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Radio Host Michael Graham argues 'Occupy Wall Street' protesters need to stop focusing on bankers and take the issue to Washington.
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Formal White House economic advisor and Massachusetts senate candidate now Liz warrant.
Says she was the intellectual foundation for the Occupy Wall Street protest now she is backtracking.
Business.
No I did not say that the right way but what I really meant to say is I've been protesting Wall Street for a long time.
And I am glad to see anyone trying to hold Wall Street global.
Mean for radio host Michael Graham live with us from Boston witches at last count in Massachusetts -- -- Michael.
That was a -- -- -- -- wasn't it.
Oh absolutely idea it was I don't understand why any Democrat would embrace.
The occupy and urinate on Wall Street movement under -- as I used to run campaigns for a living if one of my clients and said I'm gonna go join this group but.
On watch college -- demand is not paid or -- they smoke pot and hook up on the sidewalks are slashed his tires before it got there to look for goes out as she often does because she.
But lives and a bubble where everyone agrees that her.
Fundamental loathing of capitalism and -- in her extremism on on how to market should work.
-- she's a she's a yeah I gave the foundation quote I support what they're doing well that very night what they were doing was fighting with the cops in Oakland and Atlanta.
In committing acts of violence and at least five reports of sexual assaults at different occupy places around the country is adult political movement beginning to gain from her heart.
But the consulting got a hold of urged all -- I I just meant died I don't like Wall Street.
Consultant got hold of the -- think all right I wanna show you a quote would prefer us round about fifteen minutes ago.
But this is from an occupy protest at the Toronto Stock Exchange -- it's a long quote on a resort business.
It's weighted protesting on bay street you get there at 9 AM and the rich bankers who you want to hurl insults act and change their world view.
Think they don't look for two hours already.
And then it was time to go that's still.
I guess that's why they call them the 1% to Omid who wants to what Ben's kind of violence that's the power of -- at eight.
Any comment on that's my program.
I mean one of the things I'm starting to -- been talking about my listeners and that the UK is maybe these kids are learning something by doing this present -- -- part about the protest in New York.
That these ships or volunteering their time to go gourmet meals for the protests are quitting.
Because most of -- is getting grabbed by homeless people professional bombs con artists and crops are lining up at one of the one of the -- empire -- does.
I don't understand it they -- -- -- bring nothing to do just wanna take our photo way.
Boss bulk dollar yeah we -- that's your entire movement in a nutshell I'd get called on -- -- real life.
Weak weak weak and make fun of that behavior all day long we can laugh about it -- and that and that's -- has been doing that obviously.
Boss they do represented a strand of opinion.
Which says we should have a more equitable distribution of the wealth and it was the bank's fault it was the financial institutions fault for the economic mess that we've been in -- three years there is a strong and powerful strand of opinion in America which believes in back -- -- -- -- -- Let me go to would million that's the case not agree with -- -- got to admit that's the case.
-- -- not look like that -- I agree with part of it that the banks.
The financial sector should say play -- a unique role obviously the financial failure but of course are missing the element which is.
What caused bankers to make crappy loans to shaky lenders.
Up huge amounts that look innocence -- because somewhere there's a guy named Freddie.
And another guiding -- -- I guarantee you -- get covered and when Franklin Raines went before congress and said.
This money d.s for Freddie Freddie loans should be treated like near zero risk or what what do you expect speculators and they're gonna treat elected zero risk.
And that's why if the people on the Occupy Movement would occupy Washington -- they would go down to fight against the real problem.
Which is government hacks backing up their financial Powell's think that's the nexus of these we've broken and I would help them break it.
But yelling at the -- -- just trying to pay his bills Zelaya -- accounts.
-- second -- -- -- under don't read out for you add to our latest of Fox News poll.
-- people asked look would you like to have your children become Wall Street executives for Occupy Wall Street protesters now I'm astonished to see 26%.
Said.
We want out kids debating -- Wall Street protesters you've got ten seconds to give me a quick comment Michael.
Because those kids right now that the -- the people who appalled.
Their kids are still in their basement playing video games and eating their groceries that is what about the house I don't care if -- on -- sidewalk and wall -- anywhere please get out of my house.
College degree Michael -- -- very good stuff thanks so much Michael Graham quick question --
