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Audio of Al Sharpton and Tavis Smiley’s Fight About Obama and The Black Agenda
February 26th, 2010
So a lot of you may have read about this the other day, but if you were not listening to either the Tom Joyner Morning Show, or Al Sharpton’s radio show; you likely haven’t heard any of it for yourself.
Apparently on Tuesday morning Tavis went on TJM to lament problems he has with some things some Black national leaders have said that he concludes as giving a pass to Obama.
Sharpton took exception with what Tavis had to say, and had Mr. Smiley on his show; I believe later that same day.
The hilarity ensues:
Sharpton is right about Smiley being a completely biased critic of Obama, as he was in Hillary Clinton’s lap from the word go, and was clearly upset first that Obama wouldn’t come to his State of Black America event and kiss his ring; and secondly that Obama won and took away the favored position Smiley would have had with a president if Clinton had won.
He’s also right about the fact that Tavis should have clarified with Sharpton his position before jumping on the radio to give an impression about his position.
On the flip, while I’m glad to see someone take Tavis to task on some of his nonsense, if Sharpton was not going to accept Tavis’ explination that he didn’t intend to attack, then there was no point in continuing to have the discussion just to continue to berate him on the same point.
Either accept, that he’s apologizing, or at least moderating his tone and move forward with productive discussion on differences, or stop with the exchange. Continued baggering on the same point is pointless and doesn’t make Mr. Sharpton look to Reverend.
This is a situation when you start off right, and then go wrong.
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This should have been a private conversation between them. Tavis handled this all wrong.
Thanks for posting this Yobachi (I never listen to the radio).
I listen to Tom Joyner, but not daily. And when I do it’s only for my 25 minute morning drive. I mostly listen to sports radio, npr, or play CDs.
Tavis got way out of his lane, but he’s been out of his lane. It’s good he kinda got slapped back in it.
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