Politics & Government
(VIDEO) Did Occupy Wall Street 'Change the National Dialog' or Is It 'Depraved'?
Rep. Keith Ellison sparred with Bill O'Reilly on the host's show Wednesday.
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) visited The O'Reilly Factor Wednesday to defend the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Ellison, the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, appeared following a segment in which host Bill O'Reilly criticized the movement for "depraved" behavior and said it "is finished as a legitimate political force in this country."
The Minnesota representative disagreed with O'Reilly's assertion that the movement is dead and argued that people shouldn't blame the entire movement for the bad actions of a few people.
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"The fact is that this movement has raised important points, and I believe the movement has been successful in that it has changed the national dialog," Ellison said.
So tell us what you think: Did Occupy Wall Street "change the national dialog" or is it "depraved?"
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