Reply #48: Specious

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and entirely deliberate: Louder Than Words

Now, explain why "Obama is running again" is being used as a pejorative (could be the opener for any RW video) to launch a grassroots movement?

From the link:

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We will not give the Obama administration a pass as it continues many of the same policies that sparked loud protests under the Bush White House. We will take action -- independent of both party leaderships.

RootsAction has been strongly endorsed by such respected, independent-minded progressives as Jim Hightower, Barbara Ehrenreich, Cornel West, Daniel Ellsberg, Glenn Greenwald, Naomi Klein, Bill Fletcher Jr., Laura Flanders, former U.S. Senator James Abourezk and Coleen Rowley.

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West screed of late is completely deliberate. He wants people to believe he's Obama's black conscience, standing up for poor blacks, but in reality he's speaking for anti-Obama forces:

The steering committee’s first four members were Cindy Sheehan, Dr. Jill Stein, Richard Winger and Dr. Cornel West. After its first phone conference in early February of 2011, the committee added Paul Barrow, Alan Maki, and David Swanson, and recruitment efforts will continue indefinitely to ensure the committee represents the full breadth and depth of the Progressive community.

The Hedges article was an attempt to go for broke. For West, it's personal.

The question is why can't they start a movement focused on policies and people instead of Obama?

It's also weird because Obama is President, but he's not the entire government. We have a Congress. They've had two years (even before that) to build a movement focus on nurturing progressive candidates and supporting progressive policies, but that's not their focus. Their sole focus is Obama.