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In reply to the discussion: Cornel West on the President [View all]Tommymac
(7,263 posts)221. He Had one for 2 years and squandered it away.
Or maybe he really didn't care.
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To put Toure in the same sentence as Beyonce and those others is quite an insult to him.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2014
#223
Cornel West thought that by tying his wagon to Obama's star, it would elevate him . . . .
Major Hogwash
Aug 2014
#64
Perhaps Dr. West felt he was owed a ticket, if not a full Inaugural Presentation as had Jay-Z and
WinkyDink
Aug 2014
#127
I agree. Same thing for believing in white privilege or supporting Eddie Snowden, too, IMHO.
AverageJoe90
Aug 2014
#191
I usually enjoy listening to Professor West but, I have to agree with your point here.
3rdwaydem
Aug 2014
#18
so you have no problem that West always makes references to the President's color when he critisizes
still_one
Aug 2014
#87
All Redirection - While Avoiding The OP Topic - Classic Logical Fallacy Debate Tactics
cantbeserious
Aug 2014
#148
I Am Not Pissed At Anyone - The Poster That Did Not Read The OP Is Pissed
cantbeserious
Aug 2014
#201
Those whom he feels have slighted him, done him a personal injury by not being properly obsequious.
Ikonoklast
Aug 2014
#230
You're not saying anything that hasn't been noted over and over and over again
Number23
Aug 2014
#180
I wouldn't be surprised at any reactions. Black people are no more monolithic than
ellenrr
Aug 2014
#119
"The torturers go free. The Wall Street executives go free. The war crimes in the Middle East,
tularetom
Aug 2014
#20
This part: "He posed as a progressive and turned out to be counterfeit."
Chathamization
Aug 2014
#30
Literally, you are correct, many people at the bottom of the food chain went to jail
tularetom
Aug 2014
#158
Numerous tortures went to jail. Numerous people on Wall Street went to jail.
NCTraveler
Aug 2014
#162
You are not supposed to call other DUers trolls or sock puppets without proof. nt
tblue37
Aug 2014
#205
Is he STILL pissed off about not getting special treatment at the inauguration?
MohRokTah
Aug 2014
#28
Right, I'm sure this public intellectual bases everything he says on what happened at the
ellenrr
Aug 2014
#88
Thank you, she~ "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man
Cha
Aug 2014
#56
Yes, you were, Gen.. the President intiated My Brothers Keeper to help start a whole new generation
Cha
Aug 2014
#95
I did too, Gen~ A brilliant Initiative from the President to pass down through time for
Cha
Aug 2014
#111
Yes, the President has history actually helping people.. Black, White, and all shades and you
Cha
Aug 2014
#57
It's our Political board to interact, ucr.. and Everything is Politics now.. Air, Water, Food,
Cha
Aug 2014
#68
The hatefullness of Cornel's rhetoric matches that of quite a few of the head nodders
Number23
Aug 2014
#181
The jerk can't criticize the president without making a reference about the presidents race. To me
still_one
Aug 2014
#85
If Cornel West just criticized the President and his policies that would be understandable, but the
still_one
Aug 2014
#82
That actually is a different issue, his personality, which is subjective. When he was on Bill Maher
still_one
Aug 2014
#131
Oh, I've been seeing a lot of articles come up with his quotes since this OP.. and
Cha
Aug 2014
#133
I wish Obama had a decent congress that would not block everything good. eom
uppityperson
Aug 2014
#197
Funny how people criticized the dictatorial policies of bush and seek the same from Obama.
uppityperson
Aug 2014
#225