Democrats versus Republicans liberals versus conservatives progressives versus
versus conservatives progressives versus
versus conservatives progressives versus reformist
reformist
reformist whatever you call them there are two
whatever you call them there are two
whatever you call them there are two sides to any political debate hi I’m
sides to any political debate hi I’m
sides to any political debate hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with spin dr. to the left Warren
with spin dr. to the left Warren
with spin dr. to the left Warren Kinsella about the differences between
Kinsella about the differences between
Kinsella about the differences between the left and the right if we’re not
the left and the right if we’re not
the left and the right if we’re not training engineers to make sure that
training engineers to make sure that
training engineers to make sure that they are equipped here in this country
they are equipped here in this country
they are equipped here in this country then companies won’t come here those
then companies won’t come here those
then companies won’t come here those investments are what’s going to help to
investments are what’s going to help to
investments are what’s going to help to make sure that we continue to lead this
make sure that we continue to lead this
make sure that we continue to lead this world economy not just next year but ten
world economy not just next year but ten
world economy not just next year but ten years from now 50 years from now hundred
years from now 50 years from now hundred
years from now 50 years from now hundred jobs government jobs guys like me
jobs government jobs guys like me
jobs government jobs guys like me believe that government can be a force
believe that government can be a force
believe that government can be a force for good and that we have an obligation
for good and that we have an obligation
for good and that we have an obligation to help people who are weaker and are
to help people who are weaker and are
to help people who are weaker and are poor and sick and the government can and
poor and sick and the government can and
poor and sick and the government can and should help conservatives have an
should help conservatives have an
should help conservatives have an antipathy towards that they hate that
antipathy towards that they hate that
antipathy towards that they hate that some of them regarded as evil and they
some of them regarded as evil and they
some of them regarded as evil and they say well you should take care of
say well you should take care of
say well you should take care of yourself true competition in the
yourself true competition in the
yourself true competition in the delivery of medical care is what is
delivery of medical care is what is
delivery of medical care is what is needed not more government meddling the
needed not more government meddling the
needed not more government meddling the other thing I think would be empathy
other thing I think would be empathy
other thing I think would be empathy conservatives often misconstrue that to
conservatives often misconstrue that to
conservatives often misconstrue that to mean sympathy and it’s not the same
mean sympathy and it’s not the same
mean sympathy and it’s not the same thing
thing
thing empathy as the president said in 2008 is
empathy as the president said in 2008 is
empathy as the president said in 2008 is putting yourself in the shoes of
putting yourself in the shoes of
putting yourself in the shoes of somebody else if we see a child who’s
somebody else if we see a child who’s
somebody else if we see a child who’s languishing in an inner-city school how
languishing in an inner-city school how
languishing in an inner-city school how would we feel if that was our child
would we feel if that was our child
would we feel if that was our child conservatives regard that too often is
conservatives regard that too often is
conservatives regard that too often is weakness you know and and they’re not
weakness you know and and they’re not
weakness you know and and they’re not particularly interested in doing that
particularly interested in doing that
particularly interested in doing that and demonstrating empathy and they you
and demonstrating empathy and they you
and demonstrating empathy and they you know I think that’s one way of clearly
know I think that’s one way of clearly
know I think that’s one way of clearly distinguishing between the two
to be critical of my sign I think we
to be critical of my sign I think we overthink things so instead of saying
overthink things so instead of saying
overthink things so instead of saying here are my five priorities we present
here are my five priorities we present
here are my five priorities we present this laundry list of stuff that gets
this laundry list of stuff that gets
this laundry list of stuff that gets lost in the detail and we need a fresh
lost in the detail and we need a fresh
lost in the detail and we need a fresh start a new credibility a president who
start a new credibility a president who
start a new credibility a president who can bring allies to our side I also have
can bring allies to our side I also have
can bring allies to our side I also have a plan to win the war on terror funding
a plan to win the war on terror funding
a plan to win the war on terror funding homeland security strengthening our
homeland security strengthening our
homeland security strengthening our military cutting off finances reaching
military cutting off finances reaching
military cutting off finances reaching out to the world again building strong
out to the world again building strong
out to the world again building strong alliances you know when you’re hunting
alliances you know when you’re hunting
alliances you know when you’re hunting bear don’t get distracted by rabbit
bear don’t get distracted by rabbit
bear don’t get distracted by rabbit tracks and progressives always do we
tracks and progressives always do we
tracks and progressives always do we always get pulled into detail in my new
always get pulled into detail in my new
always get pulled into detail in my new shade and conservatives don’t they stick
shade and conservatives don’t they stick
shade and conservatives don’t they stick to these very broad principles and that
to these very broad principles and that
to these very broad principles and that appeals to people because people can
appeals to people because people can
appeals to people because people can understand that they don’t have to spend
understand that they don’t have to spend
understand that they don’t have to spend six hours you know digesting your
six hours you know digesting your
six hours you know digesting your platform we have not made the progress
platform we have not made the progress
platform we have not made the progress we need to make to put people back to
we need to make to put people back to
we need to make to put people back to work that’s why I put it a five-point
work that’s why I put it a five-point
work that’s why I put it a five-point plan that gets America twelve million
plan that gets America twelve million
plan that gets America twelve million new jobs values is the most important
new jobs values is the most important
new jobs values is the most important thing of all and it’s so hard to define
thing of all and it’s so hard to define
thing of all and it’s so hard to define it’s you know it’s the stuff of life
it’s you know it’s the stuff of life
it’s you know it’s the stuff of life like I was saying it’s hopes and dreams
like I was saying it’s hopes and dreams
like I was saying it’s hopes and dreams and aspirations it’s also fear and
and aspirations it’s also fear and
and aspirations it’s also fear and resentments and you know they’re
resentments and you know they’re
resentments and you know they’re important because the political brain is
important because the political brain is
important because the political brain is an emotional organ and logic if it plays
an emotional organ and logic if it plays
an emotional organ and logic if it plays a role is a supporting role
a role is a supporting role
a role is a supporting role conservatives understood this first and
conservatives understood this first and
conservatives understood this first and best and that’s why when you see them
best and that’s why when you see them
best and that’s why when you see them speaking politically about practically
speaking politically about practically
speaking politically about practically any issue it’s always couched in the
any issue it’s always couched in the
any issue it’s always couched in the language of emotion and they’re very
language of emotion and they’re very
language of emotion and they’re very very good at capturing people at the
very good at capturing people at the
very good at capturing people at the level of their hearts instead of
level of their hearts instead of
level of their hearts instead of drifting along toward tragedy we will
drifting along toward tragedy we will
drifting along toward tragedy we will set a course towards safety before the
set a course towards safety before the
set a course towards safety before the day of horror can come before it is too
day of horror can come before it is too
day of horror can come before it is too late to act this danger will be removed
late to act this danger will be removed
late to act this danger will be removed whereas you know progressives have this
whereas you know progressives have this
whereas you know progressives have this tendency to just drive their message to
tendency to just drive their message to
tendency to just drive their message to people’s heads you know reason over
people’s heads you know reason over
people’s heads you know reason over passion as Trudeau said and that’s good
passion as Trudeau said and that’s good
passion as Trudeau said and that’s good but you shouldn’t do it to the
but you shouldn’t do it to the
but you shouldn’t do it to the the exclusion of the emotional side of
the exclusion of the emotional side of
the exclusion of the emotional side of it and yesterday was a rally in Denver
it and yesterday was a rally in Denver
it and yesterday was a rally in Denver and a woman came up to her with a baby
and a woman came up to her with a baby
and a woman came up to her with a baby in her arms and said Ann my husband has
in her arms and said Ann my husband has
in her arms and said Ann my husband has had four jobs in three years part-time
had four jobs in three years part-time
had four jobs in three years part-time jobs he has lost his most recent job and
jobs he has lost his most recent job and
jobs he has lost his most recent job and we’ve now just lost our home can you
we’ve now just lost our home can you
we’ve now just lost our home can you help us and the answer is yes we can
help us and the answer is yes we can
help us and the answer is yes we can help but it’s going to take a different
help but it’s going to take a different
help but it’s going to take a different path words are great tools that can
path words are great tools that can
path words are great tools that can assist you in their word there are
assist you in their word there are
assist you in their word there are things that we can used against you and
things that we can used against you and
things that we can used against you and if you look at the way in which
if you look at the way in which
if you look at the way in which conservatives communicate the language
conservatives communicate the language
conservatives communicate the language they use the words they use this is the
they use the words they use this is the
they use the words they use this is the language of your everyday person and so
language of your everyday person and so
language of your everyday person and so they make themselves understandable they
they make themselves understandable they
they make themselves understandable they spend a lot of time trying to make
spend a lot of time trying to make
spend a lot of time trying to make themselves understandable go to a kids
themselves understandable go to a kids
themselves understandable go to a kids soccer game on Saturday and turn to any
soccer game on Saturday and turn to any
soccer game on Saturday and turn to any parent there on the sidelines and ask
parent there on the sidelines and ask
parent there on the sidelines and ask them how are you feeling about the
them how are you feeling about the
them how are you feeling about the economy and I betcha you’re gonna hear
economy and I betcha you’re gonna hear
economy and I betcha you’re gonna hear some fear in that parents voice liberals
some fear in that parents voice liberals
some fear in that parents voice liberals need to take a look at that and remain
need to take a look at that and remain
need to take a look at that and remain honest but also communicate use words in
honest but also communicate use words in
honest but also communicate use words in a way that it reaches people and not
a way that it reaches people and not
a way that it reaches people and not repels people think about what the
repels people think about what the
repels people think about what the governor just said he said when I took
governor just said he said when I took
governor just said he said when I took office the price of gasoline was 181 86
office the price of gasoline was 181 86
office the price of gasoline was 181 86 why is that because the economy was on
why is that because the economy was on
why is that because the economy was on the verge of collapse because we were
the verge of collapse because we were
the verge of collapse because we were about to go through the worst recession
about to go through the worst recession
about to go through the worst recession since the Great Depression
the global recession took place in early
the global recession took place in early 2009 and things got really bad for a lot
2009 and things got really bad for a lot
2009 and things got really bad for a lot of people really fast and so the right
of people really fast and so the right
of people really fast and so the right side of the spectrum reacted on the left
side of the spectrum reacted on the left
side of the spectrum reacted on the left side of the spectrum reacted and it was
side of the spectrum reacted and it was
side of the spectrum reacted and it was interesting because well you know the
interesting because well you know the
interesting because well you know the Occupy kids were in the parks and the
Occupy kids were in the parks and the
Occupy kids were in the parks and the tea party people who were protesting
tea party people who were protesting
tea party people who were protesting they actually represented there was
they actually represented there was
they actually represented there was about 23% of Americans that supported
about 23% of Americans that supported
about 23% of Americans that supported either side of the argument but what was
either side of the argument but what was
either side of the argument but what was interesting was how the tea party people
interesting was how the tea party people
interesting was how the tea party people drifted off into the Republican Party
drifted off into the Republican Party
drifted off into the Republican Party and became part of the mainstream in the
and became part of the mainstream in the
and became part of the mainstream in the Republican Party so the point that you
Republican Party so the point that you
Republican Party so the point that you know Michele Bachmann Ron Paul Rick
know Michele Bachmann Ron Paul Rick
know Michele Bachmann Ron Paul Rick Perry they ran for president United
Perry they ran for president United
Perry they ran for president United States they were all tea party people we
States they were all tea party people we
States they were all tea party people we need is a fearless conservative to
need is a fearless conservative to
need is a fearless conservative to feat Barack Obama’s failed socialist
feat Barack Obama’s failed socialist
feat Barack Obama’s failed socialist policies where’s the occupy kids you
policies where’s the occupy kids you
policies where’s the occupy kids you can’t cite a single example of an Occupy
can’t cite a single example of an Occupy
can’t cite a single example of an Occupy leader who got absorbed by the
leader who got absorbed by the
leader who got absorbed by the Democratic Party of the United States
Democratic Party of the United States
Democratic Party of the United States that to me it represents a failure of
that to me it represents a failure of
that to me it represents a failure of our side those kids had the most
our side those kids had the most
our side those kids had the most important progressive miss message of
important progressive miss message of
important progressive miss message of the age which is the 1% versus the 99%
the age which is the 1% versus the 99%
the age which is the 1% versus the 99% you know the haves versus the have-nots
you know the haves versus the have-nots
you know the haves versus the have-nots and the you know the conservatives
and the you know the conservatives
and the you know the conservatives represent the 1% that’s their interest
represent the 1% that’s their interest
represent the 1% that’s their interest that’s who they are and it’s it’s
that’s who they are and it’s it’s
that’s who they are and it’s it’s low-hanging fruit for us to to
low-hanging fruit for us to to
low-hanging fruit for us to to communicate that message and we didn’t
communicate that message and we didn’t
communicate that message and we didn’t do it and we didn’t bring the occupy
do it and we didn’t bring the occupy
do it and we didn’t bring the occupy kids into our tent and that again is one
kids into our tent and that again is one
kids into our tent and that again is one of the reasons why we lose
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