Tavis Smiley: Obama 'One of the Worst Hypocrites in the Country' on Campaign Finance Reform
While virtually all of the Obama-loving, Super PAC-bashing media have given the President a pass for his campaign finance hypocrisy, PBS's Tavis Smiley stepped off the bandwagon Sunday to speak the inconvenient truth.
During his Tavis and West radio show, Smiley said Obama's "one of the worst hypocrites in the country is he now on campaign finance reform" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
TAVIS SMILEY: And so now the President is playing this Super PAC game. So when you suggest that first we win, and then we change it, suggests to me that you believe in your heart that once Obama wins he’s going to be serious about campaign finance reform.
But now, he’s one of the worst hypocrites respectfully, if I can say that, one of the worst hypocrites in the country is he now on campaign finance reform and you think that once he wins he’s going to get serious about changing the system that he just benefited from?
LEO GERARD, UNION PRESIDENT: Look I think that to be fair I think you’re making an unfair accusation and let me say why.
SMILEY: Tell me why.
LEO GERARD: I think that he opposes it he thinks it’s disgusting I think many of us do, but in this round he can’t fight this election with one hand tied behind his back.
As Brian Maloney quipped, "I really need to rob just one more bank, then I'll stop for good, I swear!"
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Definition of POS?
Submitted by Tomorama on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 9:49am.
"I think that he opposes it he thinks it’s disgusting I think many of us do, but in this round he can’t fight this election with one hand tied behind his back"
So Mr Gerrad deserves credit for providing the definition of HYPOCRITE.
You SAY one thing and DO another.
Union hack POS.
That is NOT an unfair accusation and the POS name applies to the media who gave this same "line of reasoning:"
Maher is the only donor to his pack and they are begging for $3 from the po folks....
Tavis Smiley is obviously a racist
Submitted by Galvanic on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 12:01pm.
The union president's explanation totally disregards the fact that Obama and the Democratic Congress had two full years to enact serious campaign finance reform, and they didn't.
NOW had a similar response when asked if Obama's Super PAC should give misogynist Maher his $1 million back. "No, because Obama needs the money," was their answer.
At least I'll give Smiley some credit for pointing out Obama's hypocrisy. The MSM generally evades the contradictions.
Interesting
Submitted by ajkrik on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 12:36pm.
I find it interesting the way Smiley qualifies his statement:
". . . respectfully, if I can say that." What a tool. If you can SAY that? It tells me that they consider themselves minions of the Left rather than citizens subject to no one's permission.
~I'm actually shocked, for once
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 12:45pm.
I'm shocked he acknowledged this at all, even with the pansy-@ss "respectfully, if I can say that" qualifier.
Liberals are masters of the "It's only wrong if other people are doing it; I have a perfectly good reason" defense.
WHAT!
Submitted by jackl92 on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 6:27pm.
I agree with Tavass, this must be a bad dream.
jackl92
the only thing disgusting is
Submitted by jimtrees on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 9:56pm.
obama himself!