i do not want that opportunity to be taken away from ms. lewis. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> mr. quang? >> the department of public works does understand the position from the applicant. however, the department believes the board acted correctly in its decision. the suggestion that the applicant is providing an like foods than what the local merchants is is inappropriate. the board decision is very similar to the one you had made previously for casa, in their application along beale street. there is a restaurant right there that provided mediterranean wrap food. the board decided this was like food. in this case, they are suggesting that because of the way the coffee bean is provided, it is unlike other coffee, which is not established within the dpw order of the determination of a like food, nor does it match previous decisions coming from this body. we request the board of hold your decision and not provide a rehearing in this case. thank you. vice president hwang: i have a question for you. the information provided by the r

ms. lewis raises the fact that it is unfair to have the cases back to back which is iironic that these cases were completely different. what was most troubling was that the specter of racism was raised and i'm going to defend the police department if that's who she thinks was racist. dpw, if she thinks they were racist. it was unnecessary to bring something up that is irrelevant to this case. we decided purely on the merits and i resent that remark but i will move that we deny the request because there has been no new material brought forward that was not knowable before. >> i just wanted to address the comments of president garcia in that i think when an individual, and appellants from any individual that comes here to testify as to experience of racism. not take it personally. i'm not going to delegitimize it here in public. >> we have a motion to deny this rehearing request. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> this rehearing request is denied it and a notice of decision and order shal

ms-nbc,en. >>y practical- he practically is. butet me say, there was a famous heavyweight champion, joe lewis. he was fighting a great boxer, named billy con. he said, how can you catch up with him? he said, he can run, but he can't hide. president obama is running from his record by attacking in the ways that you just describe, which are really -- i have never seen quite -- language quite like that in a presidential campaign. and i have been around quite a few of them. so attack the republicans because he cannot defend a record, a record that promised that unemployment would be down at 6% or lower, if we pass the stimulus package. obamacare that over 60% of the american people believe not only should be replaced but it was one of the sleaziest chapters in the history of the united states senate, the way that the corn husker kickback and the louisiana purchase and all of that. he can't hide from a record of failure. one of the most effective ways that we can counter this kind of thing that he is doing is -- is repeating his own words-- >>> i agree with you. >> in the 2008 campaign. remember? t