Feingold on protests: "I'm excited about it"

Erica Hill talks to former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) about the "Occupy Wall Street" protests and why he thinks it's a great way to make change.

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[HulksHeroes]

I miss him as well. We NEED strong voices for "we, the people" in Washington....and how WI could have elected that corporate shill in his place to represent them is beyond my understanding. This guy is GREAT!

I love Grayson, I loved Wiener...but they were and are a bit loud with their voice. I still think we need them as well! They are great Americans!

We need Russ Feingold, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Rep. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Gov. Howard Dean to be our voices!!

[Husavikur]

He forgot to mention that in Japan it's an 11 to 1 pay ratio of CEO to average worker.

In the USA it's 475 to 1.

The asshump just doesn't get it.

[dwood520]

Another moron makes his voice heard. I got a lot of satisfaction voting him out!! Ron Johnson is the man!

[aedwardsss]

It's not about jobs going overseas. It's about the pay for those jobs. This is a global issue and it's time to shift the paradigm by making these jobs more valuable to America. If you make too much food to sell and people are still starving something is wrong. If we cannot feed people who need it the our country is messed up. We have things we can do and things we can make better. It's about making sure any worker gets paid well. Fine. Than innovate and give us education.

[aedwardsss]

It's not about jobs going overseas. It's about the pay for those jobs. This is a global issue and it's time to shift the paradigm by making these jobs more valuable to America.

[DEATHBYFLYINGCDS]

@capucchan8 The guys at the top of GE aren't anymore evil than you or I would be in such a position. Sure their actions might suck sometimes, but hate their actions not the individuals, pity the individuals. The expression "it's lonely at the top" is quite true. If I personally had a choice between being an officer and issuing an order to kill, and being a CEO making tough business decisions, I would choose to be the officer. At least the dead rest in peace.

[celticbrooder]

Not sure what planet Mr. GE is living on... I've lived in Germany for over 30 years... what he may believe to be "rooting" is typically a strike... (maybe he's losing something in the translation)

Germany has, by law, established something called a "Betriebsrat" at every major employer, to represent employees... oh! but Germany is a "Socialist State"... funny how they can flip it where it's convenient

[celticbrooder]

Not sure what planet Mr. GE is living on... I've lived in Germany for over 30 years... what he may believe to be "rooting" is typically a strike... (meybe he's losing something in the translation)

Germany has, by law, established something called a "Betriebsrat" at every major employer, to represent employees... oh! but Germany is a "Socialist State"... funny how they can flip it where it's convenient

[thedogandbutterfly]

@jdavis8677 They'd change real quickly. I love free speech!



[walstib77]

It's OK to make money overseas--as long as you do so on a fair level. Exporting labor to countries without labor protections and environmental control is just exporting slavery and death. It's greed that has driven labor overseas, not good business practice. Roger Smith, eat me.

[jdavis8677]

If we started just dropping the rich like flies they might change their attitude! Of course this message is brought to you by the ninth appellate court under the protections of free speech!