Rips UN Walkout on Netanyahu: “Shocked and Appalled”

0:00 Speaker 3 Sunday morning.

0:01 Speaker 1 With us today is Governor David Patterson and one common sense guy, and he talks about our city, our state, our country, and the world. Well, Governor Patterson, what tickled your mind and tickled your brain this week?

0:17 Speaker 2 To be honest with you, John, nothing tickled my mind or my brain because I’m shocked and appalled that at the U.N., the place where everyone is supposed to promote some kind of. And at least discourse, even if they disagree, that between 50 and 77 delegations at the U.N. walked out when the prime minister of Israel, Bibi Netanyahu, tried to speak.

0:45 Speaker 3 In spite of the fact that they did.

0:47 Speaker 1 That’s almost 50%. 50 out of 77 is like 80%.

0:48 Speaker 2 No, no. I think you have about 150.

0:53 Speaker 1 160 170 countries but that’s.

1:00 Speaker 2 How many uh countries they have but the number of delegates is uh was different at that particular time because when he actually spoke and he made very salient points the clapping was almost like it would be at like a junior high school lecture and and it had to be When you’re the speaker and you get that kind

1:23 of reaction, it has to get in your head a little bit, but apparently not in his. Because he really pointed out when was the case where Israel was attacked, where Israel attacked someone else, and then they retaliated. It’s always been the reverse. It’s always been Israel or Israelis being attacked, and then the country comes to their defense.

1:48 And at this point in the situation, he’s left really with only the United States and President Trump to stand up for.

1:58 Speaker 3 The Jewish people of Israel.

2:00 Speaker 2 And I think he really laid it on the line to a number of people, including Mayor Mamdani, who he called the anti-Semitic mayor.

2:09 Speaker 3 Well, he earned that. by trying to imply that he had the right to arrest.

2:14 Speaker 2 Netanyahu because some UN tribunal.

2:19 Speaker 3 Accused him of.

2:21 Speaker 1 No, it was not a UN tribunal. Maybe it was a UN tribunal, but it was also... What’s the name of that court in Brussels that nobody listens to?

2:30 Speaker 3 Right, it’s the court in Brussels that nobody listens to.

2:33 Speaker 1 Yes, that one.

2:33 Speaker 3 And they issued....

2:37 Speaker 2 They condemned him with war crimes... now and in the last few years. And again, the only time I can remember the country being at war with someone is when they were initially attacked.

2:51 Speaker 3 So it’s really an outrageous situation.

2:55 Speaker 2 And I just couldn’t believe that fair-minded people who are representing their country, even with someone in the room who they dislike, would not spend the time at least listening to what he.

3:07 Speaker 3 Had to say.

3:08 Speaker 2 And by the way, I heard the speech, John, we’re in the 21st century. It’s 2026. So we’re a quarter way through the century. He may go down as the greatest order of the 20th century. He is a natural speaker.

3:23 Doesn’t look at the teleprompter. Reminds me of myself, actually. But he is someone who knows what he wants to say and says it and is very proud of himself and the people of his country. I agree.

3:38 Speaker 1 And, um, What else on a Sunday morning would you like to talk to, Governor?

3:43 Speaker 2 Well, John, I know the woman not particularly well, but at the PAL luncheon this week, I was invited to introduce Commissioner Jessica Tisch, and I am so glad that I got to introduce her because she was fabulous.

4:03 Speaker 3 The statistics that rolled off the.

4:05 Speaker 2 Top of her head her sensitivity to different communities, her desire to make New York safe, to.

4:15 Speaker 3 Get people to walk their dogs at night again, which they’d stop doing.

4:19 Speaker 2 It’s amazing how much she’s done. coming up on two years, I wouldn’t be surprised if she became the next mayor of this city. Now, I won’t put any pressure on her or anyone to say anything to her, but she has that kind of dynamic way of talking to an audience, and I was, as you were, spellbound by her performance.

4:42 Speaker 1 I was there, and I agree with you. She’s going to be one of the top two or three or four or five candidates for mayor in 2028. Yeah, absolutely. Well, Governor, thank you for coming in this Sunday morning, and thank you for expressing your views, and let’s catch up again soon.

5:02 Speaker 3 Well, John, hopefully it’ll be next Sunday.