but she is arguing about how does power concede and make changes and what do you want to do? in her view, no surprise, being a lawyer and long-time government person she is, she says you have to change the system. that s a back and forth that suggests respect for them and then we had some of the activists on air. i want to play a little bit from them and then get your response. let s listen. what we were looking for from secretary clinton was a personal reflection on her responsibility for being part of the cause of this problem that we have today in mass incarceration. her response really targeting on policy wasn t sufficient for us. hillary clinton has a unique responsibility in the role in mass incarceration. the die vestment we saw from the urban housing from hud, they divested $17 billion and then invested $19 billion in prison
that you have together as you are working on strategy? it absolutely is strategic. and it also is just the way that we re going to get free. we understand that we have to fwrork the margins and we have to take everyone with us. because if you take the folks that are in the on the sidelines and then everyone can excel. what do you hope to see from hillary clinton going forafter this encounter? hillary clinton has a unique responsibility in the role in mass incarceration. the divestment that we saw from the urban housing program, from hud, they divested $17 billion and then they also invested $19 billion in prison construction. that happened under the clinton administration and so what we d like to see from the clinton campaign is an intentionality in how she deals with that. because right now she s talking around it. there needs to be some ownership
latino vote and other voters by blaming things on president obama and acting like they are appealing to us and offering us absolutely nothing. in fact, the things, the policies they are raising does great injury to us. and i think that they underestimate us. i spoke in chicago at two national black gatherings today. i sought enthusiasm for president obama because people are clear as to why we are in the shape that we are in and we need to go in the direction opposite of those that put us in this bad shape. two things about that. one i want to show people newt gingrich s policies you are talking about. he wants to end affirmative action. advocate increased drug sentences. and spend the fund for prison