Digital Bulletin

05:33 PM EST on Monday, November 7, 2005

Transcript of excerpt from "The Real Deal"

The following is a Providence Journal transcript from videotape of The Real Deal episode aired on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2005, of a televised, pre-show exchange between host Guy Dufault and his guest, J. Michael Levesque. The show is taped on Thursdays before its weekly Sunday broadcast, according to UPN 28 in Boston, which airs the program that is paid for and produced by Dufault.

Levesque: Yeah good

Dufault: Well, I did send a little note to Jan and Dave basically saying that, ya know, this is a very, very difficult situation. Michael and myself are on top of it but this, ya know, this could have lethal implications for us. Cuz I, ya know, who.... even if Jeannie.... even if she cracked up and stepped down. I mean we gotta make sure we win that seat.

Levesque: Yeah, but she can't step down.

Dufault: She can't step down.

Levesque: Cuz nobody will be able to ....

Dufault: I put a call into her about meeting after work tomorrow just to kind of hold her hand and ... She hasn't called me back yet though.

Levesque: Are we still on for breakfast?

Dufault: We're off for breakfast now. No promise or anything, I uh, I'm meeting with [Lt. Gov. Charles] Fogarty at 8 a.m.

Levesque: Oh, Okay. Well, we'll make it next week.

Dufault: Yeah. We'll just do it next week. Uh yeah, I got... Fogarty.. uh.. wants to see me.

Levesque: Jesus, I hope you breathe some life into him.

Dufault: That's what I'm gonna do. That's why I'm going. We've called the campaign to bitch. I'm mean literally that's what I did. I called their campaign to bitch. I said 'look, I can't uh.... ya know.... I can't be out there telling the unions to support you when you can't even take simple positions.

Levesque: What are you talking about?

Dufault: Miminum wage. Uh...uh ...right to vote on the casino.... 'I mean these are simple

things and you're on the right side of the issue. Eighty percent of the people want the right to vote. Eighty percent of the people want a minimum wage increase. The governor is on the wrong side of both those issues. Why are you not out there slamming him at every chance?' And

he's, he's, afraid of alienating..... [muffled "typical"]

Technician reminds them of an audio check.

Dufault: Okay, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Levesque: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Levesque: Even some of the right people are saying 'I'm not jumping on him now. We don't think he's got a shot.'

Dufault: I know. The only thing we can do is bring the other guy down. I can bring

Carcieri down [pause]. I got stuff. laughter..... if nothing else, I got the names of the past comattas [Italian slang for girlfriends]. I just gotta start throwin' 'em out there.

Laughter.

Levesque: ...send a little brown envelope.

Dufault: He w as active.

Levesque: Well, ya know, I told you when he first popped on the scene....that was the big worry.

Technician: ...10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Dufault: Welcome to this week's edition of The Real Deal ... .