Harry Belafonte on Obama: "He Plays the Game that He Plays Because He Sees No Threat from Evidencing Concerns for the Poor"

(Multimedia) We speak with legendary singer, actor, humanitarian and activist, Harry Belafonte. "I think [Obama] plays the game that he plays because he sees no threat from evidencing concerns for the poor," Belafonte says. "He sees no threat from evidencing a deeper concern for the needs of black people, as such. He feels no great threat from evidencing a greater policy towards the international community, for expressing thoughts that criticize the American position ... Full Story »

Posted by Dwight Rousu
Tags Help
Subjects: U.S., Politics
Stats Help
# Tweets: 34 (as of 2011-01-26)
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jan 26, 2011 - 3:54 PM PST
Content Type: Multimedia
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jan 26, 2011 - 3:55 PM PST
Beth Wellington
4.2
by Beth Wellington - Jan. 27, 2011

Long-time activist Belafonte puts his finger on what is missing--but part of this lies w. Obama who, for instance, locked single-player advocates out of the talks leading up to the health care legislation.

Barack Obama is no Franklin Roosevelt and Michele is no Eleanor.

See Full Review » (9 answers)
Sirajul Islam
3.9
by Sirajul Islam - Jan. 27, 2011

The interview is on to analyse Obama's State of the Union Speech, a speech is considered as a policy brief of the US Federal Administration, and Democracy Now chose actor-activist, Harry Belafonte. He opined on what he thinks.

See Full Review » (17 answers)
Dwight Rousu
4.8
by Dwight Rousu - Jan. 26, 2011

I was more impressed by Belafonte's beautiful analysis of the politics of the moment than perhaps even some of my favorite Belatonte songs from the past. A very worthwhile opinion from the man.

the fact that the collective power of the voters of this nation, among all of its citizens, should have chosen to elect him as the president of the United States says ... More »

See Full Review » (13 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

4.2

Good
from 3 reviews (44% confidence)
Quality
4.2
Facts
4.0
Fairness
4.0
Information
3.7
Insight
4.3
Style
4.5
Accuracy
4.0
Balance
3.0
Context
4.3
Depth
4.0
Enterprise
4.0
Expertise
3.0
Originality
4.5
Relevance
4.7
Transparency
2.0
Responsibility
4.3
Popularity
4.2
Recommendation
4.3
Credibility
5.0
# Reviews
1.5
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!