thank you, ed harrington, and i love you. [applause] >> thank you, jaemtions, brian, zel da, for giving me all the credit for all l work you've done. for all to make it happen. >> mr. fil--? >> david fil >> it's a hard act to follow. my thoughts having followed this commission since i was a small person and mae pub comment on for nor than 25 year, i'll remember one. earliest times when i dealt with ed, and the finance bureau says at 425 mason, didn't of the internet yet, i'd show up late on fry, look be for the commission pact. waiter for thing to available, reading it over the weekend, andy and others were part of that at the time. but, throughout the entire career, both here, twice, and as city controller, he's always asked the right questions. and always been concerned about the rate pairs and tax payer, managing projects well, doing all the things we want out of government. in this era when people don't believe that and have other agendas, i 8 refreshing to know that ed has been here for that period of time, and look to h

ed, the chair and i zba*ef you a letter and said all l formal things. this is more of a personality note. i think, whether to be joy ourself on your retirement or to mourn it, you're probably just loving this. from my perspective, i'm going to miss you a great deal, praoeshd you're welcome honesty, and being available to us. working with us on the agreement, there was so function in that, and hard decisions on that. most of all, i want to thank you for your sense of humor, which is integral to do the job you do here in san francisco and makes working with you a joy. thank you very much. >> any other public comment. let me just add a brief remembrance. i had the honor of hiring ed back in the day and he came to work in the function bureau at the puc. what was most interesting at the beginning of that, ed had to work where closely with a guy names harry gudersloc. harry was a career civil servant with edges. i would say, it wasn't clear to me, how ed, straight from the consulting world and a noncivil servant. they turned into the puc's own odd couple. i'v

ed haring tan has serveded people of san francisco for the past 28 years and -- whereas ed haring top worked from 19 84 to 19 p 91, and advanced to being assistant general manager and whereas in 991, mayor appointed and mayor willy brown reappointed edward harrington to serve at controller, and handleed city operations. my members of the board, and countless officials on many issues. >> whereas after serving the city with distinction. edward harrington was nominateed by this commission to serve adds them of the st puc, and whereas, during his tenure, he used his exceptional mental management, outstanding leadership and commitment to community it prove., to guidesed puc through the wastewater and pour and water enenterprises. >> whereas edward harrington has over saw the 4.6 billion water pramg, up breading, hetch hetchy, and greatly improving walter system. this will result in 28,000 jobs, 40 6 regional, together yielding 300 million, and wageed and 5 m*urn million work hour us. >> whereas edward harrington leaded negotiate et to supply a any water agreement, with all the puc customer

that's "the ed show." i'm ed schultz.el maddow show" starts right now. >> good evening, ed, and thank you, my friend. >>> and thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour. it was a really big day in politics today, and in news about politics today. including for the first time in

mayor lee. >> thank you, ed. >> well, if you notice, supervisor elsburn, and ed harrington and you noticehe blue, i'm wearing blue, we are not dodgers fans, we only do this when we have a water system that we want to talk about. and i wanted to thank the supervisor for being here and you know, the commissioners, as well, for being here and all of the parties that ed has mentioned. five years ago, when ed harrington took up this mantle of being the general manager for the puc, it was also around the same time that then the mayor asked me to go down to new orleans and take a look at what they did not do to safe themselves from all of the years of recovery that they have had to engage in. that they are still doing as of today. one of the big lessons that i found out at that time is that they did not invest properly in the infrastructure knowing that disaster was in front of them, having experienced a flooding and the gates of their water barriers having melted down a couple of times, even before then. so when ed harrington obviously knew that history as well and he took up this leadership, f

i just want to congratulate you, ed, on your retirement. i think it's the city's big loss that you're going to be leaving us. i know you're not far but still it's going to be a big change. i have a tremendous amount of respect for the work that you've done and the way that you conduct yourself. and i think that is probably something that is shared throughout the chambers and in the city. and i think that's not something that is easy with so many years, you know, someone who has been able to command that respect and that integrity through the years. so i think probably the best complement i can give you is the fact that as a public servant, i aspire to be like an ed harrington. thank you again from the bottom of my heart for all that you've done. >> [applause.] >> president chiu: supervisor cohen. >> supervisor cohen: well, mr. harrington, congratulations. you've made it. you're like crossing over the finish line with a victory. that's not bad. i just wan wanted to say congratulations to you. i'm very excited for you and your new endeavor. i

that's "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. good evening, rachel. >>> good evening, ed. thanks to you at home for staying with us the next hour. it's now 40 days out from election day. even though it feels every year like the election season gets longer and longer and longer, this last homestretch between the start of the debate until election day, this is always about the same amount of time. at least in recent elections. and so off on this date in 2004, which was the last time we had an incumbent president running for re-election, at this time on this date in that campaign, the campaign you might remember was all about iraq. >> at odds with the openful picture described by the president. mr. bush was challenged during an interview wit

"the ed showwi ed scltz aritw. >>> good evening, americans. and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 40 days until the 2012 election. six days until the first esidential debate. 27 states allow americans to te early. including two who started today. eay sho m romney has far worse problems than the polls. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >>> seems like we've been waiting for this day for a long time. >> obama voters showed upn full force today in iowa. the election has begun in the tirst swing state witharly ane obama campaign isn't lettg up. >> my job is not to worry about those -- >> tonight, dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman-schultz on the democratic effort to get out the vote in iowa and beyond. ott romney tape from heet his bain years. >> bain capital is an investment partnership. >> i'll ask robert reich what mitt romney means when he says he's harvesting companies. >>> if it's a legitimate rape, st wng do by hasayso try >> and the guy who has no idea what he's talking about when it comes to women has the nerve to call senator c

"the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 48 days until the 2012 election. the undercover romney fund-raiser video has members soft republican establishment calling for an intervention. tonight, the new portions of the tape that could force mitt to take them up on the offer. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> it's unfortunate when something gets misinterpreted like this or is taken out of context. >> the romney campaign says their unedited tape is being mischaracterized. meanwhile, karl rove, scott brown, and republicans around the country are completely freaking out. tonight, dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz on the republican chaos. the romney camp wants to talk redistribution? >> the president saying he likes redistribution. i disagree. >> tonight, a lesson on upwards redistribution with dean baker. plus, ohio senator sherrod brown, on the 47% fallout in ohio. and could paul ryan actually lose two elections, in one night? i'll ask ryan's congressional opponent if the candidate stands a chanc

ed savitz is dead. >> ed savitz is did. >> dr. phil: he died of aids awaiting trial for molestation charges. >> back in 93. >> dr. phil: and we know what happened to sandusky. do you know of others? is it still operating? >> it's still operating. when they get these guys -- they go after a individual cell. sandusky, savitz and these other guys all had individual cells but collaborated as a tri-state network. so every time they went after savitz, they only focused on savitz even though they had information about others associated with savitz, they never went after the network, this is the first time. >> dr. phil: i think it's important for parents to hear how these people change between the persona they project to the world and how they are when they get one-on-one with you. and his persona as you had seen him in public as a football coach and that sort of thing was dramatically different from the way he interacted with you once he was one-on-one. >> oh, once we were one-on-one it was very touchy touchy, soft-spoken, sexual, the co

"the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans, welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 47 days until the 2012 election. at this hour, senator scott brown and elizabeth warren just wrapped up a debate. their first. we'll show you how mitt romney is dragging down republicans all over america. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >>> when you express an attitude that half the country considers itself victims, my thinking is maybe you haven't gotten around a lot. >> the president is destroying mitt romney for denigrating half of america. and mitt romney is scrambling to explain his own family's history of welfare. >> my dad had to get financial h help, the government helped his family to be able to get on their feet again. >> howard fineman on the republican train wreck. and we'll go to boston for live reaction to the elizabeth warren/scott brown debate. >>> mitt romney says, he would have an easier time getting elected if he were mexican. and he uses a slur to describe undocumented immigrants. tonight, we'll go live to miami for reaction from the latino

this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >>> can you honestly say -- >> that americans are better off today. >> than they were four years ago? >> there's only one answer to that question that is provable with facts. and even the republican nominee knows it. >> well, of course it's getting better. >> tonight, we'll end the debate with "the ed show" history lesson for republicans. >> the banks have restricted lending. credit markets have frozen and families and business have found it harder to borrow money. we're in the midsh of a serious financial crisis. >> righty talkers continue their assault on sandra fluke. >> i'm wondering when sandra fluke speaks next week at the democratic convention, what they're going to drop from the ceiling. >> tonight, sandra fluke on the ongoing war on women and a preview of her speech. >>> plus, montana governor brian schweitzer tells us what democrats need to accomplish in charlotte. >>> and paul ryan's marathon of lying. now includes lying about america. >> what's your pers

this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >>> seems like we've been waiting for this day for a long time. >> obama voters showed up in full force today in iowa. the election has begun in the first swing state with ely vong and the obama campaign isn't letting up. >> my job is not to worry about those -- >> tonight, dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman-schultz on the democraticffort to get out the vote in iowa and beyond. >>> "mother jones" unearthedet hestnepem his bain years. >> bain capital is an investment partnership. >> i'll ask robert reich what mitt romney means when he says he's harvesting companies. >>> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> and the guy who has no idea wh htag t i comes to women has the nerve to call senator claire mccaskill unladylike. we'll bring you the latest on the todd akin disaster. good to have you with us tonight, folks. thank for watching. wa kked f 20 eltion in january. today it was the first state where people could cast

this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >>> unlike president obama, i will not raise taxes on the middle class of america. i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. i will begin my presidency with a jobs tour. president obama began his presidency with an apology tour. >> the truth takes a beating in tampa. as the republican convention ends with another flurry of lies. will the romney campaign's strategic dishonesty work? richard wolffe and van jones have the convention fallout. >> josie whales rides again. >> this isn't necessary. you can just ride on. >> even the president is mocking the clint eastwood disaster. >> it's my turn. >> tonight, how the romney camp made the decision to allow the fiasco and how republicans are trying to bail him out. >> eastwood succeeding in getting under obama's skin. sglin victory for voters in ohio. the republican suppression effort is overruled by a federal judge. set your dvrs because state senator nina turner is here to respond. >> truth of the matter is that it's re

>> no, ed, in fact, creating jobs, ed, at best is a particularroduct maybe of a long-term strategy to build new products and also build new maets and keep americans employ. buatnoe ere of private equity and it's certainly not the centerpiece of bain capital. when mitt romney was talking art about harvesting and maximizing profits, what he was talking about was a technique of squeezing payrolls. payrolls are 70% of the cost structure of most companies. the's easeiest way is to squeeze payrolls, get rid of people, cut benefits, to even cut wages. that is too ofn exactly what prate uity managerdo. bee sehere n out for the long term. they're not out for the 20 or 25 years, the new products, the new possibilities. they are out to, in the short term, maximize profits for themselves and for their investors. >> so e connection here is, i believe, personall that if mitt romney were to be president of t united states, he would support and advocate legislation that it would make it eaer for oratnsdot , outsource the jobs and he wants to have, you know, right-to-work in every state in america. he

but i want to end by thanking ed harrington for his wonderful years. and i know that he is trying to complete as many things as possible for his last month on the job here. and i know that he feels comfortable in having left, leaving the city in good hands and in the good processes that we have had. he has got a wonderful foundation for having completed all of these projects. and then, we are off with mr. kelley's leadership as we start talking about the waste water system and what we need to do with red pairs, and i know that mike and todd are eager to work as a team. i'm with them on that. and to then, reeducate our public, our rate payers about what is next on the agenda. what do we have to take care of to make sure that our future is safe and our infrastructure is safe as well. so i am glad to be here and i am glad to celebrate this with our puc and all of the friends that they have. i am glad to be creating more jobs with our contractors and then putting everybody together and making sure that they know that our infrastructure is safe and we will

"the ed show" with ed hult st r n >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 41 days until the 2012 election and only seven days until the first presidential debate. mittomney is telling nbc news, the race is tied. really? , gh'linuc thromney campaign to the concept of arithmetic. this is "the ed show," let's get to wk. >> president obama and i both care about poor and middle class families. the difference is, my policies will make things better for them. >> mitt mney is still trying america isn't buying it. tonight, e.j. dionne on today's disastrous new poll numbers for republans. an ohio democratic party chair, chris redford, on mitt romney's failure to dot the "i" in e bucke ste. >> it's not consistent with our polling, steve. >> the romney campaign has officially joined the poll truthers. tonight, we will debunk the republican alternate reality. >> there is a fundamental error going in the polling this ar by the mediorganization >> and there's more fallout from senator scott brown's race-baiting campaign. we'll have the latest from boston. >>> and th

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thanks so much. >> thank you, ed. >> that's "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. >> good evening, ed. thank you. >>> and thanks to you at home staying with us for the next hour. we have nancy pelosi tonight here live for the interview. very excited about that. if this was the image of the week, across the country, for last week, the surreptitiously filmed mitt romney addressing wealthy republican donors in florida and telling them how no good and horrible half the country was, if that was the image of the week last week, then this would surely have to qualify as the image of the week this week. touchdown? no touchdown? touchdown? oh, no! right? the big nfl referee's scandal thing. the green bay packers getting totally robbed of a win on monday night football. that image from this week has crossed over now from being just a sports story to beg

"the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 60 days until the 2012 election. the democratic national convention has given barack obama a bounce. republicans are giddy over bad job numbers, and a story trending on twitter, an nfl punter taking a stand for equality on twitter. tlas on fire, we have an interview with chris kluwe. that's coming up. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> they don't want to show you their plan. that's because they know their plan won't sell. >> the president continues to whack mitt romney for playing hide and seek a day after lighting him up in charlotte. >> i refuse to ask middle class families to give up their deductions for owning a hope or raising their kids just to pay for another millionaire's tax cut. >> tonight, richard wolffe and eugene robinson on all the convention fallout and the president bfs big bounce. >> john salts on mitt romney's pathetic excuse for ignoring the troops. >> when you give a speech, you don't go through a laundry list. you