Cornel West

“There has certainly been ugly, right-wing hatred targeting Barack Obama.”

“I am excited to have a black president because white supremacy is real and it needs to be shattered.”

“We want to bear witness today that we know the relation between corporate greed and what goes on too often in the Supreme Court decisions.”

“And when I talk about love, I'm talking about something that's great, though, brother. I'm talking about something that will sustain you.”

“Fire really means a certain kind of burning in the soul that one can no longer tolerate when one is pushed against a wall.”

“Black people have been working hard for decades.”

“Hey, you got something going here. I think we've got a chance for some progressive policy that actually focuses on poor and working people.”

“We need to put strong Democratic pressure on President Obama in the name of poor and working people.”