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>> ONE OF THE THINGS YOU TALK
ABOUT -- ONE OF THE ISSUES YOU
TALK ABOUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
QUITE A BIT IS BIG MONEY AND
POLITICS.
WE CAN SHOW THE INVITATION.
A COUPLE HAS TO RAISE OR
CONTRIBUTE $353,400 FOR PREMIUM
SEATING AND IN AN HE E-MAIL TO
SUPPORTERS YOU CALLED THIS ON
SCENE.
WHY IS IT OBSCENE?
>> IT IS OBSCENE THAT SECRETARY
CLINTON IS GOING TO BIG MONEY
PEOPLE TO FUND HER CAMPAIGN BUT
IT'S NOT ONLY THE CLOONEY EVENT.
SHE RAISED $15 MILLION FROM WALL
STREET FOR HER SUPER PACT AND
MILLIONS MORE FROM THE FOSSIL
FUEL INDUSTRY AND FROM THE DRUG
COMPANIES.
WE HAVE RECEIVED 6 MILLION
INDIVIDUAL CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS.
AVERAGING $27 A PIECE.
SO I THINK WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO
DO IS RUN A CAMPAIGN TO
PARAPHASE ABRAHAM LINCOLN OF THE
PEOPLE AND BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR
THE PEOPLE.
NOT JUST REACHING OUT TO THE
WEALTHIEST PEOPLE IN THIS
COUNTRY.
THAT'S A CANCER ON AMERICAN
POLITICS.
WE HAVE TO OVERTURN THIS
DISASTROUS SUPREME COURT
DECISION.
I BELIEVE WE SHOULD MOVE TO
PUBLIC FUNDING OF ELECTIONS.
>> BUT DO YOU BELIEVE GEORGE
CLOONEY DOES A LOT OF
HUMANITARIAN WORK AND DO YOU
THINK THAT'S COMPARABLE TO THE
WALL STREET INVESTMENT BANKER
TYPES?
>> LOOK, THE POINT IS I HAVE A
LOT OF RESPECT FOR GEORGE
CLOONEY.
HE'S A GREAT ACTOR.
I LIKE HIM.
BUT THIS IS THE POINT.
THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH
AMERICAN POLITICS IS THAT BIG
MONEY IS DOMINATING OUR
POLITICAL SYSTEM AND WE ARE
TRYING TO MOVE AS FAR AWAY FROM
THAT AS WE CAN.
SO IF YOU HAVE AN EVENT -- YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE EVENTS TOO.
AT OUR EVENTS WE CHARGE $15 OR
$50 FOR PEOPLE TO COME.