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In reply to the discussion: Cornel West calls Obama a ‘Republican in blackface’ [View all]JudyM
(29,236 posts)I've respected the NSP's vision and values up till now - as one of its 3 founders, West's attack on Obama is a real turnoff for me re:that group. Sure they're more liberal than him, but there ought to be an attempt to work with him instead of slamming him for concessions that in his judgment he must make in order to get any progress with this Congress. This is just classless and anger-based. Makes me feel bad for Obama, between this and the FL guy killing himself and the woman running over her husband just because he won reelection.
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Plus - a central tenet of the NSP's platform is caring compassion. West's characterization is coming from a far different place. Lerner ought to boot him for this hate speech.