Alec Baldwin took a trip down to Occupy Wall St. to see what was really going on. In this clip, the 30 Rock actor discusses:
Campaign Finance Reform: Specifically a floor, not a ceiling, on how to cap elections. He claims you will never be able to stop people from spending their own money on elections, but we can limit the amount of corporate influence AND provide a basic level of money to anyone that runs for their party. For example; Free airtime from television stations for debates.
Corporate Ownership of Media: "Corporations that have taken over the media companies have made sure that the rules have been changed"
Energy Consumption "We wouldn't be doing most of what we're doing around the world if it weren't for oil"and when people complain about gas being 5 dollars a gallon "Gasoline that they're buying really cost them 105 dollars a gallon because of all the money you paid in taxes that went to the defense department to go fight a war overseas to get that oil for you"
Alec Baldwin has increasingly stated he is interested in political office, specifically Mayor of NYC. He makes a dig at current Mayor Bloomberg during this interview, which could be seen as a political ploy to gather support from a large voting electorate. Regardless, he seems to have tapped into a current of political angst and seems to know what he's talking about based on this clip.
In a separate clip, while speaking to CNN representatives, he gave reasons for attending OWS:
"I came down to see for myself, because uh everything that I'm seeing on television quite frankly, is really just about a way to try to characterize who these people are in some kind of uh...traditional and ultimately uncomplicated way. With all due respect, most of the media reporting has been about who the media thinks they are rather than coming for myself to see what they want and why they're here. And I'm not gonna accomplish anything in an hour or two or even a week, to really hear what people articulate about what they want to change..."
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