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Political legacy of Fiorello LaGuardia

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    Tony Lo Bianco plays the beloved New York City mayor

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I need to this city and economic shambles.

One crippled by getting unemployment and he turned it around it now a -- story a former New York.

City mayor PF we have Fiorello LaGuardia is -- at center stage again.

In the Big Apple actor Tony you know -- -- Have played a little flower any joins us live good more to you again good morning good here and you were doing a great show and then you took -- -- DC right it didn't deny your.

-- it's it's it's a group was a great experience because.

Doing it in front of congress in an and a wounded warriors a beautiful precious wounded warriors was exciting music and -- also.

They really reacted to it.

Fantastically not -- the congressman for the people and -- did I said a line which I love.

Which is listen if I don't live up to my campaign promises.

I want you to throw me the hell out of office.

-- love that they applauded that line aggression which gives us hope folks -- yes.

I'll have high -- -- a patent you're probably not only loved your performance but also the message of Fiorello LaGuardia and yes -- here in years ago got things does he can really get things done because tonight is a tough Fella and he we overcame all kinds of odds against him.

He was a fellow who had everything against him and those of the short fat guy in.

And they tease him when he was a kid and so and so for him to fight through a lot but he had -- fight through all of the other congressmen and all the other.

Barry is in front of him and he fought through and won.

Tremendously and he served 1212.

Years three terms from and then Koch was after him you know the only -- 31 and then -- Bloomberg did it.

But.

He wasn't a he was the world's media he is really -- idol.

I know that it Rudy Giuliani looked up to I -- one night when night did the show on Broadway.

Rudy as a picture of me in a newspaper with me in the middle holding up Koch and rubies and thought of one thing Rudy never had no actual folks a lot of focus as you look at -- bottom of that -- right there how we.

Get -- that's it but the -- Put it gently there's -- Are you on the FOX & Friends he doesn't actually got scared them on exactly who grew Wes had shoes a mystery no I wouldn't hurt that picture of the world well it is like a piece of art -- around -- --