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Rev. Dr. Cornel West: For the Working Class, the System is Broken (Original Post) Teamster Jeff Mar 2013 OP
Yep, pretty much so. nt NorthCarolina Mar 2013 #1
I love this guy! Plucketeer Mar 2013 #2
What have we got left? The vote, movements, civil unrest. Who will bring them to bare? DhhD Mar 2013 #3
This video is from June, 2011 jonthebru Mar 2013 #4
this post is the first and only use i've seen of the title "Rev. Dr." for Cornel West. stlsaxman Mar 2013 #5
Ok thanks nt Teamster Jeff Mar 2013 #6
du rec. nt xchrom Mar 2013 #7
We saw him and Tavis Smiley speak at ETSU fasttense Mar 2013 #8
 

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)
2. I love this guy!
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 04:29 PM
Mar 2013

On my meager list of heros, he's there with Alan Grayson, Chris Herdges, Ms. Warren and a few others. Tellin' it LIKE IT IS!

DhhD

(4,695 posts)
3. What have we got left? The vote, movements, civil unrest. Who will bring them to bare?
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 10:35 PM
Mar 2013

The working class being denied a decent living, a just future. What will set off the firecracker? It is going off in Europe.

jonthebru

(1,034 posts)
4. This video is from June, 2011
Mon Mar 4, 2013, 03:12 AM
Mar 2013

I'm sorry, but Dr. Cornel West just rubs me the wrong way.
There's just something about the way he presents his perspective that drives me away.

stlsaxman

(9,236 posts)
5. this post is the first and only use i've seen of the title "Rev. Dr." for Cornel West.
Mon Mar 4, 2013, 08:05 AM
Mar 2013

just an FYI...

Yes, his doctorates include theological studies, but he is not primarily a theologian or preacher.

for your reference- even he doesn't take on the title "Reverend" http://www.cornelwest.com/


ON EDIT: and thank you for the post!

 

fasttense

(17,301 posts)
8. We saw him and Tavis Smiley speak at ETSU
Mon Mar 4, 2013, 10:22 AM
Mar 2013

They were great. There is something about Dr. West's never ending patience and caring for others, his asides and his humor that keep me listening intently. If you don't carefully listen to what he is saying, you are liable to miss a very good point or a very smart joke. You have to have a very nimble mind and have a large vocabulary to get all the nuance of what Dr. West says.

A couple of people got up during the question and answers and threw out RepubliCON talking points as challenges. You could hear the theater grumble in discontent after the questions. Dr. West treated them with the same consideration and respect he treated everyone else. You have to admire a man like that.

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