Posted on 08/16/2023 7:44:15 PM PDT by thegagline
Socialist professor and presidential candidate Cornel West wants “massive investments” including “free college tuition” and “Medicare for All” as part of his presidential campaign.
Just don’t expect him to chip in on the bill.
According to the Daily Beast, and confirmed by West, the Union Theological Seminary professor owes over half a million dollars in taxes.
The Green Party candidate has “more than $500,000 in outstanding federal tax liens lodged against him in two states” dating back to 2005, according to the liberal news outlet. He explained, when asked on Monday by commentator Charlamagne Tha God, that not paying taxes is part of his “gangster proclivities.”
“They’re not wasting no time attacking you because now they’re saying you owe a half a million dollars in taxes and they’re trying to say it’s hypocrisy on your part,” the commentator said.
“Because you spent so much of your life advocating for higher taxes on the wealthy. I’m like ‘I ain’t never heard any of this about Dr. Cornel West before but now all of a sudden he’s running for president,’” he said. “Everything’s coming out the woodwork,” another host said.
“Absolutely, absolutely, and the thing is, I mean, I told you before, I got so much gangster in me, I was a gangster before I met Jesus. I ain’t nothing but a reformed sinner with gangster proclivities,” West said on the show.
“Partly it’s because I do like to give to loved ones and others too,” he said. “But I take responsibility for it too. But it don’t make no difference to me.”
“They want to use it as a distraction. Why don’t you keep the focus on the suffering that I’m highlighting?” he told Charlamagne Tha God recently.
Instead of focusing on West’s legal obligation to pay all his taxes, the obligation that all Americans share, the media should instead focus on “the suffering” people in Appalachia, Chicago and Harlem.
“This is just a matter of trying to hit you below the belt and keep the distraction,” he added.”
He appeared to deny a report from the Daily Beast that he also owes $45,000 in child support, saying the outlet was “lying about his kids.”
dating back to 2005
They put white conservatives in jail for that. And they darn sure don’t let 18 years go by.
The hit pieces begin - because he is 3rd Party and well-known, and will take ALL his votes from the Democrat. This will be fun to watch.
I want “The rent is too damn high!” Guy to run.
He’s good. Proper melanation and political bent gives him a pass. Piker compared to Rev. Al.
I that that beverage once. I was fishing and an older black fisherman handed me a bottle with the warning that “It’s a creeper.”
Lo and behold, he was correct.
Sounds like Humper
He’ll probably want a plea deal
Didn’t Al Sharpton have IRS issues for years? Lied about his income, lied about his assets, hell he lied about everything.
A huge asshole from the party of huge assholes.
“... that he also owes $45,000 in child support, saying the outlet was “lying about his kids.”
Cornel, Cornel.
Why oh why am I not surprised.
It couldn’t possibly be...
Naw, because then I might be “racist.”
Black socialist brothers don’t pay no taxes to the man!
How dare you point that out! He’s one of the privileged ones don’t you know that?
That’s what’s so frustrating that FREEPERS are giddy over this. I’m banking on him taking 3 or 4 percent of the vote especially among the young liberals. But of course stories like this hurt that plan. We only need 45,000 votes in four states to win the electoral college. He was part of the plan to make it happen.
Unfortunately, I think he passed away a few years ago. But that doesn’t stop Democrats, does it?
Why do pinko pukes have such a hard time paying their “fair share”?
He should get pounded every day on social media for his hypocrisy.
The Feds don’t put him in jail because he’s a snitch for them, just like Al Sharpton.
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