I want to make certain that he understands that. And many people who have walked there have contributed so much to society, contributed so much to organizations. When you look back and you see in terms of the contributions that these people have made, then I think that my colleague would probably review it and probably would withdraw his objections. When you look at the amount of money they've given to breast cancer, when you look at the amount of money they've given to AIDS and all these diseases that we need to do extensive research on, that people that have walked these streets and walked the Hollywood Walk of Fame, when we think about the things that they've done, then I really feel that if he did, he would say wait a minute.…
Edolphus Towns: “I want to make certain that he understands that. And many people who have walked there have contributed so much to…”
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The speaker addresses contributions of individuals honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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