2016 Postmortem

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42. Are we sure that is really President Obama in that picture? n/t

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Wed Feb 17, 2016, 02:14 PM

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How Cornel West hurts Bernie Sanders [View all] Octafish Feb 2016 OP

Capehart is a clown, but he's right. For a lot of black people criticizing Obama is a no no. JRLeft Feb 2016 #1

And for other swaths...they are disenchanted nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #16

That is strange to me but I am looking at it through a different "lens' than the AA community!nt m-lekktor Feb 2016 #43

There would have been more criticism if it weren't for republicans attacking JRLeft Feb 2016 #50

I used to stick up for Bill Clinton in the 90's for that same reason. nt m-lekktor Feb 2016 #68

The Republicans were down right racist. JRLeft Feb 2016 #69

oh I know. I remember the Obama tea party picket signs during their big heyday. m-lekktor Feb 2016 #70

That why black people coalesced around him. Add in the first black president JRLeft Feb 2016 #71

As somebody who lives with white privilege (though gay) m-lekktor Feb 2016 #73

I think he's too conservative at times too. I would have supported Bernie over him. JRLeft Feb 2016 #75

SOMETIMES!!?!?!?!?! Labeling pejoratively Americas first black president "n-word-izzed" isn't just uponit7771 Feb 2016 #88

If he'd been praising Sanders to the sky, he wouldn't be MADem Feb 2016 #2

He lied about the work of another journalist without so much as bothering to ask the man. Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #4

Same brilliant journalist that called into question nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #8

He just made a complete fool of hinself noiretextatique Feb 2016 #32

Capehart is an asshole. West has been a polemic and if anyone wants to be heard, they Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #3

The propaganda is shameful, transparent, and gut busting hilarious. Zorra Feb 2016 #5

If Capeheart wrote it, this belongs at the bottom of the cage nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #6

Capeheart is the real true Scotsman not West Ichingcarpenter Feb 2016 #12

Hey leave Goebbels alone! nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #14

Hey leave Stalin alone! Ichingcarpenter Feb 2016 #21

But I heard this morning that when Ralph Nader is right, he's right. randome Feb 2016 #7

wait a minute jham123 Feb 2016 #11

I think Obama got more accomplished than either Sanders or Clinton could have done. randome Feb 2016 #17

Coalitions? jham123 Feb 2016 #20

Not the 'coalitions' I had in mind, though. randome Feb 2016 #22

or jham123 Feb 2016 #23

Do you understand the role of Congress in this? At all? Hekate Feb 2016 #80

Dude jham123 Feb 2016 #87

What minority other than the 1% has benefited Downwinder Feb 2016 #24

wait, what? jham123 Feb 2016 #55

The 1% has definitely benefited. Downwinder Feb 2016 #77

I'm going out on a ledge here jham123 Feb 2016 #9

Partly this is third way pablum nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #13

Well stated jham123 Feb 2016 #15

Kickin' & a Recken' 2banon Feb 2016 #10

Written two weeks before the photo episode. Octafish Feb 2016 #64

What we see now is that if Obama had been a white man, in 2008 Waiting For Everyman Feb 2016 #18

We've moved beyond image. We've moved beyond fear. Gregorian Feb 2016 #19

Woohoo!!! haikugal Feb 2016 #81

Who, me? Wow! Gregorian Feb 2016 #83

You deserve that and more for writing such a wonderful post! haikugal Feb 2016 #84

There's a vocal subsection of black DUers articulating the same thing as Capehart Arazi Feb 2016 #25

Yup. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #27

I don't know a single black person who is pissed at West noiretextatique Feb 2016 #28

The black DUers here are so emphatic - almost bullies on this point Arazi Feb 2016 #31

Sanders is near 25% with black voters...and climbing noiretextatique Feb 2016 #39

I read somewhere that he needs to get to 40% of the black vote nationally Arazi Feb 2016 #63

on a few points actually noiretextatique Feb 2016 #76

It is but hardly as monolithic as that subsection of posters would like to convince you off nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #29

Agreed and yup, they've turned themselves into "white noise" Arazi Feb 2016 #33

I will be brutal about that group nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #38

It is the harsh reality noiretextatique Feb 2016 #41

There is nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #46

Cause West didn't call Obama "n-word-izzed" in that rally either. Him nor Sanders are NOT... NOT uponit7771 Feb 2016 #90

Speaking of white noise nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #92

AMEN!!! uponit7771 Feb 2016 #89

Sure...Capehart is reliable noiretextatique Feb 2016 #26

Prof. West is a bad surrogate for Sanders Gothmog Feb 2016 #30

Many black people like West noiretextatique Feb 2016 #47

It has not been a problem so far n/t lunamagica Feb 2016 #62

I'm confused Doctor_J Feb 2016 #34

There are very few people vdogg Feb 2016 #35

That's a truly ridiculous statement noiretextatique Feb 2016 #44

Capehart. A sorry excuse of a man. nt thereismore Feb 2016 #36

The OP was published on Jan. 22 -- before the SEM's date with infamy. Octafish Feb 2016 #45

Here's his "non-apology" from the article: KoKo Feb 2016 #51

The fact that Capeheart trots a person not in the room nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #54

Equally astounding is that he still has a job. Octafish Feb 2016 #60

It is the state of modern journalism nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #61

That's the piece. "Curvature of the neck" jesus christ really. nt thereismore Feb 2016 #52

Capehart: Obama jettisoned Rev. Wright. Bernie will not jettison his friend West for political gain. thereismore Feb 2016 #37

and again, why would he? jham123 Feb 2016 #58

Recommended. H2O Man Feb 2016 #40

Capehart's non apology apology detailed in No.s 45 and 51 above. Octafish Feb 2016 #56

Right! H2O Man Feb 2016 #59

I'd say it's rather a "safe observation" by now.. 2banon Feb 2016 #85

Are we sure that is really President Obama in that picture? n/t DefenseLawyer Feb 2016 #42

In profile? Octafish Feb 2016 #67

Not Capehart again! KoKo Feb 2016 #48

Capehart BEFORE! Octafish Feb 2016 #65

Ohh 1% white guys telling black guys how they feel. Makes sense. Fearless Feb 2016 #49

Jonathan Capehart is black. thesquanderer Feb 2016 #72

I was referring to previous comments, sorry for being unclear. Fearless Feb 2016 #78

back when West was still an intriguing thinker and Capehart was even more of a nobody MisterP Feb 2016 #53

We all get old. Octafish Feb 2016 #57

I for one would like to see Professor West campaigning non-stop for Senator Sanders Freddie Stubbs Feb 2016 #66

lol...me too uponit7771 Feb 2016 #91

*sees capeheart, instantly disregards* retrowire Feb 2016 #74

Yeah, I remember that Cornel West thinks Hawai'i and Indonesia are white cultures. So cute. Hekate Feb 2016 #79

I am not AA, but I think West is a clown who had his little feelings hurt at the Inauguration. He is Pisces Feb 2016 #82

well, well, well.....look who is pushing this meme. grasswire Feb 2016 #86

This... MrWendel Feb 2016 #93