reaches deeper. we are called to put an end to economic and social inequalities that threaten to unravel the city we love. so today, we commit to a new progressive direction in new york. and that same progressive impulse has written our city s history. it s in our dna. nearly a century ago, it was al smith to waged war on unsafe working conditions and child labor. it was franklin roosevelt and francis perkins who led the charge for the basic bargain of unemployment insurance and the minimum wage. it was fiorella deguardia
year s storm could throw a quick challenge at new york city s new mayor. bill de blasio took his oath of office as noon. bill clinton did the honors. how would you describe the mayor? sort of a left-wing populist. big plans for new york city. we re called to put an end to economic and social inequalities that threaten to unravel the city we love. so today, we commit to a new progressive direction in new york. and that same progressive impulse has written our city s history. it s in our dna. as with any new politician, you look to what their first act in office may be because it indicates how the rest of the term could be. this is rart interesting for de blasio. it concerns animal rights right there in the city of new york.
that s very scary for many christians in the country. so you don t agree. when you stand up and say that acting on your same-sex attraction is a sin, people call you a bigot. but the bible says that s a sin just as lying, cheating, stealing is a sin. what was left out of the interview was the most important part of the gospel where it says that we re all sinners and that we ve all fallen short of god s glory and we ve been forgiven and we can be redeemed because of god s grace and the resurrection of his son. chris, very quickly. i mean i think it s really simple. unfortunately these kind of divisions are going to continue because there are certain segments of the country that are never going to change their views on these issues. they re never going to move in a more progressive direction and they can sit there and pretend like this is the gay lobby or somebody else that s at fault. this is the fault that at the end of the day that they have not come to terms with the fact tha
progressive direction on these issues, whether it s on gay marriage or choice or immigration and republicans keep fighting the last war. every time they do it, all they do is alienating the very voters they need to win. but not all republicans. i m sorry? not all republicans. no. but clearly the sarah palins and others playing to this base, it ends up becoming emblematic. when you don t have other republicans speaking out and saying, wait a second, they have a right to say this but what they said was very offensive to millions of americans, and millions of families, that s where i think the problem is for republicans. all right. the duck dynasty family responded and put out a statement saying while some of phil s unfiltered comments to the reporter were coarse, his beliefs are grounded in the teachings of the bible. we are disappointed that phil has been placed on hiatus for expressing his faith, which is his constitutionally protected right. we have had a successful workin
city. senior correspondent eric shaun has the story from new york. he is likely to become new york city s next mayor. democrat bill de blasio, the city advocate who promises to bring a new liberal era to city hall. thank you for being willing to fight to change new york city and take us in a new progressive direction. de blasio leads joe loeta by as much as 45 points. he s struck a chord with his promise to end the controversial police tactic known as stop and frisk. he believes that unfairly targets minorities. bill de blasio voted to take over 5,000 cops off our streets. but loada, a former deputy mayor under rudy giuliani has hammered away at the issue. he says stop and frisk makes the city safer. police departments in new york city has been one step ahead of the criminal element in the city. that s how they ve been able to reduce crime. and that s what we need to continue to do. de blasio also wants to raise taxes on the wealthy to fund