hugh jackman sing and dance for a mere month's salary -- new york. why has your story broken through? i mean, doesn't the democratic party have enough jackedk pragmatic, you know? all of us remember and recall our grandmothers, our aunties, our mom and dad just giving us common sense. everyone talks about dollars and cents. no, it's common sense. -mm-hmm. -and that is the philosophy. that is how i approach life. just common-sense things to do. -speaking of common sense, you've said that because of rare gems and stones under new york "there's a special energy that comes from here." do you stand by that statement? -i said, oh, don't you feel it? -oh, my goodness. -you know, i wear my gems and my stones. great energy. -now, here's the problem, though. every four years, a politician says, "i believe my city is powered by gems," weirdo voters get him elected, then, like clockwork, the lobbyists move in, and the politician abandons their whole whackadoodle vibe. can you look me in the eye and promise that you're different and, by the end of your first term, will build a giant glass eyeball that unlocks new york's interdimensional power? -well, f