[Peace-discuss] Cornel West killed his nascent POTUS campaign with one hiring: Peter Daou

[J.B. Nicholson]

I was discussing Dr. Cornel West's POTUS campaign with a friend around the time of 
Jimmy Dore's recent interview with West:

Cornel West Does 45 Minute Commercial FOR JOE BIDEN!
https://rumble.com/v3fjp1m-cornel-west-does-45-minute-commercial-for-joe-biden.html

Cornel West Running On Trump Derangement Syndrome & White Supremacy
https://rumble.com/v3fjpyv-cornel-west-running-on-trump-derangement-syndrome-and-white-supremacy.html

Cop City Protesters Indicted Using SAME RICO Statute They Used Against Trump!
https://rumble.com/v3fjrwv-cop-city-protesters-indicted-using-same-rico-statute-they-used-against-trum.html

Cornel West DISMISSES Harm Done By Covid Lockdowns & Vaccine Mandates!
https://rumble.com/v3fjtan-cornel-west-dismisses-harm-done-by-covid-lockdowns-and-vaccine-mandates.html

Jimmy Dore Reacts To Cornel West Interview
https://rumble.com/v3fjw3d-jimmy-dore-reacts-to-cornel-west-interview.html

Jimmy Dore ADDRESSES Questions About Cornel West Interview
https://rumble.com/v3g44zn-jimmy-dore-addresses-questions-about-cornel-west-interview.html

Based on the above, I wrote:
> Fortunately we're still a year away but there's much work to be done. By this
> point, I basically don't trust the Greens to get the work done because I could be
> convinced that the Greens are either too disorganized to ever become effective or
> there are pro-DNC moles working in the Greens which means the Greens are a sham to
> begin with (and their disorganization is merely icing on the cake of making sure
> the Greens don't put up anyone who can effectively challenge the DNC
> corporation).

And now, based on West's most recent hiring, I added the following:

It's official: The Dr. Cornel West campaign hired Peter Daou to manage his campaign. 
See https://twitter.com/CornelWest/status/1701045524713840690 for the announcement or 
see the attached.

Jimmy Dore covered this hiring as his first topic on tonight's show and Dore clearly 
explained what Daou's hiring means in the context of Dore's interview above and 
Daou's own history in politics working with powerful players.

Peter Daou is a former Hillary Clinton adviser who smeared anyone with sexist/racist 
diversions if they criticized Mrs. Clinton, her record in office, or her policy 
choices. That Daou gets good reviews from the New York Times should also raise a red 
flag for anyone who cares about peace and good governance. Daou also has an ugly 
history working with the Israel government.

Peter Daou is a Democrat. That speaks directly to what I wrote above that the Greens 
would allow Dr. West to bring a Democrat into the campaign at all. No serious 
opposition to the Democrats has business hiring Democrats to manage anything.

I remember when the Greens ran a "safe state" campaign years ago, when the Greens put 
up a Russiagater (Howie Hawkins) as POTUS candidate, and this decision won't be 
forgotten.

The Greens are indistinguishable from being controlled opposition for the Democrats. 
I think that there's literally years of evidence for this view and I realize that 
this declaration is hardly news to many of you.

Ron Placone asked in https://twitter.com/RonPlacone/status/1701253884579299365
> I support Cornel West. I am not enthused by the decision to bring Peter Daou into 
> the fold. Honest question, and I’m being sincere: Has any campaign Peter Daou 
> helped as of recent gone on to recommend him?

This is quite kind to Cornel West; perhaps too kind. West seems to be seeking some 
kind of benefit that (he believes, I guess) the Democrats can provide. That explains 
why West gave such shitty answers to Jimmy Dore's questions in that most recent 
interview. Jimmy Dore led tonight's show with a response to West's language in that 
interview. I'm sure this response from tonight will be posted tomorrow.

I think more in line with Compton Jay from the Revolutionary Blackout Network who 
said in https://twitter.com/ComptonMadeMe/status/1701080163751198938
> How the hell do you go from the incredible Jill Stein @DrJillStein to the
> nonsense of one of the most hated smear merchants of the Left in Peter "Conman"
> Daou @cornelwest

Excellent question, and I'm surprised anyone associated with West's campaign hasn't 
distanced themselves from this entire campaign -- Jill Stein, Chris Hedges, and some 
others. Jimmy Dore said multiple times that he wanted to talk to West about what West 
was saying in the media but the West campaign wouldn't let them discuss this 
privately. Then the on-air interview happened and West showed that he's a milquetoast 
Democrat running with the false-opposition Greens to say things that are 
indistinguishable from being an ad for Joe Biden.

West got a lot of credit for being different because he was in one of the Matrix 
movies, said vaguely challenging things about race, calls everyone "brother" and 
"sister" and doesn't even give harshly critical language for anyone but Trump (not 
even Biden receives harsh language from West!).

So, credit where credit is due: Jimmy Dore found out (and called out) Cornel West's 
infiltrator latest hire in real-time as West was responding to questions.

I was never 'in' West's camp, but if I were this hiring choice would have told me all 
I needed to know to not support the Greens, West's POTUS campaign, or looking at the 
Green corporation as anything but a false front for the Democrats.

-J
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