Cenk Uygur
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Bill Murray: Take Care of Yourself or be Compost
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October 21, 2012
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6:24Now Playing""I think we ought to be personally responsible," he said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Friday morning. "I think if you can take care of yourself, and then maybe try to take care of someone else, that's sort of how you're supposed to live.
See also: Bill Murray's 2011 Appearance on Squawk Box
"It's not a question of asking other people for help or being rescued or anything like that," he added. "I think there's only so many people that can take care of themselves, and can take care of other people. And the rest of the people ... they're useful in terms of compost for the whole planet, you know."
Murray's message of personal responsibility "seemed to play into the message of Republicans," The Hill reported in an article on the "Squawk Box" appearance. The conservative-leaning Drudge Report linked it."* Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show) and Steve Oh (COO of The Young Turks) discuss Murray's comment and why it shows that he's out of touch with middle class people.
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