Tavis Smiley Says He's Not an Obama Critic. Really?  Dr. Boyce
Watkins calls Smiley a haterologist in a blog entry at Your
Black World.  Tavis Smiley (Getty Images)    "Your facts are
wrong because I have never leveled a personal critique against
the president ever. I’ve never said anything personal about
Barack Obama," Tavis said to TheGrio.com.  "I detest when people
suggest that I'm an Obama critic. I'm a member of the media and
my job like yours -- if you're doing it well -- is to hold the
president accountable. That doesn't make me a critic," he said.
Most of the Your Black World writing team couldn't hold back the
laughter when Smiley made his statement. Perhaps I risk being
considered a Tavis Smiley critic for saying this, but a critique
does not need to be personal for you to become a critic. Movie
critics don't usually make personal critiques of the director,
food critics don’t make personal remarks about the chef, the
list goes on and on. In fact, being a critic is not always a bad
thing -- it's be