Professor Cornel West Goes In on Brack Obama-Expresses Disappointment

Professor Cornel West Scholar, author Dr Cornel West, Professor at Princeton, University has gone in on President Obama. Shortly after last week’s state of the union speech West released a video where he questions Obama’s commitment to poor people. He points out that the improved economy the President touts still has an un-employment rate of 10% and that 10% is made up of real people who are in dire straits. West also noted that President Obama brought many people into the fold during his campaign, but now seems to have abandoned them to become a technocratic deal cutter.

In the video West warns that if Obama does not take the steps to be more of a leader in the vain of iconic figures like Martin Luther King who has often been compared to, then he will be nothing more than a mediocre President…

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Dr West....I agree and thank you for speaking out

Davey D: Thank you for posting Dr. West's video. The Southern Shift will have a very difficult time moving forward if our elected Democrats follow President Obama’s path of corporate compromise and postponed attention to basic social needs like jobs, education, healthcare, and housing. Please consider posting the dialog between Cornel West and Carl Dix “The Ascendancy of Obama and the Continued Need for Resistance and Liberation.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mur9AcBCF4&feature=player_embedded

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