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Probably not, correct? >> probably not. you have to go back to the stone age of this story, i mean, back to april, which seems like eons ago. back in april one of the things that was really -- one of the things that enabled anthony weiner's entry into this campaign was the general complete lack of enthusiasm for any of the candidates that are running. i went to these mayoral forums back in april and christine quinn was continually being booed. thompson was inert as he always is. bill diblasio wasn't getting any traction. john lieu was considered to be not a winner. people were saying i came in...

Throw a stone in a lake. that's going to be you. i'm just looking around the room thinking, wherever you end up, in whatever states, in whatever capacities, whether in the private sector, not-for-profit or you decide to go into public service, you're just going to do great things. that's why even before last night's results, i felt that the work that i have done, um, in running for office had come full circle. because what you guys have done means the work that i'm doing is important. i'm really proud of that. i'm really proud of all of you, and -- and what you just -- [ cheers and applause ] ...

He brought to it became very emotional. >> i grew up, i became a man during that process. so i come here and look at all of you what comes to mind is not that you remind me of yourself. it's the fact that you are so much better than i was. in so many ways. you're smarter, and you're better organized, and you -- you're more effective. and so i'm absolutely confident that all of you are going to do just amazing things in your lives. and, you know, the what can be called the ripples of hope that come out when you throw a stone in a lake. that's going to be you. i'm just looking around the room th...

He brought to it became very emotional. >> i grew up, i became a man during that process. so i come here and look at all of you what comes to mind is not that you remind me of yourself. it's the fact that you are so much better than i was. in so many ways. you're smarter, and you're better organized, and you -- you're more effective. and so i'm absolutely confident that all of you are going to do just amazing things in your lives. and, you know, the what can be called the ripples of hope that come out when you throw a stone in a lake. that's going to be you. i'm just looking around the room th...

Bring the case again. >> melinda, your thoughts? i haven't heard from you lately. we talked in the past. what's your sense of what the jury's action today in the acquittal on the one matter where it looked like they said couldn't have been a campaign contribution. it was given after the campaign was over. and then the rest and there may have been holdouts. they couldn't reach a conviction on any of the other matters. >> well, i think that to me if they had all believed this was a ridiculous case that should never have been brought, they wouldn't have spent nine days, nine, long days in that ro...