0 the mayor has been a major representative of this country, welcoming visitors, celebrated and not from around the world. we know their names well. we know them well. la guardia, john lindsay, ed koch, rudy giuliani, mike bloomberg. they are household names, not just in this country, but in the world at large. so the question of who stands out there representing not just new yorkers, not just democrats in many cases, but us is a question worthy of debate. tonight we have the front-runner for the office of mayor of new york city, city council speaker christine quinn. thank you, speaker quinn, for joining us. it s great to have you on the show. thank you. i don t think you re ready for this. maybe you ve been thinking about this. the public role of mayor of metropolis. yep. gotham, the big apple, the greatest city in the world. the center of the consciousness of the universe. how big a public role is that in the context of this sleazy thing we ve been talking about? office equip
we talk a lot about the civil war within the republican party between the establishment and the far right. and 50 careers ago, it was much the same. that s what william scranton, the governor of pennsylvania rose to national prominence as a kennedy republican. he supported civil rights, invested in education, even raised taxes in pennsylvania. in the 1964, he took on the conservative barry goldwater for the republican presidential nomination. scranton won his home state of pennsylvania and goldwater went on to lose the general lakes in a landslide. scranton never ran for elective office again but later served as ambassador under president ford. today we learned he died at the age of 96. a great, great republican. we ll be right back. [ whispering ] uh! i had a nightmare!
[ lucky ] they re magically delicious we talk a lot about the civil war within the republican party between the establishment and the far right, and 50 years that was much the same. that s when william scranton, the pennsylvania governor rose to national prominence as a kennedy republican. he supported civil rights, invested in education, even raised taxes in pennsylvania. in 1964 he took on barry goldwater for the republican presidential nomination. he only one one state, his home state of pennsylvania and goldwater went on to lose the general election in a landslide. scranton later served as u.n. ambassador under president ford. today we learned that governor scranton died in california at the age of 96. a great, great republican. we ll be right back. aw this is tragic man, investors just like you
0 weiner s circle getting smaller. let s play hardball. good evening. i m chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. it s time to get to the heart of this matter and why above the weird pieces an of the story why we care. in fact, why i care. you can say all you want about all politics being local but the role of mayor of new york is to work for the people of new york but to represent more than the people of new york. he or she stands at this country s front door and right there in the media capital itself. and ever since i can remember the mayor has been a major representative of this country welcoming visitors, celebrated and not from around the world. we know their names well. to washington and gets washington to pay attention to american cities. let s talk about that public and the private. because when i went up there in new york, the thufrl newspaper editors, to go to new york city, even from philadelphia was the biggest deal in the world. i want to ask y
questions continue over representative jesse jackson s medical condition, as well as congressional leaders commenting on what if anything he needs to disclose. we want to get your opinion. our phone lines are open. you can also join the conversation on our twitter page or send us an email. the question on members personal health, how much should you know? 202-737-0001 for democrats. 202-737-0002 if you re a republican. you have a line for independents, 202-826-0205. a couple of stories related to this, first from the chicago sun-times, former representative, now the mayor of chicago, rheaume emanuel, weighing in on all of this, saying don t rush jackson s return to congress. he added his voice, writes the sun-times for those representing privacy for an ailment most recently described as a mood disorder, and then poking fun at congress, why should he get back to work, congress does no work. the last time i checked, they had their second repeal of the bill, why rush? the s