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Remaking America? Part 1

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    Princeton professor Dr. Cornel West weighs in

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How to restore prosperity in our economically broken nation now that is what tomorrow night's event in the nation's capital is called remaking America.

That's what they -- to explore -- now it's hosted by.

Liberal PBS talk show -- have -- smiley it will be a nationally televised discussion among a quote all star panel of leaders and activists.

Now left wing filmmaker Michael Moore and my next guest Princeton University professor civil rights activist doctor Cornell west.

Now tonight doctor -- joins me for the first time since 2006.

To reveal whether his thoughts on restoring America are in line with the Obama administration.

And include actions like expanding the role the federal government raising taxes on the so called rich.

So here with me now is remaking America panelists co host of the smiley in west radio program -- court.

Wait you bad why don't come on well you don't call my -- or what is on old brother you ask -- I will come -- -- -- -- you know Madonna is it.

We know you asked and I've got some else to do that's what happened all right well that's good to see you welcome back avenue you have the new U2 you -- are right now on your radio program with Travis and I don't have as many years -- careers kind of got started at the same time together Harry Belafonte.

Not -- a -- -- conservatives said Barack Obama does not deserve it a second term he lacks -- moral compass do you agree with them.

No no not at all -- we.

You look at -- Republican candidates must be out of my brother I see mediocrity I think mean spiritedness toward the -- Then I see too many of them not being for real one -- -- Ron Paul doing so well he at least it's for really -- I disagree with him about 85.

Percent of the time but there's no doubt that Barack Obama is much better than a Republican my problem -- that I just -- Barack Obama or even more locked yeah intense in terms of its commitment to portal.

And I got to say at peace it -- but yet given us five trillion in debt that's not enough he's ready he got -- healthcare -- -- he got his budget through got a stimulus through.

He -- owes money to his cronies it's a lender and some power and all these -- Green energy groups.

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Go to my brother has a little -- plus once you are you know I didn't know -- Clinton -- -- now.

Listen I don't feel good I know.

I know your class of Princeton as popular but I -- somebody that we both know those there.

And and I got my that it would that in my nephew I told him and William yes that's right that's right and I couldn't get a New York class he's graduating this year.

Our money I got a little bit of the -- on the -- would be on something but -- develop I'd like play the words that you used talking about.

Herman Cain is going to be -- next and I think you all Harmon an apology.

-- the state.

What do you make of what Herman Cain said he did -- knowledge that racism.

Exist but he says you know it doesn't matter that much that Morgan is about actually working hard.

And making opportunities happen for yourself.

Well one black people been working hard for decades I think you need to get off to symbolic crack pipe and acknowledge that fit the evidence is overwhelming.

Symbolic.

Crack pipe why can't somebody be African American and conservative.

And and why -- they constantly.

-- not demonize called uncle Toms and sellouts horrific names.

That I know in your -- your not like that why we don't know why would you say that about about something like that.

Herman Cain is a member of many Baptist Church Giacomo fellow Baptist Church will fellow Christian black symbolic cracked my what I meant was he -- -- never neverland anybody who downplays the role of racism when it comes to president also complex when it comes in the wake up -- -- -- -- the treaty would immigration policy when it comes to that.

The glass -- still at work even though we have a black president.

Racism still very real when he puts it down when he says the reason you're not rich is because you've got the blame yourself.

I know this is not just conservatism but it's a bold the -- I believe -- sophisticated version of conservative movement disagree that's not a complicated version my brother.

-- -- -- -- -- You've got you crack -- high -- if I had.

Know that you believe that racism is still very much on corporate America.

-- -- -- -- -- -- But Herman Cain.

That this is a look at the -- he was called the bad apple trying to curry whites favor.

The Tea Party the baseline likes him because he's a black man who knows his place you're talking about the turnover below symbolic -- -- -- I didn't IDC also I'll -- -- idea out of touch with reality and -- -- -- wedeman you know me.

Racism is repugnant.

Will have a great I'm a Christian and that's absolutely closing Christ right we heard so little -- so the point is.

Why would you use such language because you disagree with them and why are conservatives that are African American beaten up -- names.

With impunity.

It would never if you liberal and African American it's trying to get conservative he can't have your own thought processes without being called these names don't you find that repugnant -- -- deep down inside you do.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Did to him saying that racism was not -- operating in society tutored grade which is holding people back if he say something I agree with.

I -- -- the whole host of conservative to a black white red and what have you.

Brother Robbie -- -- my dear brother deeply conservative you know brother Robbie George.

We teach together at Princeton we disagree on much we need is right your wrong let a lot of issues I -- -- all I'm right.

Their own -- additional rare look so but we still go at it but what can even say you I can -- him at times.

-- the -- to a reality on the symbolic -- You're saying I'm on -- and that he's coming up next for me ask you question puppy that's coming up next at but it wedeman here's a here's a guy that grew up.

Is that worked three jobs -- mother -- made his father drew drove a car his mother his father was also a janitor.

That he worked hard he worked at Coca-Cola and he worked dead at.

Godfathers pizza and he worked dead Pillsbury and all these big come and worked his way up to be a contender for president of the United States of America.

Doesn't he deserve more respect than those names that I read off -- -- that he was called.

I just -- the words that he used do you regret about that -- -- them but don't call names.

-- but the -- it -- it mean spirited when you say the reason why you opt for is because you must blame yourself.

Blanket statement that so cold hearted people respond.

With the righteous indignation and somewhat the way did you have responded in the apple my brother listen righteous indignation I -- up the money changes pushed out those who created was saying that.

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