Tavis Smiley and Cornel West continue to be blasted by prominent black figures for their criticism of President Barack Obama. In July, radio host Tom Joyner released a scathing letter aimed at Smiley and West. Joyner, who once allowed Smiley to have a segment on the “Tom Joyner Morning Show,” ended the letter by saying, “There’s nothing either can ever do for me or with me again.”
Steve Harvey recently decided to voice his opinion on West and Smiley, who are currently promoting their “Poverty Bus Tour.”
During his syndicated morning show, Harvey read an email written by a listener who believed that West and Smiley’s “Poverty Bus Tour” was only a means for them to earn money and further denounce President Obama.
Harvey responded to the letter by saying, “I was a huge fan of Cornel West. But Tavis, I seen him coming a mile away. His anger started when he had a town hall meeting, President Obama couldn’t come because of the campaign trail and he sent Mrs. Obama. He has held that grudge ever since.”
Harvey also addressed West’s disagreement about not receiving extra tickets to the inauguration in 2008.
“Have you ever been invited to the damn inauguration? Did Bush send for you? Did Clinton send for you? Did Reagan send for you? You don’t have any real basis behind your dislike for this man. You keep masking it saying it’s not about hate,” said Harvey.
Harvey then made a joke, saying he was the president of UTLO.org (Uncle Tom Look Out) and spotted an uncle tom driving a [Poverty] bus.
Are prominent black figures such as Harvey and Joyner coddling President Obama without questioning how his policies are affecting poor and middle class blacks, or do Smiley and West deserve to be ridiculed for criticizing the president?” –amir shaw
