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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka argues the interests of U.S. corporations have become misaligned with the interests of the country.
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-- -- -- what about the mood for Democrats right now there does seem to be.
Less sensitive to convention tonight I've got right now Richard that one party -- embrace same.
Capitalists in the business -- not afraid to admit it this this convention.
Embracing spending in the good that it's done which is fine but -- -- sort of selling its own colors.
And I guess Americans have to decide in the -- of that -- -- First of all it's not embracing capitalism.
Because there's many kinds the capital.
You know that and I know that.
What you are always saying they're Republicans -- are there areas capitalist that's exactly right whenever you do this like what Mitt Romney did.
He would -- men.
Take a healthy company loaded down with debt.
Take his money and run and then bankrupt.
Take away pensions in bankruptcy.
But they were -- -- would win a war on no -- -- of half a little bit when did I am sorry although I don't believe in your job and you know destroy the Ahold and you know.
He created more jobs and -- did then you destroy -- absolutely not.
-- -- -- Droid more than creative peak he destroyed more doesn't agree absolutely parts of the political capital that he rents.
Does that you just made an imminent risk Internet -- that.
The private capital capital wasn't taxpayer capital.
-- -- his capital aren't but what's the difference immediately -- like somebody.
Right now coming into a corporation as the CEO captors -- build the billion dollars and saying.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- My -- and Canada hello bill radler bullied out of the know when Mitt Romney apparently left but let me ask you -- -- Neil -- -- -- -- want to -- How would you distinguish.
Deal Republican argument.
What I give a private capital risk private money basics is directly.
This president is spending billions more and it's your money and it hasn't yielded results look as Richie dropped -- -- them.
Here's what I stated it.
If in fact you're creating jobs here that's good.
If you're spending money overseas in you're hurting the country that's bad and here's I think our biggest challenge you know.
It used to be -- corporations.
At -- seeing interest -- our country there were a line that's no longer true.
Corporations will do -- in their best interest.
Even if it isn't the worst interest of the country that's dangerous and bad for every American every last one of us so our job collectively.
Is that hard to realign those interest so that we can take on the world and we can beat them but -- -- I I don't know what I have no doubt that we can.
And president I think you are damn Smart guy and I think -- very good at NASA's well I've -- some of the agreements you've helped Foster -- pretty good at it.
And and and -- I think you see is the reality of the world.
And global pay scales that are much so the United States but you're fighting that reality look at at at an acquaintance an existing knowledge -- And you are anxious about that reality.
And you are trying to make the companies the evil guys simply because they can afford to pay your workers.
What their rates are when they get the same -- much.
Tumors grow that's nonsense -- about you being Smart guy doesn't know yet yeah.
It just says my mother.
You can't -- -- the way I -- -- -- man two but she would have said that look.
The Germans to make higher wages and us they're kicking our -- in the market the scandinavians.
And make higher wages announced.
That the Canadians the Brazilians all of these people are creeping up with higher wages it's not because.
They can't do it and we can't do it here they also just a lot of jobs abroad.
The deal -- -- very big -- -- -- now they dance they create more jobs at home.
They don't lay their feet now it's naked stuff up now on the other -- are certainly look at -- you are units of you know within.
I'll tell you what we'll do this if I'm not telling the truth about Germany.
I'll give you my salary -- year if I am you give me your cell and.
John big business about five the -- on the back.
What is curious about it but the mood of the cadets are really at the people are -- here they got the -- dads here they got -- key groups democratic.
Group's -- -- what do you think let's say I do you don't want this to happen the Republican ticket wins.
DP you've burned relations with the potential Republican administration from the people of the big you know.
Come on if it.
Awaited second after the platform they adopted last week I burn bridges with them.
Today's burning every bridge with workers and organized -- -- -- you could de Larry on in finance here everywhere they say you've been finance I'm sure they do.
And I always tell you we're actually -- -- that -- no -- -- with dead Montclair but I would say knowledge I don't know I try to work Larry elegant and I'm not yes and -- I would have thought I wanna get a look at.
So if you -- DO what that's Richard the future the way republic -- see what you become so sensitive by lying now I have a vulnerable yeah -- start.
But let me ask you would you -- the Republican ticket win I know you're not planning on its close tight race but swing commodity swing states.
Wouldn't it be killer -- this -- in heavily unionized states and they lay it on you.
And well it's not gonna happen.
First of all and quite frankly it look I wish that I could support as many Republicans.
As I do Democrats how many Republicans but I didn't.
Number it's -- You know today -- -- beyond -- in New Jersey.
I don't know much of people like that really didn't like what -- -- 90% Democrats yeah.
Point because -- the rest that the Republicans they'll support us.
Look at dipped but -- they had thought -- last week.
And what the national rate for Oracle they wanted -- -- prevailing wages they wanna do away with what are your number of weighted number -- For thirty years than it was so appealing in Wisconsin where they allowed people sorry you have a choice.
You can keep in these students are not both said I had relatives relative to vote the vote -- in Ohio that's still good.
No choice -- I -- alright then I'll stop stop.
In Ohio the vote was about will there be collective bargain they wouldn't be.
63%.
Voted for -- -- in Wisconsin was about two men.
It was about style locker does not bad when people have the option union members that everybody can pay and I don't have to pay bail -- not that -- My you know the United Mine Workers the -- -- wanted to saved 3000 what are they doing just doing I don't know aren't.
We'll my union the united admire her -- -- works thing -- for -- You don't -- -- absolutely.
Oh absolutely that was newly I don't you might intimidate them and -- -- Richard dropped billiard -- -- -- his -- and I will give you this you come on you talk to us.
Which is more than I could say a lot of your colleagues and I give you great credit for the -- and again and again -- sure I joke and it won't be on -- roof.
All right that was going over it hello it's -- -- -- they -- throughout.
No they didn't even hear that -- yet -- but Bill Clinton got to know him.
I'm with you should know I'm not a little marvelous commitment and that's OK and now that I know that your for Obama Biden nine days removes -- -- Worse.
Yet maybe that -- five -- drop side could passions run high here above the way he does argue why.
