Tavis Smiley was working with Brian Williams on NBC. I completely forgot he was over there, as I was bouncing between CNN and TVOne. a friend said Tavis was eating crow, but i know he still doesn't really support Obama because the latter's not Dr. King.
Look: i was probably the biggest Smiley supporter around, even taking heat in these e-mail posts for defending him when he first said "don't be blinded by Obama's light". But even i had to admit his reticence and criticism are misguided. I'm still disappointed that Smiley--one of the hardest working, most politically involved people of the age--sat this one out. Didn't work with Tom Joyner as he did in years past, didn't do a lot of get-out-the-vote drives in black communities, didn't support Obama. Very sad, very naive of him. I used to fantasize back in the day that President Obama would appoint Smiley his press secretary, but there's little chance of that now.. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Same here. I could see that all his hard work bore fruit. Whatever his problems with Obama and his nuts, I saw pure pride in his eyes. It was one of my favorite moments. Speaking of people who have pissed me off, what is Tavis saying? From: Keith Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:40 PM To: Tracey de Morsella; scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Glenn Sigler'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Albert Fields'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; CINQUE ; 'Cleo'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Kai Pettaway'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Kera'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Michael Gordon'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Seku Brathwaite'; 'Valery Jean'; 'Wendell Theophilus Smith'; 'Whitney J Evans'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Jesse Jackson was Bawlin Like a Baby - Looked like a proud father I saw that. I had to say at that moment, for all that Jesse has pissed me off recently, I did feel for him. Like him or not, get tired of him at times, can't deny that he's worked for Black people, that he's done a lot of good. And for that Jesse who's fought for us, who's bled for us, who's been a friend to us, i was happy. On MSNBC, John Lewis was all puffy and red eyed, as if he'd been bawling like a baby too. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Did anyone see Jesse Jackson crying right before the speech. He looked like a proud father. It was a long way from I want to crush his ball I loved it
