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I love it when Ramona swears.

Orlando — Wed, 25 May 2011 12:24:57 +0000

In reply to Jaysus, I call myself both a

I love it when Ramona swears.

Sigh.....to true, I feel.

cmaukonen — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:31:01 +0000

In reply to WHY LIBERAL SELLOUTS ATTACK

Sigh.....to true, I feel.

Didn't know what you meant by

we are stardust — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:25:27 +0000

In reply to Exactly. I just read

Didn't know what you meant by 'pure Stanley', so I Wiki-ed him. Pretty colorful man:

"Crouch has reacted violently to critics and detractors. At the First Annual Jazz Awards, Crouch was invited to present an award. While reading the nominees, he made disparaging comments about two of them: trumpeter Dave Douglas and pianist Matthew Shipp. After the show, jazz critic Howard Mandel, who was chiefly responsible for creating and organizing the Jazz Awards, confronted Crouch about his earlier comments. After a short argument, Crouch punched Mandel and then was confronted by Shipp, who called Crouch "an Uncle Tom and a fucking loser". However, the two were quickly separated and a brawl was avoided.

His syndicated column for the New York Daily News frequently challenges prominent members of the African American community. Crouch has criticised, among others, author Alex Haley, the author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Roots: The Saga of an American Family; community leader Al Sharpton; filmmaker Spike Lee, scholar Cornel West and playwright Amiri Baraka, as well as Tupac Shakur, in reference to whom he wrote "What dredged-up scum you are willing to pay for is what scum you get, on or off stage."^[5] Crouch's controversial work has won him critical acclaim from some quarters.^{[citation needed]}

Might call him a Professional Iconoclast. LOL!

WHY LIBERAL SELLOUTS ATTACK

EmmaZahn — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:18:04 +0000

In reply to Why Liberal Sellouts Attack Prophets Like Cornel West

WHY LIBERAL SELLOUTS ATTACK PROPHETS LIKE CORNEL WEST

Why single out liberal sellouts when it is simply the fate of successful prophets to be attacked. A prophet heeded cancels his own prophecy. See Prophet by Carl Dennis.

Plenty of the folks Stardust

jasonmillerdc — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:03:46 +0000

In reply to I didn't say Democrats I said

Plenty of the folks Stardust alludes to consider themselves conservative as well. I think most Americans have charitable instincts that are shown in all kinds of ways. Perhaps our most enduring quality, right and left and independent of politics completely.

Some day we'll stop fighting

Ramona — Tue, 24 May 2011 04:33:30 +0000

In reply to Crouch does get to the point.

Some day we'll stop fighting each other and get on with the business of fighting the real enemy. I hope it's not too late by the time we get around to it.

The more I read about this,

Ramona — Tue, 24 May 2011 03:55:40 +0000

In reply to Should have said I put it up

The more I read about this, the more I'm seeing that his peers have been onto him for a long time. Yes, it did take his comments about Obama to bring it to a head; mainly because they were so outrageous. People like Cornel West always push it until they go too far.

But I will say i'm actually saddened by all of this. It's not as if he didn't have good thoughts and good ideas and now this will be how he'll be remembered. A little less ego might have saved him from himself.

"His most faithful audience

brewmn — Tue, 24 May 2011 03:53:12 +0000

In reply to Exactly. I just read

"His most faithful audience is made up of liberal white cornballs and the black cornballs who mirror them."

That should be the last word in this little discussion.

Crouch does get to the point.

rmrd0000 — Tue, 24 May 2011 03:52:30 +0000

In reply to Exactly. I just read

Crouch does get to the point. Our dear brother West has lost his way. Like Tavis Smiley, I am pointing out West's errant ways out of love :)

Wattree notes that some male Professors like Eddie Glaude and Watkins are defending Westt,however a host of males like Tom Joyner, Roland Martin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, etc have pointed out the flaws in West's thesis. Watkins attack on Harris-Perry is as low as West's character attack on Obama.

Like you, I am tired of the purity tests some seem to purpose to decide who is and is not in a given category. They attack Liberals then declare themselves to be in a separate category. Amazing.

Should have said I put it up

we are stardust — Tue, 24 May 2011 03:45:55 +0000

In reply to And again...speculation.

Should have said I put it up because yesterday or two days ago you had given me her link, which was the first thing I'd ever read on this whole mess. You said to the effect, "of course she may have her own biases"...so I thought I'd show you she may. That's all. I went back to try to find it on whatever thread it was on, and went cross-eyed trying, but failed.

But it does sound from other sources at Princeton that there was a lot of tension in the atmosphere. Kinda too bad it's turned into such a melee, IMO; amazing to me that he's such a polarizing figure. May not have been except for such strong criticism of Obama.