mark414
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Wed Nov-17-04 01:53 AM
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is it just me or is tavis smiley just the greatest? |
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Edited on Wed Nov-17-04 02:04 AM by mark414
just watched his interview with tom wolfe...he talked to nas last night
tavis is the man!
edit to include THIS:
From Publishers Weekly Smiley, a liberal black TV and nationally syndicated radio commentator, comes out swinging at the Republicans and their "Contract on America" in this partisan, thoughtful political statement. He bypasses virtually no one as he skewers politicians beholden to the tobacco industry; black conservatives ("an oxymoron") and the appointment of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court ("Black America's worst nightmare"). He encourages liberals to combat conservatives because "in any good fight, nothing counters a sharp right like a hard left." He tackles the bigotry of talk radio, the sense of moral decay in America ("The Right seems to think that financial success is an indicator of moral virtue"), the moral reasoning behind affirmative action and the need for blacks to become an elective force. He also gives us his thoughts on rap music (it's a legitimate art form), interracial marriage (he thinks it weakens the black family structure) and the recent political phenomenon known as the angry white male (he notes that blacks have always suffered society's unfairness). A hard-hitting intellectual counterpunch that liberals will endorse.
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Wed Nov-17-04 01:54 AM
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I enjoy his interviews and I've never set out to watch them - just stumble on them while surfing - he's a great interviewer
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Wed Nov-17-04 01:58 AM
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2. I listen to his NPR show EVERYDAY. |
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I hope someday Tavis moves on to bigger and better things, such as public leadership. I can tell that he's a brilliant man.
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Huckebein the Raven
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Wed Nov-17-04 02:03 AM
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3. I like his show and his segments on the Tom Joyner show. |
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Wed Nov-17-04 02:04 AM
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Wed Nov-17-04 02:05 AM
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5. and he donates to our candidates |
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Wed Nov-17-04 02:17 AM
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I wish his show was longer. he is the best. His interview w/ RFK jr about a month B4 the election was inspiring, intelligent and thoughtful. I heard him in an interview, probably a year ago now, claimin that kindasleazy had NO street cred in the African-American community bur powell did.
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Wed Nov-17-04 02:20 AM
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Edited on Wed Nov-17-04 02:21 AM by flygal
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/He gets some great guests! edited to add - he is sponsored by Walmart :shrug:
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Wed Nov-17-04 02:21 AM
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8. The best thing on radio |
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well ok,after the jazz they play before and after his shows :)
Some knucklehead here tried to tell me Tavis was a republican a couple weeks ago :crazy:
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