Tavis Smiley Quits Radio Show Over Obama Hate

(Via The Huffington Post | Full News Feed.)

Richard Prince reports that Tavis Smiley is leaving the “Tom Joyner Morning Show”:

After 12 years as a fixture on radio’s syndicated “Tom Joyner Morning Show,” activist, commentator and broadcast personality Tavis Smiley has quit the show, Joyner told listeners on Friday.

“He called me yesterday and said, ‘I quit,’” Joyner said.

Joyner said Smiley told him he was working on too many projects, but believed the real reason was that “he can’t take the hate.

“He can’t take the hate he’s taken over Barack Obama. He’s always busting Barack Obama’s chops. They call. They e-mail. They joke. You know Tavis like I do. He needs to feel loved.

“We’re so emotional about this Barack Obama candidacy. If you don’t say anything for Barack Obama, you’re considered to be a hater. . . . It’s just that it hurts so deep when the people you love don’t agree with you.”

Read the rest of the article here, or read Smiley’s HuffPost blogs here.