Pete King's Thoughts & Whereabouts: 1/26 - 2/3/12
Thursday, January 26, 2012
5:10 p.m. - 5:20 p.m. - radio interview with Mancow who is filling in for David Paterson (WABC-AM) on counterterrorism.
8:05 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. - dinner with Dodger great Ralph Branca, Fordham Track Coach Tom Dewey & Fordham A.D. in Mt. Vernon. Terrific evening. Ralph is a great guy with endless stories about the old Brooklyn Dodgers.
Friday, January 27th
8:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - to Jersey City to meet with Congressman Albio Sires for tour of Port Authority facilities including Holland Tunnel, PATH subway station at Exchange Place (where we met with Jersey City Mayor Healy), Port of Newark/Elizabeth and Lincoln Tunnel. Albio is a very solid, b-partisan Democrat. We both agree that homeland security funding is vitally necessary. At end of tour hold news conference. (Watch here)
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Rosemary & I have dinner with Larry & Helen Elovich at Jimmy Hayes' Restaurant in Island Park. Always a good time with Larry & Helen plus planning 2012 campaign strategy.
Saturday, January 28th
3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. - To Logan Airport in Boston from LaGuardia on US Air Shuttle 2132.
4:20 p.m. - arrive at Boston Park Plaza Hotel.
6:00 p.m. - 10:45 p.m. - attend Clover Club of Boston Dinner. Terrific Irish-American event. Capacity crowd of 600. I was guest speaker. Discussed Irish Peace Process & Homeland Security. Good response.
Sunday, January 29th
10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - from Logan Airport, Boston to LaGuardia on US Air Shuttle 2123.
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - watch Notre Dame beat UConn 50- 48.
Monday, January 30th
8:08 a.m. - 8:15 p.m. - live interview from home with WPIX-11 on homeland security funding. (Watch here)
Wednesday, February 1st
6:00 p.m. - 7:10 p.m. - Votes on House floor.
7:15 p.m. - 7:20 p.m. - Interview with Erin Burnett, CNN, from Statuary Hall, Capitol Building, on Afghanistan & Pakistan. (Watch here)
Thursday, February 2nd
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Homeland Security briefing in HVC-304.
10:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Public Intelligence Committee hearing in HVC-210 with heads of CIA, FBI, DIA & DNI. I question CIA Director, Gen. Petraeus, on NYPD-CIA allegations. He defends NYPD & CIA. I agree. (Watch here)
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Classified briefing from same witnessed in HVC-304.
2:30 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. - Meet with Pat Foye, Exec. Dir., of Port Authority (339 Cannon).
4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Votes on House floor.
7:00 p.m. - 8:50 p.m. - Dinner with NYS Homeland Security head Jerry Hauer at Dubliner. Have known Jerry for years. Extremely able and experienced.
Friday, February 3rd
9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. - Tape David Ushery's show Debrief (WNBC) at 400 North Capitol Street will be shown on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Discuss NYPD, presidential race and redistricting.
10:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. - Live interview from Cannon Rotunda with Bill Hemmer (Fox News) on Iran.
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Votes on House floor.