2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Cornel West Backs Bernie Sanders [View all]sheshe2
(83,772 posts)Give Professor Cornel West this much: in the pantheon of presidential insults, global George Zimmerman really is quite a gem.
And if it wasnt for that blunt reaction to President Barack Obama after his 18-minute valediction to Trayvon Martin, Wests talk-radio partner, Tavis Smiley, might have taken the prize when he declared the speech as weak as pre-sweetened Kool-Aid, via tweet.
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http://thegrio.com/2013/07/23/cornel-west-tavis-smiley-criticism-of-president-obama-devolves-into-pot-shots/
Obama: "Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago"
In some of his most extensive comments on U.S. race relations since entering the White House, President Obama on Friday gave a very personal perspective of the shooting of 17-year-old African-American Trayvon Martin and the subsequent trial of George Zimmerman, offering an explanation for why the case has created so much anxiety within the African-American community.
"When Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said this could've been my son. Another way of saying that is, Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago," Mr. Obama said in an unexpected appearance in the White House briefing room, where reporters were gathered to question White House spokesman Jay Carney. (Watch his full remarks in the video above)
"When you think about why in the African-American community, at least, there's a lot of pain around what happened here, it's important to recognize the African-American community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and history that doesn't go away."
More http://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-trayvon-martin-could-have-been-me-35-years-ago/
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