Tavis Smiley slow cooks Obama on CBS Morning Show

[Alpha_Male]

I didn't realize that Tavis was such a pussy. This border line fag; he's been riding this man dick for over 4yrs.

 

[Upgrade Dave]

It's not criticism that bothers me. It's the lack of specific things that Obama can do to fix the problem. If Tavis wants to do something, he needs to take the Karl Rove play book and start reconfiguring state legislatures so that you can gerrymander and have a majority in the House and the Senate. Bopping from Ritz Carlton to Four Seasons around the country criticizing Obama might be cool for his bottom line, but does nothing for his legacy or for black people. What good will it do if Obama dons a dashiki but can't pass a law to do diddly squat?

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Once the white house is white again. We''ll see how real and dedicated Tavis and his ilk really are. If Tavis was really passionate about the issues of black folk. Then he would spend less time criticizing the president. As well as less time on paid gigs and hit the pavement making change. Instead of being idealistic talking about change. Show us how it's done Tavis but like the tea party. When push come to shove. He and his ilk revert back to making noise.

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Tavis isn't about doing any real work that doesn't ultimately end up with a check in his pocket.

All Tavis is saying is the the president has left the poor in the cold. If he is lying please show me what the president has done to disprove this. He doesn't even mention that poverty even exists in speeches. its sad

Challenge thrown out and accepted

by some who continue to misinform because either they don't know the efforts or are intellectually dishonest and disregarding the truth. As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Obama Administration has made a broad and significant investments to help reduce and assist people that have become victims of the increased poverty made worse by economic crisis. 1) A $20 billion increase for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps. 2) A $1 billion in funding for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) that is intended to revitalize low-income communities via "Job training and placement assistance", "Financial literacy programs", et al, to helping families become self-sufficient. 3) A $2 billion in new Neighborhood Stabilization Funds that will allow ailing neighborhoods be kept maintained. 4) A $1.5 billion in Homelessness Prevention Funds to keep people in their homes and prevent homelessness. 5) A $5 billion increase for the Weatherization Assistance Program to help low income families save on their residential energy expenditures by making their homes more energy efficient. 6) A $4 Billion program, The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, "authorizes funding for federal school meal and child nutrition programs and increases access to healthy food for low-income children." 7) As part of the HCR bill, subsidies will be available to the uninsured and families with income between the 133 percent and 400 percent of poverty level($14,404 for individuals and $29,326 for a family of four). 8) Estabilished Open Doors to end the 640,000 men, women and children who are homeless in America by 2020. 9) Increased the amount of federal Pell Grant awards so that funds are available to those with less access to have opportunity. 10) Provided $510 Million for the rehabilitation of Native American housing. 11) Expanded eligibility for Medicaid to all individuals under age 65 with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level ($14,400 per year for an individual). 12) Providing assistance to low-income workers through the Earned Income Tax Credit giving millions of working families the break they need. 13) Education being the way out of Poverty, kicked off the "Race to the Top", a $4.3 billion program, that rewards via grants to States that meet a few key benchmarks for reform, and states that outperform the rest. These are just a few of what are notable actions that have been taken by this Administration. The commitment of this Administration to fighting poverty can not be mistaken even under the circumstances we live in today, which is a dismal economy that is trying to catch its life line back in the game. Barbara Blum, former President, MDRC and former Commissioner, New York State Department of Social Services notes about the approach this President has taken in the article, Obama’s Quiet Campaign to Fight Poverty:

 

[ballscout1]

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Tavis isn't about doing any real work that doesn't ultimately end up with a check in his pocket.




Challenge thrown out and accepted

crickets

 

[hocjo2626]

He's been a salty bitch from the git-go....

And he will always be toward President Obama. I want to tell him and his boo Cornel West, "When Hillary Clinton wins in 2016 you two bitches BETTER challenge her the same got damn way you are President Obama!!!! Fuckin' crabs. "

 

[DM5]

damn, how can anybody disagree with what tavis said?

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[cnc]

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Tavis isn't about doing any real work that doesn't ultimately end up with a check in his pocket.




Challenge thrown out and accepted

Link would be appreciated so I can have in my arsenal

 

[Upgrade Dave]

Link would be appreciated so I can have in my arsenal

My bad, bruh.

http://www.thepeoplesview.net/2011/01/things-obama-has-done-for-poor-that.html

 

[Dcreds]

Smiley was keeping it 100. anyone who doubts it is lost.

 

[BEAR167]

 

[ballscout1]

Smiley was keeping it 100. anyone who doubts it is lost.

Nah mofokr Tavis was keeping it 52

 

[sirwoodz]

 

[Upgrade Dave]

Nah mofokr Tavis was keeping it 52

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

bitch nigga got stiffed on them inaugural tickets again, huh?

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

Nah mofokr Tavis was keeping it 52

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

My bad, bruh.

http://www.thepeoplesview.net/2011/01/things-obama-has-done-for-poor-that.html

 

[Upgrade Dave]

That's funny.

 

[wildlover85]

 

[zenman]

And there is no Obama without Tavis Smiley, huh? GTFO, Fuck this dude for real!!

He didn't call himself the leader of a current movement.....he never says that......he says that there needs to be a movement for Obama to do constructive things.....other wise he'll go along with his big money intrest on wall street

 

[cnc]

My bad, bruh.

http://www.thepeoplesview.net/2011/01/things-obama-has-done-for-poor-that.html

Thank you

 

[JimJones]

Love Brother Tavis... And when the next President ignore Black folk and Black issues the way Obama has and please let him or her talk down to black folk the way Obama has all those whom defend Obama now will have zero credibility to criticize them because white folk will say where were you when Obama did it...

 

[ballscout1]

He didn't call himself the leader of a current movement.....he never says that......he says that there needs to be a movement for Obama to do constructive things.....other wise he'll go along with his big money intrest on wall street

the part of us needing a movement is true.

i have told all the jealous cats who always say he does for gays, hispanics, and jews that they all have very orgainzed and mobilzed groups that lobby their interest.

who lobby's for the poor ? in the 60's they have MLK and the poor peoples movement.

who lobby's for what's called black interests ? nobody because we can't agree on what our interests are ? Its not like the 60's with equal access ,voting rights and such.

but fuck Tavis and Cornel for not trying to mobilize..stop seeling books and do something ,then you will have a voice that matters


right now you just maing money from Fox news and the other right leaning media for being the disgruntled negros who hate obama the magic negro

 

[JimJones]

by some who continue to misinform because either they don't know the efforts or are intellectually dishonest and disregarding the truth. As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Obama Administration has made a broad and significant investments to help reduce and assist people that have become victims of the increased poverty made worse by economic crisis. 1) A $20 billion increase for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps. 2) A $1 billion in funding for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) that is intended to revitalize low-income communities via "Job training and placement assistance", "Financial literacy programs", et al, to helping families become self-sufficient. 3) A $2 billion in new Neighborhood Stabilization Funds that will allow ailing neighborhoods be kept maintained. 4) A $1.5 billion in Homelessness Prevention Funds to keep people in their homes and prevent homelessness. 5) A $5 billion increase for the Weatherization Assistance Program to help low income families save on their residential energy expenditures by making their homes more energy efficient. 6) A $4 Billion program, The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, "authorizes funding for federal school meal and child nutrition programs and increases access to healthy food for low-income children." 7) As part of the HCR bill, subsidies will be available to the uninsured and families with income between the 133 percent and 400 percent of poverty level($14,404 for individuals and $29,326 for a family of four). 8) Estabilished Open Doors to end the 640,000 men, women and children who are homeless in America by 2020. 9) Increased the amount of federal Pell Grant awards so that funds are available to those with less access to have opportunity. 10) Provided $510 Million for the rehabilitation of Native American housing. 11) Expanded eligibility for Medicaid to all individuals under age 65 with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level ($14,400 per year for an individual). 12) Providing assistance to low-income workers through the Earned Income Tax Credit giving millions of working families the break they need. 13) Education being the way out of Poverty, kicked off the "Race to the Top", a $4.3 billion program, that rewards via grants to States that meet a few key benchmarks for reform, and states that outperform the rest. These are just a few of what are notable actions that have been taken by this Administration. The commitment of this Administration to fighting poverty can not be mistaken even under the circumstances we live in today, which is a dismal economy that is trying to catch its life line back in the game. Barbara Blum, former President, MDRC and former Commissioner, New York State Department of Social Services notes about the approach this President has taken in the article, Obama’s Quiet Campaign to Fight Poverty:

Are you kidding me what is this shit some rising tide lift all boats shit!! How in the fuck is an increase in food stamps specifically help the black poor, welfare is not specifically for us, you can take that and apply that to damn near everything listed. I wish I cared enough to debate this issue to its end but truthfully I don't so I will let time tell us the real deal.

 

[Upgrade Dave]

the part of us needing a movement is true.

i have told all the jealous cats who always say he does for gays, hispanics, and jews that they all have very orgainzed and mobilzed groups that lobby their interest.

who lobby's for the poor ? in the 60's they have MLK and the poor peoples movement.

who lobby's for what's called black interests ? nobody because we can't agree on what our interests are ? Its not like the 60's with equal access ,voting rights and such.

but fuck Tavis and Cornel for not trying to mobilize..stop seeling books and do something ,then you will have a voice that matters


right now you just maing money from Fox news and the other right leaning media for being the disgruntled negros who hate obama the magic negro

Tavis is smart and often says the right words but he has zero actions to back it up and just as often says those right words on networks that openly fight against the interests of the poor and does so without challenging them.

Are you kidding me what is this shit some rising tide lift all boats shit!! How in the fuck is an increase in food stamps specifically help the black poor, welfare is not specifically for us, you can take that and apply that to damn near everything listed. I wish I cared enough to debate this issue to its end but truthfully I don't so I will let time tell us the real deal.

First
What specific legislation have Black people asked for?

Second
The brother said the President hasn't done anything for the poor, not Black people and I answered him and have yet to be corrected.

Third
When you pass laws to assist the poor, you are assisting the Black poor.
By your posts, you not only don't care enough to debate this but you don't care enough to research it or think about it very deeply.

 

[(0_0)..l.. finger]

damn, how can anybody disagree with what tavis said?

Because nobody read what the OP, posted except the title...

 

[(0_0)..l.. finger]

 

[playahaitian]

damn, how can anybody disagree with what tavis said?

I dont see him going hard.

What he said is true.

I dont care about MLK's reported personal life his work was MONUMENTAL.

If you want to say Tavis has been a tad TOO hard on the president throughout his tenure, I agree.

If you want to say Tavis wasn't THIS vocal about other Presidents? I could see that to.

But I think it is healthy for him to make the points he did, especially since they were accurate and not venomous.

 

[zenman]

I dont see him going hard.

What he said is true.

I dont care about MLK's reported personal life his work was MONUMENTAL.

If you want to say Tavis has been a tad TOO hard on the president throughout his tenure, I agree.

If you want to say Tavis wasn't THIS vocal about other Presidents? I could see that to.

But I think it is healthy for him to make the points he did, especially since they were accurate and not venomous.

I first learned about Tavis Smiliey and Dr. Cornel West under the bush administration.......they were very vocal then about the Bush administration. I saw Dr. West speak live it was an awesome event and I have read some of his books. Tavis was very vocal on PBS Radio then TV and also on the Tom Joyner Show. They are speaking against the Obama Administration because of the Administration's actions just as the did against the Bush administration.

West and Smiley have been consistent it's just when their criticism is aimed at someone some black folks like they get accused of being "haters"

 

[Ming Fei Hong]

 

[bluskyII]

Fuck Tavis.

C/S Yes, in the words of J. Anthony Brown...the quote has been spoken!!!