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Bradley: Obama Can’t Change Country on His Own

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    Former Senator Bill Bradley on the need to re-elect President Obama.

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The final -- Clarke or Bill Bradley former senator for.

And a basketball -- wanna share a vision -- and a lot of electrical model was a visceral journal and and -- on -- 641 down.

And no one's who -- when the greatest basketball moves from thrilled to have the gold medal on some -- -- his remarks as some level where it at all.

Do better juvenile for President Obama I did and you're gonna -- far down this landlords do them.

Neither he deserves reelection and you know I do think and other points remained and that is in 2008 on -- election night in Chicago.

They remain a mistake to think that one person can -- the country himself -- amendment -- it's as much as Barack Obama did can do it alone.

I mean a leader can give -- direction.

But it takes sergeants and lieutenants it takes.

Citizens.

We're gonna try to exercise their power and ultimately they have the power you take a look at.

Significant changes in America.

In the last.

150 years.

-- 200 years.

They always occurred because of citizens' movements.

At some point somebody and say slavery is immoral I'm starting the abolitionist.

At some point someone had to say I think women should have a right to vote the suffragists.

And build a movement.

Somebody had to say that we need to perfect the opportunity for African Americans civil rights from somebody had to say.

That we have to clean up -- in water and environmental movement and those were not.

Things that happen in America as a congressman senator thought about them now.

They happen because citizens organized and made things happen if we can have an Arab Spring.

In the Middle East and -- governments we ought to be able to develop -- citizen movement in this country.

That holds our elected representatives accountable for doing the things that most the American people want done.

And that's improving their job situation.

And their income situation.

That means making sure that we have adequate education and health care and I believe that if we did that.

Public would respond why don't we do that because of the role of money and politics Paula we have structural problems.

One is the role of money and politics and the other is the way we -- congressional district lines until we address the structural problems.

You're gonna always have something that's less than what it could be.

Us your view on just one example.

In 2008 and 2009.

Terms of the money and politics the financial industry contributed 300 in eighteen million dollars to federal officeholders.

The health care industry contributed a 145.

Million dollars in those two years.

And the energy industry.

Contributed 75 million dollars so it shouldn't be a surprise that the financial reform bill -- -- was watered down.

That the health care bill we god had no public option to compete with private health insurance and that we didn't even get an energy bill when we all know were pouring billions into the Middle East to pay for oil.

One of me things you haven't forgotten monitor a filibuster.

Well integrated -- -- with this would be a good challenge one you know army you know -- I am beyond that -- and China quoted guidance.

Factory invest in everything and one guy.

I remember when President Obama -- -- and I thought.

Although there was a good time to put a black face and White House children's oral -- I think a lot of people -- of those who did not vote for -- same morning.

I don't think vitriol against him -- I don't know what's gonna happen obviously -- gonna -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Sincere thank you it's so good to see you in the -- My dream is that historical restore hope for people and giving some idea that we can deal with our problem.

It's is on her little -- -- having me on their quite or comes on -- Brothers -- -- -- all -- better.

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