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[0:15:14] ... the governor's race. You've said that you will defer a decision until Rudy Giuliani basically decides whether he's running. You've said that you support him. He'll make his announcement sometime he says after Election Day elections ...
[0:18:07] ... gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. He actually was working -- Mayor Bloomberg in New York City so. I respect where the mayor is we continued to encourage him not to run. Any decision that ...
[0:18:58] ... a little bit about the governor's race and the possibility that if Rudy Giuliani doesn't -- you might jump into that. You've certainly been making the rounds going from place to place talking to different they're ...
[0:25:33] ... Pelletier runs that the department of health and Erie counties all about public health. Certainly rodent control is part of it. I I can't speak to one individual employee we've got over 5000 in the county. ...
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[0:00:11] ... be doing that for the next. 45 minutes or so specifically about Hamburg. That is another one of those races where you have three people on the ballot for town supervisor and lo and behold ...
[0:03:26] ... forty million dollars. We've reduced number of employees in the town of Hamburg mergers we've reduced number of departments. I in the town of Hamburg we are working more collaborative -- with our two villages and we ever have been in the past. And all that has ...
[0:05:09] ... you were -- part of the -- token ministry should mr. -- Sales tax mortgage tax and interest earnings one up significantly. Yet the expenditures also. Rose is significantly. So an increase in revenue does not ...
[0:09:11] ... to provide service to our families who I need who who love Hamburg for its character and down. Those would be areas that I would certainly a output worked. ...
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[0:00:28] ... hot and interesting races to three two Big Three way races and Amherst and Hamburg that's our spotlight today. Coming up in just a moment we'll have a debate to at least a joint discussion I guess we can call it. Between the Amherst supervisor candidates bill Kindle Barry Weinstein an analyst cries and then coming up after that we'll do the same thing with Hamburg we wind up today by doing the legislature. Race from Lancaster a real interesting one because that particular race was actually in court this past week to find out who was on the ballot. But ultimately it stays the way it is for now with Diane turnover. Against Dino for doling we'll have them coming up in the final half hour of the program but -- started off with Amherst. And the race for supervisor there is a three way race between Democrat Alice cries and Republican Barry Weinstein. And conservative -- ...
[0:02:17] ... families okay when you're running. Well like a lot of people on Amherst I am very tired of the dysfunction that we see in town government. Most obvious I think in the town board but that's certainly not the only place that it's it's apparent it if you watch what's going on. And I've also -- and quite frankly very tired of career politicians and our town who are not. Able or willing to articulate a vision of where Amherst can be and should be in the future Amherst is a huge part of the economic. Region here in the economic realities of the region and we should be a bigger ...
[0:03:01] ... you as a former county legislature a current. Current member of the Amherst town board. Of the 32 by a from human why are you running I'm a physician in the community I've been -- in family practice for 35 years here and also an attorney. As your fourteen years to his old phone tear influential central school district board of trustees two years as president. Ten years in the Erie county legislature. And two years on Amherst town board all right and built canola you're here in the cleanup position here same question. ...
[0:04:03] ... session. Can we have a consensus here anytime I've been to the Amherst town board meeting they hour. Not quite dysfunctional but there always a little contentious. There is always. Discussions that seem to go on sometimes I remember -- last year the year before on and the middle of the night. Are things working and the Amherst town board and -- government in general the way you guys would want them to let's start with you bill. ...
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[0:01:08] ... from that district who died last Thursday. The Genesee county and state Health Department still haven't been able to determine exact cause of death. The student's family is identifying him as fifth grader Jared Peters Peters ...
[0:02:02] ... be sidelined for today's 4 o'clock game against the Carolina Panthers. Safety Donte Whitner and Brian Scott and right tackle Jonathan Scott have been ruled out. Jauron says rookie tight end Sean Nelson also will not play. News from the buffalo police department this ...
[0:13:56] ... the other deals in New York State on everyone would agree. The mental health -- metal on the predicting. Of of individuals who would engages as is not an exact science but group we have an individual. That is demonstrated what would be suicidal tendencies. They go to Erie county psychiatric center there they are examined places my psychiatrist by professionals. And when they feel that they are suitable to be returned to general population we have no choice but to do that put them -- To general population because that's what the law requires earlier this year did not Erie county Health Department takeover. Mental health and I believe basic health services at the jail and other another misnomer and a statement being perpetrated by my opponent in fact actor village here has been the chief. Medical officer for the Erie county jail since 2004. What happened differently this year is that we transferred the remainder of the sheriff's medical. Unit which is. Nurses and and medical secretaries to the employment of the -- of the county Health Department so was nothing more than a long planned. -- procedures that was was finally. Completed this year so of these employees these -- medical health providers are actually employed in under the direction. -- Health Department and I don't that your sanitation at the -- the holding center was another issue for girls mode also noticed no doubt ...
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[0:07:41] ... New York. A lot of that was so that income from the real estate bubble and especially the securities industry. During the list Goodyear. And we increased spending because of that and the -- went up all over 40% during George Pataki went five years as governor despite its attempts to do some. Eliot Spitzer didn't curb their treatment at first you're even though there was something about the economies in the other direction. And so Paterson inherited debt situation and spending trend that was out of control. The economy in New York is now to reset the entire state budget has been geared to become. Too heavily dependent on and there are political taxpayers who earn their money on Wall Street. And that's changed forever not temporarily forever and regeneration. And so we've got to make really drastic changes in state government and ...
[0:18:22] ... is one other aspect about the school this year but you'll hear school sporting. I'm the governor pointed out personable and he definitely cuts that the school district on average have reserve funds they have on ...
[0:34:03] ... That and that. The world has increased because of the boom on Wall Street. But starting in the 1980 they would never is dependent on the financial sector and -- its original certificate -- manufacturing shrank upstate. In other industries changed and left Wall Street picked up the slack. Well that's over. You can't bring order out of the stone we're seeing now have a tax collections ...
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[0:03:39] ... background prior to seeking any long career. In the mid seventies -- back to school then picked up and coming to rejoin. I don't how we're going for my stay within the next 33 years began as ...
[0:05:44] ... I think mark back when. You were once a coordinator for the John Kerry for president campaign locally that's correct and Phil I believe the first time I heard your name in the public arena. You ...
[0:18:04] ... position. And I heard Greg actually had no role whatsoever in my political campaign for years ago because he was the best candidate to serve as deputy comptroller and and everyone agreed it was a good ...
[0:21:30] ... the checkbook and saying to the public were balanced. Or Al Watan Al Gore you know bouncing the balancing -- checkbook -- Luxembourg porphyry geology okay now and tell me that every sequel credits though things ...
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[0:00:33] ... much anyone that follows a sort of thing. Is the tensions between. Attorney general Cuomo and governor Paterson that was the snub a few weeks back of governor Paterson by President Obama. What do you think ...
[0:03:37] ... people are unemployed it's automatic. The state could do anything about it Rudy Giuliani or we're glad you're for the governor they wouldn't have been able to change that at all -- there's nothing you can do about that. And when you factor that out the governor actually did cut the budget but the most compelling thing. And the people don't understand. Is that New York State. Suffered the worst of any state in the country from the financial crisis why. Because it started and that is completely around the financial sector based in Wall Street. ...
[0:04:09] ... Now Wall Street loses we lose. ...
[0:04:11] ... Right Wall Street make up 22% of New York State government revenues. The next highest state of California with 7%. -- you think about it ...
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[0:00:09] ... this shoehorn you in here. I've been here ten minutes left with Sam White now the state assembly and Democrat we're looking at the state special session coming up. With just a limited amount of time ...
[0:03:57] ... I ask -- I know you've long been a big advocate. Of gay marriage. Certain equality issues there yeah. You think that's gonna come up. Not in a special session. I seriously doubt however you as you know I did call on the governor. To convene a dual purpose special session and I asked him to work. Require that we consider school reform legislation. In both houses so that we can qualify. For Barack Obama is very innovative race to the TARP funding program when you say school reform what you really mean is consolidation of districts ...
[0:06:16] ... of Andrew Cuomo well you know what Andrew Cuomo is running for attorney general. David Paterson is running for reelection to. The weeks the governor's office and until that changes. I can be great friends with ...
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[0:14:05] ... York are for demagogue benefit program that being retirement and as -- health insurance. In in recent years have we negotiating contracts were starting to pick up more more Ralph and health costs. We're we're we're ...
[0:22:57] ... made raises a good point the average public employee probably as a retirement plan the average private sector guy -- fund through an -- In Norris -- and apple is you know we got to -- ...
[0:24:59] ... on Kevin Garnett. We've negotiated contract with the state in New York. And we feel that conjecture mining pieces of of of a paper. And ...
[0:36:43] ... a full where -- anything that's being introduced that would have any adverse effect upon us yet. We certainly are wary of the declining financial position and the revenues that are lagging behind what analysts projected. ...
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[0:10:41] ... quick to other candidates we have talked about. Rick Lazio and possibly Rudy Giuliani. ...
[0:10:49] ... and was certainly the involved in 2000 when he ran statewide. Against Hillary Clinton who became our senator. He has -- to Western New York this week he said he's learned from. That campaign a little ...
[0:19:25] ... side in the news will have more with Paltrow hasn't Tom Reynolds Sam Boyd will join us to legislative session coming up a special station session we'll preview that this is hard line on news radio ...
[0:23:25] ... this is the number one issue. I've seen his predecessor due to Social Security which blew up. As a major second term for him and prescription drug benefits Medicare part. Presence wise knowing he needs bipartisan. ...
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