I Changed The City Of

Many Of The Self-described "political Refugees" Who Come Here Make Stopovers In Other Countries On Their Way To The U.s., In Places Where They Would Be Free To Have As Many Children As They Want. But They Choose To Continue On To The U.s. Why? Because It Is More Economically Attractive.

No, I Am Not A Homosexual. If I Were A Homosexual, I Would Hope I Would Have The Courage To Say So. What's Cruel Is That You Are Forcing Me To Say I Am Not A Homosexual. This Means You Are Putting Homosexuals Down. I Don't Want To Do That.

I Happen To Believe That There Is Nothing Wrong With Homosexuality. It’s Whatever God Made You. It Happens That I’m Heterosexual, But I Don’t Care About That. I Do Care About Protecting The Rights Of 10 Percent Of Our Population Who Are Homosexual And Who Don’t Have The Ability To Protect Their Rights.

When I Was First Elected I Got 50% Of The Vote In '77 In The General Election. In '81 I Got 75%. In '85, I Got 78%. No Mayor Has Ever Gotten That High A Vote. So It Was Not An Issue. Except For People Who Were Very Hostile To Me. They Thought They Would Injure Me.

Citizens, Thank You For All Your Birthday Wishes. I Am 88 Years Old Today And Still Lucky To Live In The Greatest City In The World.