I used to like him before his bs rant on Obama. He's a hypocrite. Where was that philosophy when he spent a year with Cornell West going around America bashing the brother, knowing FULL WELL the obstacles he had in front of him. Tavis and West were publicly disagreeable for years. He was full of shit then and he's full of shit now.
I do it all the time but they call me Uncle Tom.I tell people I do not vote because politicians can’t do half of what they say and they say I’m part of the problem.But but I would never tell anybody not to vote.
@@1990758 I don't vote either. And for the exact same reason. It's ALL a game and they aren't playing for us. Electoral College is a joke. The whole political process is a joke! I voted for Obama, he couldn't do anything they didn't want him to do. Black folks voted for Biden and he passed bills to protect EVERYONE BUT black people! These politicians are all full of shit. The handful that aren't have no power because they refuse to play so they mind as well not be in the game at all.
Tavis has always had a deeper understanding of how it really works. At that time he was hated by so many in the black community it was sad. Tavis is solid and he stands firm on the facts. I’ll always respect that !
Tavis told the truth. Obama had no Black agenda. He had agendas for gay, immigrants, etc. but the only time he spoke up for a black person was when they were shot dead.
Hate may be 'orchestrated' by deceitful lies of the antichrists....if you hear anything bad about anyone, even a person of good character, be sure to first ask: 'who, what, when, where, why, who told you that and how' or you may be misled by the antichrists into developing hardness of heart against others.
The only problem I have with tavis is the way he stereotypes all black families based on the crime in the inner cities .....like there's no upscale black communities with minimal crime .....the reason I know is I've never lived in a high crime black area ....and he probably hasnt either .....there are also high crime white inner cities .....Latino ....and even Asian ....but everybody who lives in these areas aren't criminals ......some live where they do because they don't have the credentials to live elsewhere.
A LIAR will NEVER have a deeper understanding of anything if he can't face himself or herself with TRUTH & HONESTY! Until you can look in mirror and honestly say....I'm the cause, you will never accept the truth about anything!
More nonsense with zero substance. Accountable for what exactly? What didn't he do that he's should have or what did he do that he should t have? Yup, none of you dusty hotep goofs can say. You simply want a handout.
@@smyzo “Hotep Goofs” huh? You sound ignorant. Here’s a few things he could have done: 1. As opposed to bailing out both the banks and automakers he could’ve bailed out homeowners many of which were black folks..Many of which lost their homes. 2. Had he nominated a black female judge as opposed to nominating Merrick Garland..Mitch McConnell would not have held up the nomination because it woulda been politically disastrous for him to attempt to do so. The consequences of this led to the current makeup of a conservative Supreme Court 3. He shoulda did more to push for Prison and Criminal Justice Reform..He had the ability to do so but he deferred thinking that Hilary Clinton would if she got elected..I could go further like publicly denouncing reparations for the descendants of slavery despite being the first black POTUS.. I teach this stuff for living..Praise God I don’t need a handout nor do I look for any..So what I suggest you do.. Instead of calling me a Hotep (I don’t like Umar Johnson ) I’d suggest you pick up a book..read it.. and stop bootlicking!!
@@88omarvelous He didn't bail out the banks ignorant hotep goof, congress did. The president doesn't control the country's purse strings. Read the constitution.
All of us black people need to also understand there was a Republican Senate blocking every pro-black bill Obama tried to pass. We must understand the system of government
Intelligent person period... I'm black Bro...but try not to put color on anyone... it's hard because of these bigots...but God say be HOLY...no color involved...dude i know it's hard, i struggle because of how the cops do us...but we got to do it
While it’s true blacks and whites helped build America, it was white engineers that made America. We contributed greatly, but America would have been America without us. Otherwise Africa would be the most powerful nation if it was due to black ingenuity. That being said, it’s the South that needed blacks for their farms. Read a history book.
@@ddale20 Africa is a continent first of all. Second, there have been many civilized societies in Africa. So, there is a history of innovation in Africa. Look up Timbuktu.
@@ckh937610 bro stop it Timbuktu was created by Arabs as a slave route stop ove a rest over for Arab and blk Muslim slaver's going north..also the majority of the culture and ingenuity came from Arabs not blk Africans...
I've watched Tavis since I was a teenager. It's my hopes Tavis will bring his excellence back to television. I've always admired how he handled his guest even with challenging questions.
He's always been jealous of Obama he was always critical of anything Obama did he thought he was going to get exclusive access to him and when he didn't get wanted he start attacking him he even lied about comments that people said about him like rev al Mr smiley got chewed out by Mr Sharpton for it also
"When you vote for someone you have the right to hold them accountable." Not a right, but a duty. It's the voter's duty to hold your elected official accountable, ESPECIALLY, if they were elected because of your vote.
@@ddale20 I agree with you and even helped campaign for him in before he got elected the first time. It was a historic thing to happen. And I believed in what he was saying. But over the years I seen who he truly was. And will never vote for anybody close to how he is. I've lost so many friends over my views. And all of them called me racist for having a different outlook on things. It's crazy to think that I would even lose 1 friend let alone at least a dozen. Other than my mom I was raised by black people. And of course that's why I thought the way I did. But once I got out of the bubble I was in. I seen how I was truly seen by them. If I went along with everything they did I was considered a friend or family. But if I disagreed I was easily forgotten. It pains me so much to think about that. Because I love them more than 99% of my own family.
But you also have a duty to research for the truth when a statement is made about Black people lost ground under former President Obama. That is NOT true and if you want to learn the FACTS, start with Pew Research. Tavis just FLAT OUT LIED and tried to represent the LIE as a fact! If the TRUTH is really told, Tavis and Cornell West were UPSET because Al Sharpton had access to President Obama and they did not! Again, Tavis is the CAUSE of his own DEMISE and he needs to OWN up to it by stop BLAMING and TRASHING others AND accept RESPONSIBILITY for his ACTIONS!🤔
@@MrScArEy88 Obama did what he could with Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress .....a president is only as effective as the people behind him .... That seems to be the missing factor in evaluating his effectiveness.
This is the missing component to African Americans political understanding. We don't have an agenda to present to an elected official(Republican or Democrat) that we want fulfilled if they want our vote/finances. And then we hold them accountable if the they want our continued support/finances. Tavis had the right idea, but the powers that be within our community cancelled him from the spotlight because he dared questioned our 1st Black president. We'll see if we learned the lesson yet on this next political cycle! Great dialogue!
Sad but true heack look at buffalo new york shooting black americans could of had anti hate crime bill for black people but was thrown under the bus. LBTG,JEWS RELIGION,ASAINS, HISPANICS AND LATINO got anti hate crime bill, laws and protections we just have anti lyching bill and hair discrimination bill.
Barack Obama thought he could make change when he went to the White House. But he ran into a big brick wall of white (bigoted) pols, who just didn't want him to succeed. That Obama won 2 terms is a miracle. That he wasn't assassinated is a miracle. Honestly, there wasn't much Obama could do. Look at the Senate: Mostly old white men who have been there for decades and they're not moving. That's why IMO if Kamala becomes president, she doesn't have a chance to get any legislation passed. The Old white guys won't allow it.
@@Chicago48 You have to try regardless. The way we know what you stand for. If we think that way, we could could say why should we vote for him, he’ll never win the presidency, he’s Black. He overcame those odds, so who knows what he could have accomplished if she held his feet to the fire. Unfortunately we can’t name substantial bills or programs that he tried to pass for African Americans. I’m a native of Chicago. 10 minutes away from his home. I’ve seen it get worse since he’s been in office. He was on the ground in our community and knows what’s needed. Nothing was done to improve the condition. We got a museum coming across the street though. Tearing up a beautiful park the me and friends have childhood memories. We have to get past the sizzle for substance and play this political game for keeps. Our children depend on this for their survival!
What explanations? Just meaningless talking points. That's what you weak hoteps are about. No substance, just try to sound good to get a "preach" "amen" or "yes". Obama did nothing for black people? What did you want him to do? Not a single one of you goofs can actually say. Black people went backwards? How did we go backwards and what did he have to do with it? Again, none of you fake mfs can say.
Back in one of my older chapters of my life, I had the opportunity to be a guest on The Tavis Smiley Show when it was on B.E.T. & I can honestly say, from then till now, he's ALWAYS been consistent. A real decent individual that I was fortunate to meet.
Consistent on what? Words that don't bring solutions for the black problems is like blowing a vuvuzela the loudest for the people to hear. I like men who talk less but do more consistently.
@@pendolangu1000 I can only speak for the works of Mr. Smiley from what "I" know. "I know" he's "always" used his platform to make people aware of what's going on in the world. More specifically, as it applied to my case, he lead the way to exposing my employer on a national level. Which then went global! After he was bold enough to have me on his show ,I then appeared on Bev Smiths & Johnnie Cochrans show, which then lead to my being invited to the Congressional Back Caucus by Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. All because he "spoke words" & shared my case on his platform. By making other aware, he encouraged others to do so as well. In the end, we not only won our case, but now black police officers in the nationals capital can wear their hair in the form of locs without being discriminated upon and/or fired! I solute him for the crucial part he played!
@@pendolangu1000 He's consistent alright...Lying appears to be his Trademark!☠ If that were not so, why did he lose his lawsuit with PBS? If he was so astute, why did he not read the fine print on his contract with PBS? Let me answer just in case you don't know ...His ARROGANCE would not allow him to!
I’m Latino and I had been listening to this man for years, there has never been a dull moment with this man on the microphone. Nothing but blessings and respect for this man.
Have watched Travis for many years, didn't always agree, but respected his opinion until his anti-Obama rant. I am well aware that many of my brothers and sisters love the cutting and edginess of the anti-Obama, anti-establishment and anti-anyone who wears a white shirt and tie stance as did Travis. Based on the circumstances at that time, can someone please tell me what Obama didn't do that could have done? You are uneducated on politics and USA culture if you thought Obama could have drafted and more importantly, got approved anything that specifically targeted Black people.
@@therealscoobydoo if you understand the facts,then you would see "Black people DID LOSE GROUND UNDER obama's presidency !! FACTS, in 2008,UNDER OBAMA, the African American unemployment rate was 16.1% -in 2018,under Trump, the African American unemployment was 6.6% !! you're defending an American hating, incompetent,arrogant president, obama
I've been watching this guy for yearsss and he has been the same the whole time. Even when I didn't agree, I still respected him for believing in his beliefs
In Al Sharpton's world you are a black person to use and do and agree with what he say and think. In his world and buddies you are too dumb to think for yourself. He wants your soul. PERIOD. Travis won't let him lead him and will hold all those jokers (including Barack) accountable.
They are not accountable to you but to the donors. Everytime they legislate voting rights or campaign finance laws ask yourself how much is it affecting the average voter.
You can't even say what you want. Truth is you just want a handout. You have no agenda, how are you gonna hold them accountable weak victim. You simply want the government to save you because you're too weak to do for self.
Blqxx must not rely on whytes for anything they're a separate entity . Laws and presidents are the way. But it's your own communities that lobby against you.
This is one of the best interviews on VladTv. I gotta admit I never liked Shawn Perez when he first came on. But eventually I grew to like him. As for Tavis, well spoken and respected. Bring more interviews like this!
NOPE , YALL THOUGH AS BLACK PEOPLE Y'ALL PUT OBAMA IN OFFICE. NOPE ALL PRESIDENTS IN AMERICA IS SELECTED NOT ELECTED. PLUS OBAMA HAD THE SAME ADMINISTRATION AS GEORGE BUSH. OBAMA WAS JUST THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT. DIDN'T EVERYONE SEE GEORGE BUSH TAKE PRESIDENCY OVER AL GORE. AL GORE REALLY WON. BUT WHO BECAME THE PRESIDENT. OBAMA WAS NOT IN OFFICE FOR BLACK AMERICA. PLUS OBAMA EVEN TOLD THE WORLD THAT AS WELL. OBAMA STATED HE IS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. PLUS OBAMA STATED THE ONLY REASON HE BECAME PRESIDENT IS TO SECURE HIS DAUGHTERS FUTURE FOREVER SO WHEN HE AN HIS WIFE DIE. HIS DAUGHTERS WILL ALWAYS BE SAFE AN SECURE FOR. EVER OBAMA COULD GIVE A DAMN ABOUT HELPING OUT THE BLACK RACE.
This is not true. TS is outdated. He is still stuck in the past. I basically like Tavis, but he is too beholding to the Establishment. It is all about The FBA Code in 2022.
I am so thankful that someone as universally grounded, well spoken and brilliant verbalized my feelings toward the 44th administration. It goes without saying that I admire and respect Barack but that will never give him or anyone else carte blanche to have power without accountability. Thank you Mr. Smiley ✊🏿
I'm sorry,obama is the third worst president in history,he spent eight years dividing our country,creating job killing regulations, gave the worst terrorist nation in world IRAN , $ 400 million American tax dollars to aide their terrorism !! obama,like Biden is a coward, every time something went wrong it was always someone else's fault,never his !! the report from DC said,it took 3 months to fumigate the White House to rid the awful stench of treason
@@anthonyrussell8466 in my opinion Obama did what he could ....considering both the Senate and the house was controlled by Republicans almost 90 percent of the time he was president ....so that's the missing element in his analogy .....he never mentioned that Mitch McConnell and the tea party blocked over 200 of Obama's policies......and many of them were for blacks ......so essentially Obama was damned if he did ......damned if he didn't ....e en if he could have accomplished more .....there are those who would have said he was only focused on blacks ....and not the whole country .....but if he tried to be uplifting for the entire country .....there were those who would say he didn't do enough for blacks ......but that would be the juxtaposition of any black lucky enough to to be president .....but unlucky enough to face the scrutiny from both sides ......but I've always maintained if you put Obama's presidency in total perspective .....look at it from every conceivable angle .....because Republicans did every thing they could to minimize his efforts to get things done.
I miss his wonderful program on public TV, just heartbroken over it. Alas, I can listen on radio. I just miss the wider audience hearing him. 😪 Love what he has accomplished. Great man IMHO.
I have always liked Tavis Smiley and this interview just makes me like him even more. He is one of few that understand the nuances of politics. Just because you like someone doesn't mean you have to agree with everything they say or do. I like that even though Tavis like President Obama, he held him accountable, like any other president and I think President Obama understood that.
he was a dummy on prez obama, obama was not king or a ruler obama was the prez for 8 yrs, his party held congress for 2 years congress passes laws - GO READ YOUR HISTORY
I really respect Tavis. His book, "Death of a King," led me to that respect even more. We're all trying to make it through this way in life and I think Tavis has tried to be his best.
@@TheMidtownPookieewhat do you means? Obama care allows more black people to get Healthcare. And the recent law voted by the democrate will extend the Healthcare and reduce drugs price. Also, because of Obama, more poor people can get Fasfa for college. These are facts.
@@bzb8554 Obama was not the president of only black people. He was the president of all Americans. People who are currently serving in the military observe there more black officers. More black are getting degrees. More blacks have access to Healthcare and the recent laws voted by democrats is extending healthcare access and reducing drugs prices. All these measures benefit black people. We need to stop playing victims and become the subject of our lives
Perfectly said? LOL, he gave specifics about nothing like a typical hotep. Yall are just about victimhood. Specifically what should Obama have done that he didn't do? Oh wait, you can't say either because yall are frauds.
I was waiting for him to explain how the black race lost ground economically under Obama? And when did we gain ground economically before Obama for us to lose ground during his tenure????
Well before the 60s their were more black owned businesses and lower unemployment numbers verses whites before they started the minimum wages actually minimum wage policy had a very horrible affect on blacks that’s when their unemployment went up in numbers their was also black Wall Street but under Barack we were in a recession majority of his terms but the U S has the most black millionaires with entertainment music sports and more and that was on the rise before he was elected I believe that played a big part in him getting elected because are country was on the track of uniting
Omar, my point is why is the onus of economic success in the black community strictly on Barack Obama??? If it’s his job as President then it was also the job of the first 43 President’s. And I can guarantee you none of them had the best interest of Black people in mind. NONE OF THEM. You are assuming because Obama is 1/2 black he can snap his finger and fix all the ills of the Black community.
Tavis always speaking the truth, there is honor in accountability. One thing I strongly didn't like the Obama years was that any criticism of Obama within the diaspora was disrespected and downplayed as if they were sellouts for wanting and expecting better. If anything we wanted to make a beautiful historical moment more honest and more beautiful by making the policies and administration of the first black president pro black also.
@@sidneyliane6322 There were those who criticized Clinton for the crime bill in the 90s but those voices are always drowned out by the ones who deflect like you and say accountability takes away from the successes of the President. We can criticize when they get it wrong and give props when they get it right. That simple, Sidney when you're right you're right and when you're wrong you're wrong.
@@AsToldByManny you can love Bill Clinton your right my friend no need to write and edit a Bible to justify it...I will never call a man that hurt black people that bad first black president 😉...every president are under pressure Obama had the most of all
There was a lot of "I"s in this interview. Smiley wanted to have a voice in the Obama administration that did not occur. The same can be said about Jesse Jackson at the time. Obama was president of the United States, not just African Americans. Being the Chief Executive is more than being the "community organizer," a lot more checks and balances!
Smiley is an individual and he speaks for black people who wanted Obama to be the progressive he ran as. Your job in life isn’t to kiss the rich establishments butt. Obama was a warmonger who gave to the rich while his people were preyed on by his Wall Street masters. The United States and black Americans were worse off with him because he doubled down on the combined bipartisan failures of neoliberals and neocons. You blame republicans and checks and balances when Bush / republicans (other than Trump) never have those problems. Obama could have ended the wars, Pulled back on free trade, punished the banksters and compensated Americans with free homes from the banksters with well over 70% of the country behind him…but that wouldn’t get him a Martha’s Vineyard estate and they would try to take him out.
Yall always say this but Obama was doing tangible things specifically for groups like the LGBTQ, Police, Asians, Native Americans, & Jews while ignoring Black Americans. You dudes always say this when Black ppl wanna hold these politicians accountable after we vote for them. Smh
This has been a great great interview. At first i was upset that Vlad didn't do it.. but now thank God Vlad didn't do it. Great Great questions and even greater answers! Respect brother Tavis!
@@svanablak - No, I just know that Vlad would have taken the conversation in a whole other direction 🤣. It would have been like his interviews with the cutthroats and gangsters he's used to interviewing.
Nothing wrong with being critical of our political leaders. But we’ve seen our activist, Evers, Malcolm, Martin and give their lives for the betterment of our people, and for generations there’s been little improvement. Obama did his part, in a system that was designed to keep him out. Not a person in this comment section including Tavis, had to deal with the personal threats to him and his family, as well as tryin to run this country. Sadly I see this younger generation throwing our elders under the bus because they may have fallen short...or sold out. The government, and special interest got trillions to make you sell out, or delete you, facts. So, Obama gets a pass in my book, because he was the first, and those inspired enough to follow in his footsteps will do so. Or, simply critique in the safety of your homes, like myself, or television and internet platforms like Tavis and millions of others.
We need more political content like this from you Vlad. It's cool to get a break from the entertainment, sports, and street culture every once in a while
FACT, under Trump the African American unemployment rate was6.6%--under obama,it was 16.1% !! Vlad saying "Black people lost ground under obama" is 100% true !!
I agree with this 💯 percent. Everyone always says Mitch McConnell blocked this and that. We saw when trump was in office he said fuck both parties he did what he wanted. I wish Obama would have signed so many executive orders for black people.
Co Sign! I've been saying this for YEARS. OBAMA should've used His EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR BLACK PEOPLE BENEFIT. REAL TALK! To me Obama was A HORRIBLE PRESIDENT for Blacks. FACT!!!
Holding leaders accountable is one thing, but attempting to raise your profile by being controversial is another thing. The biggest problem is he was wrong! I would love to debate him on his statement Black people lost ground under Barack Obama. That is factually incorrect and the way the statement was made absolutely came across as hateful.
Tavis is exactly right about Obama. In his hope to bring the GOP to the table and be a "unifier" he fell short of real change and improvement. Those people were always going to oppose him...
I respect Tavis smiley for his knowledge and contribution, but I don't agree about those presidents he named being pushed into greatness. They might have done something for the black community, but none of their actions were thoroughly enforced.
None of them did anything fdr wouldn’t even sign laws to stop hanging to keep the Dems happy his new deal hurt blacks most it made unions stronger which kept us out of work but there was much more the new deal did to hurt us and lbj was a real racist the civil rights movement was all business
Brother Tavis Smiley is absolutely right ….He one of brilliant minds in critique of politicians and social ills in America ….he is an honorable man and a seeker/ speaker of truth 😮….thank you sir ! 15:33
You're a joke, black people getting appointed to rea positions is symbolism? She ain't got a vote dirty hotep? You clowns are pathetic. Weak losers specializing in victimhood wanting a handout, wanting to be saved because you're to pathetic to do for self. Specifically what did you want Obama or Biden to do? Yall will never answer that because you simply want a handout.
@The Esquire of Sports ® What substance do you have dusty welfare boy. Weak loser looking for a handout. What specifically did you want Obama to do? That's right, you can't say because you have mo substance. Fake mf.
Al was correct. I would liken it to Dave Chappell realizing that certain people weren’t laughing with but at. Saying Clinton was the first black President got taken way out of the context to which Morrison meant it and therefore was probably better left unsaid by both Morrison and then Smiley. That comment alone helped Clinton to ingratiate himself to the black community all the while instilling more racist practices again the black community. This can be seen by not only the bills that were passed during the Clinton years but also by looking at who Clinton pardoned or should I say Clinton’s blatant racism in doling out pardons.
Clinton gave jobs to blacks in his administration, but did nothing for the black community as a whole. Clinton preserved Affirmative Action...but big deal. In the dot com boom if you had a college degree you would've gotten a job anyway. There were unfilled jobs at the height of the dot com boom.
I criticized President Obama, and didn't agree with every single thing he did...but I criticized & critiqued him FAIRLY...my problem with this dude Tavis was not TOTALLY FAIR in his Critique. Him & Cornel West...We remember what you did Tavis
@@Polostar79 Uh...I would say Tavis publicly saying things like President Obama was not being the fulfillment of MLK’s dream is pretty disparaging. Especially when you go on Fox to further spew your disdain. Not sure how that was helpful at the time.
@@Johndale29 it’s only disparagement if it isn’t true. Black people at the time were holding Obama up in the same light as MLK. Tavis saying he isn’t the fulfillment is true. MLK fought for black people. Obama was largely indifferent towards black people. Why do you think you have black men today that praise Trump yet scorn Biden, Obama’s VP. That’s no coincidence.
I agree with most of Mr. Smiley's statements. However the "Caucasian Jews, Wall Street, & the Gay community invested in Barack Obama's campaign over $1milion each. We're as the black community JUST VOTED. Yes their Was some blacks invested but most was " black celebrities. For there own reasons. It's more then just voting.
Lmao You're a 1000% right that's what it's all about. They are gonna help the people that really really got them elected and donated to them. What can the homeless people do for a president. They don't need their vote. It's like Jim Jones back in 1978. Heat tap into the minds of those poor black souls and Told them what they wanna hear and what they wanna see. Health care for everyone. Everybody can afford health care. I'm going to fix the homeless problem yeah right when. I'm going to secure the border. Not if you're a Democrat you're not.
Tavis and Cornell West road Obama like a roller coaster for 8 years, But these 2 men were silent for trump's 4 years. Didn't hear a peep out of neither one of them. They felt a certain way because Barack ignored them. Black wealth grew under democratic presidents, they shrink under Republican presidents. I respected both of them before the Obama years🤷🏿
It is all relative. Most African-American businessmen I know, who are old enough, stated that money really flowed during the Nixon administration. BTW, affirmative action came out of that same admin. Wealth is an accumulation of assets. I would imagine for most people, especially Blacks, home ownership would be a significant piece. Consequently, it should be easy to check. Not saying you are wrong but I would love to see the numbers.
@@micahransom7082 I'm going to have to ask you for some statistics on yours and Tavis's claim about us losing ground during the Obama years. Because we have to grow up and stop saying that same BS about Obama is supposed to do stuff just for black people. That's not why I voted for the man twice. I was looking for that Clinton effect, Looking out for the middle class instead of republicans always Paying attention to the rich, to this day. You should do yourself a favor and Google Obama's record as it pertains to middle class regular Americans, I think you will be surprised
Tavis was one of a few Black People that had a voice and used it to hold Obama accountable. And Black People resented him for telling them the truth about Obama. Tavis was right all along. Obama played Black People!
@@jrperez8283 WHAT is Tavis holding President Obama "accountable" for???? And more importantly, who is HE to hold anyone accountable? Where is his accountability for Reagan, Bush, Clinton and especially TRUMP? He's so comfortable going after President Obama because that's acceptable in some circles. Why won't he go after anyone else? We've had 46 presidents...where is he on holding the rest accountable? He's full of BS. He never liked Obama and was Hillary Clinton's lap dog, being paid to try to bring her the black vote. He's pissed because of a personal issue with Obama and has been throwing salt ever since. He's a clown and I suspect an AGENT.
@@kmyles8599 that's what the internet is for dumbass...it's called Google. To answer your other question, no one is above reproach...we all have a grave to fill. Dumbest people on the internet I swear...look up his comments about Obama.
I appreciate and agree with you and the way you went about your business of holding Obama accountable, so called blacks need to grow up and realize the truth in this dialogue. Peace and love bro. Tavis!
So called blacks need to grow up. Man, shut the hell up and stay in your lane. Black folks have been calling out Nobama for years now for his benign and neglect approach.
And just what the FUCK are any of you crybaby assholes doing yourself!@! You whiny bitches love to point fingers but don't look at your OWN damn life and see that your the problem! I sure don't recall you buffoons calling out that PEDOPHILE/RAPIST Clinton!
With the advantage of time, Tavis makes a better case for presenting his criticisms of Obama.....but that's definitely not how he came off at the time. There was always a very histrionic "truth giver" component in his critiques of Obama which are still quite evident in this interview. The line that particularly struck me here was "I don't hate Barrack Obama, I just love my people." Substitute the name "Barrack Obama" with "Black People" in that sentence and you get the exact same line the modern Klan routinely uses to obscure their intense hatred of those very people. They say, "we don't hate Black people, we just love our White people. It really doesn't take a psychiatrist to see through his skillful verbally camouflaged disdain for Obama, though he realizes he has to temper that to avoid losing further standing in the Black community. He claims to love Obama but just look in his eyes...he's barely able to contain his loathing under the surface.
Yes everyone know that Tavis hates Obama why no one knows and he never did one thing to help Obama he sit back and tried to have meetings with Obama and tell him what to do but he didn't campaign for or showed no help for Obama when he was running for president and like I said the black women is who work the position of helping in politics I was surprised to know people like super dog, Shaq, fifty cent and I could go on and on but it is to many to name didn't vote and some of them said they had never voted and it was because they had money and they didn't think nothing of the rest of the black people but we thought for sure they would vote for the first black president but they didn't and then some of them wanted Obama to be the president to the black people only all of the brothers who are agreeing with Travis probably didn't even vote because they are the ones that always want someone to do something for them and every sense slavery the black woman have always been the backbone of helping the black man and when one bite the bullet they want him too look out for them. I did not care for LeBron James but he put his money where his mouth was in the voting rights and help to get so many of the other teams involved and he didn't just kick back and not do nothing because he had money and that made me and lots of other people look up to him because he is someone that is a caring person for his people and not just thinking about himself he is helping not setting back and complaining about what other people are doing Obama is not the only black that Travis thought had problems but I don't see any fruits of his work he had dislikes for other black leaders so God knows his heart and God knows my heart so let him be the judge.
@bryantturner97: Disdain, huh? Personally, I always sensed that Barack Obama himself, like many of those he spent his life running with at private school and in the Democratic machine held black people outside of his immediate circle in deep contempt. He seemed like the typical immigrant, unable to see or cope with Americas flaws and quick to blame America's dysfunctions on black people "not rising to the occasion..." whatever that means...His facial expressions, body language, and most importantly, words and deeds all reflected that disdain and disinterest whenever he was pressed on black issues or on racial issues. Contrast that to his responses to other constituents like the cops, wallstreet, or Israel...Not once did he tell ANY them to "lower their expectations..." So much for being the President of everyone...Just another Dem owed black votes in perpetuity for the civil rights acts that they refuse to defend against the excesses of the extremists in BOTH parties..Many black people were just so grateful to have someone who looked like them "in power" proving that "we finally made it" that they were, and unfortunately, remain blind to that man's real nature and to his agenda, an agenda which ALWAYS placed the interests and well being of black people dead last when they were considered at all. I never voted for him or for the so called opposition, and time has proven that my decision was correct. The Obama years proved once and for all that outside of SOME, local elections that there are no solutions to the anti-black nature of the system within the system itself. Thanks to interchangeable state, we will still be fighting the very same fights over the same issues 100 years from now and calling it progress ONLY because the technology will have changed...
So basically Obama is more important than the entity of Black people. FOH! I will always prioritize my people over a politician. Btw refute what he said about Black Americans under Barrack Obama’s presidency. You nitpick at that statement cause you can’t dismiss the actual criticisms he had against Obama.
I have to be in the minority here. I disagree with Tavis in that WE have to utilize what we already have to get farther. Under Obama, unemployment was reduced so that everybody, including Black people could go out and seek jobs. I have several millionaire Black friends that became millionaires by hard work and with utilizing what we had instead of waiting on what one man was going to do for us. That is a slave mentality of constantly waiting on what massa is going to hand out. We have fought for better schools, funding for businesses, professional jobs, etc. When we decided to work hard to overcome all of the obstacles that we have had, we have succeeded and continue to succeed. No the playing ground is not level, yes there is racism, yes there are bad cops, yes there is still poverty. But at some point we have to do our part to make our dreams a reality and stop waiting on someone else to do it for us. I understand that everyone is not given the same opportunities but we also can't sit and complain without unceasing attempts to make our own lives better.
Excuses, Obama didn't and doesn't give damn about Black folks in America. This country has the spirit of Babylon-evil and completely wicked. Look toward Yeshua- Jesus because this country and world is about to go down in eight (8) ways- pestilence is one of them.
@@j-short5431 Obama constantly tried to get things done politically and the Republicans even stated that they would veto everything that he signed. It was amazing what he did accomplish based on that fact alone. Additionally unemployment dropped significantly under Obama, which helped all Americans, including us.
@@setaylw What did he do or try to do specifically for black people? And don’t blame republicans because they were there when the Just Act, Lilly Ledbetter Act and DACA were signed.
@@j-short5431 I will name a few that come to mind. Under the American Recovery and reinvestment act of 2009 there was education, Healthcare, infrastructure, and renewable energy that were all addressed. This helped Bkack folk in each arena addressed and also created decreased unemployment for black people. Additionally there was Medicaid expansion which helped people with health care and an unprecedented High School graduation rate among black youth. Obama also added 85 million dollars in funding to hbcu's. His initiative called My Brother's Keeper in 2014 sought to narrow opportunity gaps between young men of color and their white counterparts. This also provided grant funding opportunities to establish mentorship and other programs focused on early childhood development. President's task force on 21st century policing also urged independent investigations of police killings. There was also a decreased incarceration rate during his presidency of black males. In addition to this the mere fact that he was the 1st Black President gave more ambition to Black folks to want to accomplish more. I for one went back to school as he provided an incentive through his example of what could be done.
The problem I had with my black people when it comes to Obama is that whenever I heard another black person disagree with Obama’s politics they spoke as if he wasn’t shit. Of course he was flawed, all humans are. But too many of us acted like he was the enemy. I appreciate Tavis holding him accountable as the president and at the same time not bashing him as a person
Not really.....Obama deserved the pushback he got from black people. We were very naive at the time. And he took full advantage of it. We never expected him to have succeeded. We thought he at least cared about us. He really did not care. He was a typical non FBA tether. He could have been a Man about it instead of being a Punk about it. He was all style but no substance.
We lost ground way before obama we lost ground when we start getting money n ego kicks in when we r ancestors went through slavery u had no choice but to pull together n leave no one behind or starve but we lost our way cuz we don't wanna remember da real root of holding life together we been losing n being blinded n choose to ignore y
That’s true but just as people got excited about Obama if Oprah Winfrey ran for president they would just do the same thing all over again.LeBron James Magic Johnson.They just want to see any black person in the White House some of them
Man, as a black man in America, I understand both Obama and Smiley. Smiley had very strong points about Obama and Obama couldn’t do more because he didn’t want to bite the GOP racial bait. They were just waiting on him to come out strong so they could start the name calling (black panther, black terrorist, Muslim terrorist, anti-white agenda prez, etc). So Obama assessed the risks on both sides and figured his people (minority groups) would be more forgiving than the 30% white population who helped get him elected;twice! The guy found himself between a rock of the GOP and a hard place of minority interest groups. He figured the rock was just way too unbreakable and something’s gotta give. I know it’s messed up but it’s the truth. Don’t get discouraged, people. Keep on going to the polls and holding them, all of them, accountable.
Extreamly accurate depection of geopolitics within america. It really was a game of precential and what could give him a liveable legacy; he was all but abandon by most of the dems. Obama really wanted to intervene but the fact, on national tv, had the people who are suppose to work with him said they're intention is to make him a one term pres pretty much laid out his game. That's why all the political talk in the world is irrevent to me in his situation, and the fact were we are now is a backlash he faced.
John and Robert Kennedy upon taking their official positions were the ones who wrote what Lyndon Johnson signed. Don't forget that. No one under Lyndon Johnson wrote up the Civil Rights Act or the Voting Rights Act it was the Kennedy Brothers who actually brought these two laws into being. How do I know? I was sucking in every bit of information I could at that time.
Sadly, I voted for Obama twice and was greatly disappointed because i did not benefit from his presidency. I vote different now. No more symbolism but substance.
Indeed, I come from a generation, @ one time couldn't even go to the same Restroom/Restaurant . We have come a long way. I am so proud of most of our people. 💜🙏🏾🤲🏽,
Black people have this judgmental mentality. And I say this as a Black person. Nothing done is ever a blessing but always a curse. Here we had the first and probably the last Black President, considering the restraints he was under, he did the best he could. Travis Smiley and others have this holier than thou attitude about his Administration. As if this job is so easy.
Easy. He's a hateful liar who has a personal vendetta against President Obama. Funny that he speaks of holding Obama "accountable" but was SILENT these last 4 years! Now that's something you can't argue about!
"Learn to disagee without being disagreeable". This statement should become a mantra and a practice for every human
being.
I used to like him before his bs rant on Obama. He's a hypocrite. Where was that philosophy when he spent a year with Cornell West going around America bashing the brother, knowing FULL WELL the obstacles he had in front of him. Tavis and West were publicly disagreeable for years. He was full of shit then and he's full of shit now.
Especially our women
I do it all the time but they call me Uncle Tom.I tell people I do not vote because politicians can’t do half of what they say and they say I’m part of the problem.But but I would never tell anybody not to vote.
@@1990758 I don't vote either. And for the exact same reason. It's ALL a game and they aren't playing for us. Electoral College is a joke. The whole political process is a joke! I voted for Obama, he couldn't do anything they didn't want him to do. Black folks voted for Biden and he passed bills to protect EVERYONE BUT black people! These politicians are all full of shit. The handful that aren't have no power because they refuse to play so they mind as well not be in the game at all.
Agreed, every race of people.
"When you love people, you're telling them the truth". Need more people like this.
I miss Tavis smiley on TV. I miss his intelligent views and him giving the news. I hope he makes a comback!
Tavis Smiley has always been extremely, jealous of Obama. No doubt.
Watch this
Mic'd Up - The Devil in Hollywood 2.0
@@DEKMAN99
He voted for him twice to be president can you tell me why he is jealous of Obama?
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Let's start holding these so called parents that are allowing their "loved" ones to create havoc in our communities accountable.
Lol..funny but True.. It's seems like every black community have the same problem
Lol Exactly I agree 1000% when I bring up black on black crime nobody nobody responds to my comment
EXACTLY 110%
100%
You’re right I know people who just gave up on there kids and almost as if they enjoy seeing their kids create havoc
Tavis has always had a deeper understanding of how it really works. At that time he was hated by so many in the black community it was sad. Tavis is solid and he stands firm on the facts. I’ll always respect that !
Tavis told the truth. Obama had no Black agenda. He had agendas for gay, immigrants, etc. but the only time he spoke up for a black person was when they were shot dead.
Facts don’t lie
Hate may be 'orchestrated' by deceitful lies of the antichrists....if you hear anything bad about anyone, even a person of good character, be sure to first ask: 'who, what, when, where, why, who told you that and how' or you may be misled by the antichrists into developing hardness of heart against others.
The only problem I have with tavis is the way he stereotypes all black families based on the crime in the inner cities .....like there's no upscale black communities with minimal crime .....the reason I know is I've never lived in a high crime black area ....and he probably hasnt either .....there are also high crime white inner cities .....Latino ....and even Asian ....but everybody who lives in these areas aren't criminals ......some live where they do because they don't have the credentials to live elsewhere.
A LIAR will NEVER have a deeper understanding of anything if he can't face himself or herself with TRUTH & HONESTY! Until you can look in mirror and honestly say....I'm the cause, you will never accept the truth about anything!
A very good interview.. I had absolutely NO problem with how Tavis and several others held Obama accountable.
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Then do that same thing with PEDOPHILE/RAPIST Bill Clinton dumbass!
More nonsense with zero substance. Accountable for what exactly? What didn't he do that he's should have or what did he do that he should t have?
Yup, none of you dusty hotep goofs can say. You simply want a handout.
@@smyzo “Hotep Goofs” huh? You sound ignorant.
Here’s a few things he could have done:
1. As opposed to bailing out both the banks and automakers he could’ve bailed out homeowners many of which were black folks..Many of which lost their homes.
2. Had he nominated a black female judge as opposed to nominating Merrick Garland..Mitch McConnell would not have held up the nomination because it woulda been politically disastrous for him to attempt to do so. The consequences of this led to the current makeup of a conservative Supreme Court
3. He shoulda did more to push for Prison and Criminal Justice Reform..He had the ability to do so but he deferred thinking that Hilary Clinton would if she got elected..I could go further like publicly denouncing reparations for the descendants of slavery despite being the first black POTUS.. I teach this stuff for living..Praise God I don’t need a handout nor do I look for any..So what I suggest you do.. Instead of calling me a Hotep (I don’t like Umar Johnson ) I’d suggest you pick up a book..read it.. and stop bootlicking!!
@@88omarvelous He didn't bail out the banks ignorant hotep goof, congress did. The president doesn't control the country's purse strings. Read the constitution.
This part should go viral because everyone especially black people need to hear it.
Facts!!
Amen 👍
All of us black people need to also understand there was a Republican Senate blocking every pro-black bill Obama tried to pass. We must understand the system of government
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Yup
Wow, I missed listening to this man. He speaks truth, thank you
It's definitely refreshing to hear an Intelligent Black ⚫️ Man that tells the TRUTH and Stands for what's RIGHT!!! 💯
Intelligent person period... I'm black Bro...but try not to put color on anyone... it's hard because of these bigots...but God say be HOLY...no color involved...dude i know it's hard, i struggle because of how the cops do us...but we got to do it
@@anthonymoody3826 Amen brother!
While it’s true blacks and whites helped build America, it was white engineers that made America. We contributed greatly, but America would have been America without us. Otherwise Africa would be the most powerful nation if it was due to black ingenuity. That being said, it’s the South that needed blacks for their farms. Read a history book.
@@ddale20 Africa is a continent first of all. Second, there have been many civilized societies in Africa. So, there is a history of innovation in Africa. Look up Timbuktu.
@@ckh937610 bro stop it Timbuktu was created by Arabs as a slave route stop ove a rest over for Arab and blk Muslim slaver's going north..also the majority of the culture and ingenuity came from Arabs not blk Africans...
I've watched Tavis since I was a teenager. It's my hopes Tavis will bring his excellence back to television. I've always admired how he handled his guest even with challenging questions.
Television is different now
He was accused of sexual harassment
You do know why he's no longer in television, don't you? Doesn't mean he can't make a comeback though . . .
Travis owns KBLA, the first Black-owned radio station west of MS River.
@@ruthieworldonewomanshow He payed $2.6 million. That metoo hit squad was savage.
"Symbolism has it's place, but so does substance" Great statement
This man is speaking the truth. We have to hold people accountable, especially if you truly have love for them.
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Facts
He's always been jealous of Obama he was always critical of anything Obama did he thought he was going to get exclusive access to him and when he didn't get wanted he start attacking him he even lied about comments that people said about him like rev al Mr smiley got chewed out by Mr Sharpton for it also
Not everything you see on TV are 100% real though.
We say that but we seldom do as a whole. We seem to get amnesia and forget about things that have happened.
"When you vote for someone you have the right to hold them accountable." Not a right, but a duty. It's the voter's duty to hold your elected official accountable, ESPECIALLY, if they were elected because of your vote.
Wish that was true for white ppl with Obama.
I can be proud of Obama being the first black president. However, he was, as a Marxist in my opinion, was horrible for blacks and America! Period!
@@ddale20 I agree with you and even helped campaign for him in before he got elected the first time. It was a historic thing to happen. And I believed in what he was saying. But over the years I seen who he truly was. And will never vote for anybody close to how he is. I've lost so many friends over my views. And all of them called me racist for having a different outlook on things.
It's crazy to think that I would even lose 1 friend let alone at least a dozen. Other than my mom I was raised by black people. And of course that's why I thought the way I did. But once I got out of the bubble I was in. I seen how I was truly seen by them. If I went along with everything they did I was considered a friend or family. But if I disagreed I was easily forgotten. It pains me so much to think about that. Because I love them more than 99% of my own family.
But you also have a duty to research for the truth when a statement is made about Black people lost ground under former President Obama. That is NOT true and if you want to learn the FACTS, start with Pew Research. Tavis just FLAT OUT LIED and tried to represent the LIE as a fact! If the TRUTH is really told, Tavis and Cornell West were UPSET because Al Sharpton had access to President Obama and they did not! Again, Tavis is the CAUSE of his own DEMISE and he needs to OWN up to it by stop BLAMING and TRASHING others AND accept RESPONSIBILITY for his ACTIONS!🤔
@@MrScArEy88 Obama did what he could with Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress .....a president is only as effective as the people behind him .... That seems to be the missing factor in evaluating his effectiveness.
This is the missing component to African Americans political understanding. We don't have an agenda to present to an elected official(Republican or Democrat) that we want fulfilled if they want our vote/finances. And then we hold them accountable if the they want our continued support/finances. Tavis had the right idea, but the powers that be within our community cancelled him from the spotlight because he dared questioned our 1st Black president. We'll see if we learned the lesson yet on this next political cycle! Great dialogue!
Sad but true heack look at buffalo new york shooting black americans could of had anti hate crime bill for black people but was thrown under the bus. LBTG,JEWS RELIGION,ASAINS, HISPANICS AND LATINO got anti hate crime bill, laws and protections we just have anti lyching bill and hair discrimination bill.
I will say the missing component is what Black ppl need to have for self, family and all…….ACCOUNTABILITY! Morals, values & minds are gone, simple.
Trump did
Barack Obama thought he could make change when he went to the White House. But he ran into a big brick wall of white (bigoted) pols, who just didn't want him to succeed. That Obama won 2 terms is a miracle. That he wasn't assassinated is a miracle. Honestly, there wasn't much Obama could do. Look at the Senate: Mostly old white men who have been there for decades and they're not moving. That's why IMO if Kamala becomes president, she doesn't have a chance to get any legislation passed. The Old white guys won't allow it.
@@Chicago48 You have to try regardless. The way we know what you stand for. If we think that way, we could could say why should we vote for him, he’ll never win the presidency, he’s Black. He overcame those odds, so who knows what he could have accomplished if she held his feet to the fire. Unfortunately we can’t name substantial bills or programs that he tried to pass for African Americans. I’m a native of Chicago. 10 minutes away from his home. I’ve seen it get worse since he’s been in office. He was on the ground in our community and knows what’s needed. Nothing was done to improve the condition. We got a museum coming across the street though. Tearing up a beautiful park the me and friends have childhood memories. We have to get past the sizzle for substance and play this political game for keeps. Our children depend on this for their survival!
Simple and respectful explanations!
I respect his choice to be thoughtful and expressive regarding the issues of our country.
Great work, Mr. Smiley!!
What explanations? Just meaningless talking points. That's what you weak hoteps are about. No substance, just try to sound good to get a "preach" "amen" or "yes".
Obama did nothing for black people? What did you want him to do? Not a single one of you goofs can actually say. Black people went backwards? How did we go backwards and what did he have to do with it? Again, none of you fake mfs can say.
Jesus is truth and he is the truth.
No. No. No. This was a cop out. Please do your research on Tavis and Cornell West going against Obama
Back in one of my older chapters of my life, I had the opportunity to be a guest on The Tavis Smiley Show when it was on B.E.T. & I can honestly say, from then till now, he's ALWAYS been consistent. A real decent individual that I was fortunate to meet.
Consistent on what? Words that don't bring solutions for the black problems is like blowing a vuvuzela the loudest for the people to hear. I like men who talk less but do more consistently.
@@pendolangu1000 I can only speak for the works of Mr. Smiley from what "I" know. "I know" he's "always" used his platform to make people aware of what's going on in the world. More specifically, as it applied to my case, he lead the way to exposing my employer on a national level. Which then went global! After he was bold enough to have me on his show ,I then appeared on Bev Smiths & Johnnie Cochrans show, which then lead to my being invited to the Congressional Back Caucus by Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. All because he "spoke words" & shared my case on his platform. By making other aware, he encouraged others to do so as well. In the end, we not only won our case, but now black police officers in the nationals capital can wear their hair in the form of locs without being discriminated upon and/or fired! I solute him for the crucial part he played!
@@pendolangu1000 He's consistent alright...Lying appears to be his Trademark!☠ If that were not so, why did he lose his lawsuit with PBS? If he was so astute, why did he not read the fine print on his contract with PBS? Let me answer just in case you don't know ...His ARROGANCE would not allow him to!
@@greatmusic6512 you no talented 🦝
I Still have a profound RESPECT FOR THIS BROTHER and need to here more from him.❤️🥰
I voted for Obama and watch jews and gays get all these rights while black ppl got Obama phones. Salute Tavis!!
What rights did jews gain.
Happy to see Tavis Smiley again. He would crush the podcast space right now. A very much needed voice.
You mean he doesn't have a podcast or channel?
I wondered why it took Dr Umar Johnson so long to get his
@@MrHammer2088 maybe that's why Vlad didn't want to interview him. He'll be too spooked.
@Sesoo Igbazua
I think the MeToo Mafia came for him when he hit his peak on tv.
If you lost ground under Obama it’s your own fault. What the hell was he supposed to do for black people? He was President of the UNITED STATES!
Absolutely 💯
I’m Latino and I had been listening to this man for years, there has never been a dull moment with this man on the microphone. Nothing but blessings and respect for this man.
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True
Amen mi Hermano ☝🏽
This man telling the Absolute unadulterated 💯 % WHOLE TRUTH
people like Tavis are hated by the communist democrat party for putting their idols in the limelight exposing their corruption
YES HE IS BROTHER👍🏽
Have watched Travis for many years, didn't always agree, but respected his opinion until his anti-Obama rant. I am well aware that many of my brothers and sisters love the cutting and edginess of the anti-Obama, anti-establishment and anti-anyone who wears a white shirt and tie stance as did Travis. Based on the circumstances at that time, can someone please tell me what Obama didn't do that could have done? You are uneducated on politics and USA culture if you thought Obama could have drafted and more importantly, got approved anything that specifically targeted Black people.
@@therealscoobydoo if you understand the facts,then you would see "Black people DID LOSE GROUND UNDER obama's presidency !! FACTS, in 2008,UNDER OBAMA, the African American unemployment rate was 16.1% -in 2018,under Trump, the African American unemployment was 6.6% !! you're defending an American hating, incompetent,arrogant president, obama
No such thing as absolute truth.
One of Shawn Perez's best interview. Tavis is a man's man. Respect. We have to be able to have intellectual conversations and not hate on each other.
Just aware of Shawn Perez
Shawn was very good
Shawn’s a standup gent, I worked with him at bad boy records. He’s a hard worker, smart man, determined. Truly deserves he’s position.
I agree with that
Tavis explained himself very good but his accountability critique seemed like it was more personal!
I've been watching this guy for yearsss and he has been the same the whole time. Even when I didn't agree, I still respected him for believing in his beliefs
The same here ever since he was on BET
Do you really think Congress was going to improve everything Obama wanted to implement for black Americans? Pushing a white washed Congress!
In Al Sharpton's world you are a black person to use and do and agree with what he say and think. In his world and buddies you are too dumb to think for yourself. He wants your soul. PERIOD. Travis won't let him lead him and will hold all those jokers (including Barack) accountable.
No wonder Travis isn’t on these left wing outlets no more.
@@playmaker2121 like VladTV right? Vlad a Leftist rat
I stood by his statements back then and now everybody sees its true
So did I. Any man who stands for his principles, concerning his own people is a credit to the human race. Travis exemplifies that very well.
The reason why politicians do not getting it right is because we don’t hold them accountable. He’s correct. More need to think like him.
They are not accountable to you but to the donors. Everytime they legislate voting rights or campaign finance laws ask yourself how much is it affecting the average voter.
"Exactly!!"you hit it on the head.amen
You can't even say what you want. Truth is you just want a handout. You have no agenda, how are you gonna hold them accountable weak victim. You simply want the government to save you because you're too weak to do for self.
Blqxx must not rely on whytes for anything they're a separate entity . Laws and presidents are the way. But it's your own communities that lobby against you.
y’all don’t even vote foh
This is one of the best interviews on VladTv. I gotta admit I never liked Shawn Perez when he first came on. But eventually I grew to like him. As for Tavis, well spoken and respected. Bring more interviews like this!
I totally agree, we black people did not hold Obama accountable.
We voted him in and went to sleep.
Absolute truth 💯
That's not Obamas fault though
@@bzb8554 exactly
🔨, as with BLM & when I was blogtalk host, discuss many them on my chan
and Biden
No executive orders for, no hate crime bill, no charges
There's NOTHING wrong with accountability for anyone from the POTUS to the man on the street
amen 🙏
NOPE , YALL THOUGH AS BLACK PEOPLE Y'ALL PUT OBAMA IN OFFICE.
NOPE ALL PRESIDENTS IN AMERICA IS SELECTED NOT ELECTED.
PLUS OBAMA HAD THE SAME ADMINISTRATION AS GEORGE BUSH. OBAMA WAS JUST THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT.
DIDN'T EVERYONE SEE GEORGE BUSH TAKE PRESIDENCY OVER AL GORE.
AL GORE REALLY WON. BUT WHO BECAME THE PRESIDENT.
OBAMA WAS NOT IN OFFICE FOR BLACK AMERICA. PLUS OBAMA EVEN TOLD THE WORLD THAT AS WELL.
OBAMA STATED HE IS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
PLUS OBAMA STATED THE ONLY REASON HE BECAME PRESIDENT IS TO SECURE HIS DAUGHTERS FUTURE FOREVER SO WHEN HE AN HIS WIFE DIE.
HIS DAUGHTERS WILL ALWAYS BE SAFE AN SECURE FOR. EVER
OBAMA COULD GIVE A DAMN ABOUT HELPING OUT THE BLACK RACE.
the only problem is when his first "black president " bill doesn't have any of the accountability with everything we know he did to blacks
@@sidneyliane6322 what did he do to blacks?
@@sdhsn774 he let the banksters who stole our wealth get off Scott free while giving them 30 trillion. You don’t know politics
Tavis Was WAYYYYY ahead of his time with his take on Obama.
Very true...And I was politically too dumb to know better at the time.
Way ahead of his time! The way Tom Joyner did him… smh!!
Lol no he wasn't. Black people are just purposely ignorant.
@@gregyoung3278 much respected you a lot of people wanna say that
His dusty hotep take with no specifics given because you weak losers just want a handout.
Tavis is on point! It's sad too many black folks were fans instead of a powerful, informed voting base.
Willie Lynch is to blame
We were Obama stans so you could never openly critique him without backlash.
He is not amongst the greats but Im happy A black man got a fair chance.
@@cannottrust3710 Shiddddddd, I always openly criticized that dude.....Man was too much of a clown .
Who's providing them with the information? Is it their former slave masters?
This is not true. TS is outdated. He is still stuck in the past. I basically like Tavis, but he is too beholding to the Establishment. It is all about The FBA Code in 2022.
I am so thankful that someone as universally grounded, well spoken and brilliant verbalized my feelings toward the 44th administration. It goes without saying that I admire and respect Barack but that will never give him or anyone else carte blanche to have power without accountability. Thank you Mr. Smiley ✊🏿
But in 2008-2012 he was telling blacks to vote for BO
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I'm sorry,obama is the third worst president in history,he spent eight years dividing our country,creating job killing regulations, gave the worst terrorist nation in world IRAN , $ 400 million American tax dollars to aide their terrorism !! obama,like Biden is a coward, every time something went wrong it was always someone else's fault,never his !! the report from DC said,it took 3 months to fumigate the White House to rid the awful stench of treason
He was telling them to vote but as you heard, he wanted to hold him accountable!!!! Come on, you got to listen
@@anthonyrussell8466 in my opinion Obama did what he could ....considering both the Senate and the house was controlled by Republicans almost 90 percent of the time he was president ....so that's the missing element in his analogy .....he never mentioned that Mitch McConnell and the tea party blocked over 200 of Obama's policies......and many of them were for blacks ......so essentially Obama was damned if he did ......damned if he didn't ....e en if he could have accomplished more .....there are those who would have said he was only focused on blacks ....and not the whole country .....but if he tried to be uplifting for the entire country .....there were those who would say he didn't do enough for blacks ......but that would be the juxtaposition of any black lucky enough to to be president .....but unlucky enough to face the scrutiny from both sides ......but I've always maintained if you put Obama's presidency in total perspective .....look at it from every conceivable angle .....because Republicans did every thing they could to minimize his efforts to get things done.
I miss his wonderful program on public TV, just heartbroken over it. Alas, I can listen on radio. I just miss the wider audience hearing him. 😪 Love what he has accomplished. Great man IMHO.
I have always liked Tavis Smiley and this interview just makes me like him even more. He is one of few that understand the nuances of politics. Just because you like someone doesn't mean you have to agree with everything they say or do. I like that even though Tavis like President Obama, he held him accountable, like any other president and I think President Obama understood that.
Totally feel the same. My mama use watch him every sunday morning before church
he was a dummy on prez obama, obama was not king or a ruler
obama was the prez for 8 yrs, his party held congress for 2 years
congress passes laws - GO READ YOUR HISTORY
Since we're talking about accountability, did Tavis settle with his accusers?
@@ariesgirl9592 Exactly
@@STell743 they don't want to talk about that!
Love this guy.. he always represented the truth.
This interview is marvellous. Accountability is the way to go..
I really respect Tavis. His book, "Death of a King," led me to that respect even more. We're all trying to make it through this way in life and I think Tavis has tried to be his best.
I have to read that.
The only king there is is Jesus think everyone needs to really remember that and don’t forget that
@@kS-yn1gw The "King" in Tavis' book is Martin Luther King, Jr., not King Jesus, if that helps
@@medusausi Hah Hah...LOL!
@@ginahickman6864 Lol
Many black Americans have Healthcare today because of Obama. Obama extended the Fasfa program which allow more poor people to access education.
WHAT!!?? THAT NOT TRUE 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️ THIS OBAMA WORSHIP IS WHY WE DON'T GET NOTHING
Speak on it!!
@@TheMidtownPookieewhat do you means? Obama care allows more black people to get Healthcare. And the recent law voted by the democrate will extend the Healthcare and reduce drugs price. Also, because of Obama, more poor people can get Fasfa for college. These are facts.
Because of the extention of Fasfa, more black children are graduating college.
@@bzb8554 Obama was not the president of only black people. He was the president of all Americans. People who are currently serving in the military observe there more black officers. More black are getting degrees. More blacks have access to Healthcare and the recent laws voted by democrats is extending healthcare access and reducing drugs prices. All these measures benefit black people. We need to stop playing victims and become the subject of our lives
Wow my respect for Tavis Smiley has went up even more. Just calling it what it is. He is not lying.
truth is the sine qua non.....where there is truth, there is light for they are one in Jesus Christ forever.
Ever since Obama turned down a Tavis interview, he has never forgotten
I remember this well.
Obama can't stand to be around real man remember he's married to a transgender.
@The Esquire of Sports ® what slick talking bs? Can you elaborate? Please don't ask me to "look it up for yourself" because that is bs. Thank you
Because he was going to do his job
This is an extremely articulated interview on both sides.WELL DONE !
I like this interviewer, vlad be goofy sometimes
Perfectly said and so true
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Perfectly said? LOL, he gave specifics about nothing like a typical hotep. Yall are just about victimhood.
Specifically what should Obama have done that he didn't do? Oh wait, you can't say either because yall are frauds.
still waiting for the accountability of his first black president Bill Clinton
This is such a great interview. I really respect this man & how he has pushed us further as a community.
So many hot black chick commenting on this vid,
@@AnonymousanonymousA 🙏🙏🙏
I wanna push you further as a community
And caused a huge separation within the community pushing a dishonest narrative about the real first black president
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I was waiting for him to explain how the black race lost ground economically under Obama? And when did we gain ground economically before Obama for us to lose ground during his tenure????
Well before the 60s their were more black owned businesses and lower unemployment numbers verses whites before they started the minimum wages actually minimum wage policy had a very horrible affect on blacks that’s when their unemployment went up in numbers their was also black Wall Street but under Barack we were in a recession majority of his terms but the U S has the most black millionaires with entertainment music sports and more and that was on the rise before he was elected I believe that played a big part in him getting elected because are country was on the track of uniting
The point is we should've gained some ground by the end of both of his terms!!!
Omar, my point is why is the onus of economic success in the black community strictly on Barack Obama??? If it’s his job as President then it was also the job of the first 43 President’s. And I can guarantee you none of them had the best interest of Black people in mind. NONE OF THEM. You are assuming because Obama is 1/2 black he can snap his finger and fix all the ills of the Black community.
@@omarbrown1776 so, increase Black home ownership isn't gaining ground?
You have to be investors.
I really appreciate what Tavis said in this interview.
He spoke ignorant hotep nonsense in circles. LOL at you weak pathetic victims.
Tavis always speaking the truth, there is honor in accountability. One thing I strongly didn't like the Obama years was that any criticism of Obama within the diaspora was disrespected and downplayed as if they were sellouts for wanting and expecting better. If anything we wanted to make a beautiful historical moment more honest and more beautiful by making the policies and administration of the first black president pro black also.
where is the accountability for ya'll first black president Bill Clinton 🤔...that jailed black in masses
@@sidneyliane6322 There were those who criticized Clinton for the crime bill in the 90s but those voices are always drowned out by the ones who deflect like you and say accountability takes away from the successes of the President. We can criticize when they get it wrong and give props when they get it right. That simple, Sidney when you're right you're right and when you're wrong you're wrong.
@@AsToldByManny you can love Bill Clinton your right my friend no need to write and edit a Bible to justify it...I will never call a man that hurt black people that bad first black president 😉...every president are under pressure Obama had the most of all
@@sidneyliane6322 Never said Obama didn't have it harder just wished he made such differences that earned the hate he was given anyway.
Tavis is lying in this interview. He's pulling a Trump** and changing the historic narrative because time has gone by.
Tavis is spot on. Dr. Claude Anderson called long time ago.
Claude Anderson is great.
still waiting for the accountability of his first black president Bill Clinton that jailed blacks in masses
@@speaktruthpeace1612 very GREAT INDEED!!!
There was a lot of "I"s in this interview. Smiley wanted to have a voice in the Obama administration that did not occur. The same can be said about Jesse Jackson at the time. Obama was president of the United States, not just African Americans. Being the Chief Executive is more than being the "community organizer," a lot more checks and balances!
Obama pimped us
I agree, Smiley has an hurt ego.
Smiley is an individual and he speaks for black people who wanted Obama to be the progressive he ran as. Your job in life isn’t to kiss the rich establishments butt. Obama was a warmonger who gave to the rich while his people were preyed on by his Wall Street masters. The United States and black Americans were worse off with him because he doubled down on the combined bipartisan failures of neoliberals and neocons. You blame republicans and checks and balances when Bush / republicans (other than Trump) never have those problems.
Obama could have ended the wars, Pulled back on free trade, punished the banksters and compensated Americans with free homes from the banksters with well over 70% of the country behind him…but that wouldn’t get him a Martha’s Vineyard estate and they would try to take him out.
@@chedebnam6025 if only you cared about policy. You would understand why Obama was a monster.
Yall always say this but Obama was doing tangible things specifically for groups like the LGBTQ, Police, Asians, Native Americans, & Jews while ignoring Black Americans.
You dudes always say this when Black ppl wanna hold these politicians accountable after we vote for them. Smh
This has been a great great interview. At first i was upset that Vlad didn't do it.. but now thank God Vlad didn't do it. Great Great questions and even greater answers! Respect brother Tavis!
Vlad would have asked what trailer park gangs in Indiana did he belong to and how did he bribe the mayor out of sending him to prison.
YES !!
you were disappointed that blad didn't do it???
@@svanablak I said at first...
@@svanablak - No, I just know that Vlad would have taken the conversation in a whole other direction 🤣. It would have been like his interviews with the cutthroats and gangsters he's used to interviewing.
I'm all in for holding our politicians accountable!! Great interview glad alot of people are waking up to the facts he's making...👏👏💪🤝💪
But not ENOUGH of Our People is WAKING UPPPP.🤔😳🙏
Yes!!
I fuck with Tavis. He aint with that pacify shit blacks folks appreciate so much.
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Nothing wrong with being critical of our political leaders. But we’ve seen our activist, Evers, Malcolm, Martin and give their lives for the betterment of our people, and for generations there’s been little improvement. Obama did his part, in a system that was designed to keep him out. Not a person in this comment section including Tavis, had to deal with the personal threats to him and his family, as well as tryin to run this country. Sadly I see this younger generation throwing our elders under the bus because they may have fallen short...or sold out.
The government, and special interest got trillions to make you sell out, or delete you, facts. So, Obama gets a pass in my book, because he was the first, and those inspired enough to follow in his footsteps will do so. Or, simply critique in the safety of your homes, like myself, or television and internet platforms like Tavis and millions of others.
Very well said my brother
We need more political content like this from you Vlad. It's cool to get a break from the entertainment, sports, and street culture every once in a while
Definitely agree
From both perspectives and not just one. Vlad is very one sided.
FACT, under Trump the African American unemployment rate was6.6%--under obama,it was 16.1% !! Vlad saying "Black people lost ground under obama" is 100% true !!
I agree with this 💯 percent. Everyone always says Mitch McConnell blocked this and that. We saw when trump was in office he said fuck both parties he did what he wanted. I wish Obama would have signed so many executive orders for black people.
Republicans had the majority for 2 years. That's how Trump got all those bs tax cuts for the Rich passed..
1 stroke of the pen!!!
I been saying the same thing. That's what I liked about Trump he didn't let either party drag him around.
Co Sign! I've been saying this for YEARS. OBAMA should've used His EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR BLACK PEOPLE BENEFIT. REAL TALK! To me Obama was A HORRIBLE PRESIDENT for Blacks. FACT!!!
Why do he need to sign so many executive orders for Black people why do you need a presidents help anyway
Holding leaders accountable is one thing, but attempting to raise your profile by being controversial is another thing. The biggest problem is he was wrong! I would love to debate him on his statement Black people lost ground under Barack Obama. That is factually incorrect and the way the statement was made absolutely came across as hateful.
What Obama did for America r black people
Obama is why we are in the mess we are in today
Your statement is absolutely ridiculous
Tavis, has issues with Obama because he felt snubbed because Barack couldn’t attend one of his events. It’s personal.
@@NedKelly663 ... historically who’s responsible for the mess Black America has been dealt. It took generations to design the mess.
Tavis lives and stands on his square. Salute!
Tavis is exactly right about Obama. In his hope to bring the GOP to the table and be a "unifier" he fell short of real change and improvement. Those people were always going to oppose him...
He could have done more with Executive orders, I think.
What can Obama do? These people fought him tooth and nail.
@@zedaclemons1097 Tavis Smiley is full of crap.
@@zedaclemons1097 Executive Orders and other ways around GOP Congress.
@@ginahickman6864 not everything can be done via executive order. Also, they would have been eliminated in 2017
Yes. When you love Black people, you tell them the truth. Thanks for the truth, Mr. Smiley.
Just like Larry elder and Thomas sowell
You listen to a individual that is bringing black people down and not enough to lift them up.
That’s a supposition
@@dj7577 We don't need know god damn upliftment smh.
Black folk know the truth, we’ve been here long enough. We especially know how to critique, when are we going to learn how to act.
I respect Tavis smiley for his knowledge and contribution, but I don't agree about those presidents he named being pushed into greatness. They might have done something for the black community, but none of their actions were thoroughly enforced.
None of them did anything fdr wouldn’t even sign laws to stop hanging to keep the Dems happy his new deal hurt blacks most it made unions stronger which kept us out of work but there was much more the new deal did to hurt us and lbj was a real racist the civil rights movement was all business
Agreed certainly when he mentioned LBJ. Dude was a clear racist who didn’t care about blacks. Everyone knows that.
@@Sreed8392 black ppl don’t know this
@@darrickbrisco5016 True but I know lots of blacks who do know LBJ was racist.
Correct. This country was built on standards that didn’t include us.
Brother Tavis Smiley is absolutely right ….He one of brilliant minds in critique of politicians and social ills in America ….he is an honorable man and a seeker/ speaker of truth 😮….thank you sir ! 15:33
"Symbolism has its place, but so does Substance". That's gospel right there, let the people say AMEN!!!......
Ironic since he gives no substance, no specifics.
You're a joke, black people getting appointed to rea positions is symbolism? She ain't got a vote dirty hotep? You clowns are pathetic. Weak losers specializing in victimhood wanting a handout, wanting to be saved because you're to pathetic to do for self.
Specifically what did you want Obama or Biden to do? Yall will never answer that because you simply want a handout.
@@smyzo IYKYK
@The Esquire of Sports ® What substance do you have dusty welfare boy. Weak loser looking for a handout. What specifically did you want Obama to do? That's right, you can't say because you have mo substance. Fake mf.
@The Esquire of Sports ® Yhe right wing media is your master weak house boy. Doing work for massa.
Al was correct. I would liken it to Dave Chappell realizing that certain people weren’t laughing with but at. Saying Clinton was the first black President got taken way out of the context to which Morrison meant it and therefore was probably better left unsaid by both Morrison and then Smiley. That comment alone helped Clinton to ingratiate himself to the black community all the while instilling more racist practices again the black community. This can be seen by not only the bills that were passed during the Clinton years but also by looking at who Clinton pardoned or should I say Clinton’s blatant racism in doling out pardons.
Clinton gave jobs to blacks in his administration, but did nothing for the black community as a whole. Clinton preserved Affirmative Action...but big deal. In the dot com boom if you had a college degree you would've gotten a job anyway. There were unfilled jobs at the height of the dot com boom.
Finally a Vladtv interview without asking how the crack epidemic affected them in the 80's
I criticized President Obama, and didn't agree with every single thing he did...but I criticized & critiqued him FAIRLY...my problem with this dude Tavis was not TOTALLY FAIR in his Critique. Him & Cornel West...We remember what you did Tavis
Nice to see and hear his thoughts again. Awesome interview. Would be great to hear more of him
There is a difference between holding someone accountable and disparaging them. 🤷🏾♂️
Shut up NIGGA. Obama was and is TRASH. In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is KING. You blinded emotional fools will never win.
He never disparaged Obama. All he said was hold Obama accountable the way you would any politician and black folks lost their minds.
@@Polostar79 Uh...I would say Tavis publicly saying things like President Obama was not being the fulfillment of MLK’s dream is pretty disparaging. Especially when you go on Fox to further spew your disdain. Not sure how that was helpful at the time.
@@Johndale29 it’s only disparagement if it isn’t true. Black people at the time were holding Obama up in the same light as MLK. Tavis saying he isn’t the fulfillment is true. MLK fought for black people. Obama was largely indifferent towards black people. Why do you think you have black men today that praise Trump yet scorn Biden, Obama’s VP. That’s no coincidence.
@@Johndale29 Exactamundo...
Lets go! This the part I was waiting on💯💪🏾
My life didn't change or go back because of Obamas presidency. People love to complain and deflect about their personal failures.
I agree with most of Mr. Smiley's statements. However the "Caucasian Jews, Wall Street, & the Gay community invested in Barack Obama's campaign over $1milion each. We're as the black community JUST VOTED. Yes their Was some blacks invested but most was " black celebrities. For there own reasons. It's more then just voting.
LOL at your ignorance
Lmao You're a 1000% right that's what it's all about. They are gonna help the people that really really got them elected and donated to them. What can the homeless people do for a president. They don't need their vote. It's like Jim Jones back in 1978. Heat tap into the minds of those poor black souls and Told them what they wanna hear and what they wanna see. Health care for everyone. Everybody can afford health care. I'm going to fix the homeless problem yeah right when. I'm going to secure the border. Not if you're a Democrat you're not.
Tavis and Cornell West road Obama like a roller coaster for 8 years, But these 2 men were silent for trump's 4 years. Didn't hear a peep out of neither one of them. They felt a certain way because Barack ignored them. Black wealth grew under democratic presidents, they shrink under Republican presidents. I respected both of them before the Obama years🤷🏿
Exactly! Keep the same energy!
It is all relative. Most African-American businessmen I know, who are old enough, stated that money really flowed during the Nixon administration. BTW, affirmative action came out of that same admin. Wealth is an accumulation of assets. I would imagine for most people, especially Blacks, home ownership would be a significant piece. Consequently, it should be easy to check. Not saying you are wrong but I would love to see the numbers.
The energy changed cause they expect neglect from Trump they didn’t expect it from BO.
No we lost ground that is Fact Obama do nothing for black people 🙄 🤔 this good post brother
@@micahransom7082 I'm going to have to ask you for some statistics on yours and Tavis's claim about us losing ground during the Obama years. Because we have to grow up and stop saying that same BS about Obama is supposed to do stuff just for black people. That's not why I voted for the man twice. I was looking for that Clinton effect, Looking out for the middle class instead of republicans always Paying attention to the rich, to this day. You should do yourself a favor and Google Obama's record as it pertains to middle class regular Americans, I think you will be surprised
Tavis was one of a few Black People
that had a voice and used it to hold
Obama accountable. And Black People resented him for telling
them the truth about Obama.
Tavis was right all along. Obama played Black People!
Hold him accountable for what, exactly? And where was he during the Reagan, Clinton, Bush and Trump years?
@@kmyles8599 huh?
@@jrperez8283 WHAT is Tavis holding President Obama "accountable" for???? And more importantly, who is HE to hold anyone accountable? Where is his accountability for Reagan, Bush, Clinton and especially TRUMP? He's so comfortable going after President Obama because that's acceptable in some circles. Why won't he go after anyone else? We've had 46 presidents...where is he on holding the rest accountable? He's full of BS. He never liked Obama and was Hillary Clinton's lap dog, being paid to try to bring her the black vote. He's pissed because of a personal issue with Obama and has been throwing salt ever since. He's a clown and I suspect an AGENT.
@@kmyles8599 that's what the internet is for dumbass...it's called Google. To answer your other question, no one is above reproach...we all have a grave to fill. Dumbest people on the internet I swear...look up his comments about Obama.
Thank You Tavis, I agree 💯 with you.
I appreciate and agree with you and the way you went about your business of holding Obama accountable, so called blacks need to grow up and realize the truth in this dialogue. Peace and love bro. Tavis!
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So called blacks need to grow up. Man, shut the hell up and stay in your lane. Black folks have been calling out Nobama for years now for his benign and neglect approach.
And just what the FUCK are any of you crybaby assholes doing yourself!@! You whiny bitches love to point fingers but don't look at your OWN damn life and see that your the problem! I sure don't recall you buffoons calling out that PEDOPHILE/RAPIST Clinton!
but will he hold his first black president Bill Clinton accountable for the mass incarceration of blacks? probably no
@@sidneyliane6322 am hold both & all such as deck of cards
With the advantage of time, Tavis makes a better case for presenting his criticisms of Obama.....but that's definitely not how he came off at the time. There was always a very histrionic "truth giver" component in his critiques of Obama which are still quite evident in this interview. The line that particularly struck me here was "I don't hate Barrack Obama, I just love my people." Substitute the name "Barrack Obama" with "Black People" in that sentence and you get the exact same line the modern Klan routinely uses to obscure their intense hatred of those very people. They say, "we don't hate Black people, we just love our White people. It really doesn't take a psychiatrist to see through his skillful verbally camouflaged disdain for Obama, though he realizes he has to temper that to avoid losing further standing in the Black community. He claims to love Obama but just look in his eyes...he's barely able to contain his loathing under the surface.
Yes everyone know that Tavis hates Obama why no one knows and he never did one thing to help Obama he sit back and tried to have meetings with Obama and tell him what to do but he didn't campaign for or showed no help for Obama when he was running for president and like I said the black women is who work the position of helping in politics I was surprised to know people like super dog, Shaq, fifty cent and I could go on and on but it is to many to name didn't vote and some of them said they had never voted and it was because they had money and they didn't think nothing of the rest of the black people but we thought for sure they would vote for the first black president but they didn't and then some of them wanted Obama to be the president to the black people only all of the brothers who are agreeing with Travis probably didn't even vote because they are the ones that always want someone to do something for them and every sense slavery the black woman have always been the backbone of helping the black man and when one bite the bullet they want him too look out for them. I did not care for LeBron James but he put his money where his mouth was in the voting rights and help to get so many of the other teams involved and he didn't just kick back and not do nothing because he had money and that made me and lots of other people look up to him because he is someone that is a caring person for his people and not just thinking about himself he is helping not setting back and complaining about what other people are doing Obama is not the only black that Travis thought had problems but I don't see any fruits of his work he had dislikes for other black leaders so God knows his heart and God knows my heart so let him be the judge.
@bryantturner97: Disdain, huh? Personally, I always sensed that Barack Obama himself, like many of those he spent his life running with at private school and in the Democratic machine held black people outside of his immediate circle in deep contempt. He seemed like the typical immigrant, unable to see or cope with Americas flaws and quick to blame America's dysfunctions on black people "not rising to the occasion..." whatever that means...His facial expressions, body language, and most importantly, words and deeds all reflected that disdain and disinterest whenever he was pressed on black issues or on racial issues. Contrast that to his responses to other constituents like the cops, wallstreet, or Israel...Not once did he tell ANY them to "lower their expectations..." So much for being the President of everyone...Just another Dem owed black votes in perpetuity for the civil rights acts that they refuse to defend against the excesses of the extremists in BOTH parties..Many black people were just so grateful to have someone who looked like them "in power" proving that "we finally made it" that they were, and unfortunately, remain blind to that man's real nature and to his agenda, an agenda which ALWAYS placed the interests and well being of black people dead last when they were considered at all. I never voted for him or for the so called opposition, and time has proven that my decision was correct. The Obama years proved once and for all that outside of SOME, local elections that there are no solutions to the anti-black nature of the system within the system itself. Thanks to interchangeable state, we will still be fighting the very same fights over the same issues 100 years from now and calling it progress ONLY because the technology will have changed...
I'm not sure he's loathing, but he is definitely telling the truth overall. 🤔 🧐
It requires a high measure of maturity, restraint and humiliation, to receive his message... There were no evidence of hypocrisy in his pronouncements
So basically Obama is more important than the entity of Black people. FOH! I will always prioritize my people over a politician. Btw refute what he said about Black Americans under Barrack Obama’s presidency. You nitpick at that statement cause you can’t dismiss the actual criticisms he had against Obama.
I have to be in the minority here. I disagree with Tavis in that WE have to utilize what we already have to get farther. Under Obama, unemployment was reduced so that everybody, including Black people could go out and seek jobs. I have several millionaire Black friends that became millionaires by hard work and with utilizing what we had instead of waiting on what one man was going to do for us. That is a slave mentality of constantly waiting on what massa is going to hand out. We have fought for better schools, funding for businesses, professional jobs, etc. When we decided to work hard to overcome all of the obstacles that we have had, we have succeeded and continue to succeed. No the playing ground is not level, yes there is racism, yes there are bad cops, yes there is still poverty. But at some point we have to do our part to make our dreams a reality and stop waiting on someone else to do it for us. I understand that everyone is not given the same opportunities but we also can't sit and complain without unceasing attempts to make our own lives better.
The “black people need to work harder” argument. Has nothing to do with politics
Excuses,
Obama didn't and doesn't give damn about Black folks in America.
This country has the spirit of Babylon-evil and completely wicked. Look toward Yeshua- Jesus because this country and world is about to go down in eight (8) ways- pestilence is one of them.
@@j-short5431 Obama constantly tried to get things done politically and the Republicans even stated that they would veto everything that he signed. It was amazing what he did accomplish based on that fact alone. Additionally unemployment dropped significantly under Obama, which helped all Americans, including us.
@@setaylw What did he do or try to do specifically for black people?
And don’t blame republicans because they were there when the Just Act, Lilly Ledbetter Act and DACA were signed.
@@j-short5431 I will name a few that come to mind. Under the American Recovery and reinvestment act of 2009 there was education, Healthcare, infrastructure, and renewable energy that were all addressed. This helped Bkack folk in each arena addressed and also created decreased unemployment for black people. Additionally there was Medicaid expansion which helped people with health care and an unprecedented High School graduation rate among black youth. Obama also added 85 million dollars in funding to hbcu's. His initiative called My Brother's Keeper in 2014 sought to narrow opportunity gaps between young men of color and their white counterparts. This also provided grant funding opportunities to establish mentorship and other programs focused on early childhood development. President's task force on 21st century policing also urged independent investigations of police killings. There was also a decreased incarceration rate during his presidency of black males. In addition to this the mere fact that he was the 1st Black President gave more ambition to Black folks to want to accomplish more. I for one went back to school as he provided an incentive through his example of what could be done.
Consistent and unflappable!!! Real courage. Don't always agree, but always respect.
Tavis is the man!! He is 100% correct
The problem I had with my black people when it comes to Obama is that whenever I heard another black person disagree with Obama’s politics they spoke as if he wasn’t shit. Of course he was flawed, all humans are. But too many of us acted like he was the enemy. I appreciate Tavis holding him accountable as the president and at the same time not bashing him as a person
I was this way for a short time until I started seeing him actually being President. I was very disappointed in BO as president.
I think the pushback that Tavis got was primarily because he held Obama more accountable than Trump which was what many of Obama's detractors did.
Facts! People got waaay to personal when he didn't get certain things passed.
Not really.....Obama deserved the pushback he got from black people. We were very naive at the time. And he took full advantage of it. We never expected him to have succeeded. We thought he at least cared about us. He really did not care. He was a typical non FBA tether. He could have been a Man about it instead of being a Punk about it. He was all style but no substance.
@@StayTunedReviews No, Tavis was partly about himself. He had sold out to Hillary Clinton at the time. We knew that back then.
We lost ground way before obama we lost ground when we start getting money n ego kicks in when we r ancestors went through slavery u had no choice but to pull together n leave no one behind or starve but we lost our way cuz we don't wanna remember da real root of holding life together we been losing n being blinded n choose to ignore y
Thanks for sharing, shalom and kudos.
Tavis Smiley is absolutely correct, I truly admire his integrity
U know I’m pleased with this interview cousin
@@lawrenceguillory8086 I know it
One question should have been: "OK, Tavis, so when are you running for President of the United States?
Black we have to learn to disagree and still have common ground and respect
That’s true but just as people got excited about Obama if Oprah Winfrey ran for president they would just do the same thing all over again.LeBron James Magic Johnson.They just want to see any black person in the White House some of them
Man, as a black man in America, I understand both Obama and Smiley. Smiley had very strong points about Obama and Obama couldn’t do more because he didn’t want to bite the GOP racial bait. They were just waiting on him to come out strong so they could start the name calling (black panther, black terrorist, Muslim terrorist, anti-white agenda prez, etc). So Obama assessed the risks on both sides and figured his people (minority groups) would be more forgiving than the 30% white population who helped get him elected;twice!
The guy found himself between a rock of the GOP and a hard place of minority interest groups. He figured the rock was just way too unbreakable and something’s gotta give.
I know it’s messed up but it’s the truth. Don’t get discouraged, people. Keep on going to the polls and holding them, all of them, accountable.
Presidents are selected not elected by the people, Trump and Obama are proof.
1 John 5:19
Extreamly accurate depection of geopolitics within america. It really was a game of precential and what could give him a liveable legacy; he was all but abandon by most of the dems. Obama really wanted to intervene but the fact, on national tv, had the people who are suppose to work with him said they're intention is to make him a one term pres pretty much laid out his game. That's why all the political talk in the world is irrevent to me in his situation, and the fact were we are now is a backlash he faced.
😆🤣🤣🤣 delusional ASF they had the house in senate. He done everything for illegals in gays. I worked his campaign in it's a big regret.
@@lolawinewinelola prove it and on top of that prove what he did for the gays that was illegal
@@lolawinewinelola Spot on!!
Travis always has been a well spoken gentleman 💯‼️‼️
Obamas problem was he didn’t want to go against the establishment!!!👍🏿👍🏿
Yup...
He sure bought flag that against establishment
You're a 1000% right. If you want to get re elected you better stay and you're lame.
Tavis was a great interviewer, and his show was great.
Hey black peoples…. We got PLAYED…. Let’s learn from it
@@ivydaniels5302 who did we get played by ......trump?
Great leaders have to be pushed into it" amen brother . Just like one of my favourite sayings : Heroes aren't born. They're cornered...
John and Robert Kennedy upon taking their official positions were the ones who wrote what Lyndon Johnson signed. Don't forget that. No one under Lyndon Johnson wrote up the Civil Rights Act or the Voting Rights Act it was the Kennedy Brothers who actually brought these two laws into being. How do I know? I was sucking in every bit of information I could at that time.
Sadly, I voted for Obama twice and was greatly disappointed because i did not benefit from his presidency. I vote different now. No more symbolism but substance.
Indeed, I come from a generation, @ one time couldn't even go to the same Restroom/Restaurant . We have come a long way. I am so proud of most of our people. 💜🙏🏾🤲🏽,
@Janice Blount
I voted for President, Obama..I am so proud of him and his family.
You are assuming too much..🙏🏾🤲🏽💜✌🏽
@@elw7658 Janice was asking that of Elaine Garner, not you
@@Limboweechie
Ok
Kid..no worries 😎
Minorities understand rap beefs more than politics.
Every Single Quote you read Tavis said was spot on. 💯💯
Wow, very intelligent guy. Very knowledgeable.
Black people have this judgmental mentality. And I say this as a Black person. Nothing done is ever a blessing but always a curse. Here we had the first and probably the last Black President, considering the restraints he was under, he did the best he could. Travis Smiley and others have this holier than thou attitude about his Administration. As if this job is so easy.
Say that again so these Obama haters can hear you.
He is absolutely correct. Tell it like it is. A real man.
WHOLE TIME BLACK FOLK DID IT TO THEMSELVES PERIOD.
Thank you Travis for being one of the few who's not ashamed to speak truth.
How can you argue against Tavis Smiley?!
Because he boule
This brotha can debate well.
You can’t argue with facts and truth
TRUST ME, I GOT ALL DAY! If I gave the interview, he would take off the mic and leave the set.
Easy. He's a hateful liar who has a personal vendetta against President Obama. Funny that he speaks of holding Obama "accountable" but was SILENT these last 4 years! Now that's something you can't argue about!
Well said Tavis Smiley. So many great points in one segment.
I support you a 1000 percent Tavis. Keep up the good work!