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Clip: Occupy Wall Street Protests

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Oct 15, 2011

Clip from Occupy Wall Street Protests

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00:00:00 HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF A LOT OF THINGS.
00:00:02 ONE IS NOT SHOWING UP AND UP.
00:00:05 FROM A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE APPLAUDING THE FACT IS SOME OF THE PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE EXERCISING THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND ARE PETITIONING THEIR GOVERNMENT AND HAVING THEIR GRIEVANCES.
00:00:19 BUT THIS HAS BEEN A DECENTRALIZED, ORGANIC UPRISING.
00:00:25 IT HAS NOT BEEN COOPERATIVE -- COOPTED BY A LABOR UNION OR A POLITICAL PARTY HEAD.
00:00:34 I THINK THAT THAT IS AN ENCOURAGEMENT BECAUSE IT IS CITIZENS.
00:00:37 HOW ULTIMATELY THERE IS A BROAD MESSAGE HERE THAT WE ARE THE 99%.
00:00:42 THAT IS WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING.
00:00:46 WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE PEOPLE'S BAILOUT, WE'VE ONLY SEEN THE BANKING BAILOUT.
00:00:52 I THINK WE WILL HAVE OF SERIES OF PROPOSALS THAT COME OUT OF THIS, BUT NOT EVEN THE TEA PARTY DOES NOT HAVE A CENTRAL PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT THEY BACK.
00:01:03 I THINK OCCUPIED AND WALL STREET -- OCCUPY WALL STREET IN THE TEA PARTY COULD COME TOGETHER BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT IN COMMON.
00:01:13 BUT THE TEA PARTY WAS SAYING THAT WE NEED TO LOWER TAXES.
00:01:21 DECREASE THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT.
00:01:24 THOSE WERE THOSE MAJOR MESSAGES.
00:01:28 THEY'RE NOT SAYING H.
00:01:31 R. 1736 OUR WHATEVER THE BILL MIGHT BE.
00:01:35 HOST: WE HAVE INCLUDED A LINE FOR THOSE OF YOU UNDER 30.
00:01:41 MATTHEW SEGAL
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