Cornel West reacts to Obama's remarks on GZ verdict. Calls Obama a hypocrite and global GZ.
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ThatTruth777
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Jay-Z learn from Mos Def 
and West... I can see some of his points but this dude's whole tone is just "fukk obama, that bish ass nikka! 
" like one day Obama stepped on his shoes looked back and did a 
to his face. He made alot of points but I'm just gonna type that this man has faced probably the most defiant congress ever. These nutjob repubs hate this dude and don't work with him for shyt.
and West... I can see some of his points but this dude's whole tone is just "fukk obama, that bish ass nikka! " like one day Obama stepped on his shoes looked back and did a to his face. He made alot of points but I'm just gonna type that this man has faced probably the most defiant congress ever. These nutjob repubs hate this dude and don't work with him for shyt.
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You right breh.Obama should of been high fiving Wright saying god dam America and our chickens are coming home to roost.While he's running for president.
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Of course, because that's the only OTHER way to address the situation.
Your a fukking clown.
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Nah he shouldve marginalized the truth and then become a slave holder apologist and holocaust denier. I mean, it wouldve gotten him votes right... thats all that matters. Shoulda did one of those old c00n speeches about pullin yourself up by your bootstraps and ignore the circumstances that got nikkaz in the position theyre in in the first place. "He nikkaz stop whinin about slavery, jim crow, the subsequent lynchings, lack of opportunities in the ghettos you were forced into, the prison industrial complex, etc... "
Get votes right? fukk outta here.
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I'm a clown cause I don't agree with you?
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Nah he should go on talk shows and college campuses making speeches without a fukkin haircut.
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Has anyone attempted to refute what Dr. West has been saying without resorting to ad hominem rebuttals? I'd be pleased to read an actual true counter argument to his points.
Earlier this year, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism found that 176 children have been murdered in Pakistan alone. And along with drone attacks, an average of 4.8 children are killed per day in Afghanistan where earlier this year, a U.S. sergeant is reported to have killed 9 children. Will these murders be deemed worthy of our thoughts and prayers, or even our news headlines?
Is America Like Adam Lanza? U.S. Drone Strikes Have Killed 176 Children in Pakistan Alone
Is America Like Adam Lanza? U.S. Drone Strikes Have Killed 176 Children in Pakistan Alone
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I'm not looking for messages from Jay-Z, just like I never looked for messages from Picasso, or Michelangelo or any other artist. Especially since that's not his lane.
The only standard I really hold Jay-Z to is whether I like his music or not...and for the most part I do. I have my criticisms.
Could Jay-Z comment on certain things? True. He could. He grew up in Marcy. He knows the plight of the black man. But I'm not looking to a rapper to comment on these things. It is cool when they do cause then you know hey they're not just artists looking for you to buy their shyt, that they actually care about issues. But it does'nt bother me either way if they do.
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Glad I watched the full video before replying.
In general I haven't ever really agreed with Dr. West's opinions on Obama. It is hard for me to really get behind the position of a career academic because a person like that hardly ever has any real world experience with program execution. It is very easy to say what someone "should be" doing when you have not and probably will not ever create or organize massive social programs yourself.
Some of this I can't vibe with at all. The global George Zimmerman statement is absurd. The President will have to take military action. Based on how the United States is positioned in the world most of it will be aggressive and preventative (i.e. drone strikes). It is F*cked up but its the truth. I also get generally annoyed whenever Obama is mentioned in the same train of thought as Dr. King. They are totally different people. Different jobs, different times, different objectives. I understand that it comes up but it drives me up a wall.
I do agree with Dr. West's main theme though (even though I understand the conflict for Obama). Don't get on TV acting as if something weighs heavy on your heart if you aren't going to do anything about it. It's one thing to deliver a riveting speech. It is another thing entirely to create, promote, and give life to programs that change lives. Obama hinted at his power to do so in his speech. He is in his second term now, so he might actually do something in that vein.
In general I haven't ever really agreed with Dr. West's opinions on Obama. It is hard for me to really get behind the position of a career academic because a person like that hardly ever has any real world experience with program execution. It is very easy to say what someone "should be" doing when you have not and probably will not ever create or organize massive social programs yourself.
Some of this I can't vibe with at all. The global George Zimmerman statement is absurd. The President will have to take military action. Based on how the United States is positioned in the world most of it will be aggressive and preventative (i.e. drone strikes). It is F*cked up but its the truth. I also get generally annoyed whenever Obama is mentioned in the same train of thought as Dr. King. They are totally different people. Different jobs, different times, different objectives. I understand that it comes up but it drives me up a wall.
I do agree with Dr. West's main theme though (even though I understand the conflict for Obama). Don't get on TV acting as if something weighs heavy on your heart if you aren't going to do anything about it. It's one thing to deliver a riveting speech. It is another thing entirely to create, promote, and give life to programs that change lives. Obama hinted at his power to do so in his speech. He is in his second term now, so he might actually do something in that vein.
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Yup. There was this book I read a few years ago, 'Negroes With Guns' speaking of the African-American in the civil rights era taking responsibility for their own welfare and owning guns to protect themselves.
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This.
same part i kind of agreed with. that said, i do think the threat of fed involvement (possibly from an obama directive) was the was the only reason charges were brought against gz to begin with. sanford would have kept their middle finger up to trayvon's fam and supporters without pressure from the fed. after that they let things run their course and unfortunately justice was not served.
i was also thinking the same thing about obama's second term. there's a lot of time left. he might just go out like a g and do something that makes even cornell give obama his propers. that could and would probably torpedo his legacy as the first minority president, so i don't expect that, but who knows...
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