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Dr. Peter Dreier, PH.D., professor of politics Occidental College debates O'Reilly on politics
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-- in the impact segment tonight according to the Rasmussen daily tracking poll released today.
Pres Obama leads Mitt Romney 57.
To 32%.
Among voters eighteen to 29 among all likely voters it's -- 4545.
And one of the reasons younger Americans support the president is because of merit many American colleges are very liberal faculties -- -- studies -- that.
At occidental college for example in Los Angeles there's a professor named Peter Dreier as a new book out called.
The 100 greatest Americans of the twentieth century -- social justice.
Hall of fame.
Included on lists all -- -- Pete -- Howard -- Noam Chomsky Bill Moyers and our pal Michael Moore.
All those people far far left as you no illusion doctor -- -- wrote a piece on the Huffington Post praising Steven -- -- program he says quote.
His nightly sent up -- Bill O'Reilly is right wing before Hillary.
Brilliantly -- -- -- the absurdities America's corporate dominated political culture and quote.
-- now from Burbank California is doctor -- -- special doctor kind of an example of right wing before -- so I don't do it again.
Well you know this -- is in the eye of the -- -- bill and People's Court today considered mainstream are called as soon as many years ago so people who 100 years ago.
We're in favor of Social Security your minimum wager women's right to vote there were -- soon so.
Are you wanna set that as a compliment -- -- definitely -- you sure you know right out of the mainstream all right you are distinguished professor all right -- -- occidental.
College and on you said that -- I think I'm guilty.
Of right wing before green so I don't want to do it again.
Took in just give you one example so my audience knows what daddy issues right wing before and just walk wells.
Well for example I've heard you criticize Social Security.
And does so security was called socialism back and up early and it whenever -- -- -- -- -- -- I say about Social Security.
Well you know bill we're talking about -- progressives liberals activists reformers hours of the people in my book.
And there are -- gable in my book who.
Are Republicans like Earl Warren and and others Supreme Court justice and I admire anyone including yourself.
Who's going to step out of the mainstream Indian dissident -- And challenge the status quo and that's who you do -- the people in my book we're doing and I Mario my ordered out I mean and I I didn't.
Pete Seeger community Tigger has -- along 93 year -- Area and you shouldn't dig -- work on the Hudson River he floated up and out he's saying his best song played his -- you know I have no problem pizza.
But I do you should -- I pro probably you get -- guys like you dock.
Going on -- Huffington Post and perpetuating propaganda now I asked you twice -- gonna ask again I don't delivered.
You can't give me an example of right wing before agree that has been on this program you can't.
Yet you put it in writing you give it to the Huffington Post which you print -- thing.
And they put it on there and then people will read it Nadal that's right that'll Riley is a right wing will fool.
-- students think did it features -- it to part of the propaganda mill.
At that on both sides I mean -- both sides use the propaganda mill which you're you're guilty of that and for distinguished professor because you have that label out there and your distinguished.
I think that might be being the few.
To say that without being able to back -- up.
I think that.
Jane -- resisting worst instance of Franklin Roosevelt with distinguished citizens of Martin Luther King -- does things -- That's the -- -- -- a book drive I love well look let's talk about some of the people you didn't put in your book.
Now remember -- this is a social justice hall of fame OK I got absolutely a coming out of from left wing position.
But there's no Dwight Eisenhower on your list now he was -- an ideologue who is in a conservative -- you have bidding for Dan.
You have Malcolm X you have Bill Moyers.
Jesse Jackson and Bruce Springsteen.
But no Dwight David Eisenhower.
Are you can.
When -- was a great he was a great military hero.
And at the end of his eight years as president he warned America about the military and -- -- should be all right I know this list and and he's not.
You know maybe the second edition of the book I Eisenhower so Bruce Springsteen makes the first division what I -- -- -- -- got to make your second one.
You know Bruce Bruce Springsteen has been the voice of working people for the last thirty years and Eisenhower was a brilliant general.
But in terms of support for civil rights for women's rights for human rights.
He waited eight years until the end of his presidency before he warned us about the military industrial complex he had do.
Going to -- our Arkansas continues you're brilliant and I don't consider Eisenhower did being in a tradition of Theodore Roosevelt or Franklin.
-- had no luck getting yours I.
Your opinion your entitled to your -- -- you'll now explain to me this this is fascinating.
You seem like an honest guy I mean I think you made a big mistake with the before everything gets you can't back it up and that makes you look intellectually deficient.
But so far you you're you're pretty honest.
You read this book and -- -- at occidental college and it's all left wing stop all look for and you admire them this is who you Juarez is where you live.
So when I come on air and I said you know what academia and American she sharply to the left.
I'm telling the truth -- might not.
Well not really bill because what today is considered to be left wing.
-- to fifty years from now but because -- to be conservative most Tea Party supporters.
For example.
Supports Social Security but a hundred years ago that was considered a radical idea so.
You know the book is really about the heroes of America that took ideas.
From the left.
Progressive.
Yeah I don't regret it and I have no big which I got into the mainstream and so still you're gonna get Social Security Sunday I'm sure that I -- in -- an important hello you have when he's that I criticize such as security I never have all I said was when I get my Social Security check.
I'm giving it back to the government because I don't need it and I want other people have hey -- I got to run thanks very much we appreciate you coming -- directly.
