Steve Harvey puts Smiley and West on blast for criticizing Obama

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Steve Harvey puts Smiley and West on blast for criticizing Obama

By Michaela L. Duckett – August 11, 2011

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Here’s what’s brewing in the news:

Barack Obama is not president of the hood

Steve Harvey has a message for Tavis Smiley and Cornell West. He says President Barack Obama “is the president of the United States. He is not the president of the hood.” He adds, "If you look at what he is pushing, no one could benefit greater than our community."

Harvey was taking Smiley and West to task for criticizing President Obama’s policies and saying he has not done enough for poor people. Smiley and West are embarking on a national “Poverty Tour” to highlight what they see as deficiencies in the Obama administration. (See video)

Harvey says that both men have personal grudges against the president. He said Smiley is upset that Obama didn't attend a Smiley-hosted town hall meeting and sent Mrs. Obama instead. In addition, Harvey claims West is miffed that he wasn’t personally invited to attend the inauguration.

Harvey also took issue with Smiley and West requesting that Obama sit down with them for a couple of days to discuss poverty in America. Harvey said even he doesn’t have time for that; so how can the president? Harvey said: “Who in the hell got 2-3 days for your a**? I ain’t got time to sit down with your monkey behind for two, three days, let alone the president of the United States. We got three damn wars going on, the economy crashing, and we going to sit down with Tavis' a** for three days?”

Listen to more of Harvey’s comments. Do you think Smiley and West have a hidden agenda?

QUESTION: Do you think President Obama has done enough to help poor Americans? Has he upheld any obligations that he may have had to African Americans? Sound off in the comment section below.
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