Cornel West: Response to Obama’s State of the Union Speech

Posted by Greg L on January 28, 2010 · 3 Comments 

Hat tip to The Intersection of Madness & Reality for this video find.  Cornel West responds to Obama’s state of the union speech and focuses on Obama’s accommodation of Wall Street interests.  

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Obama fires back: Responds to African-American Critics

Posted by Greg L on December 24, 2009 · 5 Comments 

Over the past few weeks, Obama has come under intense fire from prominent African Americans ranging from Cornel West to Danny Glover, Jesse Jackson and the Congressional Black Caucus.  The basic complaint is that Obama has ignored the plight of African-Americans and some think that some special dispensation needs to be given as a salve … Continue reading →

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Cornel West: Obama is for big business not the jobless

Posted by Greg L on December 10, 2009 · 1 Comment 

Well, it looks like some prominent African-Americans are taking the gloves off and starting to go after Obama as they should.  To be fair, Obama was somewhat hemmed in by certain things put in place by his predecessor such as the  $ 700 billion  Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to bail out Wall Street, but there really has … Continue reading →

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