"To all my naysayers, to the Post-Gazette, the Trib, the blogosphere . . . I want you all to know that I intend to ride around in Homeland Security SUVs as frequently as I can; I plan to blow off meetings involving minorities and women; I plan to play as much golf with celebrities as I can; I plan to crash private events and take lavish gifts from corporations that do business with the city; and best of all, I plan to wear my f*cking flip-flops on airplanes!"