>> THAT SPEECH BEGINS IN JUST ABOUT AN HOUR’S TIME.
ABOUT AN HOUR’S TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME ON THIS SUNDAY MORNING.
TIME ON THIS SUNDAY MORNING. BACK TO MY PANEL.
BACK TO MY PANEL. MIKE MEMOLI.
MIKE MEMOLI. THE LATEST PICK FOR THE MAGAZINE
THE LATEST PICK FOR THE MAGAZINE DIGS INTO WHY IT IS TIME FOR JOE
DIGS INTO WHY IT IS TIME FOR JOE TO GO.
TO GO. HE WRITES IF DEFEATING TRUMP IN
HE WRITES IF DEFEATING TRUMP IN 2020 IS AS IMPORTANT TO BIDEN AS
2020 IS AS IMPORTANT TO BIDEN AS HE SO OFTEN CLAIMS, HE SHOULD
HE SO OFTEN CLAIMS, HE SHOULD END HIS CAMPAIGN AND REMOVE
END HIS CAMPAIGN AND REMOVE HIMSELF FROM CONTENTION FOR
HIMSELF FROM CONTENTION FOR PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. LET ME START THERE AND REACT TO
LET ME START THERE AND REACT TO WHAT THE SENATOR HAD TO SAY.
WHAT THE SENATOR HAD TO SAY. YOUR PIECE CENTERS ON THE FACT
YOUR PIECE CENTERS ON THE FACT THAT WE NEED, IN YOUR
THAT WE NEED, IN YOUR ESTIMATION, AN ANTI-RACIST
ESTIMATION, AN ANTI-RACIST PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN
HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN BY THAT?
BY THAT? >> WELL, I THINK, DAVID, YOU SAW
>> WELL, I THINK, DAVID, YOU SAW EARLY ON IN BARACK OBAMA’S
EARLY ON IN BARACK OBAMA’S PRESIDENCY THE URGENCY OF WHICH
PRESIDENCY THE URGENCY OF WHICH THE RIGHT APPROACHED HIS
THE RIGHT APPROACHED HIS ELECTION ESSENTIALLY.
ELECTION ESSENTIALLY. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS AN
THEY THOUGHT IT WAS AN EMERGENCY.
EMERGENCY. THEY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS
THEY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THEY NEEDED TO ADDRESS
SOMETHING THEY NEEDED TO ADDRESS WITH A TEA PARTY MOVEMENT.
WITH A TEA PARTY MOVEMENT. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING
THEY THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY NEEDED TO, YOU KNOW,
THAT THEY NEEDED TO, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY CALL ALL ARMS
ESSENTIALLY CALL ALL ARMS ESSENTIALLY, THAT WE NEED TO,
ESSENTIALLY, THAT WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW -- MAKE SURE THAT, YOU
YOU KNOW -- MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE IS CRAZY AND IS AS
KNOW, SOMEONE IS CRAZY AND IS AS RADICAL AS DONALD TRUMP COULD
RADICAL AS DONALD TRUMP COULD ACTUALLY BE CONSIDERED AS
ACTUALLY BE CONSIDERED AS PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. AND WE NEED TO -- I THINK ON THE
AND WE NEED TO -- I THINK ON THE LEFT CONSIDER IT JUST AS MUCH AN
LEFT CONSIDER IT JUST AS MUCH AN EMERGENCY.
EMERGENCY. THAT DOESN’T MEAN WE NEED TO
THAT DOESN’T MEAN WE NEED TO ELECT SOMEONE AS UNQUALIFIED AND
ELECT SOMEONE AS UNQUALIFIED AND UNPREPARED FOR THE OFFICE AS
UNPREPARED FOR THE OFFICE AS DONALD TRUMP JUST BECAUSE, YOU
DONALD TRUMP JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THEM AVAILABLE.
KNOW, WE HAVE THEM AVAILABLE. BUT WE NEED TO REALLY CONSIDER
BUT WE NEED TO REALLY CONSIDER THIS AS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
THIS AS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY. WE NEED TO ADDRESS IT WITH THAT
WE NEED TO ADDRESS IT WITH THAT KIND OF URGENCY.
KIND OF URGENCY. FRANKLY, I DON’T SEED DEMOCRATS
FRANKLY, I DON’T SEED DEMOCRATS DOING THAT.
DOING THAT. WHAT I SEE THEM DOING IS RUSHING
WHAT I SEE THEM DOING IS RUSHING TO CHOOSE A CANDIDATE WHO IS,
TO CHOOSE A CANDIDATE WHO IS, YOU KNOW, I GUESS FITS THE
YOU KNOW, I GUESS FITS THE STEREOTYPICAL PICTURE OF WHAT A
STEREOTYPICAL PICTURE OF WHAT A PRESIDENT, THEY THINK, LOOKS
PRESIDENT, THEY THINK, LOOKS LIKE.
LIKE. AND I SEE FRANKLY A LOT OF BLACK
AND I SEE FRANKLY A LOT OF BLACK VOTERS CHOOSING A CANDIDATE WHO
VOTERS CHOOSING A CANDIDATE WHO THEY THINK WHITE VOTERS WILL
THEY THINK WHITE VOTERS WILL CHOOSE.
CHOOSE. AND THAT IS UNFORTUNATE.
AND THAT IS UNFORTUNATE. >> MIKE, LET ME TURN TO YOU.
>> MIKE, LET ME TURN TO YOU. HOW DISQUALIFYING WAS THE
HOW DISQUALIFYING WAS THE RESPONSE TO THAT QUESTION THAT
RESPONSE TO THAT QUESTION THAT HE WAS ASKING AND RESPONDING TO
HE WAS ASKING AND RESPONDING TO SOMETHING HE SAID FOUR YEARS
SOMETHING HE SAID FOUR YEARS AGO, ASKED TO TALK ABOUT HIS
AGO, ASKED TO TALK ABOUT HIS EVOLUTION OF VIEWS SINCE THEN
EVOLUTION OF VIEWS SINCE THEN AND SORT OF WHERE HE SEES THAT
AND SORT OF WHERE HE SEES THAT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY.
IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY. >> IT WAS ONLY QUALIFYING.
>> IT WAS ONLY QUALIFYING. WE LIVE IN A DEMOCRACY.
WE LIVE IN A DEMOCRACY. SO PEOPLE HAVE TO DECIDE.
SO PEOPLE HAVE TO DECIDE. IT IS ONLY DISQUALIFYING AS IT
IT IS ONLY DISQUALIFYING AS IT HIGHLIGHTED HIS BIGGEST PROBLEM,
HIGHLIGHTED HIS BIGGEST PROBLEM, HE HAS, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO SAY
HE HAS, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO SAY IT, LOST HIS STEP, LOST MILEAGE
IT, LOST HIS STEP, LOST MILEAGE ON HIS FASTBALL, MILD COGNITIVE
ON HIS FASTBALL, MILD COGNITIVE DECLINE.
DECLINE. THAT’S NOT WHO YOU WANT GOING UP
THAT’S NOT WHO YOU WANT GOING UP AGAINST DONALD TRUMP OR LEADING
AGAINST DONALD TRUMP OR LEADING THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY. EVERYTHING ELSE IS A RORSCHACH
EVERYTHING ELSE IS A RORSCHACH TEST.
TEST. IN THE HEADLINE YOU SAY WE NEED
IN THE HEADLINE YOU SAY WE NEED AN ANTI RACIST AND JOE BIDEN
AN ANTI RACIST AND JOE BIDEN ISN’T THAT.
ISN’T THAT. I KNOW HOW DOUBLE NEGATIVES
I KNOW HOW DOUBLE NEGATIVES WORK.
WORK. YOU ARE IMPLYING JOE BIDEN IS A
YOU ARE IMPLYING JOE BIDEN IS A RACIST.
RACIST. YOU ARE APPROVINGLY QUOTING
YOU ARE APPROVINGLY QUOTING TWEETS SAYING THIS ISN’T THE NEW
TWEETS SAYING THIS ISN’T THE NEW STYLE OF RACISM, THIS IS 1950s
STYLE OF RACISM, THIS IS 1950s CASUAL RACISM AND JOE BIDEN’S
CASUAL RACISM AND JOE BIDEN’S MASK HAS SLIPPED.
MASK HAS SLIPPED. YOU’RE SHAKING YOUR HEAD.
YOU’RE SHAKING YOUR HEAD. BUFF I ALSO UNDERSTAND --
BUFF I ALSO UNDERSTAND -- >> I THINK YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND
>> I THINK YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT RACIST MEANS.
WHAT RACIST MEANS. >> THE ANTI-RACISM RHETORIC
>> THE ANTI-RACISM RHETORIC MEANS, THE BOOK ABOUT HOW TO BE
MEANS, THE BOOK ABOUT HOW TO BE AN ANTI-RACIST WHICH MEANS WE
AN ANTI-RACIST WHICH MEANS WE ALWAYS HAVE TO FIGHT RACISM.
ALWAYS HAVE TO FIGHT RACISM. IT IS A RORSCHACH TEST.
IT IS A RORSCHACH TEST. HE HAD A WORD SALAD.
HE HAD A WORD SALAD. JOE BIDEN ISN’T A RACIST.
JOE BIDEN ISN’T A RACIST. >> RYAN GRIM WRITING THE BLATANT
>> RYAN GRIM WRITING THE BLATANT RACISM IN THAT ANSWER HAS NOT
RACISM IN THAT ANSWER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE SCRUTINY IT
RECEIVED THE SCRUTINY IT DESERVES.
DESERVES. I’M STRUCK HOW IN YOUR PIECES
I’M STRUCK HOW IN YOUR PIECES YOU INCLUDE THE TRANSCRIPT OF
YOU INCLUDE THE TRANSCRIPT OF IT.
IT. IT IS ONE THING TO LISTEN TO IT.
IT IS ONE THING TO LISTEN TO IT. ANOTHER THING TO READ AS WELL.
ANOTHER THING TO READ AS WELL. I WILL HAVE YOU RESPOND TO WHAT
I WILL HAVE YOU RESPOND TO WHAT MIKE SAID ABOUT ANTI-RACISM.
MIKE SAID ABOUT ANTI-RACISM. .
. >> "FIRST THINGS FIRST".
>> "FIRST THINGS FIRST". WITH REGARD TO AOEBEBRAIM KENDY’
WITH REGARD TO AOEBEBRAIM KENDY’ BOOK, YOU NEED PEOPLE WHO ARE
BOOK, YOU NEED PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ANTI RACIST.
NOT ANTI RACIST. IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SAY YOU ARE
IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SAY YOU ARE NOT RACIST.
NOT RACIST. YOU HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE WORKING
YOU HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE WORKING TOWARDS THE GOAL OF ELIMINATING
TOWARDS THE GOAL OF ELIMINATING RACISM.
RACISM. SO I THINK IN THIS CASE YOU’RE
SO I THINK IN THIS CASE YOU’RE WORKING AGAINST A WHITECUMBENT
WORKING AGAINST A WHITECUMBENT INCUMBENT.
INCUMBENT. THIS IS A CASE WHERE YOU NEED A
THIS IS A CASE WHERE YOU NEED A NOMINEE WHO IS NOT ONLY
NOMINEE WHO IS NOT ONLY CONVERSANT IN ANTI RACISM BUT
CONVERSANT IN ANTI RACISM BUT ACTIVELY PRACTICING IT.
ACTIVELY PRACTICING IT. SO IT IS NOT ABOUT WHETHER OR
SO IT IS NOT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT SOMEBODY IS CALLED A RACIST.
NOT SOMEBODY IS CALLED A RACIST. LET’S GET OUT OF THAT
LET’S GET OUT OF THAT CONVERSATION NOW.
CONVERSATION NOW. OKAY.
OKAY. IT IS NOT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
IT IS NOT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT JOE BIDEN IS A RACE I. LET’S
JOE BIDEN IS A RACE I. LET’S STOP THAT, OKAY?
STOP THAT, OKAY? WE’RE TALKING ABOUT WHETHER OR
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT HE KNOWS AND UNDERSTANDS THE
NOT HE KNOWS AND UNDERSTANDS THE PRACTICE OF ANTI-RACISM.
PRACTICE OF ANTI-RACISM. AND WE HAVE A BUNCH OF
AND WE HAVE A BUNCH OF CANDIDATES HERE WHO FRANKLY KNOW
CANDIDATES HERE WHO FRANKLY KNOW THAT LANGUAGE AND PRACTICE A LOT
THAT LANGUAGE AND PRACTICE A LOT BETTER THAN HE DOES.
BETTER THAN HE DOES. >> THERE WELL, I WANT TO ASK YOU
>> THERE WELL, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE POLLING INVOLVED HERE.
ABOUT THE POLLING INVOLVED HERE. MAKING THIS CASE.
MAKING THIS CASE. WHY WOULD JOE BIDEN CHANGE, WHY
WHY WOULD JOE BIDEN CHANGE, WHY WOULD HE LEAVE IF HE LOOKS AT
WOULD HE LEAVE IF HE LOOKS AT THE POLLING NUMBERS AND SEES
THE POLLING NUMBERS AND SEES THAT HE IS STILL THE
THAT HE IS STILL THE FRONT-RUNNER HERE?
FRONT-RUNNER HERE? >> I -- YOU KNOW, THAT IS
>> I -- YOU KNOW, THAT IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO TALK TO
SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO TALK TO HIS CAMPAIGN ABOUT.
HIS CAMPAIGN ABOUT. MY FAVORITE PART OF THE PIECE
MY FAVORITE PART OF THE PIECE WAS THE WORLD VOCABULARY.
WAS THE WORLD VOCABULARY. THE VOCABULARY AROUND ANTI
THE VOCABULARY AROUND ANTI RACIST HAS CHANGED.
RACIST HAS CHANGED. AND IF YOU ARE A STUDENT OF
AND IF YOU ARE A STUDENT OF ANTI-RACISM YOU UNDERSTAND HOW
ANTI-RACISM YOU UNDERSTAND HOW THE MOVEMENT IS CURRENTLY
THE MOVEMENT IS CURRENTLY TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE MASS
TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE MASS INCARCERATION, ABOUT WHAT WE
INCARCERATION, ABOUT WHAT WE NEED FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, ABOUT
NEED FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, ABOUT INTERSECTIONALITY.
INTERSECTIONALITY. THESE ARE ALL PEOPLE IN BIDEN’S
THESE ARE ALL PEOPLE IN BIDEN’S GENERATION MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR
GENERATION MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH.
WITH. THEY ARE THE VANGUARD OF HOW OUR
THEY ARE THE VANGUARD OF HOW OUR COMMUNITIES THINK ABOUT FIGHTING
COMMUNITIES THINK ABOUT FIGHTING RACISM.
RACISM. IF YOU ARE COMMITTED
IF YOU ARE COMMITTED ANTI-RACIST, THEN YOU’RE
ANTI-RACIST, THEN YOU’RE STUDYING THESE WORDS, STUDYING
STUDYING THESE WORDS, STUDYING WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO PUT
WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO PUT FORWARD.
FORWARD. AND I’M NOT SAYING THAT DONALD
AND I’M NOT SAYING THAT DONALD TRUMP IS A RACIST.
TRUMP IS A RACIST. I MADE THAT CLEAR.
I MADE THAT CLEAR. AND I NEVER WOULD SAY JOE BIDEN
AND I NEVER WOULD SAY JOE BIDEN IS A RACIST.
IS A RACIST. I DON’T THINK HE IS.
I DON’T THINK HE IS. I THINK THAT HE IS SOMEBODY WHO
I THINK THAT HE IS SOMEBODY WHO HAS BECOME VERY COMFORTABLE WITH
HAS BECOME VERY COMFORTABLE WITH HOW HE THINKS ABOUT RACE AND
HOW HE THINKS ABOUT RACE AND THAT IS A LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING
THAT IS A LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR
OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF OURSELVES AND
UNDERSTANDING OF OURSELVES AND HOW WE WANT TO PUSH AMERICA
HOW WE WANT TO PUSH AMERICA FORWARD.
FORWARD. IT IS 15 TO 20 YEARS OLD, IF NOT
IT IS 15 TO 20 YEARS OLD, IF NOT 30.
30. AS A YOUNG PERSON, IT IS
AS A YOUNG PERSON, IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SEE PEOPLE
DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SEE PEOPLE LIKE JULIAN CASTRO, CORY BOOKER,
LIKE JULIAN CASTRO, CORY BOOKER, WHO ARE TRYING TO EMBRACE OUR
WHO ARE TRYING TO EMBRACE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND WHAT RACISM
COMMUNITY NEEDS AND WHAT RACISM IS.
IS. BECAUSE RACISM HAS CHANGED.
BECAUSE RACISM HAS CHANGED. THE LANGUAGE OF THE ALT-RIGHT
THE LANGUAGE OF THE ALT-RIGHT HAS CHANGED.
HAS CHANGED. THE WAY THAT THEY CONGRESS GATE,
THE WAY THAT THEY CONGRESS GATE, WHAT THEY WANT AND WHAT THEY
WHAT THEY WANT AND WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR
HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR POLITICALLY HAS EVOLVED.
POLITICALLY HAS EVOLVED. THE BLACK COMMUNITY HAS EVOLVED
THE BLACK COMMUNITY HAS EVOLVED ALSO.
ALSO. THE LATINO COMMUNITY HAS EVOLVED
THE LATINO COMMUNITY HAS EVOLVED ALSO.
ALSO. AND WHAT I THINK JANELLE IS
AND WHAT I THINK JANELLE IS TRYING TO SAY THERE, BIDEN HAS
TRYING TO SAY THERE, BIDEN HAS NOT BEEN PART OF THAT EVOLUTION
NOT BEEN PART OF THAT EVOLUTION AT ALL.
AT ALL. AND IT IS DISAPPOINT TO GO YOUNG
AND IT IS DISAPPOINT TO GO YOUNG PEOPLE TO SEE THAT HE HAS BEEN
PEOPLE TO SEE THAT HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO KIND OF SKATE BY WITHOUT
ABLE TO KIND OF SKATE BY WITHOUT DOING HIS HOMEWORK ON OUR
DOING HIS HOMEWORK ON OUR COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> PHILIPPE, I WANT YOU TO WEIGH
>> PHILIPPE, I WANT YOU TO WEIGH IN HERE LASTLY.
IN HERE LASTLY. AND LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS
AND LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS EVOLUTION.
EVOLUTION. YOU HAVE A VICE PRESIDENT
YOU HAVE A VICE PRESIDENT CANDIDATE HERE WHO SEEMS LIKE HE
CANDIDATE HERE WHO SEEMS LIKE HE WANTS OR SEES THE NEED TO
WANTS OR SEES THE NEED TO EVOLVE.
EVOLVE. YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE ROOM WITH
YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE ROOM WITH HIM BEFORE.
HIM BEFORE. HOW DID YOU PROCESS WHAT
HOW DID YOU PROCESS WHAT UNFOLDED HERE THE LAST WEEK?
UNFOLDED HERE THE LAST WEEK? >> YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU HAVE A
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS.
COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST, TO JAMIL’S PIECE WHICH I
FIRST, TO JAMIL’S PIECE WHICH I THOUGHT WAS OVER THE TOP, NOT IN
THOUGHT WAS OVER THE TOP, NOT IN HIS CRITICISM BUT IN HIS REMEDY,
HIS CRITICISM BUT IN HIS REMEDY, TO SAY THAT THIS IS
TO SAY THAT THIS IS DISQUALIFYING AND JOE BIDEN
DISQUALIFYING AND JOE BIDEN SHOULD LEAVE THE RACE, THAT IS A
SHOULD LEAVE THE RACE, THAT IS A VERY SERIOUS THING.
VERY SERIOUS THING. IT’S NOT SO SEEN ON THE CONTRARY
IT’S NOT SO SEEN ON THE CONTRARY TO BLACKS BEING POLLED IN THE
TO BLACKS BEING POLLED IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY. SECONDLY, LYNN ET’S POINT IS THE
SECONDLY, LYNN ET’S POINT IS THE RIGHT POINT, WHICH IS WHO IS
RIGHT POINT, WHICH IS WHO IS BEST TO DEAL WITH THIS GOING
BEST TO DEAL WITH THIS GOING FORWARD?
FORWARD? AS A 77-YEAR-OLD MAN, THE BEST
AS A 77-YEAR-OLD MAN, THE BEST WHITE MAN, THE BEST PERSON TO DO
WHITE MAN, THE BEST PERSON TO DO IT?
IT? IS A 78-YEAR-OLD WHITE MAN THE
IS A 78-YEAR-OLD WHITE MAN THE BEST TO DO IT?
BEST TO DO IT? IS A 70-YEAR-OLD WHITE WOMAN THE
IS A 70-YEAR-OLD WHITE WOMAN THE BEST TO DO IT?
BEST TO DO IT? MEANWHILE, THEY ACCOUNT FOR 60%
MEANWHILE, THEY ACCOUNT FOR 60% OF THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE.
OF THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE. NOW SOMETHING INTERESTING, WHICH
NOW SOMETHING INTERESTING, WHICH IS THE REAL POLITICAL KEY TO
IS THE REAL POLITICAL KEY TO THIS.
THIS. SHE SAID IT A COUPLE TIMES.
SHE SAID IT A COUPLE TIMES. WHICH IS JOE BIDEN HAS BEEN
WHICH IS JOE BIDEN HAS BEEN PUSHED ON MISS BACK FOOT ABOUT
PUSHED ON MISS BACK FOOT ABOUT THIS.
THIS. HE’S IN ALABAMA TODAY.
HE’S IN ALABAMA TODAY. IT’S THE 56th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
IT’S THE 56th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOMBING.
BOMBING. THAT MEANS HE WAS 21 WHEN IT
THAT MEANS HE WAS 21 WHEN IT HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT TWO WAYS.
YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT TWO WAYS. HE’S EITHER OLD AS DIRT OR HE’S
HE’S EITHER OLD AS DIRT OR HE’S REALLY BEEN THROUGH THE BATTLES.
REALLY BEEN THROUGH THE BATTLES. WHEN I LOOK AT JOE BIDEN, LOOK,
WHEN I LOOK AT JOE BIDEN, LOOK, HE CAN SIT HERE AND SAY FILL
HE CAN SIT HERE AND SAY FILL WHRAOEP
WHRAOEP LEAP, I SAW YOU IN "THE
LEAP, I SAW YOU IN "THE SITUATION ROOM" 10 YEARS AGO.
SITUATION ROOM" 10 YEARS AGO. I KNOW THIS IS SOMEONE IN HIS
I KNOW THIS IS SOMEONE IN HIS 49, 50 YEARS IN PUBLIC SERVICE,
49, 50 YEARS IN PUBLIC SERVICE, HAS DONE WHAT HE CAN TO MAKE
HAS DONE WHAT HE CAN TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR AMERICANS, WHITE
LIFE BETTER FOR AMERICANS, WHITE AMERICANS, BLACK AMERICANS,
AMERICANS, BLACK AMERICANS, HISPANIC AMERICANS, PEOPLE OF
HISPANIC AMERICANS, PEOPLE OF COLOR, ANYONE LIVING IN THIS
COLOR, ANYONE LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. IF IT IS NOT AS FAST OR
IF IT IS NOT AS FAST OR EFFICIENT OR AS CORRECT IN TERMS
EFFICIENT OR AS CORRECT IN TERMS OF HIS LEXICON, THAT IS A
OF HIS LEXICON, THAT IS A FUNCTION OF HIS AGE AND HIS
FUNCTION OF HIS AGE AND HIS GENERATION.
GENERATION. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO INDIVIDUALLY
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO INDIVIDUALLY HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER HE IS
HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER HE IS BEST ABLE TO DO IT IN THIS AGE.
BEST ABLE TO DO IT IN THIS AGE. I THINK IT’S PRETTY CLEAR WHO IS
I THINK IT’S PRETTY CLEAR WHO IS AND WHO ISN’T.
AND WHO ISN’T. BUT JAMIL, HE DISQUALIFIES.
BUT JAMIL, HE DISQUALIFIES. >> EVERYBODY HERE READ THE
>> EVERYBODY HERE READ THE PIECE, ENJOYED THE PIECE, TOOK
PIECE, ENJOYED THE PIECE, TOOK SOMETHING FROM THE PIECE.
SOMETHING FROM THE PIECE. RESPOND TO WHAT MIKE AND
RESPOND TO WHAT MIKE AND PHILIPPE SAID.
PHILIPPE SAID. THERE IS THIS CALL TO ACTION IN
THERE IS THIS CALL TO ACTION IN THE PIECE.
THE PIECE. HOW DID YOU DECIDE TO DO THAT,
HOW DID YOU DECIDE TO DO THAT, WHY YOU THINK THAT’S THE REMEDY
WHY YOU THINK THAT’S THE REMEDY BEFORE THE SPEECH WE WILL HEAR
BEFORE THE SPEECH WE WILL HEAR IN A FEW MINUTES.
IN A FEW MINUTES. >> WELL, LISTEN, SOMETHING THAT
>> WELL, LISTEN, SOMETHING THAT WENT UNMENTIONED THE OTHER
WENT UNMENTIONED THE OTHER NIGHT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th,
NIGHT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th, WAS THE ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT
WAS THE ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT CLINTON SIGNING INTO LAW THE
CLINTON SIGNING INTO LAW THE 1994 CRIME BILL.
1994 CRIME BILL. AND SO IF WE’RE GOING TO JUDGE,
AND SO IF WE’RE GOING TO JUDGE, CAST CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN SAYS,
CAST CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN SAYS, JOE BIDEN ON HIS PAST, THEN WE
JOE BIDEN ON HIS PAST, THEN WE SHOULD JUDGE THE TOTALITY OF IT.
SHOULD JUDGE THE TOTALITY OF IT. AND IF WE’RE GOING TO JUDGE JOE
AND IF WE’RE GOING TO JUDGE JOE BIDEN ON, YOU KNOW, ALL OF HIS
BIDEN ON, YOU KNOW, ALL OF HIS RECORD, WE SHOULD JUDGE ALL OF
RECORD, WE SHOULD JUDGE ALL OF IT.
IT. WE CAN’T JUST JUDGE THE PARTS WE
WE CAN’T JUST JUDGE THE PARTS WE WANT TO JUDGE ON.
WANT TO JUDGE ON. WE SHOULD JUDGE THE PRESIDENTIAL
WE SHOULD JUDGE THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ON WHAT THEY ARE GOING
CANDIDATE ON WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO IN THE FUTURE.
TO DO IN THE FUTURE. BLACK COMMUNITY IS BEING ASKED
BLACK COMMUNITY IS BEING ASKED TO ACCEPT JOE BIDEN ON WHAT WE
TO ACCEPT JOE BIDEN ON WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT HIM AND NOT
ALREADY KNOW ABOUT HIM AND NOT WHAT HE IS GOING TO DO FOR US IN
WHAT HE IS GOING TO DO FOR US IN THE FUTURE.
THE FUTURE. GIVEN WHAT WE HAVE IN THE
GIVEN WHAT WE HAVE IN THE SITUATION RIGHT NOW IS EXACTLY
SITUATION RIGHT NOW IS EXACTLY THE WRONG THING.
THE WRONG THING. WE HAVE SOMEBODY IN OFFICE THAT
WE HAVE SOMEBODY IN OFFICE THAT WE -- FRANKLY, IF HE’S GOING TO
WE -- FRANKLY, IF HE’S GOING TO REPLACE DONALD TRUMP, HE’S GOING
REPLACE DONALD TRUMP, HE’S GOING TO HAVE TO FIX A WHOLE LOT OF
TO HAVE TO FIX A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF.
STUFF. FRANKLY, HE SEEMS VERY
FRANKLY, HE SEEMS VERY ILL-EQUIPPED BOTH IN TERMS OF
ILL-EQUIPPED BOTH IN TERMS OF RHETORIC AND POLICY, AND HE’S
RHETORIC AND POLICY, AND HE’S PROVING THAT OFTEN, OFTEN.
PROVING THAT OFTEN, OFTEN. THEN HE’S NOT THE RIGHT PERSON
THEN HE’S NOT THE RIGHT PERSON TO DO IT.
TO DO IT. AND IF HE’S NOT THE RIGHT PERSON
AND IF HE’S NOT THE RIGHT PERSON TO DO IT, AND HE SAYS IT IS IN
TO DO IT, AND HE SAYS IT IS IN FACT, IMPORTANT WE GET THIS
FACT, IMPORTANT WE GET THIS PERSON REPLACED, SHAOE STEPHE SH
PERSON REPLACED, SHAOE STEPHE SH ASIDE.
ASIDE. TO ME THAT IS THE PATRIOTIC
TO ME THAT IS THE PATRIOTIC THING TO DO.
THING TO DO. I’M NOT THE ONE SAYING I SHOULD
