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Interview with WOKQ Waking Crew
Aired October 07, 2002 - 05:53 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: It is time to check out the buzz in the Granite State this morning.
Mark and Danielle, better known as the WOKQ waking crew in Portsmouth and Manchester, New Hampshire on the phone right now.
Hello.
MARK, WOKQ TALK SHOW HOST: Good morning, Carol.
DANIELLE, WOKQ TALK SHOW HOST: Good morning.
COSTELLO: Oh, you guys had a busy, busy weekend. The president was in Maine and in New Hampshire stumping for candidates there and more.
MARK: He was all over the place and he was in New Hampshire and spent some time in Manchester on Saturday, did a big luncheon thing, talking about how he needs John Sununu in the Senate. He...
COSTELLO: And, of course, John Sununu was his father's former chief of staff, so he's doing dad a favor and John Sununu, too, and the Republican Party.
MARK: Yes, John Sununu's dad was the former President Bush's chief of staff. And, yes, he's stumping for the Republicans and looking to, you know, get his agenda through. And he said that in Manchester, Sununu understands that when the economy is slow, you don't increase the taxes, you cut them and you let people keep more of their money. So he's on a big push for Sununu.
Plus, some other things.
COSTELLO: Yes, he talked a lot about Iraq, too, didn't he? How are people feeling in your neck of the woods about going to war with Iraq?
MARK: Well, he spoke to a group of soldiers and police officers in Manchester. And as you can well imagine, Carol, with that crowd, he had a fair amount of support for his efforts. He cited Saddam Hussein's record of attacking his enemies first and he's using that as rationale for a preemptive military strike.
But across the street there were some protests.
DANIELLE: Yes, there was about 200 people from all walks of life, actually, right on Elm Street in Manchester. And some of the signs they had was "W.'s War" and one of my favorites was, "Got Milk? Iraqi Children Don't." I mean they got really creative with some of these signs. But there were also a lot of supporters with banners for Bush, saying "New Hampshire Loves Bush."
So I mean there were tons of different diversities there, also.
COSTELLO: Well, when you're out and about on the streets, what's your feeling? Do people generally support the Iraq attack?
DANIELLE: The general feeling we get around here is mixed.
MARK: It's a big mix. However, it seems to be trending nationally that in any case they want the president to get support from Congress before he goes ahead and does anything.
COSTELLO: And from the United Nations. The president is set to give his big speech tonight. What do you think he needs to say to the American people?
MARK: Well, you know, I think he's going to be laying out his rationale that Saddam has done many things first in the past and that that's the reason we should look at a preemptive strike, that in many cases this is like September 10 of last year and if we knew then what we know now, wouldn't we have done a strike first? And I think that's where the president's going with all this.
COSTELLO: Do you get the sense that people in your area think the president is sort of ignoring the economy with all of this talk of war?
MARK: I don't know that he's ignoring the economy. And, again, particularly with his speeches this weekend, as he was talking about John Sununu and talking about his tax cut. He wants to make the tax cut permanent. He says the Democrats are fighting him on that and that's why he needs Sununu in the Senate.
COSTELLO: Got you.
Mark and Danielle, thank you very much for joining us. We'll catch you next week, Mark and Danielle.
MARK: Have a good day, Carol.
COSTELLO: Good-bye.
The waking crew of Portsmouth and Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Aired October 7, 2002 - 05:53 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: It is time to check out the buzz in the Granite State this morning.
Mark and Danielle, better known as the WOKQ waking crew in Portsmouth and Manchester, New Hampshire on the phone right now.
Hello.
MARK, WOKQ TALK SHOW HOST: Good morning, Carol.
DANIELLE, WOKQ TALK SHOW HOST: Good morning.
COSTELLO: Oh, you guys had a busy, busy weekend. The president was in Maine and in New Hampshire stumping for candidates there and more.
MARK: He was all over the place and he was in New Hampshire and spent some time in Manchester on Saturday, did a big luncheon thing, talking about how he needs John Sununu in the Senate. He...
COSTELLO: And, of course, John Sununu was his father's former chief of staff, so he's doing dad a favor and John Sununu, too, and the Republican Party.
MARK: Yes, John Sununu's dad was the former President Bush's chief of staff. And, yes, he's stumping for the Republicans and looking to, you know, get his agenda through. And he said that in Manchester, Sununu understands that when the economy is slow, you don't increase the taxes, you cut them and you let people keep more of their money. So he's on a big push for Sununu.
Plus, some other things.
COSTELLO: Yes, he talked a lot about Iraq, too, didn't he? How are people feeling in your neck of the woods about going to war with Iraq?
MARK: Well, he spoke to a group of soldiers and police officers in Manchester. And as you can well imagine, Carol, with that crowd, he had a fair amount of support for his efforts. He cited Saddam Hussein's record of attacking his enemies first and he's using that as rationale for a preemptive military strike.
But across the street there were some protests.
DANIELLE: Yes, there was about 200 people from all walks of life, actually, right on Elm Street in Manchester. And some of the signs they had was "W.'s War" and one of my favorites was, "Got Milk? Iraqi Children Don't." I mean they got really creative with some of these signs. But there were also a lot of supporters with banners for Bush, saying "New Hampshire Loves Bush."
So I mean there were tons of different diversities there, also.
COSTELLO: Well, when you're out and about on the streets, what's your feeling? Do people generally support the Iraq attack?
DANIELLE: The general feeling we get around here is mixed.
MARK: It's a big mix. However, it seems to be trending nationally that in any case they want the president to get support from Congress before he goes ahead and does anything.
COSTELLO: And from the United Nations. The president is set to give his big speech tonight. What do you think he needs to say to the American people?
MARK: Well, you know, I think he's going to be laying out his rationale that Saddam has done many things first in the past and that that's the reason we should look at a preemptive strike, that in many cases this is like September 10 of last year and if we knew then what we know now, wouldn't we have done a strike first? And I think that's where the president's going with all this.
COSTELLO: Do you get the sense that people in your area think the president is sort of ignoring the economy with all of this talk of war?
MARK: I don't know that he's ignoring the economy. And, again, particularly with his speeches this weekend, as he was talking about John Sununu and talking about his tax cut. He wants to make the tax cut permanent. He says the Democrats are fighting him on that and that's why he needs Sununu in the Senate.
COSTELLO: Got you.
Mark and Danielle, thank you very much for joining us. We'll catch you next week, Mark and Danielle.
MARK: Have a good day, Carol.
COSTELLO: Good-bye.
The waking crew of Portsmouth and Manchester, New Hampshire.
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