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WE'RE PLEASED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO DR. CORNELL WEST. NOT REALLY AN INTRODUCTION IF YOU HAVE BEEN A... |
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THAT IS THE TRUTH. |
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WHY DID YOU WRITE A MEMOIR NOW IN YOUR CAREER? |
| 00:00:32 |
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WITH MY EDITOR, MY BROTHER, LOTS OF OTHERS SAID -- I HAVE WRESTLED WITH CANCER, NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE... |
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I WILL TAKE IT IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION BECAUSE WE JUST FINISHED A COUPLE OF HOURS TALKING ABOUT HEALTH... |
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YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. |
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WHAT ARE YOUR TAKEAWAYS FROM THE RESPONSIBILITY SIDE, AND ALSO CONCERNING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM?... |
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0 WAS VERY BLESSED BY ONE PERSON WHO LED ME TO ANOTHER. THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT IF IN FACT I WAS GOING... |
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WHAT ABOUT THE PREVENTION SIDE? YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT OVERWEIGHT, BUT YOU DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO... |
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IT IS A GOOD QUESTION. MY FELLOW BROTHER FRSIT IS ALSO A PRINCETONIAN. THE CENTER MEANS SO MUCH AND... |
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MANY AMERICANS WHO ARE MAKING ENDS MEET, AND CHILDREN ARE EATING IN SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS, AND THE... |
| 00:05:29 |
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THE GARMENTS SHOULD PROVIDE INFORMATION IN A NOTE IF THE GOVERNMENT IS CREATIVE IT CAN PROVIDE INSPIRATION... |
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WHERE DOES THAT PUT YOU POLITICALLY? |
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AS A CHRISTIAN I DON'T PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO POOR, WORKING PEOPLE ARE AT THE CENTER OF HOW I VIEW... |
| 00:07:14 |
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TELL ME HOW YOU THINK PRESIDENT OBAMA IS DOING? |
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AT THE SYMBOLIC LEVEL WE DON'T HAVE A LANGUAGE TO DESCRIBE THE IMPACT HE HAS HAD ON THE WORLD AND... |
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I AM CONCERNED THAT HE IS RESPECTED AS PRESIDENT AND HUMAN BEING CRUDE. BUT HE MUST BE RENDERED ACCOUNTABLE,... |
| 00:09:32 |
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YOU CAN SEND US A MESSAGE TO TWITTER AND E-MAIL. HERE IS OUR FIRST CALL, DEMOCRATS LINE. CALLER:... |
| 00:10:58 |
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I APPRECIATE QUESTION. I BELIEVE, FOR A SIMPLE, THAT WHEN IT COMES TO SOMETHING AS PRECIOUS AS SECURITY,... |
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IN THE PAPERS THIS MORNING, "U.S. MATH SCORES HIT A WALL. NO GAIN FOR FOURTH GRADERS, A SLIGHT GAIN... |
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ANY TIME YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION, YOU TALK ABOUT 3 PULLERS. A DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AT YALE UNIVERSITY... |
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BEFORE YOU CAME ON, WE SHOWED YOURS AND DOCTOR FRIST'S SIMILARITIES IN EDUCATION, BOTH PRINCETON AND... |
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I HAD A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE AT JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. I WAS STUDENT... |
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DID YOU DO THAT OF YOUR OWN INSPIRATION? |
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ABSOLUTELY. AND OF COURSE FROM MY MOTHER AND FATHER, THE SUPPORT OF MY CHURCH. MY SON TO SCHOOL TEACHER... |
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YES. NEXT CALL. CALLER: JUST A TICKET BACK TO OKLAHOMA, WHEN THEY HAD THE BLACK WALL STREET, THEY'VE... |
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I APPRECIATE THAT, MY BROTHER. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT BROTHER BARACK OBAMA, WITH THE PEACE PRIZE,... |
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REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: GOOD MORNING, MR. WEST. |
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HOW YOU DOING, MY BROTHER? CALLER: I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND I'M A LITTLE AGGRAVATED AT THE WORLD.... |
| 00:21:30 |
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AND WHERE DID THE HISPANICS AND ASIANS FIT INTO YOUR EQUATION? CALLER: IF THE BLACK NATION WANTED... |
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WHAT ABOUT THE WHITE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT FEEL THE WAY YOU DO? CALLER: THEY CAN GO WHEREVER THEY WANTED... |
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I AM GOING TO INTERRUPT BECAUSE YOU HAVE HAD A LOSS OF -- HAD A LOT OF TIME TO MAKE YOUR POINT. |
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I APPRECIATE THE HONESTY AND CANDOR OF MY BROTHER. I DO HAVE A DEEP FUNDAMENTAL DISAGREEMENTS WITH... |
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CORNEL WEST HAS A NEW MEMOIR OUT, "BROTHER WEST: LIVING AND LOVING OUT LOUD." OUR NEXT CALLER ON THE... |
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HOW ARE YOU DOING, BROTHER? CALLER: I GREW UP IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA AND I COMMITTED CRIMES WHEN I... |
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WITH APOLOGIES, I NEED TO INTERRUPT YOU BECAUSE YOUR PHONE RECEPTION IS BAD. BUT WE THINK WE GOT THE... |
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FIRST, I WANT TO SALUTE MY BROTHER FOR HIS TRANSFORMATION. MY HUNCH IS THAT SOMEBODY LOVE HIM AND... |
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YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN COMING ON C-SPAN FOR TWO DECADES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE LEARNED... |
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WHEN THE NEW SELF EMERGED. LEARNING HOW TO LIVE BY LEARNING HOW TO DIE. JOHN COLTRANE, AND I HAVE... |
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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, INDEPENDENT-MIN -- INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: FIRST, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INSIGHT... |
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THANK YOU. |
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NO, THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS. I SALUTE MY DEAR BROTHER, YOUNG BROTHER, 31 YEARS OLD. |
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DO YOU REMEMBER 31? |
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YES, I DO. I WAS WRESTLING WITH CANCER AT 49 AND REMEMBERED 31 IT BEING ALREADY INVITED TO THE BANK... |
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NEXT CALL IS GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, A GEORGIA ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: I AM CALLING ABOUT THE... |
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THANK YOU, GEORGE. ANYTHING FOR GEORGE? |
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I APPRECIATE WHAT GEORGE ABIZAID. HE WANTS A FAIR RULE OF LAW SO THAT JUSTICE CAN -- I APPRECIATE... |
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HE WAS ASKING ABOUT AN ASPECT OF HEALTH CARE REFORM. I'M GETTING ALL THESE TWITTER MESSAGES ASKING... |
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IT INTERESTS ME TO THE DEGREE TO WHICH I SEE IT COMING TO A POINT, A FUNDAMENTAL CHOICE HAS TO BE... |
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BASEBALL NOW. |
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THE MOVE TO THE WORLD SERIES. THIS IS TRUE -- THEY HAVE FIVE HEALTH CARE BILLS AND I DO NOT FOLLOW... |
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LOUISVILLE WILL BE YOUR LAST CALL. RICARDO ON THE DEMOCRATS' LINE. ARE YOU THERE? CALLER: YES, I... |
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TO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? CALLER: MR. CORNEL WEST, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT A LOT OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN... |
| 00:39:28 |
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THE STORY THAT HE IS TELLING -- I AM LOOKING FOR A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE HERE -- STATE BUDGETS ARE FACING... |
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I HAVE MY OWN RELATIVES WORKING AT THAT LEVEL, DEEPLY POOR COMMUNITIES, RECESSION- LEVEL SITUATIONS... |
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LIVING AND LOVING OUT LOUD ," CORNEL WEST'S MANOW MORE. THEY'RE GIVING ME SIGNS YOU HAVE TO LEAVE.... |
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KEEP LOVING, KEEP SERVING, KEEP TALKING. |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
