tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post17151070325503634..comments2023-10-17T08:04:08.714-04:00Comments on The Examined Life: Cornel West and The Blackness PatrolAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04614116686638969278noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-76064826170335666082011-05-29T21:15:08.916-04:002011-05-29T21:15:08.916-04:00I couldn't have said it better myself. West an...I couldn't have said it better myself. West and Smiley are just embarrassing and sad.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614396557042765746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-76244898196502767192011-05-25T09:25:51.352-04:002011-05-25T09:25:51.352-04:00"'....feels most comfortable with upper m..."'....feels most comfortable with upper middle-class white and Jewish men who consider themselves very smart, very savvy and very effective in getting what they want.'"<br /><br />Mr. Obama hit the world stage at a time when America desperately needed someone who could work miracles in economics, in foreign relations, in social policy, and in every other arena at the same time. And nobody, black or white, could have done the job overall better than this erudite, elegant man who is an American first, before he's anything else. <br /><br />Like you, I hope to see a more progressive agenda enacted in the second term, but, for our own sakes, let's give him that second term. Sniping from within the hood, turning against him because he has qualities and history and perspective that--precisely--made him right for this very specific, historically unprecedented, unbelievably challenging first term, that's bitter, petty, and self-destructive.<br /><br />Thanks, Sheria. I count on you.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-46689380884379957732011-05-24T18:27:20.603-04:002011-05-24T18:27:20.603-04:00I believe Obama has his good points, but I am clea...I believe Obama has his good points, but I am clearly less enamored with his presidency than you are...however...He could have the compassion of Mother Teresa, the brain of Einstein & he could labor like a draft horse every day yet people will still bitch about their president.<br />Way. Too. Much. ~MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-42145834420704019172011-05-20T11:04:45.224-04:002011-05-20T11:04:45.224-04:00We can only hope that our President gets another t...We can only hope that our President gets another term and that the incremental changes continue. Excellent post.Ken Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425810816600512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-73346166307743418882011-05-19T22:10:50.588-04:002011-05-19T22:10:50.588-04:00As always, I finish your posts feeling that my per...As always, I finish your posts feeling that my perspective has shifted. Sometimes, minutely. Sometimes 180 degrees. Regardless, I get an education. Thanks.jack-of-all-thumbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890408896745938386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-43501568636520463342011-05-18T22:51:23.991-04:002011-05-18T22:51:23.991-04:00I read an article about this yesterday, and just s...I read an article about this yesterday, and just sort of rolled my eyes. I don't know much about the players involved, but my initial reaction was that West was acting like a jilted lover. I found his remarks rather petty and petulant. Thanks for explaining a little more about the situation and about those involved in this little spat. It seems that my first instincts weren't too far off the mark!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-54692163445967116412011-05-18T01:46:00.593-04:002011-05-18T01:46:00.593-04:00This is the essence of black-on-black crime. I th...This is the essence of black-on-black crime. I think it is echoed in the easier to comprehend mess between boxer Benard Hopkins and former Eagle quarterback Donovan McNabb. Same kind of raw emotions and maybe envy that weakens the cultural and political underpinnings of black America.Big Mark 243https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974573439218884164noreply@blogger.com