We have never been here before. We are in uncharted territory and it is clear to me that it is appropriate at this time... that they are looking at contingency options, there is no decision yet to postpone or cancel the convention in anyway, but it would be malpractice not to do look at contingencies.

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Let me be clear - no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our actions.

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criminals police law

I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me.

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mothers-day growing-up mom

I'm not looking for a battle with anybody, neither the council nor our labor partners.

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council partners battle

We in Los Angeles, who have ourselves been helped to stand up - to recover and rebuild after a disaster - want to help the families and communities of the Gulf Coast,.

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community want helping

Actually, as president of the Conference of Mayors, we passed the Simpson-Bowles plan as a template, as a template, as a frame work for moving forward and the president has done the same.

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done president moving

If you wave a flag, make it an American Flag.

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american-flag wave flags

We stand with President Obama - love doesn't have a color, love doesn't care if you're gay or straight. Love doesn't discriminate.

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gay color president

I'm not one of the people who have to be in public office.

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public-office office people

Look, you're not going to get me to say that Democrats don't make mistakes. We do. I mentioned two areas - pension reform and seniority and tenure. I've done both - I've advocated for both. I've advocated for - seek for reform as well.

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reform mistake two

I don't want to describe either Governor Mitt Romney or the Republicans as stupid, but I will say this - if you look at their platform, the 2012 platform, it looks like it's from another century and maybe even two. It looks like the platform of 1812.

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stupid two looks

But I will say, I think there are some Democrats that don't want to address pension reform. I have taken on the issue of seniority and tenure. I think we have to address entitlements and the president has done that in his budget. I think we have to extend Medicare and the president has done that. But also reinvest in that program.

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issues taken thinking

In no small part I think all of us kind of look in the mirror and feel good or not feel good about the person we seen in the mirror in no small part because of the jobs we have.

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mirrors jobs thinking

You can't just trot out a brown face or a Spanish surname and expect people are going to vote for your party or your candidate.

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party faces people

We're not a homogeneous party, anymore than the Republicans are. But we are a party that I think has a plan to take us forward.

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republican party thinking

Again, if I was going to call Romney and the Republicans stupid, I'm certainly not going to call the Democrats and President Obama stupid.

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republican president stupid

You all know I love L.A., but tonight I really love L.A.

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tonight knows

The great thing about our system of democracy is when they call you for jury duty, you have to come... It's an honor and a privilege. I was called and I've got to be here.

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privilege democracy honor

My father was predisposed to drunken rages. I would hide under the bed. My sister and I were talking just the other day about the terror a drunken man in a rage can create in a child.

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men father children

So laying people off is not something I do lightly, it's not something I relish.

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relish people

Don't let the Monday morning quarterbacks stop you from being bold. You've got to set a high bar.

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stop you monday morning