Tavis Smiley felt the wrath of Team Obama
Tavis Smiley felt the wrath of Team Obama for criticizing Obama’s failure to help the black community.
Via Huffington Post (h/t Gateway Pundit)(emphasis mine):
Tavis Smiley has stood out in 20 years in broadcasting, and he has no intention of changing his style or substance.He’s the rare black host with national TV and radio platforms, one who sees his job as challenging Americans to examine their assumptions on such thorny issues as poverty, education, and racial and gender equality….Smiley, 48, also doesn’t shrink from the repercussions that occur when his opinions, delivered on radio and in interviews in his distinctively punchy cadence, strike a nerve. He has drawn the ire of conservatives and, because of his insistent criticism of President Barack Obama’s policies, that of some liberals and African-Americans.Smiley contends that members of the Obama administration, whom he didn’t identify, have pressured sponsors to drop their support of his projects, including his anti-poverty initiatives. The White House had no comment, said a spokesman, Kevin Lewis.Smiley declined to identify the companies, saying he wasn’t authorized to disclose their names.While he said he understands the desire of blacks to stand protectively by the first African-American president, he’s adamant about his right to take Obama to task on rising black unemployment, the use of military drones and other issues.
It doesn’t take much to set the petulant bullies in motion. While Tea Party and conservatives have been the main targets, almost any dissent is treated dismissively and opens one up to retaliation.
Such is the change some people were waiting for.
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