Reply #47: Tavis addressed the issue of Michelle. This is what he said, and I totally agree. [View All]

[journalist3072]

Tavis Smiley said that he NEVER received anything from the Obama campaign, offering up Michelle Obama. ( I don't know if the Obama camp pulled that letter out of well, you know where...but Tavis said he NEVER received anything from the Obama camp offering up Michelle).

But he said if he had, he would have respectfully declined. Just like he would have declined if Sen. Clinton offered up Bill Clinton, or McCain offered up Cindy, or Mike Huckabee offered up Janet.

And he drew an analogy with the Democratic and Republican presidential debates he held last year. He said none of the candidate's spouses stood on stage last year and debated on their husband or wife's behalf.

So he said he would have declined ANY of the candidate's invitations to send their spouse in their stead.