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In reply to the discussion: Cornel West calls Obama a ‘Republican in blackface’ [View all]datasuspect
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In a heart beat! Policy differences are understandable, but DR. West has always
mfcorey1
Nov 2012
#48
That's how I feel... Sad that he can't express his counter arguments in a way befitting an
hlthe2b
Nov 2012
#54
From the confines of a tenured job at Princeton, ensconced among the privileged and no
grantcart
Nov 2012
#5
lol I don't see West actually running for office or putting his ass on the line for anything but
grantcart
Nov 2012
#44
exactly. If Cornel West wants to help so much, why doesn't he give up his job
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#172
I remember attending a Meet and Greet with Professor West, after a lecture on ...
1StrongBlackMan
Nov 2012
#55
Pretty disgusting language coming from this Mr. West. Maybe him and Allen West are related.
BenzoDia
Nov 2012
#6
Fuck cornel west. What an an arrogant bastard. West is as racist as the tea party bullshit. Who
still_one
Nov 2012
#10
Nah! West thinks the Black Panther look makes him a more authentic Black Man. nt
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#174
"I think it is a totally different situation, than for instance, if a white man had said it"
ProSense
Nov 2012
#37
Agree completely. Cornel West is an elitist who cannot understand why Sharpton
appacom
Nov 2012
#181
I don't doubt there are some in the black community who are decidedly not fans of West
quinnox
Nov 2012
#45
That poverty hustler line has been used against many who agitate in good faith.
ancianita
Nov 2012
#91
Wests is a racist. He sees everything as Black people versus the "Others".
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#175
This personal attack reflects horribly on his group, the Network of Spiritual Progressives.
JudyM
Nov 2012
#19
Yeah, anyone can make a mistake, say something impetuously, but this is over the top ugly. nt
JudyM
Nov 2012
#130
West is brought on TV to discredit liberals...and he hasn't caught on to that. nt.
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#29
Ugh. A bitter, angry rant that permanently tarnishes whatever legacy he may have.
riderinthestorm
Nov 2012
#31
"He SEEMS to have drunk too much of the Libertarian, anti-Fed, central bank opponents...
ProSense
Nov 2012
#47
My claim is that he isn't who he seems. Can't you give him some credit for 'long game' tactics?
ancianita
Nov 2012
#49
Obama has more long game in his pinky toe than Cornel will in 100 lifetimes
BeyondGeography
Nov 2012
#52
They each know what the other is doing. I don't think the average white person does, though.
ancianita
Nov 2012
#62
Wow. I take the devils' advocate for him for good reasons that give context to this 'event.'
ancianita
Nov 2012
#76
Thanks for adding some thought and depth of understanding to this thread.
The Midway Rebel
Nov 2012
#104
I actually like the guy, he's a very smart man and made some really important contributions
Ikonoklast
Nov 2012
#84
Robert Reich, a month or two ago, also called Pres Obama a Rockefeller Republican.
byeya
Nov 2012
#82
No not a large difference in the political and economic sense. Both Profs see the President
byeya
Nov 2012
#105
I can't wait to see his defense of all this namecalling. I'll bet Maher can't wait, either.
ancianita
Nov 2012
#94
When you say "Many", can you quantify it? I live and work in the "black community", because I'm....
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2012
#119
You used the term "many". I was just hoping that term was being used judiciously. There's no.....
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2012
#124
"He was preeminently the white man’s President, entirely devoted to the welfare of white men."
Poll_Blind
Nov 2012
#96
Except black people couldn't vote for Lincoln, and played no role in getting him elected.
geek tragedy
Nov 2012
#113
West is a devoted promoter of all things Fredrick Douglass. Among Douglass' most famous words
ancianita
Nov 2012
#116
'I Hope He Is a Progressive Lincoln, I Aspire to Be the Frederick Douglass to Put Pressure on Him.'
Octafish
Nov 2012
#169
He's still smarting over not getting invited to the White House as much as he thought he should in
stevenleser
Nov 2012
#120
Translation: "Waaahhh, black America now likes Obama more than me, Waaahhh".
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2012
#121
I never had much respect for Cornel West as a public figure, I have even less now.
ellisonz
Nov 2012
#123
After listening to the whole interview in context, I agree with Dr. West.
limpyhobbler
Nov 2012
#139
West's description wasn't "Rockefeller Republican", it was "Rockefeller Republican in blackface"...
SidDithers
Nov 2012
#140
whenever West says something stupid, it's christmas for DU's resident disgruntled former\non Dems...
dionysus
Nov 2012
#167
All he does is call people names. What has he contributed in the last 5 years?
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#183