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Black Commenter, Criticizing Obama, Causes Firestorm
washingtonpost.com ^ | 02/16/08 | Darryl Fears

Posted on 02/16/2008 4:53:50 PM PST by TornadoAlley3

Tavis Smiley, the bestselling author of the "Covenant With Black America," is in a world turned upside down. He said he's being "hammered," "barbecued," and is "catching hell" from black Americans for suggesting that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) made a major mistake by declining to speak at the State of the Black Union event that Smiley plans to host next week in New Orleans.

"There's all this talk of hater, sellout and traitor," Smiley said to me in a telephone interview. Smiley even mentioned getting death threats, but wouldn't elaborate. He said his office has been flooded with angry e-mails. "I have family in Indianapolis. They are harassing my momma, harassing my brother. It's getting to be crazy," Smiley said.

(Excerpt) Read more at blog.washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackhusseinobama; blackvote; chebama; nobama; obama; racewar; smiley; tavissmiley
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1 posted on 02/16/2008 4:53:53 PM PST by TornadoAlley3
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To: TornadoAlley3

Another famous black author, Larry Elder, also wrote:

“Blacks are more racist than whites”.


2 posted on 02/16/2008 4:58:15 PM PST by Old Sarge (CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
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To: TornadoAlley3
Tavis Smiley.

One of the Clinton's house slaves.

3 posted on 02/16/2008 4:59:08 PM PST by LdSentinal
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To: TornadoAlley3
He said he's being "hammered," "barbecued," and is "catching hell" from black Americans for suggesting that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) made a major mistake by declining to speak at the State of the Black Union event that Smiley plans to host next week in New Orleans.

Glad to hear he's not being "Lynched!" /sarc

4 posted on 02/16/2008 4:59:38 PM PST by Cowboy Bob (Illegals : Why spend the money to educate them if its against the law to employ them?)
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To: TornadoAlley3

Live by identity politics; die by identity politics.


5 posted on 02/16/2008 5:01:07 PM PST by YHAOS
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To: TornadoAlley3

I think, as a group, blacks smell blood in the water and they see a chance to get the guy in.


6 posted on 02/16/2008 5:03:01 PM PST by purpleraine
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To: TornadoAlley3; oblomov

“It’s getting to be crazy,” Smiley said.”

It’s a religious fervor.


7 posted on 02/16/2008 5:03:26 PM PST by Shermy
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To: TornadoAlley3

Good to see this tolerance thing is working so well for the libs.


8 posted on 02/16/2008 5:05:47 PM PST by Kirkwood
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To: TornadoAlley3

Same guy whined about Republican candidates not wanting to appear at his debate a few months ago.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-09-13-tavis_N.htm


9 posted on 02/16/2008 5:08:42 PM PST by LibFreeOrDie
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To: Shermy
It’s a religious fervor.

Bingo!!!!

10 posted on 02/16/2008 5:08:43 PM PST by processing please hold ( "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.")
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To: TornadoAlley3

Tavis Smiley is a dope.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CjbX_bwypM


11 posted on 02/16/2008 5:09:46 PM PST by Krankor (kROGER)
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To: TornadoAlley3

How dare he criticize the Magic Negro?


12 posted on 02/16/2008 5:10:45 PM PST by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: purpleraine

Hmmm, I wonder if at some point there will be coded threats of - let’s say “unrest” - if the populace doesn’t vote a certain way?


13 posted on 02/16/2008 5:15:22 PM PST by oblomov (Today's GOP brings to mind Nietzsche's statement, "when something is slipping, push it!")
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To: TornadoAlley3

Well .. if Hillary wins over Obama, or if McCain wins over Obama .. I hope the nation is prepared for the backlash.

If people remember what happened in the Watts section of LA - I predict it will be worse.


14 posted on 02/16/2008 5:16:11 PM PST by CyberAnt (AMERICA: The greatest nation on the face of the earth.)
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To: Drango

This is only the begining... by the time the GOP gets to bat.. the Consevatives will be the equivalent of the KKK... say anything to counter Obama’s liberal plans and your racist, hater, homophobe, far Right Wing Conservatives...


15 posted on 02/16/2008 5:17:16 PM PST by tomnbeverly (If Islamic Jihad is an existential threat then the candidate that should be POTUS is a no brainer.)
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To: CyberAnt

Thank you, Mrs Cuomo.


16 posted on 02/16/2008 5:20:16 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat
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To: TornadoAlley3

What goes around, comes around.


17 posted on 02/16/2008 5:23:34 PM PST by Chi-townChief
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To: TornadoAlley3

Some of those commenters are effectively pleading, “pssssst - don’t anybody tell the voters that Obama is black, and maybe he’ll be able to sneak into office before any of them figure it out”... LOL...


18 posted on 02/16/2008 5:26:03 PM PST by The Electrician ("Government is the only enterprise in the world which expands in size when its failures increase.")
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To: oblomov

“Hmmm, I wonder if at some point there will be coded threats of - let’s say “unrest” - if the populace doesn’t vote a certain way?”

No. Ickes has already stated that it doesn’t matter what the people want.

There is no ‘majority rules’, and there is no ‘one person-one vote’ in Democratic Primaries.

It is a setup to allow the corrupt to stay in power.

Regardless of Obama’s, or any other Democratic Candidates take on the issues, the contest should be run fairly.

It is not.


19 posted on 02/16/2008 5:26:29 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Just saying what 'they' won't.)
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To: TornadoAlley3

I just posted a comment over there, how long it will stand is another question.


20 posted on 02/16/2008 5:27:46 PM PST by processing please hold ( "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.")
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