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African American

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1. Author lost me at

Fri Feb 10, 2012, 12:52 AM

Feb 2012

In fact, Dr. West and Pastor Jeremiah Wright serve as our strongest modern-day embodiments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

I am not a fan of Harris-Perry but West's resorting to nasty ad hominems will reduce the credibility and effectiveness of his points.

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Cornel West Calls Melissa Harris-Perry A “Fraud” [View all] onpatrol98 Feb 2012 OP

Author lost me at ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2012 #1

Circular firing squad onpatrol98 Feb 2012 #2

It looks to be significantly personal on both sides ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2012 #3

and for another opinion of Cornell West's tactics: provis99 Feb 2012 #4

Which confirms my notion of... onpatrol98 Feb 2012 #5

West and Smiley have been eclipsed, and don't handle it well kwassa Feb 2012 #6

Bingo... onpatrol98 Feb 2012 #10

What a biased, embarrassingly stupid article Number23 Feb 2012 #7

Amen to that! JustAnotherGen Feb 2012 #9

More: Number23 Feb 2012 #8

I listen to Rev. Al every day on the radio--he's become a piscesnewmoon Feb 2012 #11

If you think they've "lost all credibility" Number23 Feb 2012 #12

well said SemperEadem Feb 2012 #13