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Surya Gayatri

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99. What a singularly unpleasant man is Mr. West.

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Sat Aug 31, 2013, 04:10 AM

Aug 2013

Just seeing him on the screen or hearing his voice sets my teeth on edge.

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Cornel West LOSES IT....Calls Al Sharpton a ‘Bonafide House Negro of the Obama Plantation’ [View all] Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 OP

When people seek attention, sometimes the proper response is simply not to notice them struggle4progress Aug 2013 #1

Agreed.........Dr. West wants some attention. TheDebbieDee Aug 2013 #4

Good old Tavis? HangOnKids Aug 2013 #24

Just think what might have been accomplished if the "black intelligenci" had put their efforts kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #121

The only prescription they have it to TALK about poverty more. What would they like Obama to do? kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #26

He's a brilliant man that speaks the truth, based on fact, not rhetoric. orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #2

So "House Negro" is fact? Sonofagun. nolabear Aug 2013 #51

After a LIFEtime of struggle, a disparaging remark won't orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #112

He is a brilliant man. I agree completely. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #113

The "brillant" are often "stupid!" nt kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #119

The " Brilliant " lack " Common sense " that's why they don't sell well , orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #143

Oh but dont you know.. sendero Aug 2013 #117

Anyone that goes against the grain of what can be considered regular, mainstay points of Safetykitten Aug 2013 #120

I've watched Sharpton grow from a sleazy grifter to... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #3

Dr King wanted Equality and Mainstream isn't a goal, it's a place. orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #6

And mainstream isn't equality? Then what is equality? Is being... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #62

If mainstream is the only symbol for society, we're screwed . Accepted by who ? the 1% ? orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #114

This makes no sense... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #123

Pat Boones version of 'Tutti Frutti ' not the REAL one . orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #136

Mainstream isn't a goal? JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #107

Please !!!! I can't imagine what Malcolm X would of said about either of those gentleman orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #115

I don't really need video of this JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #122

Too bad you can't cut Dr West the same slack ,with your Omnipotent view. orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #138

Why should all black people cater to him? JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #148

God Bless you and your husband, I'm not being a wise ass, really. orpupilofnature57 Sep 2013 #150

Mainstream is not the goal. And it is selling out, no matter how you put it. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #13

What is the goal, then? And to be... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #59

"If there is a lower class, I am in it" hfojvt Aug 2013 #140

Isn't that for each person to decide for his/her self iandhr Aug 2013 #72

Being recognized JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #111

Sorry, he's still a sleazy grifter Oilwellian Aug 2013 #18

+1 Daniel537 Aug 2013 #25

Gee do you have creds like this to be calling West a loon? HangOnKids Aug 2013 #40

Bitterness at becoming a side show irrelevancy has really eaten away at West. grantcart Aug 2013 #74

Gee thanks DR Phil HangOnKids Aug 2013 #88

When he spends more time attacking AA commentators who have higher profiles grantcart Aug 2013 #127

Very well put about the both of them. I remember Sharpton back when.... Hekate Aug 2013 #86

That comment LWolf Aug 2013 #5

so it how he says it but not what he says? Supersedeas Aug 2013 #7

An objection about the incivility. nt LWolf Aug 2013 #11

+1000 !!!! orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #20

I'd agree with that nxylas Aug 2013 #102

I like Cornel West. David__77 Aug 2013 #8

I am not a big Cornell West fan. longship Aug 2013 #9

His occasional appearances on Bill Maher's show were rather grating BuddhaGirl Aug 2013 #29

some videos jakeXT Aug 2013 #10

Cornel West is great upi402 Aug 2013 #12

West was absolutely right. Sometimes reality is tough to swallow. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #14

Really? iandhr Aug 2013 #73

In his tenured Ivory Tower, Cornel West can say anything. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #15

More evidence of Obama Derangement Syndrome VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #16

K & R, President Obama is president to all. Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #28

Cornell west is one of the most irritating characters on the left. bravenak Aug 2013 #17

West is a fucking joke. NYC Liberal Aug 2013 #19

+ 1,000 jessie04 Aug 2013 #23

Do you have creds like this? Post your fucking creds please. Then call him a joke. HangOnKids Aug 2013 #27

West is a fucking joke. NYC Liberal Aug 2013 #30

Where are your creds? HangOnKids Aug 2013 #31

I said he is a joke because of the idiotic things he says. Case in point: his comment from the OP. NYC Liberal Aug 2013 #56

I think you are a joke for a many reasons HangOnKids Aug 2013 #89

Yet all you do in this thread is go around demanding "creds" NYC Liberal Aug 2013 #129

He's not sincere with the "creds" demand. I gave him mine and he gave me an Iggy. Hekate Sep 2013 #146

Professor at Princeton, taught at Harvard WeekendWarrior Aug 2013 #41

You obviously do not know West HangOnKids Aug 2013 #42

He's just another bullshit artist like the rest of them. WeekendWarrior Aug 2013 #45

Them? HangOnKids Aug 2013 #46

Yes. Them. Almost any highly visible person with a public forum. They're all bullshitters in WeekendWarrior Aug 2013 #100

We get it, "them" meaning back people? n-t Logical Aug 2013 #76

I'm talking about anyone with a voice. Politicians, activists, WeekendWarrior Aug 2013 #101

Comparing the first black President of the United States to... iandhr Aug 2013 #77

Call Cornel and let him know HangOnKids Aug 2013 #83

I take it you have his personal home number or email. I'd be glad to join the throngs ... Hekate Aug 2013 #92

Oh the comedy act has begun HangOnKids Aug 2013 #93

You kept asking for people's "creds". Weren't you sincere? Hekate Aug 2013 #94

Professor of Christian Practice?? BuddhaGirl Aug 2013 #130

I see nothing wrong with what he said. senseandsensibility Aug 2013 #21

Excuse me? Calling Al a ‘Bonafide House Negro of the Obama Plantation’ is so fucking offensive Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #37

Personally, I find it offensive too. senseandsensibility Aug 2013 #47

What about your cling post the one you deleted HangOnKids Aug 2013 #48

You again? Still following me around, eh? Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #50

Sorry you need to look for your flattery elsewhere HangOnKids Aug 2013 #52

LOL Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #53

Groovy HangOnKids Aug 2013 #55

Thanks! Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #71

Thanks you! JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #58

Thanks! Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #61

Cali, been black MOST of my life and I CANNOT stand Cornell or Tavis! TRUST ME, I am just one of Ecumenist Aug 2013 #96

+1000000 JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #108

Cornel and Tavis were otherwise engaged and didn't go to the march, either, IIRC. Ah, media. freshwest Aug 2013 #22

Freshwest for the win! JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #32

I find the biggest critics are the ones who have done the least for others. n/t freshwest Aug 2013 #80

+1,000 nt MADem Aug 2013 #106

Yup! Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #34

You know, from my probably-naive white girl perspective, Rev. Al may be a lot of things, kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #33

Still with that JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #35

They've lost Gen X and others because of his 'not black enough' routine. freshwest Aug 2013 #87

Re many mixed relationships JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #109

Might be time to give up the 'public intellectual' moniker for Cornel. JaneyVee Aug 2013 #36

Once heard Ishmael Reed refer to West, H. L. Gates, and William Julius Wilson as the "Vichy Regime" alcibiades_mystery Aug 2013 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #49

The ghost of Larry Summers is in here somewhere BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #39

The idea that Summers (Mr. Deregulation) could be head of the fed JEB Aug 2013 #60

We all know that Summers is a paragon of virtue... sendero Aug 2013 #116

The point re. West is that living in a permanent state of anger may not promote intelligent behavior BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #133

This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #43

Brother West otohara Aug 2013 #44

Nailed it... SidDithers Aug 2013 #134

I gained a lot of respect for Rev. Sharpton over the years. Left Coast2020 Aug 2013 #54

Cornel West is a great, great man in every way. stlsaxman Aug 2013 #57

Vicious and Ugly West doesn't know jack shit about what "Brother Martin" would Cha Aug 2013 #63

West is a piece of shit bigot. Zoeisright Aug 2013 #64

Cornel West did not lose it. JEB Aug 2013 #65

No he did not lose it. zeemike Aug 2013 #68

He said: Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #70

Are You African American? HangOnKids Aug 2013 #91

Well,I AM BLACK and have family all over the EAST BAY, INCLUDING East Oakland & Richmond & to a man, Ecumenist Aug 2013 #97

I live in Central NJ JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #110

"...And let the church say...AMEN" A native Angelena, (born in LA, Hollywood to be exact), Ecumenist Aug 2013 #144

They need this narrative JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #147

Yes I am. Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #142

No I am not and no I don't zeemike Aug 2013 #118

I grew up with one (Jim Crow Survivor) JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #125

I am not hear to enlighten black folks about anything zeemike Aug 2013 #128

They have a right to express their opinion JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #149

Yep it's disgusting. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #82

That is such an ugly thing to say. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #66

Talk about selling out frazzled Aug 2013 #67

Poor Colonel West had his feelings hurt by Obama and now he is bitter and hateful. Too bad for him. Pisces Aug 2013 #69

Every utterance by Cornell West (Reader's Digest Version) Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2013 #75

DU rec... SidDithers Aug 2013 #78

Eleanor Holmes Norton was disappointed in Obama's speech, too. grasswire Aug 2013 #79

Did they stoop to calling Obama a plantation owner w/ Sharpton his house negro? Hekate Aug 2013 #90

well, no, it was agreement on the merits, not disagreement. grasswire Aug 2013 #135

I get it. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #81

Cornel West gets weirder and weirder nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #84

Cornel who? That irrelevant old SOB just made me nauseous with his ODS. ... Hekate Aug 2013 #85

Dr. West is a great progressive who speaks his mind quinnox Aug 2013 #95

the "ugly and vicious way" is the way he took with his remarks. nt Raine Aug 2013 #98

What a singularly unpleasant man is Mr. West. Surya Gayatri Aug 2013 #99

DR. WEST BillyRibs Aug 2013 #103

He and Tavis are just so pissed OFF that they couldn't grab some of that Presidential reflected MADem Aug 2013 #104

Is Cornel West a black panther? B Calm Aug 2013 #105

No he's a professor at Harvard, Mainstream enough ? orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #141

much truth in the statement-but not so much obama hatred as disappointment dembotoz Aug 2013 #124

West is behaving like an ignorant buffoon. MzShellG Aug 2013 #126

(Some) White progressives actually defending what West said.....I've seen it all. PragmaticLiberal Aug 2013 #131

Yeah the people in recent memory that attacked Harmony Blue Aug 2013 #139

ROFL... SidDithers Aug 2013 #132

This message was self-deleted by its author PotatoChip Aug 2013 #137

West is a fraud Adenoid_Hynkel Sep 2013 #145