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‘Exploring Other Kinds of Possibilities’: Obama in Trouble With Far Left

The tone of President Obama’s campaign has increasingly come to resemble what gets yelled through a bullhorn at Occupy Wall Street. Yet his record has many veteran Left-wingers actively disenchanted and potentially even thinking about defecting to an alternative candidate. In what may be the first Domino to fall among the President’s base, Leftist academic Cornell West, in an appearance on the news program “Democracy Now,” told host Amy Goodman:

 Well, I think, on the one hand, large numbers of black people rightly want to protect President Obama against the vicious right-wing attacks, the Fox News-like attacks, the lies about him being socialist, Muslim and so forth. On the other hand, the suffering intensifies. It’s very clear that President Obama caves in over and over and over again. He punts on first down. If you’re in a foxhole with him, you’re in trouble, because he wants to compromise, you want to fight. He doesn’t have the kind of backbone he ought to have. So black folk find themselves in a dilemma: how do we protect him against the right-wing attacks and at the same time keep him accountable, especially when it comes to poor and working people?

Unfortunately, Tim Geithner and his economic team have nothing to do with the legacy of Martin King, have indifference toward poor and working people. He listens to them, hence he’s rightly associated much more with the oligarchs than with poor people. We hope he changes his mind. We hope he gets a progressive economic team, even though, as you know, many of us are exploring other kinds of possibilities in the coming election, given his lukewarmness.

Also on the show was far Left talk show host Tavis Smiley, who had similarly disenchanted remarks about the President:

But to your question, I don’t think the President would be hurt, necessarily—the country certainly would not be hurt—by a primary challenge that would refocus him on what really matters. It would refocus him on what’s happening to too many people in this country. It would refocus him on a more progressive agenda. But having said that, I think if the race were held today, the President still wins. You can’t beat somebody with nobody, and I don’t see who the somebody is that can beat the President. So, Doc and I have had many debates, and I’m sure we’re going to get right back at this debate once we get on the bus again and take off to the next city in just a few minutes on the Poverty Tour.

You can watch both mens’ appearances on Democracy Now below:

Many conservatives would react with absolute glee if Obama were to face a primary challenge, despite Smiley’s blase response to the idea. After all, the last Democratic President to face a serious primary challenge within his own party was none other than Jimmy Carter.

Arguably more worrisome than Smiley or West, however, is the lukewarm response of filmmaker Michael Moore, who says Obama is making the debate over free trade “difficult,“ and also says he is ”quite disappointed” with Obama:

Given these responses, it might be getting to the point where the question becomes – if Obama can’t count on his own back yard, who CAN he count on?

Comments (68)

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  • MrKnowItAll
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 10:56pm

    Obama Said he was going to bring us all together. What’s the Problem? He wasn’t lying. We are all Suffering and turning Marxist together. Whether you see it, want it, or not. That statement says it all. You have no Choice.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on April 21, 2012 at 12:31am

      Obama attempts to use Socialism to bring us all together. God uses Christ Jesus to bring us all together. In who do you suppose we shall place our trust?

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    • poorrichard09
      Posted on April 21, 2012 at 10:17am

      A P.S. on Van Jones: he’s a “real black man”, not half white like you-know-who! Louie Freakahn seems to have a real problem with white people.

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    • Thevoice
      Posted on April 21, 2012 at 12:40pm

      Hey did anyone else get a redirect while watching democracy now video ?

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    • Thevoice
      Posted on April 21, 2012 at 12:51pm

      I got it twice in twenty minutes first time while the video was playing and she was giving figures it redirected to the Obama story when he did the singing …some hollywood sight. The second time just as the too commie idiots started in it redirected to Obama school children reading session..Very interesting.

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  • Inlightofthings
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 10:30pm

    Gotta’ be a first. A progressive that thinks competition would be a GOOD thing….

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 10:24pm

    This will go nowhere, Obama is too well entrenched in power for a serious candidate and contender among the democratic leftists to arise.

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  • beprod44
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 9:41pm

    Did BO mark the box for affirmative action offered to a foreign student from Indonesia. I am a BLACKMAN. Everything is free from that moment on. That friends, is why no give up the docs
    from BO.
    Say what will they say when President Romney names his VP. Michele Bachmann. She is no
    shill for anyone, not ethnic, home schooled plenty of kids, competent, smarter than Sarah, Adversarial
    when appropriate, Prairie Moma, Beautiful, Real, Christian, Founder of Tea Party, non ethnic White as a Lily, Obama’s Nightmare!
    There it is the sleeper VP. She is what Sarah couldn’t be!!
    BEPR

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    • Copper Catfish
      Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:01am

      Rick Santorum said some time ago that there would be a place for Michele Bachmann in a Santorum administration. Santorum/Bachmann would have been an AWESOME ticket!
      Thank you for standing up for what is right instead of what is PC. Christianity trumps ethnicity ANY day! (Ethnically, I’m a native-born Texan.)

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  • Chrison
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 9:34pm

    They want Obama to go even further to the left?!?! How could that be possible??? Obama is already so far left if he moved any further left he’d fall off the planet!

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    • LostInTheSpin
      Posted on April 21, 2012 at 6:01am

      Oh no, you haven’t seen anything yet. Hang on to your @$$ if he get’s reelected.

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    • shirleyandpearl
      Posted on April 21, 2012 at 12:12pm

      The left may not like Obama in some respects, but fully know his intentions to really carry out the leftist agenda in his second term. If congress gets D majority in both houses, one can wonder if they will attempt to change the constitution so that a president would be allowed three terms. The progressives know that their best shot at “fundamental transformation” is by voting Dear Leader back in as well as vote for the commies again for congress, which includes most members of the Black Congressional Caucus, unfortunately.

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  • WalkSoft
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 8:29pm

    Act mad to push him towards their fair minded belief, it time to act disappointed to get what their heart and small minds want. Whinny loons are so predictable……I hope the indorse rose ann! Don’t argue with an idiot get into their game and push Rose Ann Barr. Rise up and play their game every vote counts!

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  • Glock31
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 8:27pm

    can west and smiley survive without each other? they always appear together whether its on radio or TV. are they a couple?

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  • vinnymac46
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 8:11pm

    Of course these people like Sharpton, West and Smiley all want to “champion” for the poor. Why? Guess who’s going to hand out all the goodies? These hypocrites only talk about helping the poor, anyone check there tax returns, how homes they own or are invested in, or even where they live. Noone checks becuase if they did they would be painted as racists.

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    • Marci
      Posted on April 20, 2012 at 8:28pm

      Yes, they want to make him “refocus” or in other words, give him a stern warning to steal from the rich and the middle class to hand off to those who will NEVER leave the welfare system. They want a PROGRESSIVE economic team–meaning, a full on socialist utopia nanny state. Think again Tavis and Doc, we aren’t putting up with your demands anymore, you can put a tie on and try to speak calmly, but the bottom line is you are nothing but commie hippies.

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    • barber2
      Posted on April 20, 2012 at 9:08pm

      “Progressive” just the word signifies what is wrong about the Left : they LIE, as Joe Wilson once said. The Affordable Housing Act- Lie. The Affordable Healthcare Act – Lie. Drain the Swamp – Lie. We are the 99% – Lie. Pass a bill before you know what it contains is a good way to run a government – Lie. The Supreme Court has never refused to accept a ” bill/ law” passed by ( Lie ) a vast majority ( Lie ) of congress. And so on and on and on……

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  • christos
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 8:08pm

    …The Tasteless Drivel that pours out of his shallow well,doesn’t shadow his Mountain Inflamed Gut,,,Burgers And French Fries are his god,,,

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  • barber2
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 8:05pm

    ” the vicious right-wing attacks, the Fox News-like attacks ..” Ah, I think I have just spotted the next target for the Democrats Character Assassination Squad : Fox News . Makes perfect sense having heard that the Labour Party‘s phone hacking scandal trial in London has crossed the pond in pursuit of Rupert’s son who came here to escape the harassment. Must be some big bucks and big names behind this. The New York Times has been pursuing this story like a dog with a bone since last July. The International Left – behind all of our Occupies ( Canada ‘s Adbusters ) – are bound and determined to CLOSE DOWN FOX NEWS. Get ready , folks, this is your next bit of the Thug Left and their next assault on our freedom : Freedom of the press / speech. Am sure they will stir up some incident..form marches..maybe Al , Jesse, and the NBPP…. Get ready…these thugs grow bolder by the day.. am sure they are setting up someone for a phone hacking charge…some one of Obama’s already intimidated “friends.”

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  • RepubliCorp
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 8:05pm

    Obama panders to rich white leftist ….. go figure and his main job is to check out vacation spots. He is a mystery meat sandwich made up racism and commies. He seeks a groundswell from the lazy and stupid and he found out they are lazy and stupid.

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  • momprayn
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:52pm

    I’m a very realistic person but for the life of me these leftists are just way beyond any understanding about how they can be soooooo.,….wrong about so many things. Everything he said was stupid, unrealistic, irrational, uninformed, duped. More than frightening. A MORE Progressive economy plan??? So many that still don’t have a clue who and what Obama really is. No – it won’t make him more “focused” !!! He’s already too focused on ruining this country. He doesn’t care about anyone but himself. However, he is right on one thing — he’s spineless. True. He has strings attached to him like a puppet who nonthinkingly obeys his puppeteers, Valerie Jarrett, Michelle, Soros, and the rest of the Communists. Please – everyone, vote for our nominee, whether you don’t like him or not; at least Romney is not a Communist and is patriotic & yes, we can keep him in line hopefully with wins in the Senate & House & kick out the rest of them that have taken over our Depts..

    http://www.commieblaster.com

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    • beprod44
      Posted on April 20, 2012 at 9:23pm

      Right on MOM. I am prayin too. This is the Scottish Celt giving you the praise & recognition deserved.
      Beautiful words for US to take back this little ‘ol Country USA. Me thinks Pres Romney. Now, for the VIP. We need a woman before we need a Cuban (Rubio)or a Black(West). Palin can be SEC of Interior.Fooled you, didn’t I and scared ya too. Here is the only woman who will pull all of the Independents, Tea, Soccer,Stay at home beautiful Housewives, etc. Her name is Vice President Michele Bachman(Not M Obama). Besides, they will look fab in the pix. Oh, another bit of fun, because it is fun we need til November. Joe Bite Me will resign before he will debate her. Bachmann is the real deal. Finally, we can’t give up any Senate Seat for VP(Rubio & Portmann)!
      May God Bless Us America! Brian Himself!

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  • lukerw
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:52pm

    It seems the Far Left was expecting an Instanteous Communist State… without realizing that Obama has set all the gears in motion to produce it!

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    • TurboCat
      Posted on April 21, 2012 at 5:15am

      I still want Allen West as V.P. I long for that. I’d be SO motivated to recruit people. Heck, what am I saying? I’m highly motivated now! A chance to get O-blame-a the
      destroyer out of there? Of course, the Democrats will cheat. Gotta keep a sharp eye on them.

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  • suz
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:49pm

    he’s beyond socialist, he’s a marxist. cornell west is disillusioned and nuts. yes, nuts to say he’s being “attacked.” you‘re a crazy man if you can’t see the attacks come from the left all day long. all the right is doing, is calling bho out on his record.

    i’m tired of saying this: the left is a whining brat that won’t shut up. they make up sh_t all day long to distract you from real issues. you cannot trust a liberal as far as you can throw them. they project the inadequacies they know they suffer from. immediately, if they’re aware they have a weakness, they accuse the right of such weakness when, in fact, the right projects strength.

    the right just needs to get a little fed up and romney ain’t that fed up. they’ve got van jones, sharpton, wright, farrakhan, waters, black panthers, cair, and a bunch of other loud, angry, dangerous proxy organizations to do bho’s dirty work. soon, the dirty rhetoric will be ramped up falling right of bho’s mouth. that’s what you see in this story. they’re running out of time. all hell will break loose and bho will lead the charge.

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    • suz
      Posted on April 20, 2012 at 8:04pm

      I OMITTED A WORD:

      “falling right OUT of bho’s mouth.”

      not right of bho’s mouth. bho ain’t right…no matter how you slice it

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  • behonest
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:49pm

    everyone who has a IPOD should be downloading democracy NOW you would not believe the people they interview, George Soros,Van Jones, assortment of Palastinians It is really hard to listen. You know the saying keeping your enemies closer. They scan every word said on conservative media we need to learn from them to be informed….

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  • Banter
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:41pm

    “Many conservatives would react with absolute glee if Obama were to face a primary challenge”

    I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Hillery, er, I mean its rider was named Death, and hell followed closely.

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    • imsteph
      Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:52pm

      that is EXACTLY what i thought as well!
      they have had her as the ace in the hole…
      if anything were to ‘happen’ to bo-politically becoming so toxic that there was no way in he double tooth picks without complete and total voter fraud…they would pull her nurse ratchett self out at convention to be the ‘savior’ of the liberals/socialist/dem/commie/American hating destroyers….

      and I hate to say it-but there are enough people not happy with mitt-she would probably win.

      and there would be no more America.

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  • JP4JOY
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:24pm

    Considering that he throws anyone and everyone under the bus when he feels the need has arisen I’m surprised that he has anyone left who would willingly support him.

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  • Razorhunters
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:24pm

    Dinesh D’Souza – Obama & 2016
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6QOscKvUjU

    here is the truth of barry.

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:21pm

    The fudge packer in chief is being abandoned by the radical left eh? I think not they’ll all fall in line and be good little commie pigs.

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    • CatB
      Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:49pm

      Yes … where else do they have to go .. sad when the Marxist and Chief is not far left enough …

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:21pm

    What’s Michael Moore chewing on? His cud?

    Cornell West said, “We hope he gets a progressive economic team, even though, as you know, many of us are exploring other kinds of possibilities in the coming election, given his lukewarmness.”

    How much more of a progressive economic team could Obama put together? Maybe Cornell West believes in Voodoo and raising the dead commie, socialist and Marxist of the past and having them in the White House?

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:40pm

      @progressiveslayer
      Yes, fire or impeach Obama ASAP. I have my Freedom Works “Fire Obama” bumper sticker on my car and sometimes I get the dirtiest looks from some black people and some black cops. But more “thumbs up” from most everyone else of all races.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:43pm

      Good for you and don‘t let the bastards get you down F em it’s your right to say what you want they can pound sand.

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  • Zorba53
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:13pm

    Hmmmm, all about “black folk” wanting to cover his azz… what about the other 82% of the citizens? Shouldn’t they be represented? Voting FOR someone because of the color of his skin is just as RACIST as voting against someone because of his skin color!!!!!!!

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  • cookcountypatriot
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:13pm

    the retawded never leave the nut farm…..progressive white slaves will never leave thier van jones massa….its hip on the plantation…just like in germany in 1939

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  • TRONRADIO
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:12pm

    Though the GOP have had their/our spats over the past months; it doesn’t compare to the lefty loons fighting amongst each other. We need to capitalize on this; get it together and shine the light on every aspect of their shameful existence. I was not for Romney; I am now. Not a problem. We’ll be sure to keep him in line–but he needs to be the next prez. No staying home on election day; no writing in loser names; let’s win this thing, shall we?

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  • Eric_The_Red_State
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:11pm

    Al Sharptongue for president in 2012 with his runnning mate Jesse Jackson

    That ought to ruin the country quicker

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:33pm

      Fortunately, neither of them are smart enough to write an Executive Order…

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  • RingADingDing
    Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:08pm

    Keep firing your guns Ted!

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    • db321
      Posted on April 20, 2012 at 7:18pm

      Moore is quite disappointed with Obama – Obama you have to help us – we don’t want people like Moore turning to our side – please try to make nice with these Liberal nut cases, at least until the election when patriot Americans can shut all of them ups.

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