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2016 Postmortem

In reply to the discussion: Dr. West said it best [View all]

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
20. Is it a slur to point out that President Obama has deported more people than Bush?
Wed Jun 15, 2016, 05:40 PM
Jun 2016

Is it a slur to point out the various drone killings that President Obama has sanctioned, and the significant civilian casualties from those attacks?

Perhaps you should define "slur".

What you apparently call "slur" I call reality.

Dr. West said it best [View all] Rebkeh Jun 2016 OP
He's nutty. After the things he's said about President Obama ... NurseJackie Jun 2016 #1
He's probably sane, but petty. CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #7
Thank goodness the truth does not count on your being convinced... MrMickeysMom Jun 2016 #44
He's full of himself. Can't stand him. NurseJackie Jun 2016 #57
You're spot on MMM! choie Jun 2016 #80
He only deserves two words of response: F*** him. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #2
We actually only have two choices now. Bernie is OUT. Lost DC badly. bravenak Jun 2016 #3
While I don't accept Dr. West's characterization of HRC's politics/political agenda ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #77
I never understand Dr West these days bravenak Jun 2016 #87
West CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #4
Subtle and nuanced. eom guillaumeb Jun 2016 #8
West is an insufferable birthday party clown. CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #9
And I repeat, guillaumeb Jun 2016 #13
Pfft. CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #16
Is it a slur to point out that President Obama has deported more people than Bush? guillaumeb Jun 2016 #20
It is a slur to call Obama a house you know what. Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #32
Perhaps, not ... But there is (should be) no question ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #78
He should make anyone who finds calling President Obama the n-word appalling uncomfortable. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #18
Do you remember the context of his remarks? guillaumeb Jun 2016 #23
Sure many a RW night has called him the same or worse..... bettyellen Jun 2016 #52
It makes me very very angry...and dislike Bernie more for association with this Fox groupie. Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #33
Cornel West is a man of integrity. He bothers those who go along with warmongers and banksters. Octafish Jun 2016 #5
No, he bothers some because he's a loud-mouth who fancies himself an intellectual. randome Jun 2016 #12
Undergraduate degree from Harvard, PHD from Princeton, taught at Harvard. panader0 Jun 2016 #38
Only according to the technicalities, imo. randome Jun 2016 #42
Must you post this abomination? I have no interest in anything that man says. nt Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #34
+1 for Octafish and Brother West! n/t RufusTFirefly Jun 2016 #65
amen, fellow human swhisper1 Jun 2016 #68
Neoliberalism is a worldview that Obama and Clinton share. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #6
+1.nt Snotcicles Jun 2016 #48
did bernie get "dr." west his own F-35, speaking of corporate war propagators nt msongs Jun 2016 #10
No but someone managed to sell some to Israel azurnoir Jun 2016 #19
Go Bernie! WhiteTara Jun 2016 #54
Bernie didn't sell them to Israel-why ever would you think that? azurnoir Jun 2016 #55
No he just promotes Lockheed-Martin WhiteTara Jun 2016 #64
The first F-35's were sold to Israel while Clinton was a Senator-the second batch while she was SoS azurnoir Jun 2016 #70
clinton was behind that sale swhisper1 Jun 2016 #60
And he promotes that company. WhiteTara Jun 2016 #66
so does the pentagon, congress,and Hillary, what is your point? swhisper1 Jun 2016 #69
the man who helped bring us the Matrix sequels nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #11
AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Capt. Obvious Jun 2016 #14
Of course it was. He's the "wrong kind" of black man. arcane1 Jun 2016 #21
Hopefully someone posts the results of the alert on your post. Capt. Obvious Jun 2016 #29
President Obama is "the wrong kind" of black man according to Dr. West. PragmaticLiberal Jun 2016 #41
Wow, whoever alerted on this must be a ragingly unhappy individual. Did he/she forget that the floriduck Jun 2016 #56
wow is right, someone needs to step away from the alert button swhisper1 Jun 2016 #61
He helped Bernie win South Carolina!...nt SidDithers Jun 2016 #15
He sure did! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #58
Doesn't Cornel West ever get tired of being wrong all the time? BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #17
Someone should let him know that the primaries are over. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #22
What in the name of fuck is this even? Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #24
Michael Eric Dyson had a good profile on him several years ago. CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #26
He is just so... bravenak Jun 2016 #30
It's like the speech in Animal House, about the Germans bombing Pearl Harbor. Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #37
It really is. I can't say exactly when he got this way bravenak Jun 2016 #40
Melissa Harris-Perry got it right. oasis Jun 2016 #83
Ugh...Dr. West the Fox groupie and Obama hater says nothing worthwhile..not ever! nt Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #25
Just because West says it is so, sure doesn't mean that it is. He is a very sad person. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #27
He's just angry because he won't get a cabinet position KingFlorez Jun 2016 #28
Sounds right to me but will be discredited automatically because he called Obama some bad names. highprincipleswork Jun 2016 #31
Damn right Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #36
Bullshit. I don't idolize any leader, and President Obama has done some pretty horrible highprincipleswork Jun 2016 #39
I save my attacks for the real cuprits...the evil GOP. Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #50
Those who collude with them and help pass their agenda when Congress is largely Democratic are highprincipleswork Jun 2016 #72
Playing golf, attending funerals with the enemy, omg the horrors. bettyellen Jun 2016 #51
Bernie's not unelectable, except for swiftboating by people who should know better. Or perhaps highprincipleswork Jun 2016 #71
Everyone else except Bernie is a sucky corporatist- yeah we got the memo. bettyellen Jun 2016 #82
Not sure that you did, if you look at who gets supported. But you should get it. highprincipleswork Jun 2016 #85
Thank you, Rebkeh. Dr. West is brilliant, a great analyst, which is much needed today. senz Jun 2016 #35
Geez, I can't believe how Team Hill swarms out Hydra Jun 2016 #43
+1.nt Snotcicles Jun 2016 #49
rabit alerters, I am sure Skinner will adjust their access swhisper1 Jun 2016 #62
Cornell West is a dangerous anti-Israeli who should not be allowed within a mile of the convention Tarc Jun 2016 #45
Thank you! ++++++++++ grossproffit Jun 2016 #47
What does "anti-Israeli" mean? Is it like being anti-Bulgarian? Anti-Palistinian? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #53
I'd like to know too swhisper1 Jun 2016 #63
It is anti-Zionism Tarc Jun 2016 #67
And? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #73
And? Tarc Jun 2016 #75
How dumb is being anti-nationalist and anti-apartheid? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #79
Israel does not practice apartheid, that accusation is rooted in antisemitism Tarc Jun 2016 #81
If he is arguing for boycotting the entire country completely oberliner Jun 2016 #84
I gotta kick for Brother West! Juicy_Bellows Jun 2016 #46
Oh so very true swhisper1 Jun 2016 #59
West also called Obama a form of nigger last year... he's not a credible source to people who don't uponit7771 Jun 2016 #74
Brother Cornell is a racist clown eom rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #76
What a whack job. skylucy Jun 2016 #86
Indeed. grossproffit Jun 2016 #88
Who? LexVegas Jun 2016 #89
I choose neopopulism. nt LWolf Jun 2016 #90
Me too. NorthCarolina Jun 2016 #91
Dr. West is correct. Orsino Jun 2016 #92
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