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132. “Calling Obama a ‘global George Zimmerman’?No. No.”: Michael Eric Dyson sounds off on Cornel West..

Thu Jun 25, 2015, 04:45 AM

Jun 2015

“Calling Obama a ‘global George Zimmerman’?No. No.”: Michael Eric Dyson sounds off on Cornel West, Obama & his critics

The Georgetown University scholar and author reflects on his very public break with his mentor turned tormentor

http://www.salon.com/2015/04/22/calling_obama_a_global_george_zimmerman_no_no_michael_eric_dyson_sounds_off_on_cornel_west_obama_his_critics/

"Cornel West is the left's version of Ben Carson and Allen West..."

What makes you say that, DI?

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Bernie Sanders & Cornel West: The radical alliance that could change everything [View all] Fearless Jun 2015 OP

as I noted in another similar thread.... grasswire Jun 2015 #1

In what way? LordGlenconner Jun 2015 #4

how will a west endorsement of Sanders be a game changer ? JI7 Jun 2015 #5

at the very least, his endorsement will insure lots of black voters will know who Bernie is! napi21 Jun 2015 #14

Many black voters do not like Cornell West. bravenak Jun 2015 #37

I was gonna say "most!" You hit the nail on the head. MADem Jun 2015 #64

Exactly. He is off putting and offensive these days. bravenak Jun 2015 #67

It is why In stopped listening to NPR sheshe2 Jun 2015 #118

I don't listen either... bravenak Jun 2015 #126

Thats good to know. He's an asshole. His recent insult of the Pres is ridiculous. 7962 Jun 2015 #66

He know that if he says the most negative things while dropping n bombs, he'll get the attention he bravenak Jun 2015 #69

So who sent Cornell to disrupt tne Sanders campaign? TheNutcracker Jun 2015 #81

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2015 #111

It isn't tymorial Jun 2015 #35

Are you suggesting that Democratic Jews will call Bernie a self hating Jew for seeking and getting Exilednight Jun 2015 #48

Did Bernie seek his endorsement? AgingAmerican Jun 2015 #56

Yeah, it would be a game changer. It would blow the Sanders campaign to bits. He just said pnwmom Jun 2015 #8

Ummmm... that's putting it EXTREMELY kindly Number23 Jun 2015 #15

+1 bravenak Jun 2015 #38

This times 10000 JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #47

+1 lovemydog Jun 2015 #75

And I really should have qualified my comment by saying CERTAIN white liberals love Corny Number23 Jun 2015 #91

LOL, thanks. lovemydog Jun 2015 #93

it has to be Quayblue Jun 2015 #101

ikr lovemydog Jun 2015 #103

perfect Quayblue Jun 2015 #110

cornell west would be sander's "noam chomsky" hopemountain Jun 2015 #92

The Sanders campaign has been dogged with allegations that he is out of touch on race issues Number23 Jun 2015 #100

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2015 #112

Yes, he is out of touch with your issues... sheshe2 Jun 2015 #119

I ESPECIALLY refuse to believe that anyone with any brain would think this would be a good thing for Cha Jun 2015 #127

Makes one wonder Andy823 Jun 2015 #18

People who don't have any feel for politics? LordGlenconner Jun 2015 #27

This ^ PeaceNikki Jun 2015 #54

People who are so out of touch with the Black Community that they don't know what a Cha Jun 2015 #130

Exactly. n/t FSogol Jun 2015 #19

Yeah go for it, Bernie.. let's see if you're as hateful as Dr West. Cha Jun 2015 #125

"Cornel West: Obama Is First 'Niggerized' Black President" yeah, that cornel would be a game changer Cha Jun 2015 #133

Indeed. Volaris Jun 2015 #87

I don't know frazzled Jun 2015 #2

He was right in seeing Obama as establishment however. A center-right DLC Democrat. Fearless Jun 2015 #3

And he was right! Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #7

You think the black community will follow a person who called Obama a "niggerized black"? pnwmom Jun 2015 #16

First off, the "black community" doesn't think with one mind. Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #24

West has a tiny number of supporters compared to Obama, black or white. pnwmom Jun 2015 #28

I'll give your counsel Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #30

Good luck finding any black DUers who would be more likely to support Sanders pnwmom Jun 2015 #55

Amazing self identified Black folks say West ain't all that ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #104

Not all blacks and bi-racials TM99 Jun 2015 #41

True. There are some Blacks and bi-racials that just loved bush and romney and cruz. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #105

So those don't like Obama's neo-liberal politics TM99 Jun 2015 #109

Well some are; but, no ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #135

Cornel West is a nasty, narcissistic blow-hard. If he allies with Sanders, that's the kiss of death. pnwmom Jun 2015 #6

West has lost credibility with black voters kwassa Jun 2015 #11

Yup. Calling him a "niggerized black" was the last straw. n/t pnwmom Jun 2015 #13

And do you know how it started? LordGlenconner Jun 2015 #22

Yes -- I'd forgotten that, but I remember that story now. That's the beginning of my realizing pnwmom Jun 2015 #26

You gotta be shitting me. nt 7962 Jun 2015 #74

This is one of the best magazine articles of this year. lovemydog Jun 2015 #116

I read it back in April LordGlenconner Jun 2015 #155

How very... Newt Gingrich of him. Remember the Clinton - Gingrich Air Force One kerfluffle? freshwest Jun 2015 #117

It did it for me and I am white. nt sheshe2 Jun 2015 #33

Obama has lost credibility with AA voters. Exilednight Jun 2015 #50

Who told you this? That he has lost credibility with black voters? bravenak Jun 2015 #52

anybody who claims to speak for a whole community of voters one way or the other m-lekktor Jun 2015 #72

so, you don't have any data either? Obama's approval was at 91% with black voters in March. kwassa Jun 2015 #77

lol sheshe2 Jun 2015 #157

Girl, I hate him. bravenak Jun 2015 #158

Sounds like an asshole. sheshe2 Jun 2015 #159

I stopped because he seems turned on by it. Fuck that!! :) bravenak Jun 2015 #160

Bullshit. Find an ounce of proof of this thesis. kwassa Jun 2015 #60

They don't have any. A massive amount of their pro-Bernie arguments are simply wishful thinking stevenleser Jun 2015 #68

This thesis is particularly outrageous. kwassa Jun 2015 #71

Agreed. It is one of the worst. Right up there with how Bernie would do great in the South in a G.E. stevenleser Jun 2015 #73

But we just love it when white folks tell us what we think. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #106

Yeah, like making some stupid statement that Obama has lost credibility with Black Voters.. Cha Jun 2015 #123

Obama's approval rating as of last week with black voters was 87%. kwassa Jun 2015 #79

Do you have any credible source for that? Have you seen a scientific poll on this pnwmom Jun 2015 #98

As you asked. Exilednight Jun 2015 #136

Bwaaaa Haaaaa Spazito Jun 2015 #149

Right, you don't have anything pnwmom Jun 2015 #154

nnnnnnnnnnnooo uponit7771 Jun 2015 #113

That's a lot of ignorant wishful thinking on your part. Cha Jun 2015 #124

See post 136 Exilednight Jun 2015 #137

Yep, be sure to check out the link provided for you, it is delicious... Spazito Jun 2015 #153

And, why not Spazito..he's loveable! President Barack Obama's message to the GOP on #ObamaCare's 6-3 Cha Jun 2015 #161

Today was a great day, two big decisions, two big wins for the public... Spazito Jun 2015 #162

Awwww! Sweet for your grandson, too.. congratulations to him on graduating! Cha Jun 2015 #163

Mahalo, Cha! Spazito Jun 2015 #164

Your choice of words here is most unfortunate & unseemly 99th_Monkey Jun 2015 #78

"He’s our Slavoj Žižek" Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #9

If only he were Zizek! The idea actually makes me laugh tishaLA Jun 2015 #25

Yes...Hmmmm, indeed! Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #34

Cornell West will not help Bernie Sanders if he wins the nomination. West is a Markist without still_one Jun 2015 #10

Noam Chomsky is a bad guy now? Wow. Fearless Jun 2015 #12

wow, where did I say he was a bad guy? I said he would not help Bernie's campaign. Also, I never still_one Jun 2015 #31

I agree with you completely. cheapdate Jun 2015 #80

You articulated the point I was trying to make far better than I did still_one Jun 2015 #96

Sanders isn't "embracing" anyone. Other people are embracing HIM. arcane1 Jun 2015 #53

I agree, I just don't agree with the speculation of the OP that West would help Sanders garner the still_one Jun 2015 #57

Agreed. n/t arcane1 Jun 2015 #58

and as you said, Sanders does not need to embrace anyone. He is his own person, and quite still_one Jun 2015 #62

And I suspect he's going to attract a lot of people who otherwise disagree w/each other. arcane1 Jun 2015 #65

Frankly I've been wondering when this was going to happen. ucrdem Jun 2015 #17

i disagree. Sanders is far better. most of the criticism JI7 Jun 2015 #23

Well I disagree. For all the talk of Bernie's piety I've yet to see it in 23 years. nt ucrdem Jun 2015 #29

Piety? That's the quality of being religious or reverent, which in politics is usually expressed as Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #40

LOL, that isn't what I meant. nt ucrdem Jun 2015 #45

So what did you mean instead of 'piety'? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #140

Pious professions of innocence. nt ucrdem Jun 2015 #141

Innocence about what? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #146

You missed the irony. nt ucrdem Jun 2015 #147

You are saying your posts are meaningless muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #148

Bernie is a political pro and West puts him on the road to Kookyville BeyondGeography Jun 2015 #42

Okay. But realistically, consider what Sanders' platform IS, per his own admission: ucrdem Jun 2015 #49

You insult a lot of Democratic constituencies. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #86

A lot of constituencies have parted company with their senses. Here's a good example: ucrdem Jun 2015 #94

Bernie has been very consistent in his positions dreamnightwind Jun 2015 #143

This. Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #51

Yes. Bernie knows what he's doing. Allying himself with West is not to his advantage. n/t pnwmom Jun 2015 #63

As I posted in another thread.... tishaLA Jun 2015 #20

Yes, I believe there is a misreading of the sentiment... Spazito Jun 2015 #44

maye the President deliberately incinerating the party's good name in order to get the GOP to pass MisterP Jun 2015 #99

I don't deny that's a fair criticism, but West is a very poor messenger tishaLA Jun 2015 #107

And this is a good thing how? wyldwolf Jun 2015 #21

how about causing more polarization, especially with Cornell West still_one Jun 2015 #32

White Third Way conservatives don't like Professor West. This will surely cost Bernie Zorra Jun 2015 #36

An alliance would cost Bernie the votes of anyone who doesn't like Obama pnwmom Jun 2015 #59

Most Harlem residents are pretty pissed off at West after his tantrums stevenleser Jun 2015 #70

Bernie would have to get the endorsement of Rahm Emanuel.... raindaddy Jun 2015 #84

Blacks don't much like West, either. Drunken Irishman Jun 2015 #108

Got proof that any substantial number of African Americans don't like him? Zorra Jun 2015 #114

Yes. Drunken Irishman Jun 2015 #115

Yes, here's one DUer's comment who actually supports Bernie. I've read lots of other posts online Cha Jun 2015 #122

No problem. bravenak Jun 2015 #129

Great! 'Cause you say it all. End of story. Cha Jun 2015 #131

That ought to work.... Historic NY Jun 2015 #39

I certainly hope not. JTFrog Jun 2015 #43

Cornel West is not one of America's leading public intellectuals mythology Jun 2015 #46

Right. Sanders wants and needs Obama voters. The last thing he'd want to do is ally himself pnwmom Jun 2015 #61

After aligning himself with the Republicans to fast track his signature raindaddy Jun 2015 #89

Have a link ... NanceGreggs Jun 2015 #128

A link? You're joking right? raindaddy Jun 2015 #138

I'm going to go ahead and assume ... NanceGreggs Jun 2015 #156

Are they an item now? leftofcool Jun 2015 #76

Someone should give West the line POSUCS. lovemydog Jun 2015 #82

Good for Cornell West... raindaddy Jun 2015 #83

...^ that 840high Jun 2015 #97

Cornel West is the socialist Donald Trump. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #85

Ahahahaha... SidDithers Jun 2015 #88

But, I bet he doesn't. leftofcool Jun 2015 #95

I say "go for it, Bernie".. so many of your supporters on DU think he's great or so I've read. Cha Jun 2015 #121

This guy is serious SmittynMo Jun 2015 #90

Cornel West is the left's version of Ben Carson and Allen West... Drunken Irishman Jun 2015 #102

“Calling Obama a ‘global George Zimmerman’?No. No.”: Michael Eric Dyson sounds off on Cornel West.. Cha Jun 2015 #132

interesting is a great comment on this marym625 Jun 2015 #120

"Cornel West: Obama Is First 'Niggerized' Black President" yeah, that cornel would be a game changer Cha Jun 2015 #134

Well, it would bring attention to his campaign. NCTraveler Jun 2015 #139

Tainted currency Prism Jun 2015 #142

The concern trolls here crack me up dreamnightwind Jun 2015 #144

Not that there's any reason to think there could be an 'alliance'; Flanders asked 'will you ... muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #145

Bernie may snag coveted endorsement from guy who has not one lick of political sense! struggle4progress Jun 2015 #150

Because people who look to Cornel West for guidance were totally open to voting geek tragedy Jun 2015 #151

If the MSM thought Jeremiah Wright threw down some vengeful untruths. raouldukelives Jun 2015 #152