L.Z. Granderson vs. Cornel West: Obama Was ‘the Marion Barry of Chicago’

BORGER OK I want ░░░░░░░░ Z to get the ░░░░░░░░ word here And we ░░░░░░░░ been talking about Marion ░░░░░░░░ we ve been talking ░░░░░░░░ President Obama Two completely ░░░░░░░░ types of politicians who ░░░░░░░░ ended the civil rights ░░░░░░░░ I would say in ░░░░░░░░ ways Could President Obama ░░░░░░░░ something from Marion Barry ░░░░░░░░ activism GRANDERSON Well I ░░░░░░░░ we forget he had ░░░░░░░░ life before he became ░░░░░░░░ Obama BORGER Yes GRANDERSON ░░░░░░░░ was a Marion Barry ░░░░░░░░ you will for the ░░░░░░░░ of Chicago That man ░░░░░░░░ man WEST No no ░░░░░░░░ was never the Marion ░░░░░░░░ of Chicago GRANDERSON No ░░░░░░░░ no no no What ░░░░░░░░ m saying what I ░░░░░░░░ saying is let me ░░░░░░░░ WEST No Marion was ░░░░░░░░ courageous brother crosstalk GRANDERSON ░░░░░░░░ you allow me to ░░░░░░░░ WEST Yes Fine GRANDERSON ░░░░░░░░ know you have your ░░░░░░░░ with the president crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ Is the truth BORGER ░░░░░░░░ GRANDERSON What I m ░░░░░░░░ what I m saying ░░░░░░░░ that that man could ░░░░░░░░ left that area WEST ░░░░░░░░ GRANDERSON with his pedigree ░░░░░░░░ have gone on and ░░░░░░░░ himself rich Instead WEST ░░░░░░░░ I agree with that ░░░░░░░░ he stayed on the ░░░░░░░░ side of crosstalk WEST ░░░░░░░░ agree with that I ░░░░░░░░ with that GRANDERSON And ░░░░░░░░ those less fortunate WEST ░░░░░░░░ doesn t make him ░░░░░░░░ Barry GRANDERSON In that ░░░░░░░░ in that regard he ░░░░░░░░ like a Marion Barry ░░░░░░░░ he had other options ░░░░░░░░ he chose to help ░░░░░░░░ BORGER OK GRANDERSON who ░░░░░░░░ less fortunate and in ░░░░░░░░ that he needs to ░░░░░░░░ applauded for and he ░░░░░░░░ that before he was ░░░░░░░░ and he s doing ░░░░░░░░ as president and I ░░░░░░░░ he will do it ░░░░░░░░ that BORGER Any you ░░░░░░░░ going to get the ░░░░░░░░ word on that Thanks ░░░░░░░░ much to our panel ░░░░░░░░ being here today.”