by $70,000 among african americans and whites according to the pew research center in addiction african american median income is one tenth of that of white americans when you add the dislocations and economy not all of them are caused in any way by recession but a big part of them global competition, and other things in terms of u.s. manufacturing and business. african americans are usually the last hired and first fired. do you believe it s a skin color issue? rather than a performance issue? bill, i have been convinced all of my life, i ve been in business all of my life quite successful as you might know but i will tell you this, there are hundreds of thousands of african american who s have talent, work ethic, to be successful in jbs or business. but have you to admit that any time you have a situation for
of u.s. manufacturing of business. african-americans are usually the last hired and the first fired. bill: do you really believe it s a skin color issue rather than a performance issue? bill, i have been convinced all my life i have been in business all of my life. i have been quite successful as you might know. but i will tell you this. there are thousands, millions of african-americans who have the talent, the work ethic, the integrity, the ingenuity to be successful in jobs or in business but you have to admit that any time you have a situation for 50 years, dating back to the civil rights movement, when african-americans were making huge gains and fair employment and housing and legislation was enacted we spent more money on education than any time in the african-american history, there is something here more than just the failure of the family or a failure of an individual african-american to pursue a job. it has to do with the fact
of u.s. manufacturing of business. african-americans are usually the last hired and the first fired. bill: do you really believe it s a skin color issue rather than a performance issue? bill, i have been convinced all my life i have been in business all of my life. i have been quite successful as you might know. but i will tell you this. there are thousands, millions of african-americans who have the talent, the work ethic, the integrity, the ingenuity to be successful in jobs or in business but you have to admit that any time you have a situation for 50 years, dating back to the civil rights movement, when african-americans were making huge gains and fair employment and housing and legislation was enacted we spent more money on education than any time in the african-american history, there is something here more than just the failure of the family or a failure of an individual african-american to pursue a job. it has to do with the fact that this question of race
of u.s. manufacturing of business. african-americans are usually the last hired and the first fired. bill: do you really believe it s a skin color issue rather than a performance issue? bill, i have been convinced all my life i have been in business all of my life. i have been quite successful as you might know. but i will tell you this. there are thousands, millions of african-americans who have the talent, the work ethic, the integrity, the ingenuity to be successful in jobs or in business but you have to admit that any time you have a situation for 50 years, dating back to the civil rights movement, when african-americans were making huge gains and fair employment and housing and legislation was enacted we spent more money on education than any time in the african-american history, there is something here more than just the failure of the family or a failure of an individual african-american to pursue a job. it has to do with the fact
performance issues, and i think we all know as people have you ever had a performance issue? yes, which is why it takes one to know one. these things happen when you don t really know what you re saying or believe what you re saying or feel what you re saying. what s ha happens. or you re speaking to millions and millions and millions and millions of americans. again, now this is the toughest gig. seriously, this is following this is like a guy that does the plates and following the beatles on ed sullivan. you don t want to follow the beatles on sullivan! why does anyone volunteer to do this? it s like coming out after the beatles with the hand puppet. all right, here it is. i m not doing it. the short time that i ve been here in washington, nothing has frustrated me more than false choices like the one the president laid out tonight. stop it, barnicle, right now. it s funny. you re, like, the mean kid in class. don t run it on a loop. don t run it o