Noam Chomsky on Barack Obama

Yes, he's a smart man. Just not the end all be all.

See, I can parse him too.

From "Frontline USA" on Al-Jazeera, aired June 20, 2008. Host and interviewer is Avi Lewis.

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[sanguineel]

Sounds like any 21st century politician from the leading political parties.

[AntiFascist2011]

I'm about the same age as you, but the truth is that no politician will really a change a country for the better. Its up to us as individuals to just do the best to help others little by little.

[Punkandfunk420]

Sounds like any politician ever in history.

[lightlittlebrownboy]

So he's guiltless of being deemed mediocre

[Frisbieinstein]

His slogan was "Change, or more of the same." I voted him and got exactly that. More of the same.

He didn't say which of the two alternatives he promised. So he did exactly what he said he would do.

[inbredagogo]

I didn't see anywhere on this video where he said "yes, he's a smart man"

[WB2RM]

You're brainwashed mayne.

[Framblott]

The video is misnamed. He mentioned Obama only twice and briefly, merely saying essentially, hope and change. The whole video describes how he sees the US at the time of the interview.

[TheMogjo]

You realize that Obama wanted single payer right --- GOOGLE IT. He is even on VIDEO STATING IT. “Obama would say, ‘Wouldn’t single-payer be simpler?’” 

[4teepee]

Read my previous post, and then attempt to process it.