From Democracy Now comes this interesting interview with Harry Belafonte – where Amy Goodman asks him about Obama
He recounts that Obama asked :
“Why don’t you and Cornell West cut me some slack?”
To which he answered:
“What makes you think we didn’t already?”
To make things even interesinger, here are the Os being outraged
Harry Belafonte on Obama: ‘He Plays the Game” – Democracy NOW!
8. IIRC, Belafonte was a Clinton supporter?
Actually, in December 2007, Belafonte had endorsed Edwards.
and another
2. SHAME ON HARRY!
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January 30, 2011 at 8:43 pm
strayyellardawg
Wow. What a statement that was by Harry B.
January 30, 2011 at 9:04 pm
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January 31, 2011 at 6:02 am
morninmist
Good for Harry B. Thanks for posting this.
Obama the victim once again!
January 31, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Buttered
Yes, Morninmist, Poor Little Infant Baby Barry!
Wahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
January 31, 2011 at 8:41 am
imustprotest
I’m sure people have been cutting Barry slack his whole life.
January 31, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Buttered
i.e., Slacker Obama?
January 31, 2011 at 11:36 am
cj
Make him do it? lol
Time to wake up Harry, you’re not dealing with an FDR here. Trying to “make this fool do it” is like spitting in the wind.
From John Smart: Obama goes to a party
… news that Obama spent Saturday evening at a party for the American press is disheartening and appalling. Honestly, does this man Obama have no shame? – No internal mechanism that gives him pause before he gets in his limo and heads out to a party?
No, Obama has no shame at all.
January 31, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Buttered
Cj, do you have a link for that? I would love a link for that!!!! =D
January 31, 2011 at 4:29 pm
cj
I can’t cut & paste links with this damned laptop, half the keys don’t work, but edge has the link over there <—–
January 31, 2011 at 12:57 pm
kc
thanks for this–I had no idea. Yes, he has been given slack his whole life and that is the problem. Meanwhile, people are hungry.
January 31, 2011 at 2:48 pm
FembotsForObama
Great find. The thing I noticed the most about Belafonte’s remark is that those voices are not even brought to the table for Obama to hear, aside from the celebs like Belafonte who actually get there. Not surprising at all that Obama isn’t even listening to the concerns of the Black community and still wants to be cut slack. Belafonte seems very reserved in his support of Obama, a bit of a change from before.