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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Cornel West has no place in a democratic Presidential campaign [View all]99Forever
(14,524 posts)7. I had a response and deleted it.
This horseshit isn't worth the bother.
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Posting facts about West racist tripe isn't stiring up racist shit... it's the truth, now posting...
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#8
That only goes to prove that a lot of Hillary fans are to the right of Sanders and CW.
leveymg
Sep 2015
#58
Exactly. But that will be controversial to this crowd for reasons that most of us no longer care to
Number23
Sep 2015
#93
West's name is spelled wrong in the title & Kos item. CORNELL, 2 L's. Easy to fix w/edit feature.
appalachiablue
Sep 2015
#101
Amen and Amen! Calling another person racist tripe as West has done shouldn't be tolerated by
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#4
I'll take that overt dodge of the question as you don't have any proof of what you posted
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#24
Calling people ugly raced base names is not fine no matter who says it. I'm shocked to find so many
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#29
That isn't what the post your responding to said. It said Dr. West is making racist statements.
still_one
Sep 2015
#41
No, I am NOT saying that. It is what Brother West is saying, by saying that President Obama is
still_one
Sep 2015
#65
I didn't say that either. Are you "really trying to understand"? Let's leave it at that
still_one
Sep 2015
#79
Well gee, that is peachy. I am a Jew, but I don't use the word ""kik?" or "I got je?d" to describe
still_one
Sep 2015
#109
Deflection, we're talking about West ugly race based attacks against Obama whether or not he
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#44
Nothing new that. The DLC was a by invitiation only club of self-declared superior political minds
HereSince1628
Sep 2015
#25
No, shut down assholes much more. FAUX news would fire West for the things he's said about
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#26
No, I'm in favor of not calling other humans racist names and not associating causes with said folk
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#30
Don't get mad, if Hillary was on stage with Trump you'd be the first to rec an OP of her being tone
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#33
Gotta give you props for recycling. Can just cut-n-paste the outrage from Rev. Wright. (nt)
jeff47
Sep 2015
#47
Yup. Trying to recycle losing Republican talking points from the last election
LondonReign2
Sep 2015
#62
That may become a problem when West is responsible for the deaths of millions of innocents.
frylock
Sep 2015
#105
I'm also wondering what Paul, Hillary, and even Sanders have to do with your disgust for
polly7
Sep 2015
#72
Ah yes he does. As an American he has every fucking right to support the candidate of his choice.
Autumn
Sep 2015
#50
That's right. Keep throwing stuff against the wall. Eventually, something may stick.
RufusTFirefly
Sep 2015
#57
To denounce Cornel West is to denounce Bernie Sanders. Daily Kos should stop it and so should you.
ancianita
Sep 2015
#94
Unlike Obama w/ Wright, Sanders trusts that West understands the AA world more broadly.
ancianita
Sep 2015
#96
Do you need to edit, or are you actually claiming that West has no place in...
DisgustipatedinCA
Sep 2015
#98