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Harris-Perry: We Have To Be ‘Super-Careful’ About Using ‘Hard Worker’ Because of Slaves and Poor Moms
Source
MSNBC

Name: MSNBC

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

Show
The Melissa Harris-Perry Show

Name: The Melissa Harris-Perry Show

URL: http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry

Persons
Melissa Harris-Perry

Name: Melissa Harris-Perry

Employment: MSNBC

Position: Host

, Alfonso Aguilar

Name: Alfonso Aguilar

Employment: American Principles Project

Position: Executive director

Event
Event location
New York, N.Y.

Name: New York, N.Y.

URL: http://nyc.gov

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Uploaded
10/26/2015 12:03 pm
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0:02:52
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325
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Transcript
HARRIS PERRY There is ░░░░░░░░ for me a bit ░░░░░░░░ a tandem on this ░░░░░░░░ which is a little ░░░░░░░░ than the family work ░░░░░░░░ point But just the ░░░░░░░░ OK I also get ░░░░░░░░ kids and they come ░░░░░░░░ But there s also ░░░░░░░░ privilege in this opportunity ░░░░░░░░ gives me a little ░░░░░░░░ know Sarah Palin for ░░░░░░░░ of my disagreements with ░░░░░░░░ Palin when her country ░░░░░░░░ despite the fact she ░░░░░░░░ a 4 month old ░░░░░░░░ was fine She was ░░░░░░░░ OK maybe not the ░░░░░░░░ time to be vice ░░░░░░░░ but I m going ░░░░░░░░ try Sometimes it is ░░░░░░░░ big enough opportunity for ░░░░░░░░ that you go ahead ░░░░░░░░ step in BOEHLERT The ░░░░░░░░ s job is such ░░░░░░░░ awful job right now ░░░░░░░░ Nobody wants it HARRIS ░░░░░░░░ But Mr Ryan is ░░░░░░░░ catfish noodler which is ░░░░░░░░ the same thing right ░░░░░░░░ means you go catch ░░░░░░░░ catfish with your hands ░░░░░░░░ think that s basically ░░░░░░░░ same thing as trying ░░░░░░░░ wrangle the current Republican ░░░░░░░░ into line AGUILAR But ░░░░░░░░ s be fair If ░░░░░░░░ s somebody who is ░░░░░░░░ hard worker when he ░░░░░░░░ to Washington is Paul ░░░░░░░░ Not only works with ░░░░░░░░ Republicans but Democrats You ░░░░░░░░ very well that I ░░░░░░░░ on immigration issue trying ░░░░░░░░ get Republicans to support ░░░░░░░░ reform Paul Ryan is ░░░░░░░░ who has reported immigration ░░░░░░░░ has worked with somebody ░░░░░░░░ Luis Gutierrez Luis Gutierrez ░░░░░░░░ very respectful speaks highly ░░░░░░░░ Paul Ryan This is ░░░░░░░░ who s trying to ░░░░░░░░ HARRIS PERRY Alfonso I ░░░░░░░░ you I just want ░░░░░░░░ pause on one thing ░░░░░░░░ I don t disagree ░░░░░░░░ you that I actually ░░░░░░░░ Mr Ryan is a ░░░░░░░░ choice for this role ░░░░░░░░ want us to be ░░░░░░░░ careful when we use ░░░░░░░░ language hard worker because ░░░░░░░░ actually keep an image ░░░░░░░░ folks working in cotton ░░░░░░░░ on my office wall ░░░░░░░░ it is a reminder ░░░░░░░░ what hard work looks ░░░░░░░░ So I feel you ░░░░░░░░ he s a hard ░░░░░░░░ I do But in ░░░░░░░░ context of relative privilege ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ out when you talk ░░░░░░░░ work life balance and ░░░░░░░░ a hard worker the ░░░░░░░░ who don t have ░░░░░░░░ care who are working ░░░░░░░░ I understand that HARRIS ░░░░░░░░ But we don t ░░░░░░░░ them hard workers Call ░░░░░░░░ failures people who are ░░░░░░░░ off the system AGUILAR ░░░░░░░░ no no HARRIS PERRY ░░░░░░░░ s true AGUILAR That ░░░░░░░░ very unfair I think ░░░░░░░░ cannot generalize about the ░░░░░░░░ Party HARRIS PERRY Not ░░░░░░░░ Republicans that is certainly ░░░░░░░░ AGUILAR Mitt Romney did ░░░░░░░░ terrible job about HARRIS ░░░░░░░░ I don t even ░░░░░░░░ AGUILAR connecting with the ░░░░░░░░ class If Paul Ryan ░░░░░░░░ comes from a state ░░░░░░░░ Wisconsin is a Republican ░░░░░░░░ conservative he understands we ░░░░░░░░ a growing economy to ░░░░░░░░ good paying jobs HARRIS ░░░░░░░░ I m also not ░░░░░░░░ about the middle class ░░░░░░░░ AGUILAR In the last ░░░░░░░░ years the median household ░░░░░░░░ gone down 10 000 ░░░░░░░░ year HARRIS PERRY Yes ░░░░░░░░ AGUILAR under Obama s ░░░░░░░░ You can t blame ░░░░░░░░ now So no let ░░░░░░░░ be fair at some ░░░░░░░░ you have to own ░░░░░░░░ economy Impoverishing Hispanics You ░░░░░░░░ you cannot resolve the ░░░░░░░░ of the middle class ░░░░░░░░ government benefits You do ░░░░░░░░ with a growing economy ░░░░░░░░ good paying jobs.”
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