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Belafonte says Obama lacks moral courage, vision

Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:00 PM EDT
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Singer/actor Harry Belafonte takes part in the "Artists and Activism" panel session at the 102nd NAACP Annual Convention in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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BEVERLY HILLS — Singer and activist Harry Belafonte says President Barack Obama and his "mission" have failed because of a lack of moral courage and vision.

The president is "not a stand-alone," Belafonte said Thursday. Regarding the debt-ceiling crisis, Belafonte said he would ask Congress, the president and other U.S. institutions of power "what happened to moral truth" and moral courage.

Belafonte made his remarks to the Television Critics Association while discussing "Sing Your Song," a documentary about him airing this fall on HBO. The 84-year-old singer, known as the King of Calypso, has pushed for political and social change since the U.S. civil rights movement.

He hopes the documentary will illuminate a time when Americans faced problems and found the resources to face them, Belafonte said. "Sing Your Song" debuts Oct. 17.

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James Andre

I actually spent some time with Belafonte years ago. He was a jerk.

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Reply#1 - Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:45 AM EDT
usa1

dont know about him personally but as far as his singing he was a favorite of my mom and dad, along with many from their generation

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#1.1 - Fri Jul 29, 2011 5:44 AM EDT
Roy-933464

The problem with people of his mindsight and connection to the civil rights era is that their relevance is hopelessly tied to the past...they're incapable of shifting from a glass-half-empty to a glass-half-full mentality. Re-live this classic TV moment for my example: The Good Reverund

Belafonte says Obama lack moral courage, vision

Whether you're talking about President Obama's efforts towards reaching universal healthcare, or his putting a bullet in Osama Bin Laden's forehead and dumping him in the ocean, it's fairly easy to see that Belafonte is an idiot fooled by his platform and ability to articulate poor rationale.

I actually spent some time with Belafonte years ago. He was a jerk.

That...I can believe.



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#1.2 - Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:14 PM EDT
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