In desperation Leslie says it will be necessary to destroy the town in order to save the park. This is a reference to an infamous incident during the Vietnam War. An American commander ordered an air strike on a small village that completely destroyed it. When asked why he did this he replied that "it became necessary to destroy the village in order to save it."
Leslie's TV reporter voice is distinctly similar to Greta Van Susteren, a blonde journalist who pioneered women in news and most likely a big role-model for Leslie.