Smiley Continues Obama Assault, West Calls Obama “ WALL ST. PUPPET "

[Segami]

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" Cornel West continued to air his scathing grievances with the Obama administration this past Wednesday in an interview with Pierce Morgan. The Princeton professor and celebrated black intellectual began by explaining why he previously referred to the president as a "black mascot" for "Wall Street oligarchs," as well as the "proud" head of the "American killing machine."



"I supported by dear brother Barack Obama because I wanted to bring an end to the age of Reagan, greed running amok, indifference to poor people, and highly polarized body politic," he said. "When he moves into office, who do we get? We get his economic team coming right out of Wall Street." West's biggest beef with the Obama administration is that he believes it is not concerned enough with the plight of the poor. "We all have gangster proclivities," he joked, but says that Wall Street personnel acting on those proclivities is what caused the economic crisis. And since he believes that the Obama administration is "in the shadow of Wall Street," and perhaps part of the greedy "age of Reagan," the poor will not receive the attention they need unless something changes.



When asked how his criticism of Obama was different from attacks by Fox news, West responded by saying that Obama was a "mascot" and a "puppet," but still a human being who should not be called a "socialist" because he is "very much an extension of the corporate state that has been squeezing out the juices of our democracy."



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http://www.thegrio.com/politics/cornel-west-tavis-smiley-continue-to-complain-about-obama.php


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[Hardrada]

1. Hear! Hear!

[young but wise]

2. Don't you know there's money to be made.

[Maccagirl]

7. Only by Wall Street

But I assume that's what you meant.

[xchrom]

3. Good to hear they're not backing off. Nt

[shanti]

4. k&r

love dr. west.

[ProSense]

5. How much are they charging for tickets?

Tools on the Road!

[young but wise]

8. +1000

LMAO.

[peace4ever]

11. probably less than the sellout

Tools on the Road!

[Marr]

15. They're not charging. Got anything else?

Maybe you should just call them communists or something.

[cherokeeprogressive]

19. Racists simply out for a buck!

Right?

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[mitchtv]

9. K&R

[rocktivity]

10. So what? Smileys can't vote.

:) ;) :patriot: :puffpiece: :nopity: :P :bounce: :mad: :puke: :eyes: :headbang:

Oh, TAVIS Smiley...never mind...

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rocktivity

[Number23]

12. The actual title of this piece is

"Cornel West, Tavis Smiley continue to complain about Obama"

Emphasis on the word COMPLAIN.

Props to the folks at The Grio (a black publication) and the folks who commented on the piece there for seeing very clearly what these two are about. It is very, VERY telling when you look at who is supporting/agreeing with these two.

Edit: This is truly my favorite comment so far:

"With all due respect and deference to Professor West, I want to give this brother a cut and a shave so bad, it hurts. Will someone PLEASE hook-up his fro, before I lose my mind up in here?"

[mfcorey1]

13. When Smiley and West stop throwing the same tantrum from 2007, then will I listen to anything

they have to say. They only speak for themselves and not the entire minority community, where a lot of people are sick of their diatribe. When have you seen West and Smiley out at a rally getting sweaty with the masses? Hiding on television and posturing for cameras is their thing. My rant is now complete.

[EFerrari]

14. Well, they announced a povery awareness tour on Morgan's show

so you can see them in a lot of places soon. :)

[shellgame26]

16. so sad

two jealous black men...

[classysassy]

17. Let the facts be known

Both gentlemen speak the truth,Obama is owned by the money men in America.Look at his cabinet and his wealthy supporters.Oner black member of his cabinet and he is not allowed to do his job,why haven't Bush/Chaney been indicted for lying to congress,Barry Bonds has been and he didn't cause the death of a single person?I voted for Obama the first time around I think I'll stay home this time around.Obama and Holders are big disappointments.Keep on keeping on Mr.West and Mr.Smiley.

[Safetykitten]

18. No problem with his take on it...

[woo me with science]

20. The truth hurts. nt