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GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATE OF THE BLACK UNION, PANEL MEMBER TO.... |
| 00:01:43 |
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GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE TODAY AT THE CONVENTION CENTER. I HAVE A PREPARED... |
| 00:06:53 |
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ONE MORE TIME, FOR THE MAYOR OF OUR CITY, ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA. WE THANK THE MAYOR FOR COMING BY AND... |
| 00:10:49 |
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I AM SORRY I CANNOT JOIN YOU IN PERSON. I WANT TO THANK TAVIS AND ALL OF YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO... |
| 00:33:46 |
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A NOTED AND POWERFUL ECONOMIST WHO EVERYONE WANTED TO TALK TO, SHE IS NOW THE PRESIDENT OF BENNETT... |
| 00:35:30 |
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FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE CONVERSATION DIRECTLY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THERE ARE... |
| 00:38:03 |
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE TIMING OF YOUR HAVING BEEN ELECTED PRESIDENT? |
| 00:38:11 |
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I DON'T LOOK AT IT AS CHALLENGING BARACK OBAMA. WHEN HE FIRST CAME TO WASHINGTON IN 2005, HAD BEEN... |
| 00:39:10 |
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THERE ARE THINGS WE HAVE IN COMMON AND THINGS WE DO NOT HAVE IN COMMON. HOW DO YOU HEAD A PARTY AND... |
| 00:39:29 |
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IT IS GOING TO BE A DANCE FOR MEAT AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. BOTH PARTIES... |
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WE COULD NOT HAVE IMAGINED 10 YEARS AGO THAT WOULD BE WITNESSING WHAT IS THE WORST ECONOMIC SITUATION... |
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TAVIS, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THIS FORTUNE AND FOR YOUR 10 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY... |
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AND I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO COME FROM HER. |
| 00:46:48 |
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THESE REPUBLICANS VOTED ALONG PARTY LINES TO HURT AMERICA. JOHN MCCAIN COMES OUT OF A STATE THAT HAS... |
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I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE JOURNEY FOR HOW WE ARRIVED HERE. PROFESSOR POUNDS, LET ME COME TO YOU.... |
| 00:48:47 |
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MY FIRST REACTION IS, WE NEED TO BACK UP OFF THAT. THEOLOGICALLY SPEAKING, AND THE REASON I SAY THAT... |
| 00:50:30 |
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I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE MY LONGTIME FRIEND, AL SHARPTON, HERE TODAY. I HEARD THAT ONCE PRESIDENT OBAMA... |
| 00:51:03 |
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LET ME ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WERE SAID. I THINK IT IS VERY, VERY CLEAR THAT MANY OF US NEVER... |
| 01:00:34 |
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YES, SIR. LET ME RESPOND BY BEGINNING WITH A TESTIMONIAL. I BELIEVE THAT THIS 10-YEAR COMPENSATION... |
| 01:07:33 |
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SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DOING THE DANCE, AND THAT EVERYONE OF US HAS TO LEARN, NONE OF US HAVE... |
| 01:09:07 |
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TAVIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONTINUING THE CONVERSATIONS. THE CONVERSATION IS WHAT HAS GOTTEN US... |
| 01:12:46 |
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I RESPECT THAT ANSWER, BUT I WANT TO GET TO THE OTHER PART OF THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS, HOW THE... |
| 01:13:09 |
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THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT BARACK OBAMA AS THE PRESIDENT HAS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THE AGENDA THAT... |
| 01:16:40 |
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THERE IS A LOT OF CONFUSION AFLOAT AND A FOOT. PEOPLE ARE JUST CONFUSED. I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING... |
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IN CASE YOU COULD NOT TELL, CORNEL WEST IS MY FRIEND. |
| 01:25:37 |
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THESE PANELISTS ALWAYS SET ME UP FOR WHERE I WANT TO GO NEXT. THIS HAS BEEN ECHOED EARLIER TODAY,... |
| 01:27:15 |
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I WILL SAY A BIT ABOUT WHAT IT MAY SAY AND WHAT IT DOES NOT SAY. IT MAY SAY THAT THE COUNTRY VOTED... |
| 01:30:13 |
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THE TREATY TO DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN RATIFIED BY AN ENORMOUS NUMBER OF NATIONS, AN OVERWHELMING... |
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WEIGHT, YOU ARE ABOUT TO " BYONCE? -- WAIT A SECOND, YOU'RE ABOUT TO QUOTE BEYONCE? WHEN SHE PERFORMED... |
| 01:37:06 |
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APPLAUSE] TENS OF MILLIONS OF MILES OF MINDS, GLOBALLY, WOULD THAT OCCURRED, I SAW A MAN WALKING ... |
| 01:37:40 |
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I WANT TO ASK YOU TO QUESTIONS. FIRST, WHEN YOU FIRST THAT YOUR POINT TO " FIANCEE, I THOUGHT YOU... |
| 01:38:06 |
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TWO QUICK QUESTIONS. I WANT TO KEEP MOVING. YOU HAVE BEEN SO POWERFUL IN YOUR PRESENTATION. THERE... |
| 01:39:07 |
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I HAVE READ HIS BOOKS AND I DO NOT SUPPOSE THEY WERE FICTION. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING THERE. ... |
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IT WAS SHAMEFUL. IT WAS AWFUL, AND THERE WAS NO QUESTION THAT WHATEVER YOU THOUGHT ABOUT HIM, MANY... |
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THANK YOU. |
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RANDALL, I THINK WE ALL AGREE, HE PURSUES RIGOROUS SCHOLARSHIP. THE PRESIDENT TALKED ABOUT WHAT HE... |
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MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS A BARACK JR AND MICHELLE JR. THERE ARE BLACK BOYS THAT MELVILLE... |
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THEY ARE STUDYING 12 HOURS A WEEK. WHITE STUDENTS STUDY EIGHT HOURS A WEEK. WE ONLY STEADY ONE HOUR... |
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YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION AND REFOCUS THE COMMENTS ON THE YOUNGER SET OF YOUNG PEOPLE. I WANT TO COME... |
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IT IS THE EQUIVALENT OF ASKING AFRICAN-AMERICANS IF WE VOTED FOR BARACK OBAMA BECAUSE HE WAS BLACK.... |
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[APPLAUSE] |
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AGAIN, THESE PEOPLE ARE SO GOOD THAT SETTING ME UP. SHE GAVE TO WORDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. YOU... |
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FIRST OF ALL, IS A HONOR TO BE HERE WITH YOU. GIVE THE SISTER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. SHE IS 25 YEARS... |
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HOW COLONIZE OR WE, THAT WE WILL THEN TURN AROUND AND SAY THAT GREEN IS WHITE STUFF. THAT IS SAID... |
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THE THING THAT I HAVE LOVE MOST ABOUT DOING THIS FOR 10 YEARS, NOW, IS THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO -- IT... |
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I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT. I TOLD YOU THAT THIS IS A WORK BOOK THAT EVERY... |
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SHE WAS NOT SAYING THAT IN CELEBRATION. THE FIRST AND STILL THE ONLY. HE WAS TALKING POWERFULLY AND... |
| 02:09:58 |
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I THINK THAT IS A TERRIFIC QUESTION. IN ORDER TO ANSWER, I DO HAVE TO GO BACK TO WHAT SEVERAL PEOPLE... |
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THE THE[APPLAUSE] |
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MANY OF US DO WELL ON TESTS. WE HAVE GOOD, STRATEGIC GUESSING ABILITY. WE ARE NOT INTIMIDATED WE HAVE... |
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[APPLAUSE] |
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SU TO LEARN? THAT IS WHY THERE IS ONLY ONE OF ME -- |
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SEE WHAT YOU LEARN? |
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THAT IS WHY THERE IS ONLY ONE OF ME. WHAT I DID NOT PLAN IT THIS WAY, BUT I AM GLAD WE SAVED OUR CALIFORNIA... |
| 02:21:28 |
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FIRST OF ALL, I AM VERY HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL COME OUT OF IT, BUT WHAT OFI AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE... |
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I COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF. THAT IS A SAD IN SAUER INDICTMENT WHEN AN ELECTION OFFICIAL... |
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I HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT CRACK COCAINE. |
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MAKE YOUR COMMENT. |
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IN 1980, WE ONLY HAD 100,000 BROTHERS INCARCERATED. IN 2009, THERE ARE 1.5 MILLION BROTHERS ON PROBATION,... |
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YOU MIGHT NOT FINISH NOW IF YOU DO NOT HURRY UP. |
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50% OF HEALTH CARE IS BEING ALLOCATED TO 5% OF THE CASES. IF YOU WRITE YOUR CONGRESSPERSONS AND YOUR... |
| 02:31:56 |
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WE'RE NOT DOING AWAY WITH AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, AND RANDALL SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT CRITICAL THINKING,... |
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I APPRECIATED. [APPLAUSE] I WANT TO ASK THIS QUESTION. I PROMISE I WILL GIVE IT BACK TO YOU. I WANT... |
| 02:35:08 |
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BARACK CHANGED THE DYNAMIC. HE HAS MADE ITS VERY DIFFICULT. AND THE PROFESSOR LAID IT OUT. YOU HAD... |
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THANK YOU. REVEREND AL? |
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I THINK TWO POINTS. I THINK THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT WE SHOULD CHANGE HOW WE DO ELECTIONS, AND I... |
| 02:41:51 |
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WHAT ARE REVEREND SAID IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY. THIS IS ABOUT THE DANGER OF THE... |
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THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] TRUTH. MARTIN NEVER FORGOT THAT. |
| 02:45:16 |
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DR. WEST GIVES ME A LOT TO WORK WITH. BUT WE TAKE ONE PIECE OF IT. I'VE GOT TO SHORTEN THESE ANSWERS.... |
| 02:46:09 |
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I THINK WE HAVE TO BE MORE RADICAL THAN ASKING FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, AND IN DOING SO, WE HAVE TO... |
| 02:47:14 |
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IT REALLY GOES BACK TO HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE NOT COMPROMISE OUR CRITICAL CONSCIENCE YET. IF... |
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I HAVE 20 MINUTES LEFT. |
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I WOULD HOPE WE DO NOT ALLOW THE ELECTION OF BARACK OBAMA TO INOCULATE US TO THE POINT WHERE OTHER... |
| 02:51:37 |
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I JUST WANTED TO SAY, IN TERMS OF PEOPLE COMING OUT, IN TERMS OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE, IN TERMS OF... |
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I WOULD SAY WOULD REQUIRE A LEVEL OF CIVIC ED THAT IS WHERE WE'RE GOING, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE EDUCATED... |
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THIS WILL NOT GO OVER WELL WITH SOME OF YOU, BUT I NEED TO SAY VERY SPECIFICALLY THAT BLACK CHURCHES... |
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YES, YES, YES. [APPLAUSE] TAKE THE ATMS OUT OF THE FRONT. YES, SISTER. |
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I AM GLAD SOME OF YOU STOOD UP. I'M NOTICING THAT MOST OF YOU REMAIN SEATED. PROSPERITY IS BASICALLY... |
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RANDALL ROBINSON, WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND? LAST COMMENT, SIR. RIGHT QUICK. |
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WE NEED TO KEEP OUR LEADERS AND RECOGNIZE THAT IT WAS NOT JUST MARTIN AND MALCOLM. IT WAS ALSO ELLA... |
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I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT HOW MANY OF US ON THE STAGE, PERHAPS I AM THE ONLY HERE, BUT GREW... |
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THANK YOU, RANDALL. [APPLAUSE] LET ME ASK YOU, WITHOUT ANY WALKING, BECAUSE WE WILL BE OFF THE AIR... |
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TAPIS SMILEY -- TAVIS SMILEY. [APPLAUSE] |
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I'M GOING TO ASK YOU ALL TO REMAIN STANDING. WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE IN JUST THREE MINUTES. NUMBER... |
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LINE UP. |
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YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT. THIS IS MY TEAM THAT PUT THIS ON EVERY YEAR. 10 YEARS. 10 YEARS. DOING... |
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LET'S ALL OUR HEADS AS WE COME TO THE CONCLUSION OF THIS DAY. OUR FATHER, GOD IN HEAVEN, I WILL ADORE... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
