SHARPTON. LET’S LISTEN IN ON THAT.
>> TELL US WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE
THAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM
OTHER CANDIDATES.
OTHER CANDIDATES. WHY SHOULD THEY START LEANING
TOWARD YOU?
TOWARD YOU? >> I SHARED HERE TODAY MY
EXPERIENCE, MY FIRST TRIP COMING
TO SOUTH CAROLINA, WAS AS A
NEWLY ENLISTED PRIVATE, NEWLY
ENLISTED SOLDIER IN THE ARMY
NATIONAL GUARD AFTER 9/11.
I’VE SERVED FOR OVER 16 YEARS,
DEPLOYED TWICE TO THE MIDDLE
EAST.
EAST. AND IN CONGRESS, SERVED ON THE
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND ARMED
SERVICES COMMITTEE.
SERVICES COMMITTEE. I SHARED WITH THEM MY EXPERIENCE
AND UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE
OF UNDERSTANDING NATIONAL
SECURITY.
SECURITY. AND KNOWING THE COST OF WAR, AND
THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP I BRING
COMES FROM THIS EXPERIENCE OF
ENDING THESE WASTEFUL REGIME
CHANGE WARS THAT COST SO MANY
LIVES AND TRILLIONS OF HARD
EARNED TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
THINGS LIKE HEALTH CARE,
EDUCATION, INFRASTRUCTURE,
EDUCATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT.
THIS NEW COLD WAR AND NUCLEAR
ARMS RACE, SO THE LEADERSHIP
THAT I BRING WILL END THESE
WASTEFUL REGIME CHANGE WARS.
WORK TO END THE NEW COLD WAR AND
ARMS RACE AND INVEST IN OUR
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. USE THEIR RESOURCES TO PUT THEIR
NEEDS, THEIR INTERESTS FIRST.
>> YOU REMEMBER CONGRESS?
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WHERE DO YOU STAND ON
IMPEACHMENT INQUIRIES?
IMPEACHMENT INQUIRIES? >> I DON’T THINK THAT’S THE
RIGHT ROUTE TO TAKE THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SO DIVIDED AND
SO TORN APART, I THINK PURSUING
THAT ROUTE OF IMPEACHMENT WOULD
ONLY FURTHER DIVIDE THE COUNTRY.
I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT WE DEFEAT
DONALD TRUMP AND THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE AND VOTERS RISE UP AND
SAY, WE WANT TO GET THIS GUY OUT
OF OFFICE, WE WANT A PRESIDENT
WHO WILL PUT THE INTERESTS OF
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FIRST AND
FOREMOST.
FOREMOST. THAT’S WHY I’M RUNNING FOR
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. >> MANY OF THE VOTERS IN SOUTH
CAROLINA ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THE RACE
GAP?
GAP? WE HAVE THE CLASS GAP, THE
GENDER GAP.
GENDER GAP. BLACKS ARE STILL DOUBLY
UNEMPLOYED, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ISSUES, HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THE
RACE GAP, WHAT IS THE GABBARD
POLICY THAT WILL BRING US MORE
TOWARD A NATION OF INEQUALITY.
>> THESE ARE MANY OF THE ISSUES
I’VE BEEN, WOULDING ON, AND I’VE
FOCUSED ON HERE TODAY WITH
PEOPLE AT THIS CONVENTION.
ENDING THIS FAILED WAR ON DRUGS
THAT HAS IMPACTED BLACK AND
BROWN PEOPLE, PEOPLE OF COLOR,
PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN
DESTROYED AND TORN APART.
FRIENDS OF MINE THAT THIS HAS
HAPPENED TO, ENDING THE FEDERAL
MARIJUANA PROHIBITION SUPPORTING
ENDING THE CASH BAIL SYSTEM.
REALLY PASSING TRUE SENTENCING
REFORM.
REFORM. DEALING WITH THE FACT THAT
MATERNAL RATES IMPACT LIVE WOMEN
OVER EVERYONE ELSE.
THESE ARE ISSUES WE NEED TO
TACKLE TO BRING ABOUT TRUE
EQUALITY AND EVERY ASPECT OF OUR
LIVES.
LIVES. >> THE DEBATES ARE LESS THAN A
WEEK AWAY.
WEEK AWAY. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DISTINGUISH
YOURSELF?
YOURSELF? >> IT’S THE MESSAGE I’VE BEEN
BRINGING TO VOTERS ACROSS THIS
COUNTRY NO ONE ELSE ON THE STAGE
WILL BRING AND THIS MESSAGE OF
UNDERSTANDING HOW OUR FOREIGN
POLICY IS INSEPARABLE FROM
DOMESTIC POLICY.
DOMESTIC POLICY. THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE
COST OF WAR ENDING THE WASTEFUL
TAX DOLLARS AND INVEST THOSE
DOLLARS AND MAKING IT SO WE CAN
PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL.
WE CAN REBUILD OUR CRUMBLING
INFRASTRUCTURE.