"Oh sure, all the Black Leaders met with the POTUS and came out with an agenda...next, all the Labor Leaders will meet with the POTUS and come out with an agenda. That's all very nice, but all the Corporate Leaders and the Bank Leaders have…"

"Ha! It's even worse than West said. An avowed conservative, Bruce Bartlett, said on Bill Moyers' show that Obama is an Eisenhower Republican...of course, Bartlett didn't mention "blackface"."

"Face reality...we'll have a choice to vote for either someone who will do more harm, or someone who will do less harm. Obama will do less harm, but I believe he's convincingly demonstrated that he will do some harm to the majority of…"

"Steven, lots of us have Wall Street connections, direct and indirect. If not for my PERS pension, I'd be living on only a small SS stipend. I had no say in how PERS invested, which is true for all public employees and private sector unionized…"

"More attention should have been given to Johnny Otis, whose shows were a gateway to black music and artists for thousands, perhaps millions, of young people of all colors. Otis also promoted the careers of many musicians who were ignored by the…"

"Montana has an interesting history...it was once heavily union, and major labor actions took place. In recent decades, more left-leaning people have moved there. Fairly high proportions of visual artists and musicians (some high profile types, too),…"

"A completely irrelevant response...either you're trying to sell something, or you haven't a clue about the discussion. "

"One of the best discussions I've heard...although Ali's prediction of another 150 years of USA militaristic empire is very disheartening. I've been hoping it would end in my lifetime."

"Felicia, I'm not sure who you're replying to, but it doesn't seem to be me. "

"Yep...he was their choice in '08, too...said all the right things to sucker in progressives, wasn't threatening to the white middle (well, as non threatening as any dark skinned man could be), and raked in all that corporate cash, after…"

"Use the "F" word, Bob, Cornel & Tavis. Yes, it's great to hear Bob Herbert's opinions and analysis...but why, when all 3 of you agree that "corporations control our government", doesn't anyone use the…"

"Saleem...thanks for posting this. I have a few disagreements with some of it, but in the main I think the author is correct in his assessment of our political system and the "war on terror" mentality. Let no one forget...prior to 9/11/01,…"

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"Jennifer & Yomi, and yes, Saleem as well, As shown by his ravings on every topic which he begins or to which he responds, Saleem Shah has neither the Peace nor the Understanding he begins his posts with. I intend to ignore him, except to briefly…"