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Democratic strategist Bernard Whitman argues the president can benefit from the support of the Wall Street protestors.
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Volume company frequent guest -- -- -- says Democrats are making a mistake in supporting the Wall Street protest is a direct quote from Doug Schoen.
President Obama and the democratic leadership are making a critical Ara in embracing the -- Wall Street movement and it may cost them the 2012.
Election.
We'll toll would dubbed himself in just a few minutes on this program but right now but -- witness witness is the president of equipment inside strategist.
But aren't always good to have you back welcome.
Thank mr.
Good beer I take it that you disagree entirely with dog show and and you think that the president can and should continue his embrace of -- on Wall Street -- look.
I found does -- fasting is a very good friend but I do disagree with many of these conclusions why.
Because if you actually look at what occupy Wall Street stands for.
They stand for things that most Americans actually believe in which is Wall Street has too much influence we ought to prosecute those responsible for the financial meltdown.
The income gap between rich and -- go into high.
And we ought to funded the jobs bill through -- tax on the rich these people have made more money than anyone else during economic downturn.
And it's time they pay a little bit more to help America get back to work USA today has a poll is out today it twice as many people blamed Washington for the lousy economy has blame Wall Street.
I think you look there is a lot of blame to go around.
But there's no there's no doubt in my mind occupy Wall Street has captured the hearts and minds of main street and it's gone viral it's across five different continents and why.
Because fundamentally.
The attitudes and opinions expressed their particularly the fact that median income -- -- yeah.
And that lesson.
Over the last decade c'mon get corporate profits are at their highest level beyond where they were 2000 such as -- -- demanding socialist policies and that's not not really in the United States -- if you believe.
It into the screen as medicine that have usually that funding some jobs -- attacks on those people that don't have the best that's not what their house is socialism I'm sorry sorry -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- people abolish.
The rich for heaven's -- -- -- -- amount of -- you're talking about a small portion of the individuals that are down there have put -- they put out a manifesto and according to Doug -- polling that you want followed left solutions to the nation's problems.
And the president is embracing the -- He's making them into Obama shall we know it's it's actually say that he's in the stands actually not true and here's why.
We occupy Wall Street movement is so much bigger.
And a handful of protesters into kind of part is all over the country and it's going global wide because people.
Are sick.
Entire do and understand why it's clean in growth again well I think police work in recent of course I have -- you can -- He might actually I have I think he's not condone violence I do not condone violence.
And I think Civil Disobedience is -- being limited fashion but I will tell you -- you talk about a a movement.
This movement has double the favorability of the Tea Party 54% a majority of Americans are favorable to docked by Wall Street movement that is double.
They'll have an -- and how important that is.
There won't normally don't you know middle America your so far removed in your little Manhattan apartments and I'm not gonna be on the middle America every single level I -- middle America I saw the -- Tracey with the pretty lucky you why not middle there right now America has that kind of a single mother with three kids and -- -- -- today.
People on the field are saying what are these people doing down there why aren't they working.
That's with middle America is -- -- -- work.
We want to look at how Donald.
I don't think I've done I realized that kind of that would I don't.
Understand however is this wasn't the Democrats were in complete control for two years and they're still controlled two thirds of Washington for it for four years.
So how does the strategy which says let's blame Wall Street resonate in 2012.
When in fact they.
You have the power the Democrats and on the power for the last what -- -- understand that strategy one thing I do agree with and and the thing I would -- the protesters for the most.
Is -- fact that this should have gone on two years ago.
This is two years later -- -- -- to be in fact that He could hold the message a lot better but look there's a lot of blame to around there's no question.
That government and Wall Street are to blame.
But the idea that the senate Republicans hold up the jobs bill unanimously.
At a time when would we cannot get Americans -- -- in -- I don't think yeah to work is stupid I think funny I got you know contributions of those who have done in Cromwell Catholics.
Realize just finally -- A second -- -- goes to me.
If the first stimulus plan have been successfully created -- -- jobs.
I would support the second stimulus program but it was not successful and the Republicans should not support the renewal of the highly unsuccessful program.
But that was my last month but -- -- always a pleasure thanks for joining by -- right now we're getting it from a reasonable democratic election.
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Very good friend and.
