Progressives in the Age of Obama

Jun 1, 2009

Campaign for America's Future

Panel two of the day-long Campaign for America's Future event addressed progressives in the age of Obama. Speakers focused on the 2008 the presidential election and the progressive agenda following the election. Topics included legislation passed during the first 100 days of the Obama Administration and upcoming health care legislation. Roger .. Read More
Panel two of the day-long Campaign for America's Future event addressed progressives in the age of Obama. Speakers focused on the 2008 the presidential election and the progressive agenda following the election. Topics included legislation passed during the first 100 days of the Obama Administration and upcoming health care legislation. Roger Hickey moderated.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:22 Unidentified Speaker PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS, WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS SESSION STARTED BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO WASTE TIME....
00:00:36 Unidentified Speaker GOOD MORNING.
00:00:38 Unidentified Speaker ROGER A. HICKEY, THE OTHER DIRECTOR OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE. I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO...
00:01:28 Unidentified Speaker FOR PROGRESSIVES, TAKING BACK AMERICA FROM THE RADICAL RIGHT WINGERS WHO WERE TAKING THEIR COUNTRY...
00:04:08 Unidentified Speaker AND ALL OF YOU, ACTIVISTS FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE OF YOU, WE TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK. ...
00:05:00 Unidentified Speaker HE GETS IT, HE UNDERSTANDS, AND DURING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SUCCESSFUL FIRST 1 HUNDRED DAYS, HE STAYED...
00:06:46 Unidentified Speaker HE IS NOW DIRECTOR OF THE NEW ORGANIZING FOR AMERICA, THE THIRTEEN MILLION STRONG GRASSROOTS AND ONLINE...
00:07:11 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THANK YOU FOR THE GRACIOUS INTRODUCTION AND PUTTING THIS CONFERENCE TOGETHER....
00:15:38 Unidentified Speaker SHE IS THE MOST POWERFUL WOMAN IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT. THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT....
00:16:36 Unidentified Speaker Reporter: AND HOW WE HAVE TO CHANGE TO WIN. PLEASE WELCOME ANNA BURGER. .FOUR . AND OUR FAMILIES....
00:27:32 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, ANNA BURGER. THE CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR OF A MOVE ON.ORG, ANY MOVE ON MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE?...
00:28:26 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU FOR READING RE NELSON TAKING ACTION. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE FOR THIS AMAZING PANEL AND...
00:40:12 Unidentified Speaker IS THIS NOT A GREAT PANEL PRICE THIS IS TERRIFIC. [APPLAUSE] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR...
00:41:10 Unidentified Speaker IT MORNING. THE MORNING. I WANT TO THINK THIS INCREDIBLE PANEL. IN IS A GREAT HONOR TO BE WITH YOU...
00:50:23 Unidentified Speaker THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT PANEL. GREAT GROUP OF SPEAKERS, A GREAT GROUP OF LETTERS. WE HAVE -- WE'VE CAUGHT...
00:50:45 Unidentified Speaker HOW ABOUT AUDIENCE QUESTIONS?
00:50:46 Unidentified Speaker I'M SORRY, WE DIDN'T PREPARE FOR THAT. LET -- WE'LL GET TO YOU IN A SECOND, ALL RIGHT? LET ME MAKE...
00:54:17 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. AND I CAN SEE THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE PART OF THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN THE, THE GROUPS THAT...
00:54:35 Unidentified Speaker I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD SOMETHING. I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY IMPORTANT FOR, YOU KNOW, AS, AS I THINK DEEPAK...
00:55:32 Unidentified Speaker WHAT ABOUT SINGLE PAYER?
00:55:34 Unidentified Speaker SISTERS AND BROTHERS IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE SINGLE PAYER.
00:55:37 Unidentified Speaker WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION OF THAT LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON.
00:55:40 Unidentified Speaker [INAUDIBLE]
00:55:42 Unidentified Speaker BUT I WOULD SAY THAT THE, THE STUFF THAT WE'RE DOING ACROSS THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW IS ALL ABOUT MAKING...
00:56:34 Unidentified Speaker OTHER PANELISTS?
00:56:35 Unidentified Speaker I THINK MANY OF US, JUST TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED, THINK THAT A SINGLEPAYER SYSTEM...
00:57:32 Unidentified Speaker I WAS GOING TO PULL IT BACK OUT A LITTLE BIT FROM THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I THINK THE CHALLENGE WE ARE...
00:58:04 Unidentified Speaker AFGHANISTAN!
00:58:06 Unidentified Speaker THIS APPLIES TO AFGHANISTAN AS WELL BUT ONE OF THE CORE MISSIONS AS A BROAD PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT ...
00:59:48 Unidentified Speaker AS A RESPONSIBLE MODERATOR I NEED TOICATE THIS OFF NOW BUT I WANT TO NOTE THE COMMITMENT OF ALL OF...
01:00:57 Unidentified Speaker AS ROGER JUST SAID, LUNCH IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE EXHIBIT HALL. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO...
01:01:08 Unidentified Speaker AND WE'LL HAVE MORE LIVE COVERAGE WHEN THIS CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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