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Liberal_Stalwart71

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12. Please! Ya'll didn't know shit about Cornel West until he started to hate on Obama and

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 05:52 PM

Jul 2015

embrace Bernie. He became a tool of liberals who hate the president. Prior to that, ya'll didn't know shit about the man.

Many of us, especially POC have studied West's work for many, many years. We know this man and we know his work.

He has become a caricature and he has lost credibility because he has allowed his personal hatred of President Obama to guide his every waking move in the last few years.

He's a charlatan.

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Liberals� Attacks on Cornel West Expose Their Political Bankruptcy [View all] snagglepuss Jul 2015 OP

Yawn. JoePhilly Jul 2015 #1

Yawn? Really? Yawn in the face of the fact prison privatisation is related to increased black snagglepuss Jul 2015 #4

Yea ... the instance you refer to the "ghosts of (Obama's) victims" ... JoePhilly Jul 2015 #7

That is a quote from the article which if you read it you would snagglepuss Jul 2015 #14

Me too. Nap time. bravenak Jul 2015 #27

This seems to be another thinly veiled attempt to tell the African American community what to think stevenleser Jul 2015 #42

yawn - counterpunch OKNancy Jul 2015 #2

Yawn in face of the fact that Obama appointee Larry Summers recommended toxic waste snagglepuss Jul 2015 #6

I almost want to ... JoePhilly Jul 2015 #8

Sorry not all AAs are going to allow the White Political Class to silence them sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #40

What is Obama's approval rating among blacks? mythology Jul 2015 #45

How many young, AAs are polled at all in this 'dem base' polls? Do you know? sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #46

Oddly enough.... JaneyVee Jul 2015 #3

Yep, see my #42 above. nt stevenleser Jul 2015 #43

What makes West a hero? Renew Deal Jul 2015 #5

Talking truth to power, and doing so knowing full well that snagglepuss Jul 2015 #9

That doesn't make him a hero Renew Deal Jul 2015 #10

West does not make his statements anonymously so he is nothing like snagglepuss Jul 2015 #15

What great personal cost? Renew Deal Jul 2015 #21

Well said! Throw it! JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #31

He is a public figure, one who once enjoyed high standing snagglepuss Jul 2015 #38

Cornel West's Attacks on Obama Exposes His Political Bankruptcy uhnope Jul 2015 #11

Thanks for this. They are so transparent. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #13

Please! Ya'll didn't know shit about Cornel West until he started to hate on Obama and Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #12

Bullshit. I read West years ago when I was studying William James. snagglepuss Jul 2015 #16

None of these liberals embraced West to this great extent UNTIL he started to diss Obama. TRUTH! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #17

You have no basis for that statement, however what is true is that snagglepuss Jul 2015 #20

Fact, there may be one or two out of THOUSANDS who knew who he was before he randys1 Jul 2015 #32

From what hat do you pull your facts? snagglepuss Jul 2015 #35

what a steaming crock of horseshit, I bought his book Race Matters when it first came out. m-lekktor Jul 2015 #18

I half agree with this whatchamacallit Jul 2015 #23

I have to agree with that. zappaman Jul 2015 #30

he was especially well known to whites reddread Jul 2015 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Sheepshank Jul 2015 #19

What a sad, angry little man. zappaman Jul 2015 #22

Sad and angry that a man he supported didn't support whistleblowers, snagglepuss Jul 2015 #25

No, a sad and angry little man zappaman Jul 2015 #28

Ahahahah... SidDithers Jul 2015 #24

and Mumia reddread Jul 2015 #26

Cornel West speaks for Cornel West. Other commentators have different perspectives still_one Jul 2015 #29

What? Who attacks Cornel West? I love his quotes, they blast right through layers of boring media. Sunlei Jul 2015 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author DonViejo Jul 2015 #34

Professor West is an extremely intelligent individual, who Zorra Jul 2015 #36

Do you agree with West that Obama is first niggerized president? Drunken Irishman Jul 2015 #39

trash thread. "Brother West" can go Cheney himeslf nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #41

Cornel West: every Obama haters "black friend". nt sufrommich Jul 2015 #44

He's a leader in the Democratic Socialists of America DemocraticWing Jul 2015 #47