you. - Where it all started.
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- Sure, that's where it started.
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- Hey, Curtis.
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Curtis, oh it was you.
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- Sliwa.
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- Yeah. - You got it.
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Thank you. - Great, bro!
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Have a blessed one! - Thank you.
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Take care. - What's up, Curtis?
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- What's up?
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(engine revving)
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Running for mayor of the City of New York,
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hopefully you'll consider.
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I'm the only guy who rides the subway.
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That's right.
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Running for mayor of the City of New York,
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hopefully you'll consider.
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- I'm voting for you.
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- Oh, thank you.
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- You've been on these trains for 25 years.
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- That's right.
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- I've been seeing you with my own eyes
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25 years, back and forth. - That's right.
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- Day and night, you're on these trains.
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- [Curtis] That's right.
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- Thank you
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- [Narrator] He gave us that spree decor.
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Between people who would never have known each other.
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People with different ideologies,
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religions, skin color.
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If he could do that for a bunch of teenagers
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who were reckless at the time,
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imagine the possibilities with what he can do for New York.
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(upbeat music)
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- What's up?
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- What are you doing? - He's (indistinct) Canarsie.
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- Of course.
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- What's happening? - An RC boy.
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- You lived on (indistinct) J?
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- That's right, 8090J.
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- Your father-
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- I'm running for mayor now, the City of New York.
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- Your father was one of the first guys
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in the neighborhood to recycle.
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- Yes.
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- I lived on 101st Street- - Of course.
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- You're running for mayor?
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- [Curtis] That's right.
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- You're gonna win.
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- [Curtis] We gotta take this city back.
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- You're gonna win.
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- Definitely.
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Alright, so now we gotta change.
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I gotta change from my Guardian Angel garb,
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Super hero garb,
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into my gladiator suit for politics,
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which is, Brooks Brothers,
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the whole nine yards.
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It's not my style,
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but if I don't do that,
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the people in the suites will reject me.
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(upbeat music)
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- Every major politician has lost their mind.
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(all chuckling)
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It literally is that bad.
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No, the police, instead of being the good guys,
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are the bad guys.
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The criminals, instead of being predators, are victims.
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The mentally ill, instead of being treated and cared for,
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roam the streets and prey on us.
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When everybody else gave up on the city back in the 70's,
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took to the streets by himself,
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recruited some young friends
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and had the courage when the police had their hands tied,
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and the law favored the criminal,
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to go out and risk his life to protect the innocent citizens
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of New York City.
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- You cut my veins and arteries,
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I bleed New York City.
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I've bled before. (audience applauding)
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I'll bleed again,
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because I love New York City, like all of you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you. (crowd cheering)
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- [All] Curtis Sliwa!
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Curtis Sliwa!
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Curtis Sliwa!
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- [Phyllis] Hello?
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- Yes, Phyllis?
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- [Phyllis] Yes.
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- Yes, this is Curtis Sliwa.
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I'm running for mayor of the City of New York.
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- [Phyllis] Hi, Curtis.
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- You know who I am, Phyllis?
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- [Phyllis] Yes, I do.
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I listen to you on the radio.
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- Oh, great.
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If they happen to know who I am,
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they've been a listener on radio, seen me on TV
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and followed me.
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Yes, they're very open.
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If they don't know who I am, then they treat me,
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they introduce me to Mr. Click.
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- [Gary] Hello?
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- Hi, yes, is this Gary?
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- [Gary] Yes
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- Yes, Gary.
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This is Curtis Sliwa.
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I'm running for mayor of the City of New York.
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(call disconnects)
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All you have to do is write your name in,
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Fernando Mateo.
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There's a picture, right there,
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front page of the New York Times.
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You, two other men and Bill De Blasio.
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You did raise illegal contributions from-
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You admitted that. - Lie. Wrong.
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Wrong!
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- So the New York Post- - Wrong!
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- And New York Times is lying? - Wrong!
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- Are they lying?
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- And if you weren't a public figure I'd sue you.
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- Hey, there's your guy, Fernando.
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The guy you helped elect mayor of the City of New York,
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Bill De Blasio.
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Single-handedly has destroyed this city.
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And he's here to open up Coney Island today
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after squashing it for a year.
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When you lose Coney Island,
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you lose part of the tradition in New York City.
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It's like when they took the wrecking ball to Penn Station.
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I'm a Canarsie guy.
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- Yeah, so you fought the neighbourhood.
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- Of course! - You all are.
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- Of course.
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- And that's what matters.
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Somebody who really cares about us.
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You don't become mayor and then go to Italy,
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your first two weeks of being mayor,
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to show your heritage.
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But see what he did?
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He got me disgusted the first two weeks of being a mayor.
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- Ain't that right?
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- You don't do that.
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You don't leave New York.
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- Oh, can you believe this?
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This is all for Andrew Yang.
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Voters are getting bamboozled
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into believing that Andrew Yang, is a real New Yorker.
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He doesn't know the difference
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between the Deli grocery store, the Bodega.
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He thinks the A train goes to the Bronx.
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It doesn't.
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I am New York.
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I am Coney Island.
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I'm the real deal.
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Don't tell me,
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this is where all the campaign money is going?
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- [Man 3] Everybody here.
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How are you?
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(speaking in foreign language)
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- Yeah!
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- Wow! - You ride to Cyclone today?
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- Hey, I ride to Cyclone all the time.
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- Alright
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- Give my best to Andrew.
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Tell him if he needs to learn about New York City,
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Curtis Sliwa is the man to teach him.
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Thank you.
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This is like filet mignon for the blue collar working class.
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That's right.
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The dirty water hotdog at Nathan's.
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And notice, I eat it plain.
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I don't have the relish.
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It glows in the dark.
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I don't have the sauerkraut.
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I don't have the mustard.
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This is the test of a true New Yorker.
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That you don't up-chuck it. (crowd cheering)
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We're gonna do it! - Here we go!
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(crowd screaming)
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(roller coaster rattling)
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(Curtis applauding) - Wow!
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Where are the rest of the candidates?
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Let them come on the Cyclone.
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Come on!
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(upbeat music)
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Oh yeah, been an open toilet here for two months!
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Two months.
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That's 'cause they closed the bathrooms
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in the subway system.
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A few days ago,
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there were three candidates in the Republican Primary.
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Myself, Fernando Mateo, Sara Tirschwell.
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Well, Fernando Mateo's henchmen
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worked in the Board of Elections,
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and they worked to disqualify her from the ballot.
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- Well, you know what?
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Can I tell you what's ironic is,
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we have Mateo,
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who's been involved in these straw donor schemes, right?
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And then he's accusing me of having fraudulent signatures!
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- Yes. - It's kinda crazy!
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(Curtis chuckles)
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- So you think Curtis would make a good mayor?
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- I think...
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That's a good question.
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♪ Hands up to you, New York ♪
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♪ New York ♪
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(crowd applauding)
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- At times I'm gonna show you a fist
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because we are gonna fight back and save our city.
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But at other times, I'm gonna embrace
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those who cannot take care of themselves.
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And we're all God's children.
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This is not a religious thing.
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Well this is the first attempt ever
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to put together an animal welfare line.
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- [Man 4] Do the dang thing, Curtis!
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- You got it!
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- [Man 4] I love you, brother!
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- Pleasure!
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That's it, nobody claims you in 72 hours,
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you could be the healthiest cat or dog,
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that's it, you're executed.
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I said, well this is crazy.
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And that's what I hope to do with other candidates and say,
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let's put aside our differences
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for the benefit of these dogs and cats and other animals.
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Let's come together around the no-kill shelter issue.
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- My best friend growing up was a cat named Puss.
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And I was kind of introverted when I was a kid,
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and my best friend was a cat.
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So, I loved animals from a very young age.
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- You know these are the most innocent, voiceless, victims.
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- Oh, absolutely.
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A society is judged by the way it treats its animals.
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And if you just look at so many of the men and women
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who are incarcerated,
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because they've committed violent crimes,
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you trace it back.
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He started torturing insects, torturing animals.
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That is a crime in which there will be no bail.
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(crowd applauding) You're going right to jail.
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Absolutely.
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Welcome to the Sliwa household.
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320 square feet, where we've all had to learn
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to do more with less.
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But it's more than just where we live,
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this is a sanctuary, where we rescue cats.
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That's right, who are in the shelters,
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scheduled to be killed along with dogs.
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And that's not gonna happen any longer when I'm mayor.
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(upbeat music)
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- I remember coming up here one night.
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This is the end, of New York City.
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Look at this gorgeous view.
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Look at this view.
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You got the Empire State building there.
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You got the Freedom Tower there.
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And that crap that was going on was just like mind blowing.
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All I was thinking in my mind was that,
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this is a beautiful city and it's dead.
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So is this the nicest rooftop you've ever been to?
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(both chuckle)
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- Oh! That went in!
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- It's the new mayor of New York!
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- Got a lot of history in Crown Heights.
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- And we're forever grateful, forever grateful.
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He can do no wrong.
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He can do no wrong in our eyes (chuckles).
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- What a view!
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How many of you remember 1991?
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Raise your hands, 1991.
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(crowd cheering) - I don't.
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- Remember how the Guardian Angels
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we came on President and Kingston?
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We stayed 30 days and 30 nights round the clock.
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Wow, this is so great.
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- You got shot five times?
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- Five times with hollow point bullets.
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And we're heading to the epicenter
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of the Chabad-Lubuvitch community 770 Eastern Parkway.
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- I hope you guys can vote. - Yeah.
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- Then you can donate- - Alright, guys.
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Why are we doing this?
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I don't wanna be in it! (girls chuckling)
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- Oh, you can be in it.
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(horn blaring)
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(indistinct chattering)
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- Sorry!
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(upbeat music)
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- Love this guy, love this guy.
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He's the only guy who has respect for this fucking city.
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(Curtis chuckles)
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Thank you, Curtis.
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Thank you, Curtis.
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Keep it up, seriously.
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He's the man.
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The only guy for New York.
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That's it.
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(speaking foreign language)
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(upbeat music)
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- Alright,
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- [Both] Thank you.
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- Appreciate that.
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- I'll give you a card.
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- Have a success. - Bless you, bless you.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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(upbeat music)
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I will have a debate with Andrew Yang.
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It will be the first debate, probably the only debate,
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because this guy just does not want a debate.
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I'm giving you an opportunity today!
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To prove that you're a real New Yorker!
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- [All] Curtis! Curtis!
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- [Woman] We need you, Curtis!
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- I wanna shake the guy's hand.
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- [Man 6] New York City is for Curtis.
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(upbeat music)
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- The GOP primary there are only two candidates.
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You have Guardian Angel's founder, Curtis Sliwa
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taking on entrepreneur, Fernando Mateo.
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Whoever wins tonight
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will be considered a big long-shot in November.
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It's not impossible though,
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remember two of our last three mayors,
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here in the city, have been registered Republicans.
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(indistinct chattering)
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- He showed me how to lead,
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so that now, one of my kids is an FBI,
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the other one is studying to be a doctor.
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Two are going into law enforcement.
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It was a combination of my wife, myself,
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and the life lessons that Curtis Sliwa has taught me.
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1000 percent. Absolutely.
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- Curtis, started the Guardian Angels
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as a community organizer.
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And this community organizer is now running for the mayor
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of one of the biggest (chuckles) cities in the country.
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- 71 percent to 28. - Louis, I'm joined by-
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- Okay. - Okay, come on.
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- [Curtis] Alright, thank you!
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- The right man for the right time.
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(crowd applauding)
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- AP just called it.
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- Blew them out, Curtis! You blew them out!
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Blew them out of the water, Curtis!
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(crowd cheering)
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- We have just won Republican Primary.
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(crowd cheering)
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Now that you have a Republican Primary winner in me,
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come to my home.
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Come into my world in the subway.
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Come with me in the projects,
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and you'll see who Curtis Sliwa is.
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Curtis Sliwa is a populist.
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I am the man who relates to the average people in this city.
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New York City is gonna treat the emotionally disturbed,
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the homeless, and our animal friends,
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and our companions, in a compassionate way.
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(crowd cheering)
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It's "us" and "we."
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We're all in this together.
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Not "I" and "me."
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Thank you for this great victory!
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(crowd cheering)
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- [All] Curtis! Curtis! Curtis!
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(upbeat music)
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- I not only won, I crushed Fernando Mateo.
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Crushed him.
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Don't ever count Curtis Sliwa out.
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♪ Curtis Sliwa, the mayor of NYC ♪
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♪ 'Cause he's the greatest New Yorker ♪
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♪ This town has ever seen ♪
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♪ He's down in the tunnel ♪
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♪ He's taking care of the people ♪
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♪ He's been doing this his whole life ♪
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♪ 'Cause he's a people people ♪
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♪ Let's go Curtis Sliwa for mayor of NYC. ♪
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♪ 'Cause he's the greatest New Yorker ♪
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♪ This town has ever seen ♪
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- Yeah, yeah! (crowd cheering)
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- Good job! - Pleasure.
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- Curtis Sliwa for mayor! - Pleasure.
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Thank you
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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You got it