Fernando Ferrer
Fernando Ferrer
Fernando James "Freddy" Ferrerwas the Borough President of The Bronx from 1987 to 2001, and was a candidate for Mayor of New York City in 2001 and the Democratic Party nominee for Mayor in 2005...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth30 April 1950
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We can do better than a mayor who says he doesn't think many people make the minimum wage. We can do better than a mayor who says that poor people get better health care in this city than the wealthy. I believe that hope and opportunity have to be present in equal measure on every block, on every street in every neighborhood in every borough of our city.
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Look, Democrats believe in certain things. And our problem is not that we're not the party of ideas. Our problem is when we forget our ideals, ... That's when we cease being Democrats.
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I'm looking into all of your faces and I know you, ... We come from the same place.
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After the pundits, the pollsters, the press . . . it is appropriately in the hands of the people, so let them decide.
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If one is running for mayor, it is necessary to answer the difficult questions of each community, and Michael Bloomberg to date does not want to accept it,
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It's time for the people to weigh in.
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supported the party and the president whose policies have hurt this city.
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Excuse me a second. You gave him money, Mike. And you can't have it both ways.
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The use of city-owned lots for gardens was always temporary. Now, some of this space is urgently needed so we can continue the stabilization and revival of our neighborhoods.
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This team has made us all proud, ... On the field and off the field, they represented the Bronx and New York City well.
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Fasten your seat belts. The party is unified.
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Twenty years ago, Jimmy Carter proclaimed the South Bronx the worst slum in America, ... Twenty years later, Bill Clinton comes to proclaim a miracle in the South Bronx.
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This obnoxious, repulsive multimillion-dollar spending is bad for democracy, ... You can't buy everyone's vote in New York, and I won't let him!
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Oh, he went into the valley to do battle, and all the smart money was on Goliath. And, then, who had to face 'em?