Williams on MLK Day

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We've -- around that Saddam one and program Fox News to enter -- their.

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-- -- at how are -- good morning.

I'm -- what are -- dual of them.

-- -- to Fox News.

Well on their political analysts on the air pretty much every day but I write columns for they kill their credit counterparts is that -- -- write books that I give speeches so I'm around.

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I do call American program bureau don't you want me to come by given -- I mean I don't -- up Broadway it would work but you know we can try.

Well depends obviously politics has been hot but a lot of it has to do with changes going on in the demographics of the country's -- of topics and having indirect impact and then.

You know the last book I wrote was model which was about get fired from NPR in the whole notion of how we don't have about it debated.

Did the try to have an honest debate if countries so polarized right -- Everybody who insisted TV radio -- Book conservatives with the Wall Street Journal all the liberals in the York times so it's hard for people to.

Get beyond simply having preexisting opinions -- in and listen to what the other side and saying you can certainly see that around here.

No time -- frustrating for a minute while.

Not frustrating about.

Mildly annoying.

And during this program is.

All oftentimes I'll say it.

Meg and RR Bernard there's anybody -- we -- book.

-- which it did a pretty much straight down the -- your analysis of some particular issue.

Rumors -- -- -- -- that we usually can't come ultimately about it so.

Wesley you have one -- here -- I mean back that's exactly that dynamic these days and you know people make big bucks.

By being on one side or the other like the other -- particularly where you're you're conservative I think I didn't know that -- -- that well.

-- box so that means you're -- conservative.

Well you were listen I'm the one who like -- arguing with -- -- there -- you're conservative and you know you're black conservative -- because.

You know you're strong on the family values on education you know I wrote a book about this call them up you know and -- critical black leaders who don't take on the truck dealers knowledge.

Michael -- so now I'm a hard line conservatives.

I -- people want to put you in a box it's hard for them that they hey you know what.

He's tried his best.

Do you get a Nobel I'm branded -- so that's that's the way.

To do us is not an -- of art.

I had a couple of -- guys are great Canadian.

One plan to president.

Or is that burning.

Forget his name to add another guy -- -- look McCain's team in Thompson.

-- stuff so.

Surprising though.

Portraying doctor -- Precisely those they womanizer which of course.

Apparently doesn't like to went to one report.

But thought it was interest in.

Fodder for comedy.

That -- I've drawn.

The current criticism.

All that in most cases but didn't -- and -- and a -- -- a burning correct yes.

I I would go to church.

-- bridge over -- about two weeks ago that a church.

And it was very pretty -- all white church Annapolis Maryland.

Equipment that monologue light.

It is is -- with a wants a quick order -- -- church put on the Christian.

And the minister -- -- period started talking about.

Doctor King.

And he brought up the idea you know that he was -- man -- has some flaws including is global -- and and went right on by it -- talked about how great it was and how you can't get focused on.

Sort of -- -- -- I was struck by it because they thought on the when it I don't think that would a couple of that a black church.

Here you are -- -- now it's kind of you -- stated here in the comedy.

Which is intrastate -- I I think that it's more appetite maybe it's been an issue for white America less so in Black America -- Well you know -- -- human and it that it this he was you know.

You know quite delivered a perfect performance that's definitely a child of god with all of humanity is failing.

But nonetheless someone who took the country.

To a new place I mean -- I remember when Ronald Reagan wanted to create a holiday.

He was worried that we've we've created king holiday and every ethnic group -- that Jews there's bad -- don't -- holiday for one of their heroes.

And I don't know if you know this -- expect Jim Baker -- within the cheapest there.

Jim Baker spoke to a particular this goes way beyond racist guys start something here that's transforming -- for the country.

And wake Reagan understood at that point -- -- I get.

And we -- national holiday from a conservative Republican signing the bill.

A large number it was aging is -- some credit.

Of course are.

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