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Yup, it's all PR for his

artappraiser — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 02:58:09 +0000

In reply to I see now: appears to come

Yup, it's all PR for his brand, to make West "relevant" again, attack the younger rising star:

The sniping continues, with Dr. Dyson suggesting that Dr. West is feuding because he is preparing to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of his book “Race Matters,” a best-seller that explores the broad swath of issues facing black communities.

“Intellectually, Cornel West has not been relevant,” Dr. Dyson said. “The best way to engage Ta-Nehisi is to write the book you think he’s missing. It’s no surprise that he is claiming some kind of public stance against Ta-Nehisi, which will generate enormous controversy, which will point to the reissue of his book.”

from

Past Debates Echo in Split Between Cornel West and Ta-Nehisi Coates

By John Eligon, Dec. 22 @ NYTimes.com

I would add if that I had my way, I'd encourage Eligon to be braver and dis his own company for providing PR platforms like that NYT Mag piece, as "just not honest heartfelt op-ed" (almost Trumpian in a way, now that I think on it, it's like "me me me, smartest black guy in the whole world ".)

If I were lucky enough to

Flavius — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 04:45:54 +0000

In reply to Warren and Sanders: Who is Congress really serving?

If I were lucky enough to have the chance I'd vote with pleasure for:

Coates, Hillary ,Warren, West or Sanders.

Of course on any one issue I could possibly disagree with one or another of them. But who

knows, maybe they'd be right? Or cares? Broadly speaking they'd all like the world to

look the way I would . And I sure prefer any one of them to be the one deciding that than

any Republican since Abraham Lincoln.

I'm sure there's a clever adjective to describe some one like me:indiscriminate? promiscuous? broad

minded ? Probably I should just settle for Democrat,

On a roll - Get thee to Vegas

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 23:27:50 +0000

In reply to Bingo again! I see I touched

On a roll - Get thee to Vegas! or at least the Catholic Parish Bingo Nights support group!!

Bingo again! I see I touched

artappraiser — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 22:34:34 +0000

In reply to Obama got a nice fat paycheck

Bingo again! This time for me, not PP. I see I touched a button that produces troll talking points.

Come back when you're ready for honest conversation, like Hal, for example, rather than spewing agitrprop.

People who sincerely care

NCD — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:37:48 +0000

In reply to People form coalitions to

People who sincerely care about the stuff you pretend to value, are, like Bernie, out fighting the Party in power which is eviscerating each and every one of them.

Obama got a nice fat paycheck

Peter — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:29:02 +0000

In reply to Bingo! I never felt Obama was

Obama got a nice fat paycheck to stay and try to undermine the forces that are dismantling his NWO agendas. Before Trump the globalists and their enablers like Obama were well on their way to ending our republic with their goal of World Government. The globalists are still here but they have met their match and people around the world are seeing they can be defeated. Trump removed CAGW from the national security threats list and inferred that the Warmer alarmists were a threat to national security which is one of his many moves to strengthen the republic.

The majority of people who

rmrd0000 — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:25:03 +0000

In reply to People form coalitions to

The majority of people who voted in 2016 failed your purity test.

People form coalitions to

HSG — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:01:29 +0000

In reply to West wants Coates to form

People form coalitions to further certain goals. Dr. King and other leaders formed a coalition to push for civil rights. Broadly stated, Cornel West and other economic progressives want to reduce wealth and income inequality across the board and to guarantee health care, education, a home, secure retirement, and the opportunity for nearly all Americans to get a job that pays a living wage and offers them dignity. Our coalition is open to all who have demonstrated that they share our goals. The reason that Hillary failed our "purity test" is because she has demonstrated by her words and deeds that she does not share these goals.

Bingo! I never felt Obama was

artappraiser — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:02:41 +0000

In reply to While I criticize(d) Obama's

Bingo! I never felt Obama was a genius politician, as he has the wrong personality for it, but I do believe he is a genius political analyst. And especially on things like race and tribe and party, he lived that his whole life, traversing racial and other tribal divides. He knows in his gut how far one can push things without getting counterproductive blowback, he's learned through trial and error his whole life. Now he's also got the experience of dealing with not just the other American political party but international leaders of all kinds of cultures and motives as well. There's treasure in that brain on what's been happening in this country lately, hope he shares more of it soon.

[Another thought comes to mind: that for me personally, the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Obama have not been making plans to flee the country as hopeless is proof that the end is not nigh. I do trust them to warn of the end of our republic if that is about to happen. ]

West wants Coates to form

rmrd0000 — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 17:31:46 +0000

In reply to Fully expected you would

West wants Coates to form coalitions but, West sets his very narrow criteria for who can join his own coalition.