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Tavis Smiley: White House Pressured Sponsors to Pull Support
The Root ^ | Saturday, May 25, 2013 | Hillary Crosley (and Lynn Elber, AP)
Posted on May 25, 2013, 6:59:02 PM EDT by kristinn
On Friday, television and radio host Tavis Smiley celebrated the 10th anniversary of his Tavis Smiley show on PBS and defended his right to critique President Obama, reports the Huffington Post (sic The AP). But Smiley says freedom of speech hasn't come without its price.
Smiley contends that members of the Obama administration, whom he didn't identify, have pressured sponsors to drop their support of his projects, including his anti-poverty initiatives. The White House had no comment, said a spokesman, Kevin Lewis.
Smiley declined to identify the companies, saying he wasn't authorized to disclose their names.
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(More from the AP article):
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the PBS show's underwriter since the start, has "consistently stood by our side," said a Smiley spokeswoman. But others have dropped out or donated money to his projects on the condition of privacy because they've heard from a displeased White House, according to Smiley.
"I don't have an anti-Barack agenda," he said, "but this is what I do: My job is to raise questions of accountability."
He interviewed Obama more than a half-dozen times before he was elected but not once since, Smiley said, although Vice President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and others in the administration have appeared on the PBS show.
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Obama is a communist thug.
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Tavis Smiley, the 21st Century Toney Brown (Toney Brown's Journal) now finding out, that a politician is still a politician---meaning a trollop does what trollops do...
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Does this count as black-on-black crime?
Hey, Tavis. Now you know how Rush feels.
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Obama is a real piece of work. But for white leftists he would never be where he is and has abused black people.
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Does this count as black-on-black crime?
Hey, Tavis. Now you know how Rush feels.
It was ok when they didit to Rush.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/24/tavis-smiley-pbs_n_3333268.html
Incrdible
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Tavis Smiley Violated PBS Morals Clause With Alleged Sexual Misconduct, Jury Finds
yahoo.com ^
Posted on 3/5/2020, 5:09:45 AM
Tavis Smiley was found by a jury to have violated PBS’ morals clause, and the network will be awarded $1.486 million from a countersuit of its former host.
“We are pleased with the jury’s decision,” a PBS spokesperson said in a statement. “PBS expects our producing partners to provide a workplace where people feel safe and are treated with dignity and respect.
It was important for us to ensure that the courageous women who came forward were able to share their stories, and we continue to uphold the values and standards of our organization.” “With this jury verdict for PBS, companies now have another tool in their arsenal to ensure a safe and respectful workplace culture,” said Grace Speights, PBS’ lead attorney. “Especially in the entertainment industry, the enforcement of the morals clause in contracts hadn’t been previously tested in courts. This decision could impact the next wave of litigation in the #MeToo movement.”
PBS was seeking $1.9 million in returned salary.
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