WEBVTT 1 00:00:15.680 --> 00:00:29.140 We had to address you to concerned citizens of South Austin five times, Alderman Burrell, 2 00:00:29.140 --> 00:00:36.700 before you came out. Yeah, you came out after we harassed you. That's ridiculous. We requested 3 00:00:36.700 --> 00:00:41.340 from you two or three times, man. Now, if you're not getting the message, then evidently you got 4 00:00:41.340 --> 00:00:48.640 people that aren't efficient in your office. I know I, I said the stuff myself. Well, if you're the best 5 00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:57.200 person in the office, then you're the best person in the office. You know, I don't want to get personal. 6 00:00:57.340 --> 00:01:03.040 I get real personal. I don't give a damn about what you do. Are you trying to intimidate me, South 7 00:01:03.040 --> 00:01:09.220 Sucker? Then say what you mean. If you man enough, say what you mean. Get real personal then. Get real 8 00:01:09.220 --> 00:01:18.760 personal here. All right. Calm down. You ain't scaring nobody. Now, all y'all do is try to do intimidation. 9 00:01:21.100 --> 00:01:28.380 That's all you all about, intimidation. Listen, this is a free country. I'm black, proud, and educated, and born and raised in this city. 10 00:01:28.520 --> 00:01:33.060 And I'll be damned if a transplant is going to intimidate me. Go down, South Sucker. You better take 11 00:01:33.060 --> 00:01:37.620 yourself back down South, baby. Intimidate them white folks down there on the plantation, where you came from. 12 00:01:37.620 --> 00:01:44.520 You ain't gonna intimidate me. This is my hometown. Born and raised, brother. I'm a West Side. Born and raised. 13 00:01:45.440 --> 00:01:51.440 And it's time for somebody of the earth to be our representation. Stop bringing in all these transplants. 14 00:01:53.000 --> 00:02:01.240 Y'all with your Southern club. You need to go home. Go home. Let me ask a quick question. 15 00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:07.740 Johnson, Johnson. What I think about it. If the four of you split up to vote, 16 00:02:08.920 --> 00:02:15.400 the anti-Barrell vote, isn't it more likely to put him in? Sam Burrell has been such a poor 17 00:02:15.400 --> 00:02:20.360 representative. I've been door to door. People will tell you in a minute they wouldn't vote for him if 18 00:02:20.360 --> 00:02:27.720 he was the only person on the ballot. Now, that's how deep it is. He ought to go walk door to door 19 00:02:27.720 --> 00:02:34.480 and ask them what they think about him. I did a survey. I got the proof in writing. Half the 20 00:02:34.480 --> 00:02:39.160 people don't even know who the Alderman is. I can give Miss Bearden credit. She is out there. Miss 21 00:02:39.160 --> 00:02:44.080 Bearden is out there door to door. I'm out there door to door and I know she's out there. I know 22 00:02:44.080 --> 00:02:49.960 she's running for Alderman and so am I. But I can tell you for a fact that people are not satisfied 23 00:02:49.960 --> 00:02:54.580 with the services in our ward. I wouldn't be wrong. I'm a professional. Let the voters call in 24 00:02:54.580 --> 00:02:56.460 and ask about it. Are they satisfied with the school? 25 00:03:00.480 --> 00:03:04.600 But you know Lou, I'm tired of being embarrassed. You don't even come to City Hall. But Lou, 26 00:03:04.880 --> 00:03:11.780 I think what the problem was, I think what the problem was, see we got two problems in the 29th 27 00:03:11.780 --> 00:03:17.100 and he was listening to his mentor. But you know what I mean, that was his problem. 28 00:03:17.880 --> 00:03:22.040 Both of them are saying the same thing. His mentor is Danny Davis. 29 00:03:22.040 --> 00:03:23.380 I'm not depending on Lou. 30 00:03:23.380 --> 00:03:23.600 What? 31 00:03:23.600 --> 00:03:24.440 He's writing the puppet. 32 00:03:24.660 --> 00:03:25.340 Huh? Yeah. 33 00:03:25.520 --> 00:03:26.220 The puppet kid. 34 00:03:26.500 --> 00:03:26.560 Right. 35 00:03:27.140 --> 00:03:27.780 The puppet kid. 36 00:03:28.200 --> 00:03:33.040 Supposedly if he wins this election they'll be back together. See you can't, the people's got to 37 00:03:33.040 --> 00:03:36.520 elect someone that's not connected with Danny Davis and be his puppet. 38 00:03:36.600 --> 00:03:37.080 Yes exactly. 39 00:03:37.080 --> 00:03:37.900 But what's wrong with Danny Davis? 40 00:03:38.280 --> 00:03:38.360 Huh? 41 00:03:38.360 --> 00:03:38.960 What's wrong with Danny Davis? 42 00:03:38.960 --> 00:03:40.020 He didn't do nothing. He was an Alderman. 43 00:03:40.040 --> 00:03:43.660 He been over there in that office right there. How can you talk about it? 44 00:03:43.660 --> 00:03:46.100 Okay he slayed you. It right there in his... 45 00:03:46.100 --> 00:03:48.020 No. The 29th... 46 00:03:48.020 --> 00:03:50.640 People are excited because he could talk. He should have been on stage. 47 00:03:50.640 --> 00:03:52.520 He's going to tell the truth. I mean if you want to start... 48 00:03:52.520 --> 00:03:53.880 You don't need no stage play. 49 00:03:54.000 --> 00:03:54.880 A bunch of lies and stuff. 50 00:03:54.880 --> 00:03:56.080 I'm not talking about a bunch of lies. 51 00:03:56.080 --> 00:03:56.440 Thank me. 52 00:03:56.460 --> 00:03:57.660 I know what Danny Davis is up to. 53 00:03:57.660 --> 00:03:59.300 Without a doubt. He a transplanted. 54 00:03:59.360 --> 00:04:03.300 Point blank. Okay? I know there's more dope on that particular thing. 55 00:04:03.300 --> 00:04:05.980 No. How do you know how much dope is where? 56 00:04:06.100 --> 00:04:06.600 No. Hey. 57 00:04:06.600 --> 00:04:09.560 I can take you all over the West Avenue on Madison Street. 58 00:04:10.060 --> 00:04:17.300 I bet you can't find no more. I bet you can't find no more pushers than right there from Central up to Austin. 59 00:04:17.540 --> 00:04:19.080 Okay? Right there outside your office. 60 00:04:19.100 --> 00:04:19.860 How about on your block? 61 00:04:19.960 --> 00:04:20.120 Huh? 62 00:04:20.120 --> 00:04:21.640 How about up and down North Avenue? 63 00:04:22.080 --> 00:04:22.080 64 00:04:22.240 --> 00:04:22.760 Up and down North Avenue. 65 00:04:22.800 --> 00:04:26.060 We don't even have as many dope deals up on North Avenue than you have. 66 00:04:26.160 --> 00:04:26.740 Hold it. 67 00:04:29.620 --> 00:04:33.120 Okay we are back on the air. I'm going straight to the phones. 68 00:04:33.220 --> 00:04:38.920 We have a lot of commercials tonight so we don't have the normal kind of time we usually have. 69 00:04:39.040 --> 00:04:41.860 I got to go to another. You can't talk while I'm talking. 70 00:04:42.360 --> 00:04:45.980 Johnson. Johnson. You can't talk while I'm talking. 71 00:04:45.980 --> 00:04:52.620 Okay. We have to go to another break at 1050 so let's get some calls in. 72 00:04:53.720 --> 00:04:54.900 Hello, you on the air. 73 00:04:55.600 --> 00:04:59.580 Yes. My call is for, my question is for Mr. Floyd Thomas. 74 00:04:59.760 --> 00:05:01.340 I actually have a question and a comment. 75 00:05:01.540 --> 00:05:01.840 For whom? 76 00:05:02.260 --> 00:05:03.320 Mr. Floyd Thomas. 77 00:05:03.360 --> 00:05:03.740 Okay. 78 00:05:04.020 --> 00:05:12.620 He bluntly stated that he had a problem with Alderman Baril not being able to make up his mind as to who he was supporting. 79 00:05:13.320 --> 00:05:26.900 However, a good friend of mine, Mrs. Charlotte Montella, let me don't know that Mr. Floyd Thomas has been submitting his campaign literature on the North end of the ward with daily palm cards. 80 00:05:27.280 --> 00:05:31.460 And I'm sure that some of the other candidates are aware of this as well. 81 00:05:31.460 --> 00:05:35.980 All right. Let me get a response but just don't have much time for a long question. 82 00:05:36.220 --> 00:05:39.420 Are you submitting a daily palm card? 83 00:05:39.460 --> 00:05:39.880 Lou. 84 00:05:40.480 --> 00:05:41.060 Sorry? 85 00:05:41.720 --> 00:05:43.960 There are those playing dirty campaign tricks. 86 00:05:44.320 --> 00:05:50.660 They're taking daily palm cards and snapping them on to buy literature like the one that Alderman Baril just hid under the paper. 87 00:05:51.140 --> 00:05:55.740 I mean you know things like this happen but I'm very lucky. 88 00:05:56.160 --> 00:06:02.400 I'm very lucky to have people from all over the community to support me. 89 00:06:02.640 --> 00:06:05.100 There are many people, especially on the North end of the ward. 90 00:06:05.740 --> 00:06:10.280 A direct answer. Are you distributing daily palm cards? 91 00:06:10.300 --> 00:06:14.100 No, I'm working and supporting Joe Gardner for mayor. 92 00:06:14.140 --> 00:06:17.660 Let's move on to another call. Hello, you on target? 93 00:06:18.460 --> 00:06:22.680 Yes, this is Thomas Grosso from Credibility and Integrity. 94 00:06:22.680 --> 00:06:26.060 The board of election certified copies. 95 00:06:26.080 --> 00:06:32.060 At his previous registration at 7720 Southwood Street, he had downed Social Security number 65. 96 00:06:32.340 --> 00:06:38.480 On his current registration in the form 276A in which he completed himself, he put downed Social Security number 61. 97 00:06:38.780 --> 00:06:43.840 Could he please explain the discrepancy in the two Social Security numbers since he's talking honesty and integrity? 98 00:06:43.940 --> 00:06:47.280 Okay, let's find out why discrepancy in two Social Security numbers. 99 00:06:48.440 --> 00:06:51.000 Nobody has shown me any proof of what to tell. 100 00:06:51.000 --> 00:06:53.620 I don't understand what a 61 or a 61... 101 00:06:53.620 --> 00:06:59.200 My Social Security number is 348343865. I've had a Social Security number all my life. 102 00:06:59.600 --> 00:07:02.440 I don't have anything to hide from a Social Security number. 103 00:07:02.960 --> 00:07:06.680 If there was a mistake then evidently it was a typographical mistake. 104 00:07:06.900 --> 00:07:10.940 So you have not knowingly used two different Social Security numbers. 105 00:07:11.120 --> 00:07:11.280 Absolutely not. 106 00:07:11.600 --> 00:07:16.780 Okay, let me get another call. Everybody's coming after you. Hello, you on target? 107 00:07:16.780 --> 00:07:17.500 Yeah, I'm clear. 108 00:07:17.940 --> 00:07:21.560 This question is for Alderman Burrell and also Mrs. McGowan. 109 00:07:21.640 --> 00:07:22.020 Alright. 110 00:07:22.680 --> 00:07:27.000 Mr. Burrell, you voted 80% of the time with Richard Daly. 111 00:07:27.300 --> 00:07:32.340 When I hang up, would you please expound on that if you say that you represented the people in the 29th Ward? 112 00:07:32.660 --> 00:07:41.480 And also, where is your campaign office? Or is that your Aldermatic office? Or are they the same which is illegal? 113 00:07:42.000 --> 00:07:44.000 And then for Mrs. McGowan... 114 00:07:44.000 --> 00:07:47.600 Hold it, hold it. I want to get them mixed up. Let him respond very quickly. 115 00:07:48.160 --> 00:07:49.040 Go ahead, Burrell. 116 00:07:50.380 --> 00:07:51.020 Praise to almighty. 117 00:07:51.380 --> 00:07:51.540 Pardon? 118 00:07:51.920 --> 00:07:58.380 My campaign office is at 5902 West North Avenue and what we do is we share expenses which is one of the reasons. 119 00:07:58.400 --> 00:07:59.360 Is that the Aldermanic office? 120 00:07:59.360 --> 00:08:02.600 That's the Aldermanic office also but we share expenses. 121 00:08:02.600 --> 00:08:02.800 But isn't that illegal? 122 00:08:02.880 --> 00:08:08.680 No, we share expenses 50-50. In other words, six months out of the year the Aldermanic office pays, 123 00:08:08.740 --> 00:08:13.980 six months out of the year the campaign committee pays, which is why I had to move out of the 5730 West Division Street 124 00:08:13.980 --> 00:08:17.780 because a candidate had moved in and I was paying his rent and that was illegal. 125 00:08:18.240 --> 00:08:25.380 I vote on issues and issues alone. I don't vote with anybody. I'm independent. I don't vote 126 00:08:26.040 --> 00:08:29.360 for anything except what concerns my constituents. 127 00:08:29.840 --> 00:08:34.960 The question is that you voted 80% on daily favorite bills. Is that correct? 128 00:08:35.100 --> 00:08:40.360 No, that is not correct. I say I vote on issues only. I don't know how many bills they have. 129 00:08:40.360 --> 00:08:46.860 What I'm saying is this. I vote on issues and issues only. Now if they have a bill before me to do a sewer 130 00:08:47.420 --> 00:08:53.420 work in my ward, it's good for the people. Most of that stuff is routine but I don't vote with anybody. 131 00:08:53.600 --> 00:08:59.140 I vote against anybody because they are white or black. I vote on the marriage or the issue only. 132 00:08:59.220 --> 00:08:59.660 Thank you. 133 00:08:59.760 --> 00:09:02.540 Yes, I do. You need a bug to be sound they lack. 134 00:09:02.540 --> 00:09:12.540 This is for Mrs. McGowan. I received literature from you also, Richard Daly, and your campaign 135 00:09:12.540 --> 00:09:17.800 workers also were passing out literature from Mr. Daly. You want to explain that? And secondly, 136 00:09:18.340 --> 00:09:19.120 would you like to explain? 137 00:09:19.120 --> 00:09:24.960 Let's take them one at a time. You want to explain why you or your campaign workers are passing out daily literature? 138 00:09:25.700 --> 00:09:31.800 If they're passing it out, I'm not aware of it. Number one, I don't even have enough campaign workers. 139 00:09:31.800 --> 00:09:36.240 The word on the street is I don't have nobody to work for me. So who's out passing? 140 00:09:36.280 --> 00:09:40.220 That's not true. The word on the street is Caruthers is working with you. 141 00:09:40.840 --> 00:09:46.800 Oh, all right. She is denying that she or her workers are passing out daily literature. What's your second question? 142 00:09:47.200 --> 00:09:54.900 I would like for her to explain when she was also in office in the 29th ward, but lives in another ward, 143 00:09:55.220 --> 00:10:00.520 why did the people that she helped get jobs have to pay for her and they're waiting to call in to talk about that? 144 00:10:01.980 --> 00:10:04.500 I didn't understand the question. Did you? 145 00:10:04.500 --> 00:10:10.160 They had city jobs, but they had to pay her when they got paid. And if they did not pay the money. 146 00:10:10.160 --> 00:10:11.380 Are you talking about kickbacks? 147 00:10:11.420 --> 00:10:12.440 I'm talking about kickbacks. 148 00:10:12.600 --> 00:10:13.640 Were you taking kickbacks? 149 00:10:13.840 --> 00:10:21.180 No, no, no. Of course, we're going to come up with a lot of campaign rhetoric. And certainly this would be something for them to say. 150 00:10:21.840 --> 00:10:27.160 I've never, never taken anything. How could I have been in politics and been as successful as I have 151 00:10:27.160 --> 00:10:28.960 and been in that kind of business? 152 00:10:28.960 --> 00:10:35.920 So we'll move on. I have time for one more question before this next break. Hello, you're on the air. 153 00:10:35.920 --> 00:10:36.340 Yes, sir. 154 00:10:37.420 --> 00:10:38.480 Come on, you're on the air. 155 00:10:38.980 --> 00:10:39.020 Yes. 156 00:10:40.180 --> 00:10:42.520 Okay, this question is for Carolyn Whitfield. 157 00:10:42.680 --> 00:10:43.140 All right. 158 00:10:43.460 --> 00:10:50.920 Okay. We are distressed about what we hear happened today at the Northside at a press conference. 159 00:10:51.500 --> 00:10:58.460 Could you please explain to us what happened and what are some of your opponents afraid of? 160 00:10:58.960 --> 00:11:00.420 Do you understand the question? 161 00:11:00.980 --> 00:11:06.460 Yeah, I believe she's speaking of the press conference that we held today on Grand. 162 00:11:06.460 --> 00:11:06.680 On the Southside. 163 00:11:06.880 --> 00:11:10.640 Is that okay? We were on Grand and Mobile at a business there. 164 00:11:11.020 --> 00:11:15.360 And we had a press conference set up with the Hispanic channel, channel 44. 165 00:11:16.140 --> 00:11:22.260 And before we could go in, we were harassed by people who said they were representing Floyd Thomas. 166 00:11:22.660 --> 00:11:25.320 They tore our posters down. They threatened us. 167 00:11:25.320 --> 00:11:30.920 They called in other people to stand around and intimidate us so that we would not have the press conference. 168 00:11:31.540 --> 00:11:38.680 The gentleman that was speaking first spoke in English and then he was obviously Italian because his Spanish was very poor. 169 00:11:39.540 --> 00:11:42.080 He accused me of not living in the community. 170 00:11:42.480 --> 00:11:46.540 He told me that he was for Floyd Thomas and that I ought to get out and if I didn't get out, 171 00:11:46.600 --> 00:11:48.500 I ought to know what's best for me if I don't get out. 172 00:11:49.000 --> 00:11:52.400 So we do intend to pursue this because that is blatant harassment. 173 00:11:52.400 --> 00:11:57.260 Okay, I only have a minute and a half. I want Floyd Thomas to respond. 174 00:11:57.420 --> 00:12:03.260 I'm not really aware of that situation. I was at work today so whatever happened, I will check it out. 175 00:12:04.020 --> 00:12:06.800 But people in my campaign don't resort to things like that. 176 00:12:06.800 --> 00:12:10.100 We don't threaten people. We don't harass people and we don't intimidate people. 177 00:12:10.180 --> 00:12:13.540 He said he was working for Commissioner Davis and Floyd Thomas. 178 00:12:14.500 --> 00:12:17.680 And he had Floyd Thomas posters brand new that were not up. 179 00:12:17.680 --> 00:12:23.100 Okay, well I'm at break time again, engineer, so let's get this break out of the way 180 00:12:23.100 --> 00:12:27.020 and we'll have time for a couple of calls before the 11 o'clock news. 181 00:12:31.780 --> 00:12:34.260 All this talk y'all doing about drugs. 182 00:12:35.580 --> 00:12:41.360 What can and all of us do to reduce drugs? 183 00:12:41.360 --> 00:12:47.260 Yeah, they can bring in community police and like I did and have them work with the community 184 00:12:47.260 --> 00:12:50.380 and you can what can happen is you can change the behavior. 185 00:12:50.700 --> 00:12:52.880 It's involved and it gets involved with the good command. 186 00:12:53.020 --> 00:12:56.600 You can even replace the commander if you've got to cooperate. 187 00:12:56.900 --> 00:12:57.840 That's about all I know. 188 00:12:58.480 --> 00:13:00.620 And it's happening in the 29th. 189 00:13:00.660 --> 00:13:04.640 But they are saying that no reduction in drugs? 190 00:13:04.880 --> 00:13:08.120 Well, don't be realistic. This is very difficult. 191 00:13:08.820 --> 00:13:12.200 Problem not only in our war but throughout the whole country. 192 00:13:12.520 --> 00:13:17.240 And to come up with a simple answer to a very difficult problem is really 193 00:13:18.180 --> 00:13:20.400 really insulting people's intelligence. 194 00:13:20.800 --> 00:13:23.120 President Clinton don't have a high demand. 195 00:13:23.480 --> 00:13:26.740 If there is a demand for you'll find someone to supply it. 196 00:13:26.900 --> 00:13:31.300 But what if people don't have jobs and despair and frustration? 197 00:13:31.620 --> 00:13:33.320 They're going to go to drugs. 198 00:13:33.540 --> 00:13:35.540 You can put them into a drug rehab program. 199 00:13:35.680 --> 00:13:36.720 They can get clean and come. 200 00:13:38.120 --> 00:13:40.480 They're running down the street from the houses. 201 00:13:40.820 --> 00:13:42.020 They're not organized. 202 00:13:42.520 --> 00:13:44.760 They don't have quality after school programs. 203 00:13:45.280 --> 00:13:48.020 There aren't a whole lot of decent summer programs for them to do. 204 00:13:48.300 --> 00:13:50.060 So these kids don't feel that they have an outlook. 205 00:13:50.520 --> 00:13:52.360 So the drug deal is attractive to them. 206 00:13:52.680 --> 00:13:54.140 They give it to them in their candy. 207 00:13:54.660 --> 00:13:56.880 They give it to them in all kinds of disguises. 208 00:13:57.240 --> 00:13:59.260 You've got to educate the child. 209 00:13:59.340 --> 00:14:00.700 You've got to educate them. 210 00:14:03.120 --> 00:14:04.680 We are back. 211 00:14:04.680 --> 00:14:08.940 Let's get as many calls as possible before the news. 212 00:14:09.020 --> 00:14:10.040 Hello, you on the air? 213 00:14:10.900 --> 00:14:11.220 Hello? 214 00:14:12.120 --> 00:14:12.760 Anybody there? 215 00:14:13.980 --> 00:14:16.060 I don't know what happened there. 216 00:14:16.160 --> 00:14:17.500 Hello, are you there? 217 00:14:17.760 --> 00:14:18.120 Yes. 218 00:14:18.340 --> 00:14:18.840 Come on. 219 00:14:19.100 --> 00:14:20.700 I have a question for Mr. Thomas. 220 00:14:21.080 --> 00:14:21.640 Come on. 221 00:14:21.900 --> 00:14:23.000 This is a three-fire question. 222 00:14:23.340 --> 00:14:24.800 Well, I don't know if I can give you three. 223 00:14:24.860 --> 00:14:25.820 Let's start with one. 224 00:14:25.980 --> 00:14:26.300 OK. 225 00:14:27.340 --> 00:14:28.480 Do you live in the ward? 226 00:14:28.960 --> 00:14:31.080 How long have you lived in the 29th ward? 227 00:14:31.300 --> 00:14:32.040 That's a quick one. 228 00:14:32.040 --> 00:14:32.620 He can answer that. 229 00:14:32.620 --> 00:14:36.040 I've lived in the 29th ward for approximately 25 230 00:14:36.040 --> 00:14:37.600 over the last 27 years. 231 00:14:37.600 --> 00:14:37.900 Uh-huh. 232 00:14:38.100 --> 00:14:41.460 And with no college degree or government training, 233 00:14:42.200 --> 00:14:44.280 what do you feel you're going to bring to this office? 234 00:14:44.760 --> 00:14:46.340 Well, you have many people with college degrees 235 00:14:46.340 --> 00:14:47.580 and the biggest crooks out there. 236 00:14:47.580 --> 00:14:49.620 I can bring experience and integrity, 237 00:14:49.620 --> 00:14:52.220 and I can bring action to people. 238 00:14:52.240 --> 00:14:54.380 I've been very active in the political arena 239 00:14:54.380 --> 00:14:56.020 probably, little brother, before you was born. 240 00:14:56.060 --> 00:14:58.520 So I can bring honesty to government. 241 00:14:58.540 --> 00:14:59.780 I can represent peoples. 242 00:15:00.020 --> 00:15:01.040 They'll know where I stand. 243 00:15:01.040 --> 00:15:02.720 You might get your third one in there. 244 00:15:02.920 --> 00:15:03.820 They're both, they're all short. 245 00:15:03.920 --> 00:15:04.440 What is it? 246 00:15:04.500 --> 00:15:06.380 Yeah, but your voter's registration card 247 00:15:06.380 --> 00:15:08.100 says you've only lived here five months. 248 00:15:09.500 --> 00:15:11.340 I moved out for about a year and a half. 249 00:15:11.420 --> 00:15:13.740 I was in the rehabbing business, Chicago Exterior 250 00:15:13.740 --> 00:15:15.000 Clean and Restoration Services. 251 00:15:15.140 --> 00:15:17.860 I moved on the South Side for about a year, a year and a half 252 00:15:17.860 --> 00:15:20.140 to help my brother remodel his building. 253 00:15:20.680 --> 00:15:22.180 After that, I moved right back in. 254 00:15:22.960 --> 00:15:25.940 My politics and my social life have always 255 00:15:25.940 --> 00:15:27.140 been here in the 29th ward. 256 00:15:27.420 --> 00:15:30.260 I've owned buildings throughout the 29th ward. 257 00:15:30.260 --> 00:15:33.060 OK, let's move on very quickly. 258 00:15:34.460 --> 00:15:35.460 Hello, you on there? 259 00:15:35.820 --> 00:15:36.580 Yes, sir, real old friend. 260 00:15:36.760 --> 00:15:37.060 This is the garden. 261 00:15:37.340 --> 00:15:37.560 Peace be with you. 262 00:15:37.600 --> 00:15:37.780 And I'm from Africa. 263 00:15:37.800 --> 00:15:39.520 You've been calling me over the weekend now. 264 00:15:39.580 --> 00:15:40.280 Right, right. 265 00:15:40.280 --> 00:15:41.260 I've moved most definitely. 266 00:15:41.400 --> 00:15:41.840 OK. 267 00:15:42.320 --> 00:15:43.540 My comment is this. 268 00:15:44.280 --> 00:15:47.460 As mostly, as long as your guests know, 269 00:15:48.420 --> 00:15:50.140 the CTA has closed down the bus pass, 270 00:15:50.180 --> 00:15:51.260 didn't take the bus pass. 271 00:15:51.540 --> 00:15:54.340 And I know within the area community so far, 272 00:15:55.240 --> 00:15:58.940 is our seat, in an automatic seat, 273 00:15:58.940 --> 00:16:00.840 is trying to help get the bus pass 274 00:16:00.840 --> 00:16:02.460 reinstated secondly. 275 00:16:02.600 --> 00:16:04.980 No, no, hold it right there because we got five people 276 00:16:04.980 --> 00:16:07.380 to answer and I don't have five more minutes. 277 00:16:07.740 --> 00:16:08.500 Thanks, Telly. 278 00:16:08.780 --> 00:16:10.760 I got to hear from you over the weekend now. 279 00:16:10.760 --> 00:16:11.060 Yeah. 280 00:16:11.240 --> 00:16:15.220 OK, what will you do about restoring bus passes? 281 00:16:15.660 --> 00:16:20.280 On the city council floor, I attempt to bring it 282 00:16:20.280 --> 00:16:22.840 before the city council at that point, 283 00:16:23.080 --> 00:16:26.860 try to convince the other 49 aldermen, 284 00:16:26.860 --> 00:16:31.020 including the mayor, to review it and change it. 285 00:16:32.660 --> 00:16:34.160 All right, Floyd. 286 00:16:34.600 --> 00:16:36.740 In addition to being a leader, an alderman 287 00:16:36.740 --> 00:16:39.320 must be a lobbyist and an advocate. 288 00:16:39.860 --> 00:16:42.000 If we are truly advocates for the poor 289 00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:44.060 and for the working class people, 290 00:16:44.380 --> 00:16:46.560 we need to get together with all of the other aldermen. 291 00:16:47.020 --> 00:16:49.480 We try to get the aldermen's pass that we restored. 292 00:16:49.720 --> 00:16:51.700 Alderman, you have less than a minute. 293 00:16:51.760 --> 00:16:53.200 What have you done about those? 294 00:16:53.200 --> 00:16:54.760 It doesn't touch very long. 295 00:16:56.860 --> 00:17:00.620 At least a resolution to bring back the wishes of the community. 296 00:17:00.780 --> 00:17:01.620 Hopefully that's passed. 297 00:17:01.840 --> 00:17:05.140 All right, that voice was the voice of the incumbent alderman, 298 00:17:05.520 --> 00:17:08.340 Sam Burrell, also having the studio with me, 299 00:17:08.640 --> 00:17:13.340 Alderman Gouss 5915990. 300 00:17:15.840 --> 00:17:17.640 OK, you got at least five minutes. 301 00:17:17.760 --> 00:17:19.280 I have to find out how to turn in Jared. 302 00:17:19.280 --> 00:17:20.200 I'm going to get it on the map. 303 00:17:21.560 --> 00:17:21.840 Yeah, right. 304 00:17:24.060 --> 00:17:24.640 Ten right. 305 00:17:25.360 --> 00:17:28.280 The 28th ward now has a man who will work for you. 306 00:17:28.780 --> 00:17:31.420 No, more political. 307 00:17:32.520 --> 00:17:35.220 I ain't convinced that these political commercials 308 00:17:35.220 --> 00:17:38.260 will get any votes, because there are too many of them. 309 00:17:38.800 --> 00:17:40.920 I'm not sure if people will listen to them. 310 00:17:41.360 --> 00:17:43.520 I came out because you're the other invited. 311 00:17:43.700 --> 00:17:45.560 This is because of you, and I figured this was a for-all. 312 00:17:45.740 --> 00:17:46.440 You just had to wreck this. 313 00:17:46.440 --> 00:17:47.640 I'm not talking about the forum. 314 00:17:47.640 --> 00:17:48.740 I'm talking about these commercials. 315 00:17:50.720 --> 00:17:54.080 Another quick announcement, brothers and sisters. 316 00:17:54.540 --> 00:17:57.580 The Committee Against Plantation Politics 317 00:17:57.580 --> 00:18:04.280 would like to see you at noon on Monday at the Chicago Defender, 318 00:18:05.460 --> 00:18:07.360 2400 South Michigan. 319 00:18:08.760 --> 00:18:12.880 The committee is going to demonstrate to the Defender 320 00:18:12.880 --> 00:18:17.080 that a lot of people, a lot of us in the black community, 321 00:18:17.080 --> 00:18:22.020 are really upset that the Defender has endorsed Richard Daly. 322 00:18:22.520 --> 00:18:23.300 So join us. 323 00:18:23.440 --> 00:18:26.920 This is one time I'm going to march at the Defender, 324 00:18:28.800 --> 00:18:30.520 2400 South Michigan. 325 00:18:30.580 --> 00:18:32.060 Let's get straight to the phone. 326 00:18:32.100 --> 00:18:34.280 We don't have much time left. 327 00:18:34.400 --> 00:18:35.460 Hello, you on the air. 328 00:18:35.940 --> 00:18:36.700 Hey, Bill Lue. 329 00:18:36.840 --> 00:18:37.160 Hi. 330 00:18:37.440 --> 00:18:38.140 How are you doing? 331 00:18:38.260 --> 00:18:38.800 Doing good. 332 00:18:39.320 --> 00:18:39.940 Eddie, how you doing? 333 00:18:40.040 --> 00:18:40.480 All right. 334 00:18:40.540 --> 00:18:42.820 That's the Chicago O-Fender. 335 00:18:43.520 --> 00:18:48.060 That is the Daly, D-A-L-E-Y Defender. 336 00:18:48.580 --> 00:18:50.180 D-A-L-E-Y Defender. 337 00:18:50.220 --> 00:18:50.620 That's right. 338 00:18:50.880 --> 00:18:51.420 All right. 339 00:18:51.620 --> 00:18:54.820 Bill Lue, I want to ask your incumbent there, 340 00:18:56.480 --> 00:19:02.240 Alderman Sal Morel, a question because it seems to be an issue for some people. 341 00:19:03.360 --> 00:19:08.500 When the Alderman appeared at the Dump Daly rally on Saturday 342 00:19:09.900 --> 00:19:17.080 and stayed in the front for a brief amount of time and then moved to be back. 343 00:19:18.560 --> 00:19:24.360 Actually, I don't know what it means either because what I did is I came up front, 344 00:19:24.600 --> 00:19:25.760 sit there a while. 345 00:19:27.200 --> 00:19:28.260 Other people left. 346 00:19:28.480 --> 00:19:31.780 I had to go back out and campaign, so I left when I got ready. 347 00:19:31.860 --> 00:19:34.520 I sit in the back a while because I really wasn't ready to go. 348 00:19:34.520 --> 00:19:35.660 I tried to wait for Joe. 349 00:19:36.220 --> 00:19:38.100 I had no idea it was a Dump Daly rally. 350 00:19:38.100 --> 00:19:40.320 I thought it was a support rally for Joe Gardner. 351 00:19:40.540 --> 00:19:40.760 So I wanted to... 352 00:19:40.760 --> 00:19:42.180 You didn't know it was a Dump Daly rally? 353 00:19:42.260 --> 00:19:44.240 No, I thought it was a support rally for Joe Gardner. 354 00:19:44.280 --> 00:19:47.360 I came to make a contribution, a financial contribution out of my pocket. 355 00:19:47.640 --> 00:19:51.820 All we announced for two weeks and all kinds of flyers. 356 00:19:51.840 --> 00:19:52.720 Let me just say this. 357 00:19:53.000 --> 00:19:54.980 Had I known that, I probably wouldn't have shown up. 358 00:19:55.160 --> 00:19:55.660 I thought it was a... 359 00:19:55.660 --> 00:19:57.260 You wouldn't come to a Dump Daly rally? 360 00:19:57.260 --> 00:19:59.420 I'd come to a support rally for Joe Gardner. 361 00:19:59.460 --> 00:20:00.100 That's what I came to. 362 00:20:00.100 --> 00:20:01.800 But you wouldn't come to a Dump Daly rally? 363 00:20:02.000 --> 00:20:03.600 Why would I waste my time with that? 364 00:20:04.060 --> 00:20:07.440 I mean, if I was on Dump Daly, I would go out and get some votes. 365 00:20:07.440 --> 00:20:08.340 All right. 366 00:20:08.340 --> 00:20:09.120 All right. 367 00:20:10.600 --> 00:20:10.880 Pardon? 368 00:20:11.360 --> 00:20:12.420 You understand me? 369 00:20:12.820 --> 00:20:12.820 370 00:20:13.480 --> 00:20:14.860 Okay, you kind of... 371 00:20:14.860 --> 00:20:16.380 Okay, I won't get into that. 372 00:20:16.700 --> 00:20:17.880 Hello, you on the air? 373 00:20:17.900 --> 00:20:18.180 Hello. 374 00:20:18.380 --> 00:20:18.780 Yes. 375 00:20:18.980 --> 00:20:20.140 Well, this is Melvin Dell. 376 00:20:20.360 --> 00:20:21.240 Melvin, how you doing? 377 00:20:21.280 --> 00:20:23.000 Now, you've been knowing me for years. 378 00:20:23.360 --> 00:20:24.000 Many years. 379 00:20:24.180 --> 00:20:24.860 You know me. 380 00:20:26.420 --> 00:20:27.520 And Floyd Thomas' worker, 381 00:20:28.440 --> 00:20:32.080 one of his worker, Ira Cone, has filed battery charges against me. 382 00:20:32.380 --> 00:20:37.260 I called him taking down the candidate signs to set me up. 383 00:20:37.260 --> 00:20:42.400 They used a white board and screamed that a nigger hit him in order to set me up. 384 00:20:42.540 --> 00:20:43.800 And y'all know me better than that. 385 00:20:44.120 --> 00:20:45.920 I don't even use that for nothing like that. 386 00:20:46.360 --> 00:20:52.640 And Floyd, you are the same individual that set up with Danny Davis jumped up and threatened me 387 00:20:52.640 --> 00:20:56.120 and saying he would have some people kick my ass and golf your major ass. 388 00:20:56.140 --> 00:21:01.420 Man, you know, y'all need to move away from that snake eye or get away from before he bites you. 389 00:21:01.540 --> 00:21:01.920 All right. 390 00:21:01.960 --> 00:21:03.100 Let me get a response. 391 00:21:03.220 --> 00:21:04.980 Floyd, you got a response to that? 392 00:21:05.600 --> 00:21:08.900 Melvin Dell, if you were sitting here at this table tonight, I wouldn't know your brother. 393 00:21:09.080 --> 00:21:11.400 And so you evidently, you must be talking about somebody else. 394 00:21:11.620 --> 00:21:16.920 You know, but you did assault the person and there was a police report file. 395 00:21:17.100 --> 00:21:20.840 You get to learn to keep your hands off people, whether they are black or white. 396 00:21:21.060 --> 00:21:23.840 If you want to jump on somebody, then jump on somebody your size. 397 00:21:24.060 --> 00:21:24.620 All right. 398 00:21:24.700 --> 00:21:25.620 Let's get another call. 399 00:21:26.400 --> 00:21:27.620 How are you on there? 400 00:21:28.520 --> 00:21:28.820 Hello? 401 00:21:29.060 --> 00:21:30.060 Yes, Malcolm here. 402 00:21:30.400 --> 00:21:30.640 Yes. 403 00:21:30.840 --> 00:21:31.700 How you doing, Lou? 404 00:21:31.740 --> 00:21:32.400 Hanging in. 405 00:21:32.400 --> 00:21:33.300 Glad to be on target. 406 00:21:33.340 --> 00:21:33.980 All right. 407 00:21:33.980 --> 00:21:37.000 I got a question for brother Sam Morrell there. 408 00:21:37.100 --> 00:21:41.260 I don't know how tight he is with his cargo police department gang crime unit, 409 00:21:42.160 --> 00:21:49.420 but anytime you have a war that's drug-infested gangs and guns, just how efficient are you? 410 00:21:49.420 --> 00:21:50.660 Are you absentee Alderman? 411 00:21:51.660 --> 00:21:52.320 A question. 412 00:21:52.320 --> 00:21:53.680 Are you an absentee Alderman? 413 00:21:53.740 --> 00:21:58.420 Let me say that I was one of the Aldermen that got one of the first five prototypes 414 00:21:58.420 --> 00:22:00.000 of the community policing program. 415 00:22:00.360 --> 00:22:03.320 We have addressed the drug problem in the 15th district. 416 00:22:03.320 --> 00:22:05.800 We are now addressing it in the 25th district. 417 00:22:06.260 --> 00:22:09.320 I'm not, I don't know exactly what you mean by how tight I am, but I tell you what, 418 00:22:09.320 --> 00:22:14.000 if I have a problem brought to me by a constituent, I would personally go over to the police station 419 00:22:14.000 --> 00:22:15.300 and get me some police. 420 00:22:15.420 --> 00:22:17.260 This is what I brought to the 29th ward. 421 00:22:17.660 --> 00:22:19.580 This is all I can do to address the problem. 422 00:22:19.620 --> 00:22:20.600 Thank you much. 423 00:22:21.040 --> 00:22:21.880 We'll take another one. 424 00:22:21.960 --> 00:22:22.900 Hello, you're on the air. 425 00:22:23.280 --> 00:22:25.580 Yes, I got two questions for Floyd Thomas. 426 00:22:25.780 --> 00:22:28.000 Maybe I can give you two according to how short it is. 427 00:22:28.440 --> 00:22:28.760 Okay. 428 00:22:28.760 --> 00:22:34.180 The first one is, is on the street that he was snatching down Sam Burrell's campaign posters. 429 00:22:35.160 --> 00:22:36.320 Now the question is to whom? 430 00:22:36.660 --> 00:22:37.120 Floyd Thomas. 431 00:22:37.420 --> 00:22:39.760 Floyd, you've been snatching Sam's posters? 432 00:22:39.880 --> 00:22:41.220 I most certainly did. 433 00:22:41.320 --> 00:22:42.600 I was up and down. 434 00:22:43.120 --> 00:22:47.260 Austin Boulevard, Sam Burrell working, was putting his posters over the top of mine. 435 00:22:47.500 --> 00:22:50.860 And every poster I saw with Burrell's name on the top of mine, 436 00:22:51.320 --> 00:22:53.340 I personally took it down and tore it up. 437 00:22:53.360 --> 00:22:54.240 Yes, sir, I did. 438 00:22:54.260 --> 00:22:56.040 You've got a vigorous answer, brother. 439 00:22:56.360 --> 00:22:57.220 You got another question. 440 00:22:57.940 --> 00:23:04.600 The rumor here is on the street that Floyd Thomas is a very heavy drug user and alcoholic, 441 00:23:04.840 --> 00:23:07.920 and that he was in New Beginning's recovery home. 442 00:23:08.340 --> 00:23:10.040 All right, let's get an answer on that. 443 00:23:10.100 --> 00:23:12.300 Are you a drug user and an alcoholic? 444 00:23:12.680 --> 00:23:15.200 I very seldom drink, and I'll take a drug test. 445 00:23:15.360 --> 00:23:20.480 As a matter of fact, all of the candidates here need to take a pledge to go down to the Presbyterian 446 00:23:20.480 --> 00:23:22.620 Hospital tomorrow and take a drug test. 447 00:23:22.760 --> 00:23:26.300 I'll take a drug test anytime, anywhere, any place. 448 00:23:26.300 --> 00:23:29.860 One more quick call before I have to make a speech. 449 00:23:30.060 --> 00:23:30.300 Red now, red now. 450 00:23:30.300 --> 00:23:31.580 Hello, you are on there. 451 00:23:31.980 --> 00:23:32.500 Red now. 452 00:23:33.420 --> 00:23:33.680 Hello? 453 00:23:33.860 --> 00:23:34.220 Hello? 454 00:23:34.360 --> 00:23:34.820 You're on. 455 00:23:35.000 --> 00:23:35.520 OK, hi. 456 00:23:35.780 --> 00:23:39.100 What I want to say is thanks again for having me on Target Little. 457 00:23:39.360 --> 00:23:41.920 I want to make a comment, and then I have a quick question. 458 00:23:42.080 --> 00:23:43.880 Well, don't make a comment long. 459 00:23:43.920 --> 00:23:45.120 I'm having a minute and a half. 460 00:23:45.280 --> 00:23:47.640 No, I say that Floyd Thomas is a liar. 461 00:23:47.960 --> 00:23:50.660 Not only does his campaign workers tear down stuff. 462 00:23:51.460 --> 00:23:53.180 OK, OK, this is what he's done. 463 00:23:53.180 --> 00:23:59.380 He had one of his campaign workers, Clayton Boyd, was arrested for climbing up on a billboard. 464 00:23:59.620 --> 00:24:01.100 Not a poster, a billboard. 465 00:24:01.200 --> 00:24:02.760 The boy was in jail for two days. 466 00:24:02.940 --> 00:24:03.980 Now that's my comment. 467 00:24:04.240 --> 00:24:10.220 My question is, however, Floyd, if you say that you only moved to the South Side for 468 00:24:10.220 --> 00:24:15.720 a year and a half to rehab your brother's building or whatever he was doing in 7720 469 00:24:15.720 --> 00:24:21.220 South Worth, how come there are no records in the city that shows where you pulled any 470 00:24:21.220 --> 00:24:23.060 permits to rehab that building? 471 00:24:23.600 --> 00:24:28.620 That's why people in the 29th World should punch 112 for Burrell because 111 is a liar. 472 00:24:28.960 --> 00:24:32.380 OK, are there no permits for the work that you did? 473 00:24:33.280 --> 00:24:33.800 Remodeling. 474 00:24:34.560 --> 00:24:37.380 You don't need no permit to remodel. 475 00:24:38.320 --> 00:24:39.740 OK, that ought to make sense. 476 00:24:39.760 --> 00:24:40.520 Thank you much. 477 00:24:41.060 --> 00:24:42.100 I got to take a break. 478 00:24:42.140 --> 00:24:48.480 When I come back from this break, I'm going to have each one of our five panelists to 479 00:24:48.480 --> 00:24:54.620 give a one minute closing statement and then they will be leaving at 1130 and we will do 480 00:24:54.620 --> 00:24:56.920 a real fast grab bag. 481 00:25:00.560 --> 00:25:01.540 Well, it's lively. 482 00:25:03.000 --> 00:25:03.780 It's to say the least. 483 00:25:03.900 --> 00:25:04.960 Man, it's a joy for you. 484 00:25:05.220 --> 00:25:06.020 It's been a really good day. 485 00:25:06.020 --> 00:25:07.740 You got that one car, I ain't got no car. 486 00:25:08.440 --> 00:25:08.880 Alcoholic? 487 00:25:09.200 --> 00:25:10.140 Well, she ain't popular. 488 00:25:10.420 --> 00:25:10.720 I ain't popular. 489 00:25:11.840 --> 00:25:13.360 She ain't going to push 118. 490 00:25:14.000 --> 00:25:15.780 I ain't even worried about her. 491 00:25:17.000 --> 00:25:21.700 I've been called a lot of things, except the child of God, but that's not necessary. 492 00:25:21.880 --> 00:25:24.080 That doesn't do with politics in terms of issues. 493 00:25:24.640 --> 00:25:26.660 This is what we really should be concerned about is issues. 494 00:25:26.820 --> 00:25:27.240 That's what I'm saying. 495 00:25:28.400 --> 00:25:30.960 I just want everybody to come out and vote. 496 00:25:32.360 --> 00:25:34.280 Whoever is sitting down, they can't do nothing without no vote. 497 00:25:36.080 --> 00:25:37.680 You get a chair, we got to vote. 498 00:25:40.300 --> 00:25:42.480 I guess what I'll have to ask you all to do. 499 00:25:44.020 --> 00:25:51.600 After you give your closing, very quietly leave the studio because I wasn't going to let you go 500 00:25:51.600 --> 00:25:53.500 out of break, but he just changed the breaks. 501 00:25:55.480 --> 00:26:00.840 So after I say thank you, just very quietly because I'll still be on air. 502 00:26:01.280 --> 00:26:04.520 But each of you are going to get one minute for closing. 503 00:26:04.740 --> 00:26:05.220 That's right. 504 00:26:05.300 --> 00:26:06.840 That's why we couldn't get no vote now. 505 00:26:09.600 --> 00:26:10.980 People didn't know who to vote for. 506 00:26:12.680 --> 00:26:13.740 I think so, Lou. 507 00:26:13.740 --> 00:26:14.720 I think we will. 508 00:26:15.620 --> 00:26:16.220 I hope so, Zegas. 509 00:26:16.220 --> 00:26:17.920 We're really concerned about issues. 510 00:26:18.620 --> 00:26:20.800 All of the candidates here are different. 511 00:26:21.360 --> 00:26:25.680 They have an opportunity to choose a candidate which they think may represent them the best. 512 00:26:25.780 --> 00:26:26.640 That's very important. 513 00:26:27.160 --> 00:26:34.300 If we were all preaching the same gospel, then it might just be a toss up, but just reach your hand in the hat and take a word or a name out. 514 00:26:34.580 --> 00:26:39.800 This is very important to see what the people in the community truly want in terms of representation. 515 00:26:39.800 --> 00:26:41.060 They don't want fighting. 516 00:26:41.280 --> 00:26:47.680 But whoever wins, all of the other four of us should support them. 517 00:26:48.120 --> 00:26:50.020 When the election is over, it's over. 518 00:26:50.400 --> 00:26:51.240 There's nothing personal. 519 00:26:51.460 --> 00:26:54.740 We should all come together and support whoever is elected the Alderman. 520 00:26:54.940 --> 00:26:58.800 When I'm the Alderman, I will accept everybody's support. 521 00:26:59.880 --> 00:27:01.780 You need people that can read. 522 00:27:03.680 --> 00:27:08.020 If you're not in the runoff, would you decide to come and work for one of the other candidates in the runoff? 523 00:27:08.960 --> 00:27:10.380 I choose around. 524 00:27:10.660 --> 00:27:11.500 I choose around. 525 00:27:11.760 --> 00:27:14.140 In the meantime, let's do like this. 526 00:27:14.260 --> 00:27:15.120 Let's do like this. 527 00:27:16.640 --> 00:27:17.800 Everybody go back. 528 00:27:18.080 --> 00:27:18.980 I'm not guilty of it. 529 00:27:19.140 --> 00:27:26.620 Those that are guilty of it and I'm only talking to them, tell your campaign worker to stop tearing down these signs. 530 00:27:26.800 --> 00:27:34.140 Why don't you stop putting that garbage up and get on out here and do what you should do and walk the ward and get to know the people. 531 00:27:34.380 --> 00:27:35.280 The people want to see. 532 00:27:35.280 --> 00:27:36.920 You can't hide behind a poster. 533 00:27:37.320 --> 00:27:38.920 Nobody cares about no poster. 534 00:27:39.400 --> 00:27:40.760 The people want to see the candidates. 535 00:27:40.900 --> 00:27:46.480 If you cannot get up and walk this ward, then you do not deserve to represent the people. 536 00:27:46.920 --> 00:27:50.520 If you're going to be that lady, then you need to sit down. 537 00:27:51.060 --> 00:27:52.620 I'm out there. 538 00:27:53.480 --> 00:27:54.900 Get up and work. 539 00:27:55.200 --> 00:27:57.760 I'm in the beauty shops. 540 00:27:58.000 --> 00:27:59.020 I'm knocking on doors. 541 00:27:59.700 --> 00:28:01.140 There's five candidates here. 542 00:28:01.760 --> 00:28:02.000 Okay? 543 00:28:02.000 --> 00:28:03.720 You don't want it on the polls? 544 00:28:04.680 --> 00:28:05.060 Okay. 545 00:28:05.340 --> 00:28:12.440 If every other candidate withdraw their campaign literature off the polls, I will go out there and get mine off there. 546 00:28:12.600 --> 00:28:14.020 I was the last one to hit the poll. 547 00:28:14.520 --> 00:28:15.460 Mine is in the housing. 548 00:28:15.740 --> 00:28:16.360 I don't care. 549 00:28:18.220 --> 00:28:19.240 Let's take them off the polls. 550 00:28:20.420 --> 00:28:21.260 Take it off the polls. 551 00:28:22.100 --> 00:28:26.100 They would have to scrape for a whole week to get that graffiti off. 552 00:28:26.980 --> 00:28:28.300 You can't call no shop. 553 00:28:28.420 --> 00:28:29.200 You call your shop. 554 00:28:29.200 --> 00:28:30.000 Okay. 555 00:28:30.640 --> 00:28:31.500 Somebody scare. 556 00:28:32.440 --> 00:28:33.000 Okay. 557 00:28:33.280 --> 00:28:35.360 We are back on the air. 558 00:28:35.540 --> 00:28:36.920 We only have five minutes. 559 00:28:37.100 --> 00:28:43.680 I'm going to ask each of the candidates to take one minute and give us a closing statement. 560 00:28:43.880 --> 00:28:47.940 It might be well for you to give me a punch number and your period. 561 00:28:48.440 --> 00:28:51.440 People of the 29th Ward, I'm your child. 562 00:28:51.840 --> 00:28:53.560 I was born and raised in the community. 563 00:28:53.920 --> 00:28:55.260 I'm a product of the community. 564 00:28:55.260 --> 00:29:07.040 I asked you to join us at 5947 West Chicago Avenue, 626-6677 to bring positive quality change to the 29th Ward. 565 00:29:07.400 --> 00:29:08.900 Avoid the top of the ballot. 566 00:29:09.160 --> 00:29:10.020 Go to the bottom. 567 00:29:10.280 --> 00:29:11.700 They say the best for last. 568 00:29:12.140 --> 00:29:14.240 Punch 118. 569 00:29:14.420 --> 00:29:17.060 And by all means, child, don't be late. 570 00:29:17.440 --> 00:29:18.540 All right. 571 00:29:19.140 --> 00:29:19.780 Johnson. 572 00:29:19.780 --> 00:29:19.840 Johnson. 573 00:29:24.360 --> 00:29:28.020 Yes, if you want a change in the 29th Ward, punch 114. 574 00:29:28.980 --> 00:29:37.920 And I also invite you out for a march against drugs and the violence in the 29th Ward at 1 o'clock at Central and North Avenue at the 7-Eleven. 575 00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:39.060 Let's take a stand. 576 00:29:39.280 --> 00:29:40.500 Let's vote for a change. 577 00:29:41.440 --> 00:29:41.920 114. 578 00:29:43.160 --> 00:29:43.640 Okay. 579 00:29:45.240 --> 00:29:46.460 I'm Floyd Thomas. 580 00:29:46.460 --> 00:29:47.980 I want to be your alderman. 581 00:29:48.220 --> 00:29:49.620 I want you to support me. 582 00:29:50.080 --> 00:29:53.000 My number on the ballot is number one. 583 00:29:53.100 --> 00:29:55.180 Punch 111. 584 00:29:55.420 --> 00:29:59.380 And they say the law works in mysterious ways, so maybe I wouldn't give them the one for nothing. 585 00:29:59.660 --> 00:30:00.940 But I need you to come out. 586 00:30:01.000 --> 00:30:01.820 We need you to vote. 587 00:30:01.920 --> 00:30:03.340 We need you to voice your opinion. 588 00:30:03.600 --> 00:30:10.700 We need to send a message downtown to Richard J. Daly and Sam Burrell that we will not tolerate plantation politics. 589 00:30:12.400 --> 00:30:13.360 Punch 111. 590 00:30:13.540 --> 00:30:15.660 Our address is 5730 West Division. 591 00:30:15.660 --> 00:30:17.900 Our telephone number is 626-1300. 592 00:30:19.600 --> 00:30:21.620 Thank you, Lou Palmer, for allowing us tonight. 593 00:30:21.800 --> 00:30:23.020 Thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen. 594 00:30:23.420 --> 00:30:24.600 Alderman McGowan, you are next. 595 00:30:24.600 --> 00:30:25.060 Thank you. 596 00:30:25.420 --> 00:30:27.060 The poor leadership. 597 00:30:27.440 --> 00:30:29.360 Ladies and gentlemen, make the change. 598 00:30:30.600 --> 00:30:31.080 113. 599 00:30:31.180 --> 00:30:32.580 Thank you so much. 600 00:30:33.460 --> 00:30:35.980 And the incumbent alderman has the last word. 601 00:30:36.120 --> 00:30:37.140 All right, thank you, Lou. 602 00:30:37.380 --> 00:30:40.080 Well, first let me say I'm very proud of the 29th Ward. 603 00:30:40.380 --> 00:30:44.080 It's one of the better wards on the west side and probably one of the better wards in the city. 604 00:30:44.080 --> 00:30:54.140 I sincerely and earnestly seek the voters in the 29th Ward's assistance and reelected me so we can continue rebuilding the 29th Ward. 605 00:30:54.280 --> 00:30:56.420 If they look around, they'll see all the work we've done. 606 00:30:56.620 --> 00:30:57.580 We've renovated the parks. 607 00:30:57.680 --> 00:30:59.020 We have the Austin Youth League. 608 00:30:59.600 --> 00:31:04.300 We have actually been able to get some people employed through private sector and public sector. 609 00:31:04.400 --> 00:31:07.560 We have a $10 million bakery coming up in Narragansett. 610 00:31:07.640 --> 00:31:08.740 We brought in Walgreens. 611 00:31:08.780 --> 00:31:10.760 We've done a lot of fantastic things.