RUSH TRANSCRIPT Funny to ░░░░░░░░ the murder of a ░░░░░░░░ young man Joining us ░░░░░░░░ now Michael star Hopkins ░░░░░░░░ founding partner of northern ░░░░░░░░ strategies He also worked ░░░░░░░░ the Obama and Hillary ░░░░░░░░ presidential campaigns Welcome Michael ░░░░░░░░ see those images you ░░░░░░░░ those officers smiling right ░░░░░░░░ at the scene Three ░░░░░░░░ these Aurora officers were ░░░░░░░░ And one reassigned nearly ░░░░░░░░ year after the incident ░░░░░░░░ reaction to the latest ░░░░░░░░ in this I mean ░░░░░░░░ shows that this isn ░░░░░░░░ just a problem of ░░░░░░░░ a bad Apple but ░░░░░░░░ tree is rotting The ░░░░░░░░ of humanity the lack ░░░░░░░░ empathy that s being ░░░░░░░░ by the people that ░░░░░░░░ supposed to protect us ░░░░░░░░ just shock all of ░░░░░░░░ to the core It ░░░░░░░░ my heart And I ░░░░░░░░ t really know how ░░░░░░░░ can have a better ░░░░░░░░ a better trust system ░░░░░░░░ the African American community ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement when we ░░░░░░░░ things like this And ░░░░░░░░ the police union in ░░░░░░░░ is already pushing back ░░░░░░░░ this latest development with ░░░░░░░░ four officers being ousted ░░░░░░░░ are calling it a ░░░░░░░░ to judgment But when ░░░░░░░░ comes to Elijah s ░░░░░░░░ being taken away it ░░░░░░░░ taken over 10 months ░░░░░░░░ even get to this ░░░░░░░░ where we are now ░░░░░░░░ what is it going ░░░░░░░░ get some level of ░░░░░░░░ for this young man ░░░░░░░░ we ve got to ░░░░░░░░ with indictments But what ░░░░░░░░ said is just the ░░░░░░░░ of the problem We ░░░░░░░░ have to beg for ░░░░░░░░ to be an investigation ░░░░░░░░ be opened for people ░░░░░░░░ be held accountable when ░░░░░░░░ s black lives that ░░░░░░░░ murdered But you know ░░░░░░░░ a cop is murdered ░░░░░░░░ s always an indictment ░░░░░░░░ s always a conviction ░░░░░░░░ s always a quick ░░░░░░░░ And so we re ░░░░░░░░ asking for anything out ░░░░░░░░ the ordinary We just ░░░░░░░░ the same treatment that ░░░░░░░░ else would get Okay ░░░░░░░░ s switch topics and ░░░░░░░░ a little bit about ░░░░░░░░ Making headlines this morning ░░░░░░░░ pro sports teams considering ░░░░░░░░ changes The Washington football ░░░░░░░░ acting only after a ░░░░░░░░ from two giant sponsors ░░░░░░░░ of course they play ░░░░░░░░ FedEx field and pepsico ░░░░░░░░ the Cleveland baseball team ░░░░░░░░ rider their offensive mascot ░░░░░░░░ 2018 What does it ░░░░░░░░ that this change is ░░░░░░░░ now Does it mean ░░░░░░░░ corporate America is taking ░░░░░░░░ seriously Does it mean ░░░░░░░░ Dan Snyder is finally ░░░░░░░░ Let me start by ░░░░░░░░ I m a washingtonian ░░░░░░░░ m a lifelong fan ░░░░░░░░ the Washington football team ░░░░░░░░ the name is racist ░░░░░░░░ Snyder is an awful ░░░░░░░░ that most fans can ░░░░░░░░ stand It seems like ░░░░░░░░ ll probably end up ░░░░░░░░ into the right decision ░░░░░░░░ only after being forced ░░░░░░░░ by corporate influence It ░░░░░░░░ always at the end ░░░░░░░░ the day about money ░░░░░░░░ is what happens happening ░░░░░░░░ As public sentiment changes ░░░░░░░░ money changes Now companies ░░░░░░░░ to pull out now ░░░░░░░░ are being funded And ░░░░░░░░ s at the end ░░░░░░░░ the day unfortunately what ░░░░░░░░ these people But whatever ░░░░░░░░ them it s time ░░░░░░░░ change And it looks ░░░░░░░░ we re finally going ░░░░░░░░ get some real change ░░░░░░░░ I can t wait ░░░░░░░░ sing Hail to the ░░░░░░░░ it is To more ░░░░░░░░ ve got to score ░░░░░░░░ touchdowns Hail to the ░░░░░░░░ hail to the The ░░░░░░░░ So many options Bullets ░░░░░░░░ off the table What ░░░░░░░░ you think about the ░░░░░░░░ s new anthem plan ░░░░░░░░ include the in the ░░░░░░░░ week of the football ░░░░░░░░ lift every voice and ░░░░░░░░ The 120 year old ░░░░░░░░ declared by the NAACP ░░░░░░░░ the black national anthem ░░░░░░░░ is a bold change ░░░░░░░░ also I say good ░░░░░░░░ to anybody who and ░░░░░░░░ am inspired by might ░░░░░░░░ who knows the second ░░░░░░░░ This is like it ░░░░░░░░ a nice gesture I ░░░░░░░░ But I don t ░░░░░░░░ who is really calling ░░░░░░░░ it It seems like ░░░░░░░░ kind of move that ░░░░░░░░ pr team makes when ░░░░░░░░ don t have any ░░░░░░░░ people in the room ░░░░░░░░ make the decision It ░░░░░░░░ an empty gesture at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ we don t have ░░░░░░░░ owners if we don ░░░░░░░░ have black gms if ░░░░░░░░ don t have more ░░░░░░░░ coaches Like yeah it ░░░░░░░░ cool I love to ░░░░░░░░ Lift every voice and ░░░░░░░░ but I also love ░░░░░░░░ see more black millionaires ░░░░░░░░ billionaires and more black ░░░░░░░░ and owners So get ░░░░░░░░ me with the real ░░░░░░░░ How it would really ░░░░░░░░ is if you have ░░░░░░░░ of the black owned ░░░░░░░░ and team owners sing ░░░░░░░░ song There we go ░░░░░░░░ we go While kneeling ░░░░░░░░ It would fairly be ░░░░░░░░ I m sure It ░░░░░░░░ definitely last longer than ░░░░░░░░ one week program that ░░░░░░░░ ve announced they re ░░░░░░░░ And the confederacy Michael ░░░░░░░░ Hopkins thank you so ░░░░░░░░ Michael really quickly how ░░░░░░░░ your 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