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In reply to the discussion: Why all the hate towards Cornell West? [View all]Jackie Wilson Said
(4,176 posts)105. First, YOU wouldnt have the guts to go after those guys, trust me. If all you have is this
then you have an agenda and it is clear to me.
I said I could go on, I meant it
Pay close attention to these
(jesus, you are provided with HUNDREDS of AMAZING Accomplishments and your response is "he didnt do this ONE thing over here so nothing else counts) fucking embarrassing
Changed US Approach to Defense and National Security
Created a comprehensive new strategy for dealing with the international nuclear threat. http://1.usa.gov/gDX1nE
Authorized a $1.4 billion reduction in Star Wars program in 2010. http://1.usa.gov/gLFZl2
Restarted nuclear nonproliferation talks and built up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols to where they had been before Bush. http://lat.ms/gkcl3i
Signed and got ratification of a new SALT Treaty. http://bit.ly/f3JVtw
Negotiated and signed a new START Treaty that will stay in force until at least 2021. http://1.usa.gov/cI1bC4
Committed the US to no permanent military bases in Iraq. http://bit.ly/hk73OJ
Developed a comprehensive strategy with regard to Afghanistan and Pakistan designed to facilitate the defeat of al Qaeda, the withdrawal of most troops and the rebuilding of Afghanistan. http://wapo.st/ee4Xcs
Re-focused on Afghanistan, stabilized the country, and began the process of withdrawing troops from the country. http://bit.ly/lNXUna
Negotiated a deal with Afghan government, to withdraw troops and military support, while assisting in rebuilding and modernizing of the country. http://bit.ly/K362an
Took steps to severely weaken al Qaeda and limited their ability to terrorize the world. http://yhoo.it/n5lXs6
Negotiated and signed a nuclear nonproliferation treaty with India. http://1.usa.gov/aHp0Cn
Worked with NATO to limit the slaughter of innocents in Libya, so that Libyans could topple the despotic Khadaffy government and determine their own fate. http://aje.me/qAh4Sj
Got Egyptian President/dictator Mubarak to leave the Egyptian government to the people, to determine their own fate. http://f24.my/efvgNZ
In 2011, reoriented American focus from the Middle East to the Asian-Pacific region by simultaneously engaging China and crafting new alliances with Asian countries uncomfortable with Chinese behavior. http://bit.ly/RGlMDi
Restored federal agencies such as FEMA to the point that they have been able to manage a huge number of natural disasters successfully. http://bit.ly/h8Xj7z
Increased border security http://bit.ly/1JQDGz9
Ordered and oversaw the Navy SEALS operation that killed Osama bin Laden. http://bit.ly/jChpgw
Established the Homeland Security Partnership Council, to enhance the nations ability to address homeland security priorities, from responding to natural disasters to preventing terrorism, by utilizing diverse perspectives, skills, tools, and resources. http://1.usa.gov/VJjLXO
Signed agreement with Afghanistan to end war, turn security over to Afghans. http://nyti.ms/1xSjgBd
Breaking with recent presidential tradition, instead of just attacking Syria in the wake of chemical weapons attacks on Syrians, Obama ordered a full report on the decision-making process. http://cbsn.ws/184RFgu
Instead of holding hearings and creating a political football, he quietly captured a suspect who actually committed the Benghazi terrorist attack. http://wapo.st/1jFlmzv He is also getting a lot of useful information from the suspect. http://nyti.ms/UfE2Ka
Instituted rules to order sanctions against individuals and groups that threaten national cybersecurity. http://1.usa.gov/1HWcGMG
Instituted tougher new sanctions against North Korea after threats of nuclear attack and several tests. http://cbsn.ws/1L8L5hW
Took concrete steps to improve our counter-terrorism efforts. http://bit.ly/1RATjAh
Making great strides in defeating the Islamic State without committing hundreds of thousands of troops or carpet bombing civilians, against Republican objections. http://bit.ly/1TxBK5e
Improved Education and Educational Opportunities
Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, invested heavily in elementary, secondary and post-secondary education. http://1.usa.gov/gGRIAr
Created the Race to the Top program, which encouraged states to come up with effective school reforms and rewards the best of them. http://bit.ly/NHtZ7L
Oversaw major expansion of broadband availability in K-12 schools nationwide. http://bit.ly/fNDcj3
Oversaw major expansion in school construction. http://bit.ly/fYwNrV
Signed an executive order that expanded recognition and funding for historically black colleges and universities. http://on.thegrio.com/1rD50gc
Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, put $5 billion into early education, including Head Start. http://1.usa.gov/tzT2Rr
Signed the Democratic-sponsored Post-9/11 GI Bill, also known as GI Bill 2.0, to improve veterans access to education. http://bit.ly/hPhG7J
Oversaw expansion of the Pell Grants program, to expand opportunity for low and middle income students to go to college. http://bit.ly/hI6tXz
Signed and implemented the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which provided an extra $12.2 billion in funds. http://1.usa.gov/dQvtUe
Took major new steps to protect students from ineffective for-profit colleges through gainful employment measures, whereby schools have to demonstrate that its students actually find work to get federal aid. http://1.usa.gov/jkzQe2
Repeatedly increased funding for student financial aid, and at the same time cut the banks completely out of the process, thus us creating greater accountability. http://bit.ly/gYWd30 http://bit.ly/e9c7Dr http://bit.ly/eEzTNq
Reformed student loan program, to make it possible for students to refinance at a lower rate. http://nyti.ms/dMvHOt
Created a rating system for colleges, so that those applying for student financial aid know better what theyre paying for. http://bit.ly/14Dn7UL
Led a bipartisan effort to reform the federal approach to education and essentially repeal No Child Left Behind. http://cbsn.ws/2780qXu
Restored the Adult View on Science and Technology
Created a Presidential Memorandum to restore scientific integrity in government decision-making. http://1.usa.gov/g2SDuw
Opened up the process for fast-tracking patent approval for green energy projects. http://bit.ly/j0KV2U
Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, committed more federal funding, about $18 billion, to support non-defense science and research labs. http://nyti.ms/fTs9t7
Obama EPA reversed research ethics standards which allowed humans to be used as guinea pigs in tests of the effects of chemicals, to comply with numerous codes of medical ethics. http://bit.ly/bKgqdS
Conducted a cyberspace policy review. http://1.usa.gov/gmbdvC
Provided financial support for private sector space programs. http://bit.ly/fn8ucr
Oversaw enhanced earth mapping, to provide valuable data for agricultural, educational, scientific, and government use. http://bit.ly/dNTRyP
Through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provided $500 million for Health Professions Training Programs. http://bit.ly/ecQSgA
Increased funding for community-based prevention programs. http://bit.ly/frMPG3
Expanded space exploration and discovery options to include more players. http://1.usa.gov/13qmZpm
Through the Connect America Fund, pushed through and received FCC approval for a move of $8 billion in subsidies away from telephone landlines to assist lower-income rural families in accessing broadband. http://lat.ms/vhRUEs http://bit.ly/129V3SY
In the wake of the West Fertilizer tragedy, formed the Chemical Safety and Security Working Group, to work on measures to prevent another such events. http://1.usa.gov/18kHSlA
Established a Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, a recommendation made by the 9/11 Commission, to coordinate efforts to fight cyber-crime and terrorism. http://1.usa.gov/1A0aEoS
The Obama FCC, with his leadership, adopted strong net neutrality rules, to keep the Internet open and equal for everyone. http://fcc.us/1MhTlIA
Ordered rules to speed up deployment of a more comprehensive broadband infrastructure. http://1.usa.gov/M7rVpe
Set up a National Strategic Computing Initiative, to maximize benefits of high-performance computing (HPC) research, development, and deployment. http://1.usa.gov/1IN3FZa
Ordered a federal level change in national earthquake standards. http://1.usa.gov/1T5wGoR
Signed executive orders designed to strengthen government cybersecurity and prevent hackers from getting in. http://usat.ly/1R0saIt
Took steps to combat the effects of climate change by committing the U.S. to developing long-term drought resilience measures. http://1.usa.gov/1SMCuRY
Started the road to greater exploration of space by signing bill to encourage mining on asteroids and clarifying property rights in space. http://bit.ly/1RV2la9
Improved Our Health
Eliminated Bush-era restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, and provided increased federal support for biomedical and stem cell research. http://bit.ly/h36SSOhttp://ti.me/edezge
Signed Democratic-sponsored Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act, the first comprehensive attempt to improve the lives of Americans living with paralysis. http://bit.ly/fOi2rb
Expanded the Nurse-Family Partnership program, which provides home visits by trained registered nurses to low-income expectant mothers and their families, to cover more first-time mothers. http://bit.ly/jRRRJc
Along with Democrats in Congress, ushered through and signed a bill authorizing FDA to regulate tobacco and order tobacco companies to disclose their ingredients and to ban cigarettes falsely labeled as light. http://on.msnbc.com/fiKViB
Has overseen a 50% decrease in cost of prescription drugs for seniors. http://bit.ly/e5b1iq http://1.usa.gov/fVNkt9
Eliminated the Bush-era practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug companies on price. http://bit.ly/fOkG5b
Two weeks after taking office, signed Democratic-sponsored Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, which increased the number of children covered by health insurance by 4 million. http://bit.ly/fDEzGv
Urged Congress to investigate Anthem Blue Cross for raising premiums 39% without explanation. http://yhoo.it/e8Tj9C
Pushed through and signed Affordable Care Act, which expanded health insurance coverage greatly and ended many detrimental insurance company practices. He also established healthcare.gov. http://www.healthcare.gov/
Through ACA, allowed children to be covered under their parents policy until they turned 26. http://nyti.ms/fNB26V
Through the ACA, provided tax breaks to allow 3.5 million small businesses to provide health insurance to their employees. http://nyti.ms/fNB26V
Through the ACA, millions of people receive help in paying their health insurance company premiums. http://nyti.ms/fNB26V
Through the ACA, expanded Medicaid to those making up to 133% of the federal poverty level. http://nyti.ms/ekMWpo (Note: except for those states whose Republicans refused to take the extra money.)
By 2014, the Affordable Care Act dropped the number of uninsured Americans by 22.3%, which amounts to more than 10.3 million people with insurance who didnt have it before. Only 13.9% of Americans are uninsured, a drop from 18.9% in 2013. http://on.msnbc.com/1r4kjGn
The Affordable Care Act has increased the life expectancy of Medicare greatly. http://on.wsj.com/1yuNco6
Through the ACA, health insurance companies now have to disclose how much of your premium actually goes to pay for patient care. http://nyti.ms/fNB26V
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Because he picked neoliberal financial people like Larry Summers and Tim Geithner for starters
Ned_Devine
May 2016
#44
I think that comment says pretty much everything about your stance on this subject
Egnever
May 2016
#309
No, he was not at all clear about who he was. I voted for him because he was NEW--
Peace Patriot
May 2016
#320
It was me, and I apologize, I realized right after I didit that it was a mistake.
Baobab
May 2016
#228
and a lot of people don't like Clinton and would rather see anyone in the White House than
Hiraeth
May 2016
#103
Obama not only didnt sell out, but spoiled, privileged Americans who attack him are gonna miss him
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#32
Obama is supposed to arrest and convict them? Didnt you say here or somewhere Obama is a sellout
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#64
Yes. Most who are angry dont really have the first clue how great Obama has been.
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#99
Fantastic posts from you in this thread. Not that they will make ONE BIT OF DIFFERENCE
Number23
May 2016
#467
Thank you, it is embarrassing to see how little people really know about Obama and what
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#470
Thanks...Obama has been so successful in so many ways, but the Obama haters
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#286
Great. But Obama let Bush and Cheney, and ALL the Warmongers, Spies & Banksters, go free.
Octafish
May 2016
#102
First, YOU wouldnt have the guts to go after those guys, trust me. If all you have is this
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#105
Technically he didn't sell out he always tried to have it both ways and make race a nonissue.
craigmatic
May 2016
#345
"Out of all of West's life, his single act of criticizing Obama makes him impure now"
PragmaticLiberal
May 2016
#229
What in the WORLD does freedom of speech have to do with this conversation?
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#35
You are confused about where freedom of speech arguments belong and dont
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#310
West is free to express his opinion and we are free to think that he is an idiot
Gothmog
May 2016
#66
yes, and it also affords us the right to discuss cornell well critically. nt
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#90
Obama hated Blumenthal and blacklisted him. Yet Hillary Clinton used him as a source
polly7
May 2016
#45
One can still be a liberal and take issue with calling Barack Obama the "first niggerized President"
TwilightZone
May 2016
#52
Well, that is a long and sad story. It started back in the early 1990s. Many of us were taken in....
Enthusiast
May 2016
#218
What (other than irrational biases) specifically leads you to believe that criticism
LanternWaste
May 2016
#26
If you think this all started with Bernie you haven't been paying attention to Cornel
Egnever
May 2016
#138
Oh, definitely not. Dr. West was not shy about voicing his disappointment with Obama's
Gene Debs
May 2016
#161
Because he's been a blowhard forever and is in love with the sound of his own voice?
Hekate
May 2016
#46
I personally would have liked another choice, because I feel the pain and the hatred due to his
highprincipleswork
May 2016
#48
I have to say Cornel West is the most caring and understanding person I have ever met
fasttense
May 2016
#61
i don't worship him, but i do respect him and his presidency. I don't think an academic really
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#98
i didn't say that though. you took something i said and reinterpreted it to fit your narrative.
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#212
at the risk of sounding divisive: I think he was targeted for being the blackest of Sanders picks.
Betty Karlson
May 2016
#106
People in the AA group here at DU were criticizing him for ages before this primary season
gollygee
May 2016
#169
I think we all know that back in the 90-ies, the majority of the targets of that slur were PoC.
Betty Karlson
May 2016
#287
You mean the guy who called Obama "niggerized" last year?!?!? A better question is why all the love?
uponit7771
May 2016
#109
Something vile and unbecoming but somehow people ask why the hate for this vile asshole...
uponit7771
May 2016
#131
Yeap, Sanders "likes" a guy who called Obama niggerized last year and has him stump in front
uponit7771
May 2016
#158
Because he says over the top, stupid shit like praising Trump as "authentic":
SunSeeker
May 2016
#115
Calling Obama "niggerized" is a tad bit more than "criticized" but of course Sanders camp likes him
uponit7771
May 2016
#133
Calling Obama "niggerized' = so what?! REALLY!?!... ok, bookmarked, screen printed and saved
uponit7771
May 2016
#148
which is bullshit on a stick since it's false on its face, there's no narrative to fit. West is an..
uponit7771
May 2016
#159
bullshit, Obama spoke on race and racial supremecy before he was elected. West is an asshole
uponit7771
May 2016
#233
we agree, MUCH MUCH MUCH harder to talk about it BEFORE upcoming election than after but West
uponit7771
May 2016
#238
Don't bother. The poster you're replying to insists that the N-word isn't even a slur.
TwilightZone
May 2016
#256
Please stop calling Brother West names like that. Many of us like Brother West very much.
Enthusiast
May 2016
#243
Fuck Cornell West and the horse he road in on. Calling Obama some form of nigger isn't progressive
uponit7771
May 2016
#252
Yes, ... yes it does... West "shines" in front of white people calling Obama as many vile names
uponit7771
May 2016
#476
They'll swear up and down none of this happened... racially it seems like we're taking a step
uponit7771
May 2016
#177
That's tru, but when made aware they talk about free speech & shit, some people have to check their
uponit7771
May 2016
#184
+1, they'll gas light the shit out of threads like this and act like they don't exist
uponit7771
May 2016
#189
Calling anyone any form of nigger is inappropriate not matter what the "natter" was. The bigger issu
uponit7771
May 2016
#334
I DON'T approve of the use of the word. It's nothing I ever would have said.
Ken Burch
May 2016
#335
You're right, I am protective of Bernie. I'll cop to being oversensitive on that.
Ken Burch
May 2016
#384
He can be all that and NOT label the president some form of nigger (er inflection) either. The other
uponit7771
May 2016
#430
No it's not enough, that's so very privileged of you to say and I don't care what color your skin is
uponit7771
May 2016
#461
Well done cropping the explanation, it really strengthens your position not posting it in full
Bodhi BloodWave
May 2016
#482
Personally i still respect the fellow, tho it went down a tad with the use of that word
Bodhi BloodWave
May 2016
#484
No, not at all..Obama spoke about racial issues before he was elected... this is bullshit on a stick
uponit7771
May 2016
#149
Or racist dum asses love a guy who calls Obama niggerized like west did last year and the excuse
uponit7771
May 2016
#151
So you are saying that black BLM activist and leader Cornel West is racist against Black people?
AgingAmerican
May 2016
#231
I could give a fuck if he was Jesus hurling forms of racist slurs at the president in front of mostl
uponit7771
May 2016
#431
What I said was clear, you don't label people racist terms or any form of them if you're a true
uponit7771
May 2016
#454
Nah, just an asshole who doesn't mind normalizing forms of racist terms in front of white people
uponit7771
May 2016
#455
he has attacked Obama too many times for things beyond Obama's control or expecting
Demonaut
May 2016
#154
Obama got 76% of his agenda passed who in the hell is that "passive"... wow.. you guys are
uponit7771
May 2016
#193
Me too, I don't think he's used his God given abilities to explain to America why its a good deal
uponit7771
May 2016
#340
I've yet to hear it. Just make the claim of 650,000 new jobs. Which is way untrue.
Enthusiast
May 2016
#357
No. Why even have a new treaty then? Why bother? Any defense of the TPP and TTIP
Enthusiast
May 2016
#451
IfYou think calling Obama some form of nigger is acceptable then I pray you don't think your welcome
uponit7771
May 2016
#196
Better a kiss from an enemy than a stab in the back from a friend, that's a proveb you walked right
uponit7771
May 2016
#414
oh hell no i just fear part of the party are no longer able to tell the differnence
dembotoz
May 2016
#472
Nope, not happy with people calling the Obama some form of nigger at all... I'm using the term to
uponit7771
May 2016
#325
He represents what we could have accomplished for the people. People don't like to be
jtuck004
May 2016
#173
This is false on its face, "niggerized" is a form of nigger... I don't' live on planet Unicornia
uponit7771
May 2016
#240
Well you can be for racial equality and still attack someone who agrees with you
Warpy
May 2016
#180
We agree again, the people excusing this behavior of West will claim up and down they didn't
uponit7771
May 2016
#224
Yeap, called Obama some form of nigger but that's acceptable to some people
uponit7771
May 2016
#227
Of course not, once does not make a person nor does one believing it was isolated with West make it
uponit7771
May 2016
#248
BULL FUCKIN SHIT!!! Calling Obama some form of nigger doesn't sit well with black folk at all
uponit7771
May 2016
#342
Bullshit, we can read... he said Obama wasn't expressing disdain for white supremecy and he did
uponit7771
May 2016
#339
Yeah, "harsh language" is calling the president some form of nigger... glad that's what people...
uponit7771
May 2016
#400
Calling Obama ni*****zed is pretty pathetic. He can be your champion, he's not mine
frankieallen
May 2016
#322
You should have saved your rhetorical question and just admitted you don't care for Obama
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
May 2016
#328
Hopefully he's not "perfect", shit... he's human... no one needs "perfect" were faithful is more tha
uponit7771
May 2016
#344
Or he calls a black president some form of nigger and the "progressives" think it's appropriate?!
uponit7771
May 2016
#337
No...it's just that Bernie supporters don't think it's all that matters about Dr. West.
Ken Burch
May 2016
#341
No it isn't, he's an asshole who OPENLY hates Obama because he didn't give him the right seating
uponit7771
May 2016
#343
It's one thing to say that, because Bernie had never considered running for president prior to 2014
Ken Burch
May 2016
#348
I do listen and have tried to be responsive. Sorry if I'm not always good at conveying that.
Ken Burch
May 2016
#358
A lot of black politico KNOW the "progressive" side of the left is no better racially then moderate
uponit7771
May 2016
#405
He criticized Obama. Before that, he was wonderful. Then, he liked Bernie better than Hillary,
merrily
May 2016
#351
You ask 'why his Cornel hated when he's a progressive?' == THAT's what gets him hated!!!
cloudythescribbler
May 2016
#355
Ah, I get it... "progressives" think its ok to call black people some form of nigger... ah ok... no
uponit7771
May 2016
#399
from where in particular do u reason to the notion of using the 'n-word' or a close surrogate term?
cloudythescribbler
May 2016
#445
further seeing some of ur many other comments on this thread, I now know what ur referring to ...
cloudythescribbler
May 2016
#450
By calling Obama some form of nigger and saying he's something in "blackface"?! That's MORAL NOW?!
uponit7771
May 2016
#401
No, hes an asshole who started throwing shade on Obama because of seating arrangements and then
uponit7771
May 2016
#404
Thanks for posting this. I was unaware of the rabid hatred toward a truly outstanding person.
Judi Lynn
May 2016
#373
Truly outstanding is calling Obama some form of nigger and saying he's blackfaced?! So progressive
uponit7771
May 2016
#403
Because a lot of people on DU are personality cultists and are offended by insufficient loyalty.
LeftyMom
May 2016
#379
Or greatly offended by West calling Obama some form of nigger, I'm not happy people don't see that
uponit7771
May 2016
#398
Until he called Obama some form of nigger, of course he was popular before that but the people
uponit7771
May 2016
#397
This has nothing to do with Clinton and everything to do with Obama
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#394
i am Democrat who believes that people should not make up lies about the democratic president
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#463
Few understand the context of his remarks and simply think he called Obama the N word.
cherokeeprogressive
May 2016
#389
People can read and understand calling Obama any form of nigger (with the er) is fucked up but the
uponit7771
May 2016
#402
Learn the context. Start with Florynce Kennedy. West didn't call anyone the n word.
cherokeeprogressive
May 2016
#406
I did see the context and he's still wrong, he said Obama was some form of nigger (with er) because
uponit7771
May 2016
#408
He didn't call Barack Obama the N word no matter how much you wish it to be so.
cherokeeprogressive
May 2016
#411
Strawman, never said he did... I said he called him a FORM of nigger and that's a fact that's
uponit7771
May 2016
#413
I don't tolerate racism from anyone in any form, I don't give a fuck about the context of the word
uponit7771
May 2016
#418
West stayed loyal to principles rather than personalities. That's a crime among some "Democrats."
Scuba
May 2016
#407
Yeah, he's principled to call Obama some form of nigger (with er inflection) and so called....
uponit7771
May 2016
#409
I would not have picked the word he used, but then I'm not a black champion of civil rights.
Scuba
May 2016
#410
He used words like "blackface" Obama is "Zimmerman" globally and other choice terms to ...
uponit7771
May 2016
#412
The policies of the ruling class kill millions yet some focus on the language used by their critics.
Scuba
May 2016
#424
Racist language is part of the ruling classes verbiage but again, excuse his racist ass'd verbiage
uponit7771
May 2016
#427
He won't sit down, shut-up and fall in line. Oh and he speaks his mind. People HATE that. n/t
leeroysphitz
May 2016
#416
He doesn't have to do any of that and not call Obama a form of nigger in front of mostly white peopl
uponit7771
May 2016
#419
We agree, the truth about West is he's "shining" by throwing shade at Obama using racist terms ...
uponit7771
May 2016
#421
39 times has the N word come up in this thread... and EVERY TIME, you posted it.
cherokeeprogressive
May 2016
#423
Yeah, you're right... niggerized doesn't equal nigger so they're not the same thing :rolleyes:
uponit7771
May 2016
#428
First correct thing you've posted. Not the same. One is a verb, the other a noun.
cherokeeprogressive
May 2016
#436
Good, we agree.. racist assholes think the word is still something one would call a person...
uponit7771
May 2016
#453
+1, that's EXACTLY what West has called Obama in so many words cause he felt slighted over
uponit7771
May 2016
#429
Calling the first black president some form of nigger (er enflection) is deplorable to progressives
uponit7771
May 2016
#475
Or he called the first black president some form of nigger?! Jus a guess, seeing this thread the far
uponit7771
May 2016
#474
No, just an asshole who used racialized words that for some reason the "far left" accepts
uponit7771
May 2016
#485
Nope, just stating facts... this thread is proof positive the "far left" is too tolerant of racist..
uponit7771
May 2016
#489
This thread is Exhibit 5,247,992 in ways that black folks and white "leftists" have little in common
Number23
May 2016
#471
Not wanting the black president to be called some form of nigger isn't "OBSESSED" with anything
uponit7771
May 2016
#486
It goes to Bernie's poor judgement of people with whom he surrounds himself
redstateblues
May 2016
#479