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Actress Daryl Hannah on the need to reduce spending on the campaigns in the Presidential race.
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Before I get to covers their -- -- of the find.
State of the -- New York a Daryl Hannah.
They accomplished actresses joining us out of Los Angeles she's also very big of -- -- activists.
And these are issues that are very near and -- -- -- Carol very good to have you.
Thank you.
Tom why this ticket -- This ticket actually the truth is I'm not that.
Thrilled about the amount of money that's being spent on these -- -- these campaigns and conventions.
Considering the economic struggles that people are in this country it's really atrocious I think even criminal since Citizens United that this much money's being spent on elections.
I'm date both by the way.
Is skewed public -- -- financing.
For the full that is that Romney and the president -- to get it to raise a lot more money on their own right.
Why does that worry you.
Well I just I think that it's not necessary I mean when where it.
You know first of all people focus on such divisive issues rather than issues that that are common to us all you know protecting.
Our clean water clean air clean soil and food.
That's those are basic needs that we all that rely upon in depend upon that that are.
Common to all of us whether that we're live grow or or or conservative and I think those are the issues that we really need to consider when we're talking about policy and and and that the -- economics that goes to go into these campaigns around.
Tend to skew things because they're in the vested interests of the the corporations who give them the money here.
General.
To be remiss of oddity that's it a week ago tonight Clint eastwood's appearance big Hollywood celebrities were Republicans -- -- particular.
My guess that I haven't been watching.
That conventions I think it's they're kind of hideous and but I -- hey that's not that's -- famous scene on Syria it but.
-- -- -- I don't know what date I did hear about it and I did hear it on the I didn't hear it on the news I mean I don't I don't share the same views company's web.
Like I said there's a lot of political pundits who can talk about candidates and politics and policy I'm just more interested in the things that unite us all the things -- We need to protect because their precious and vital like our our natural resources which are being threatened on a regular basis.
And you think dead without.
Extensive political aspersions that Barack Obama speaks more to those needs that does this from.
Well I mean if you think about what mr.
Romney and mr.
Ryan head had said in relation to climate change it's pretty frightening when -- when people are.
Our our our -- they have no homes because of the fires in the and and where can it be experiencing.
A higher food prices because of the droughts and people are still flooded out of their homes.
And they make it -- a joke that's really frightening so.
I think that.
In terms of addressing these issues.
You know we have to -- Be really adamant in insisting whoever.
Is our leader that we need to make sure that these of these issues are focused on and given the right there right place in terms of value.
-- -- -- thank you very very much thank you could have you know.
