Where is this missing person???

[SummerSnow]

Colonel West- Ran his mouth all over the media against Obama for 8 years , no where to be found on TV now. Hope he stays where he is.

[calimary]

1. Not missed.

[Blue_true]

2. Don't expect Cornel West to say anything about what is happening.

Afterall, he is a well connected Academic that doesn't have to worry about a job or livable income, he is a male that don't have to worry about reproductive rights, although he is Black it's doubtful that Cornell West have to worry about discrimination in employment or on the job, Cornel West is beyond military draft age, so he doesn't have to worry about dying in war. In summary, things are peachy for Cornel West, he would complain only if he had the character to worry about those in society that are not as fortunate as he is, I have seen nothing that says he has that level of character.

[shenmue]

7. Yes

[ecstatic]

3. IKR? It appears that the people who were so eager to quote him

are gone as well. Perhaps enjoying the Russia weather? Go figure.

[Kentonio]

4. Dr West is still out there fighting intolerance and injustice just like he always has.

[link:http://diverseeducation.com/article/91712/|

[Iggo]

5. Yep.

[Orrex]

6. Curious that he's all but invisible on the national stage since Trump took office, though (nt)

[Kentonio]

9. The press decide who gets to appear on the national stage.

[Orrex]

11. Has his message changed?

Is he still railing against the current president? Or did he change his tune for some reason once Trump took office?


What sage and thoughtful advice does Dr. West have to offer Herr Trump?

[Kentonio]

12. He despises Trump, and calls him a gangster.

Check out the link I posted.

[Orrex]

13. Ah, thank you.

Now that you mention it, he does get a lot more air time when he furthers the "even black activists don't like Obama" narrative.

[Kentonio]

15. I think that's most of the reason why he gets such a bad reaction here.

Regardless of whether or not people agree with his criticism of Obama (I think he takes it too far personally, and frankly we have much bigger concerns these days), he's always been an advocate for the downtrodden and the vulnerable. But like always, talking about the downtrodden and the vulnerable isn't anything the press consider important, when they can just highlight a controversy and pit people against each other.

[Demsrule86]

17. He went after Obama in a vicious disgraceful way and endorsed Jill Stein.

West did not support the Democratic nominee.

[Kentonio]

18. So?

He's a lifelong campaigner for equality and human rights. A genuinely good person who dedicates his life to trying to spread a message of love between all people. Yet suddenly he's a bad guy because he didn't vote Democrat one time?

Sometimes good people make mistakes. Sometimes good people just disagree about the best route forward. I'm really tired of this idea that if someone goes against the party line then they become the enemy. That's way too populist, anti-intellectual and downright Orwellian for my tastes.

[Demsrule86]

23. He made a mistake that lasted eight years and ushered in Trump...by endorsing

Jill Stein...Trump is the worst human rights disaster since Jim Crow.

[Kentonio]

24. Trying to put the blame on an individual because he followed a different path is not reasonable.

He didn't endorse Trump (if he had then I might be more sympathetic to your viewpoint), but I really can't go along with this idea that unless people get on board with things they disagree with, they're responsible for something they never supported. First and foremost he answers to his conscience.

[MuseRider]

8. Good for him.

I respect him for what he does.

[Demsrule86]

10. HE only attacks Dems...

[FDRsGhost]

14. You're 100% incorrect

Link to tweet

[Demsrule86]

16. He attacked the age...he didn't call Trump names...you do know he called Pres. Obama

all sorts of filthy names? Ten pages from google.

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1CHZL_enUS730US730&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=cornell+West+call+president+Obama+names.

He also supported and endorsed Jill Stein and once called Trump an 'authentic human being' in a tweet...he is dead to me.

[Kentonio]

19. I suppose calling Trump a 'gangster' was a compliment then?

[Demsrule86]

22. Did you ever read the stuff he said about Obama?

Sorry not even close...the man endorsed Jill Stein...that alone...

[randome]

20. And where is this one?

[hr][font color="blue"][center]“If you're not committed to anything, you're just taking up space.”
Gregory Peck, Mirage (1965)[/center][/font][hr]

[NastyRiffraff]

21. I hope he STAYS off the national stage

I'll never forgive him for his toxic remarks about President Obama or for his pushing a third party vote. He can go and do an anatomically impossible thing to himself.