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- As we celebrate MLK's birthday,I am struck by the negative commentary of Tavis Smiley.Mr. Smiley has contnually criticisized and vilified the President since Mr. Obama failed to attend Mr. Smiley's pomp and circumstance event in 2008. It is sad that his patent jealousy and petty fight with Obama is allowed to air on such an occasion as MLK's birthday and sadder still that a wonderful program like Sunday Morning would allow him to speak....Dare I say a Poverty Pimp
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- I am from the south and was raised by a grandparent with very harsh racist beliefs. However, I have never judged people by their race, religion, or other beliefs. I enjoyed Mr. Smiley's commentary this morning very much. I agree with him completely.
Also, the words carved into the fireplace mantle are as important today as they were then. This country should be governed by the "honest and wise". - Reply to this comment
- I don't always agree with Tavis Smiley, but I applaud his bold and honest commentary. "Justice for all, service to others and a love that liberates people". As a white middle class woman, this is the cry of my heart as well.
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- Tavis Smiley's commentary was exemplary. Whenever you guys inject a point of view that is in opposition to the one you make so publicly your own, it is refreshing and gives me some modicum of hope. Thank you, Tavis Smiley, for being able to look beyond the games that are always being played in the background, in order to manipulate the masses.
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- Bravo Mr.Smiley! I thought you were spot on with today's commentary. Dr. King was clearly a man who changed the world and using his legacy for political reasons, even if highly symbolic, is a travesty and Mr. Obama should consider the legacy of Dr. King before doing so. If Mr. Obama would like to be considered with the same regard as Dr. King then he should act like it. Quite frankly I believe the people of this great country are tired of his, "I will not negotiate" posturing on every topic that faces his administration. To quote Dr. King, "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred." What happened to Dr. Kings dream? There is still a long way to go and working together with congress and the people might be a good place for the president to start. God bless America!
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- As we celebrate MLK's birthday,I am struck by the negative commentary of Tavis Smiley.Mr. Smiley has contnually criticisized and vilified the President since Mr. Obama failed to attend Mr. Smiley's pomp and circumstance event in 2008. It is sad that his patent jealousy and petty fight with Obama is allowed to air on such an occasion as MLK's birthday and sadder still that a wonderful program like Sunday Morning would allow him to speak....
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- Tavis Smiley brought a message that is so seldom heard; Dr. King connected racism to economic inequality and to militarism. These are ideas seldom heard in the media or in politics--certainly not from Pres. Obama. Hopefully CBS Sunday Morning and other commercial programs will present Tavis Smiley in the future, we need to hear his voice.
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- Great but True Commentary on this weekends events and the legacy of "The Profit Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King."
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