I did post something positive and substance-minded yesterday.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=273x168622As for not doing it often, well, that's a long personal story and is not easy to post about it.
As for the Cornel West threads, I am not laughing at the bashing, though not surprised that he is getting it. All he (and Tavis Smiley also) has done is fuss at Obama. They don't give him an ounce of credit for anything he has accomplished so far in the present-day heated political climate.
He (West) claims to be for the poor, yet supported fake pols on this issue, and was silent while Bush screwed the poor over, yet complains that Obama isn't doing enough to help poor folks (yes, he could be doing better with LIHEAP, but he is only doing what he can with a dysfunctional Congress and a MSM that pounces on everything he does).
He and Smiley hold their "accountability" talk (aka Presidential bashfest) on a weekly radio show. They have very little to show for their efforts to the AA community. And this is the same person (West) that spoke at my Commencement and the student my paternal grandmother taught as a kid.
I respect his opinions, but he can be wrong sometimes. Depending on who you talk to, it's more about not having access to the Obama White House than anything else. (Tavis had access to the Clinton WH). Hopefully, there will come a time for the OWH, West, Smiley to work that out in the future, but Tavis has lost all credibility he had with the AA community since the 2008 primary wars. Rev. Al Sharpton said it best (paraphrasing): You can hold someone accountable without undermining him/her.
I have no problem with people criticizing the Senator or the President on the issues, I just post what I hear or heard. (No, I am not in a bubble and not talking about DU or political blogs). Can't talk about it here because me likes both Kerry and Obama and it may be taken the wrong way. You are right, no one should care or worry about it, but it's not right.
IDK what my goal is anymore. Still searching.
Sorry to ruin a nice thread and thanks for not chewing out. Peace.
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