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Cornel West would trade places with Sharpton or Harris-Perry rocktivity Nov 2012 #1
Nah, he seems to be carving out his own special niche emulatorloo Nov 2012 #8
Being Rush Limbaugh in blackface isn't a "special niche." rocktivity Nov 2012 #22
In a heart beat! Policy differences are understandable, but DR. West has always mfcorey1 Nov 2012 #48
And West is an idiot NOLALady Nov 2012 #2
Thank you! eom BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #53
YES! elfin Nov 2012 #60
Is he still bitter about the inauguration? young but wise Nov 2012 #3
Still angry he didn't get extra tickets demhottie Nov 2012 #41
Petty. He can't make an argument without being racially offensive. JaneyVee Nov 2012 #4
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
BS, as if far left liberals are'nt sheltered by the same privilege. Puzzledtraveller Nov 2012 #39
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. young but wise Nov 2012 #78
exactly. If Cornel West wants to help so much, why doesn't he give up his job bluestate10 Nov 2012 #172
Best post in the thread as far as I'm concerned. Well said. nt bayareamike Nov 2012 #192
I remember attending a Meet and Greet with Professor West, after a lecture on ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #55
Congratulations, that was a real smackdown. MicaelS Nov 2012 #95
Only with his ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #102
He actually went back to Union Theological Seminary in NYC in 2011 Iris Nov 2012 #154
My "discussion" with the good professor ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #157
I see. Iris Nov 2012 #158
Usually it's more of an honorific, with privileges. bluedigger Nov 2012 #164
You're lucky West didn't have his trigger finger on a Drone. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #173
Pretty disgusting language coming from this Mr. West. Maybe him and Allen West are related. BenzoDia Nov 2012 #6
This is just stupid. Indianademocrat91 Nov 2012 #7
This motherfucker has been hatten on Obama for awhile now bigdarryl Nov 2012 #9
I wonder if he has tried to scarf him down too! AlexSatan Nov 2012 #142
Fuck cornel west. What an an arrogant bastard. West is as racist as the tea party bullshit. Who still_one Nov 2012 #10
and this is supposed to be a respected intellectual? Whisp Nov 2012 #11
Sounds like he was hoping for an Obama loss ProSense Nov 2012 #23
He WAS respected in our AA community goclark Nov 2012 #156
He's Probably Just Pissed... PoliticalBiker Nov 2012 #12
What he needs to do is get a fucking shave and a Solomon Nov 2012 #43
Nah! West thinks the Black Panther look makes him a more authentic Black Man. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #174
He's starting to sound more like Allen West these days. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #13
He is entitled to his opinion quinnox Nov 2012 #14
Yeah but he's not such a good solid progressive. JaneyVee Nov 2012 #15
oh, please. he's a racist. you wanna laud a racist. have at it. cali Nov 2012 #16
that is insulting to Mr. West quinnox Nov 2012 #17
pffft. No, that's accurate. cali Nov 2012 #21
that is your opinion quinnox Nov 2012 #25
I find it quite disturbing that you defend this kind of racist language. cali Nov 2012 #26
Since West is black quinnox Nov 2012 #30
"I think it is a totally different situation, than for instance, if a white man had said it" ProSense Nov 2012 #37
he excoriates the President for not being black enough. cali Nov 2012 #50
+1000000000 JustAnotherGen Nov 2012 #106
Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #70
I'm not surprised ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2012 #88
You hit the nail on the head. emulatorloo Nov 2012 #138
Bullshit! ProSense Nov 2012 #27
it is no surprise to see this response quinnox Nov 2012 #32
Whatever. West is an ass, and you can continue to defend assholery. n/t ProSense Nov 2012 #34
Agree completely. Cornel West is an elitist who cannot understand why Sharpton appacom Nov 2012 #181
well satxdem Nov 2012 #38
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
I wouldn't use it against anyone dissenting satxdem Nov 2012 #110
Supposedly, Cornel and Tavis are now hosting a radio show together LTR Nov 2012 #132
Who is travis? MadBadger Nov 2012 #58
I think he means TAVIS Smiley ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2012 #90
yes, correct quinnox Nov 2012 #93
Attitude like yours is the real problem for Democrats. MicaelS Nov 2012 #98
Professor West is ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #109
His crap that President Obama isn't black enough, strikes me as racist. cali Nov 2012 #127
As 1StrongBlackMan ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #128
How is Cornel West a racist? morningfog Nov 2012 #185
Wests is a racist. He sees everything as Black people versus the "Others". bluestate10 Nov 2012 #175
Posted this in response to another comment, and now dedicating it to West: ProSense Nov 2012 #18
Thank You for all this Compilation, ProSense.. I can seriously put this Cha Nov 2012 #187
This personal attack reflects horribly on his group, the Network of Spiritual Progressives. JudyM Nov 2012 #19
I really like NSP, too. I didn't realize he's a founder! OneGrassRoot Nov 2012 #35
Yeah, anyone can make a mistake, say something impetuously, but this is over the top ugly. nt JudyM Nov 2012 #130
And becoming habitual, not one or two rants. :( n/t OneGrassRoot Nov 2012 #133
Maybe he should try actually being the POTUS for a while treestar Nov 2012 #20
Geez. Stay classy, Dr. West! Plaid Adder Nov 2012 #24
He's a tenured clown BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #28
West is brought on TV to discredit liberals...and he hasn't caught on to that. nt. OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #29
Precisely and maybe he doesn't just care as long Cha Nov 2012 #191
Ugh. A bitter, angry rant that permanently tarnishes whatever legacy he may have. riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #31
Cornell West is our version... one_voice Nov 2012 #33
+1 BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #63
+1,000,000 winstars Nov 2012 #165
The only defense of West that I can offer bongbong Nov 2012 #36
Note to President Obama: 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #40
lol. satxdem Nov 2012 #46
I'm going against the opinion trend here. Hear me out. ancianita Nov 2012 #42
"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
Oh spare me BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #66
Wow. I take the devils' advocate for him for good reasons that give context to this 'event.' ancianita Nov 2012 #76
I will DoBotherMe Nov 2012 #74
At least that makes two of us. ancianita Nov 2012 #79
No, I can't. MicaelS Nov 2012 #101
Thanks for adding some thought and depth of understanding to this thread. The Midway Rebel Nov 2012 #104
Yes, Cornel West has too much Vitriol and Hate coming out of his pores for Cha Nov 2012 #186
I'm of that mind as well. It explains Jesse's behavior in 2008 johnlucas Nov 2012 #193
I guess no one's been paying attention to him lately. RandySF Nov 2012 #51
Dr. West, I'm one of your longtime devoted admirers Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #56
Whether y'all are right or wrong, this is a win-win for Obama. ancianita Nov 2012 #57
Well, ProSense Nov 2012 #61
If what I've been exposed to is in your DNA, maybe you're right, but ... ancianita Nov 2012 #67
West will soon be irrelevant to any serious political discourse. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #59
He's Irrelevent Already. Paladin Nov 2012 #65
I actually like the guy, he's a very smart man and made some really important contributions Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #84
The usual carny barkers are back! CakeGrrl Nov 2012 #64
i`d say obama is closer to ike madrchsod Nov 2012 #68
an ike/nixon hybrid datasuspect Nov 2012 #69
"Nixon"? Seriously? Which part of nixon? Cha Nov 2012 #189
nixon was more liberal datasuspect Nov 2012 #194
West is disgusting flamingdem Nov 2012 #71
Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #72
wtf? I don't know or care whether you are referring to West or the President cali Nov 2012 #75
Ill bet he hoped he lost! remember this cash__whatiwant Nov 2012 #73
Another fuggin blowhard attention-seeker struggle4progress Nov 2012 #77
No kidding and he will say it with the most overblown language possible OKNancy Nov 2012 #80
Here is a Nation article by Ms Perry on West OKNancy Nov 2012 #81
Now this is good recent contextual interpretation of some Obama foils. ancianita Nov 2012 #86
I like the below MHP smackdown of West. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #182
Robert Reich, a month or two ago, also called Pres Obama a Rockefeller Republican. byeya Nov 2012 #82
Professor West didn't call him a Rockefeller republican cali Nov 2012 #87
No not a large difference in the political and economic sense. Both Profs see the President byeya Nov 2012 #105
I feel sorry for you.. if you don't see how Cornel West completely Cha Nov 2012 #188
yes he did........... kooljerk666 Nov 2012 #115
I know satxdem Nov 2012 #118
I can understand that.. stillcool Nov 2012 #83
I just tweeted Bill Maher to have him on Real Time again... bamacrat Nov 2012 #85
I can't wait to see his defense of all this namecalling. I'll bet Maher can't wait, either. ancianita Nov 2012 #94
Yeah, I mean O should be called out when he drifts away from us. bamacrat Nov 2012 #100
When you say "Many", can you quantify it? I live and work in the "black community", because I'm.... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2012 #119
Maxine Waters, Travis Smiley, Cornell West to name a few. bamacrat Nov 2012 #122
You used the term "many". I was just hoping that term was being used judiciously. There's no..... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2012 #124
You're right. bamacrat Nov 2012 #126
you just made him mad! dionysus Nov 2012 #160
Ugh! Dion, you know I've told you that image scares the hell outta me. Tarheel_Dem Nov 2012 #162
West/Manning 2016!!111!1 dionysus Nov 2012 #166
Okay, that did it! Tarheel_Dem Nov 2012 #176
Cornel West. The Donald Trump of the intellectual libertarian "elite"...nt SidDithers Nov 2012 #89
Oddly enough, it sounds like West hates the president because he's black. hughee99 Nov 2012 #92
"He was preeminently the white man’s President, entirely devoted to the welfare of white men." Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #96
It is racist language and it's remarkable as well for its pettiness. cali Nov 2012 #97
Sound analysis. The Link Nov 2012 #99
Excellent perspective offered here, IMO. ancianita Nov 2012 #103
This ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #107
Except black people couldn't vote for Lincoln, and played no role in getting him elected. geek tragedy Nov 2012 #113
here's an 'intellectual in uglyface' Whisp Nov 2012 #108
Wow that is mean. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #111
Wow! I am really surprised to hear him throwing on Rev. Al like that KamaAina Nov 2012 #112
really satxdem Nov 2012 #117
Cornel used to be awesome. He added much to the discussion. HuckleB Nov 2012 #114
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
Cornel West = Sean Hannity in Blackface Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #125
He is losing his fucking mind...nt and-justice-for-all Nov 2012 #129
cornel is a promoter of all things cornel. Too bad for him.. Cha Nov 2012 #131
Dr. West is right. nt limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #134
Oh FFS... SidDithers Nov 2012 #137
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
More bullshit! ProSense Nov 2012 #144
Cornel West seems bitter to me n/t RomneyLies Nov 2012 #135
As if race was the only determant of personality characteristics. Bucky Nov 2012 #136
F that clown ecstatic Nov 2012 #141
I disagree with Cornell West. bvar22 Nov 2012 #143
Which means that as ProSense Nov 2012 #145
HEhehehe... SidDithers Nov 2012 #146
Oh, you most be talking about Rachel Maddow. bvar22 Nov 2012 #147
What a stupid comeback. ProSense Nov 2012 #148
What a vapid, vacuous, and domatic response to my post! bvar22 Nov 2012 #150
I guess there are extremist wackos on the left, too. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #149
What a slug. zellie Nov 2012 #151
I suppose he is right. But what is the alternative? Douglas Carpenter Nov 2012 #152
frequent (and obscure) obama critic arely staircase Nov 2012 #153
Look in the mirror goclark Nov 2012 #155
Instead of beating down each others successes Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #159
And Cornell West had the judgment to appear in the third Matrix Movie fujiyama Nov 2012 #161
Are he and Allen West related? So much the same . . . . idiots. Hamlette Nov 2012 #163
whenever West says something stupid, it's christmas for DU's resident disgruntled former\non Dems... dionysus Nov 2012 #167
Break it down. Octafish Nov 2012 #168
You'd think that since Obama's a so-called "Rockefeller Republican", Jamaal510 Nov 2012 #170
Cornel West is a joke. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #171
Not as funny as the people ProSense Nov 2012 #177
"Obama isn't black enough" bayareamike Nov 2012 #178
Exactly, bayareamike.. thank you! nm Cha Nov 2012 #190
What an mzmolly Nov 2012 #179
I think he is just terribly jealous of the President and that colors.. Walk away Nov 2012 #180
All he does is call people names. What has he contributed in the last 5 years? graham4anything Nov 2012 #183
Majority of Dems today- would be Republicans in 1964. FogerRox Nov 2012 #184
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