Showing posts with label Eugene Robinson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eugene Robinson. Show all posts

Saturday, June 25, 2016

Ann and Van Jones at Politicon

    On Saturday, June 25, 2016, Ann went to Politicon to discuss Trump on a panel with Eugene Robinson and others, along with a debate with Van Jones. There are only 2 videos to be found for the panel, each about 1 minute, but the whole 47 minutes of the debate with Van Jones is available.

    In this clip Ann explains how both parties ignore the working class:



    Here Robinson acknowledges Democrats and Republicans ignore the people:




    Here (or below) is the debate with Van Jones:



    Here's what they discussed:

Minutes 0-2: How both parties are betraying Americans.
Minutes 2-3: Jones explains Sanders' campaign.
Minute 4: Ann explains why immigration is bad for the working class.
Minute 5: Ann is against Wall Street.
Minute 6: Everone is upset with Trump.
Minute 7: Jones says Obama is deporter-in-chief.
Minute 8: Brexit and immigration.
Minutes 9-10: Immigrants already here are also hurt from more immigration.
Minute 11: Bringing in poor people to do low-skilled work.
Minutes 12-14:  Latinos are becoming hostile to Republicans they view as hostile.
Minute 15: Ann responds.
Minute 16: The black vote.
Minutes 17-18: Jones explains Republicans getting black votes.
Minutes 19-20: Ann on the media misquoting people and Trump being PC.
Minutes 21-22: Jones says being PC is "civility."
Minutes 23-24: Ann explains the evolution of political correctness.
Minutes 24-26: Jones on shutting down conservative speakers.
Minutes 27-28: Hillary getting Sanders' voters.
Minute 29: SJWs vs. working class Sanders' supporters.

*30 seconds missing, but it's not important except Ann mentions Elizabeth Warren*

Minute 29: Hillary and bankers.
Minute 30: Trump closing tax loopholes.
Minute 31: Should Trump releasing his taxes.
Minute 32: Trump's tax audit.
Minute 33: Bill Clinton was the first president to refuse to release his medical records, but no one cares.
Minutes 33-34: Jones on how Trump and Hillary won't release things.
Minute 35: Hillary is beholden to Wall Street.
Minute 36: Tax deductions don't matter.
Minutes 37-39: Jones on the Clinton Foundation.
Minutes 39-40: Will things get done in the next 6 months?
Minutes 40-41: Jones on Republicans going to discuss drug overdoses and criminal justice reform.
Minutes 41-42: Jones on Paul Ryan.
Minutes 43-44: Ann responds by saying Trump will fix America's drug problem.
Minutes 44-46: Ann responds on criminal justice reform.
Minutes 46-47: Jones says Ann is wrong.
Minute 47: Close.