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  • Ask for people to video their favorite author? The best books are never seen. Because of advertisment.

  • I hope you anwer my question.

  • Do you like science fiction? Read the back cover online and see whether or not you are interested in sponsoring an exciting book that many young readers are reading.

  • I need you to sponsor my mother book. Can you do that?

  • Tavis Smiley. Please be informed before you advise anyone to do something. Especially when it comes to video taping one's vote. THAT IS ILLEGAL! I took my camcorder to the polls and I was asked to remove it. That was embarrasing. I trusted you as a creditable spokesperson. Educate yourself please!

  • Its illegal to take pictures inside a polling station.

  • Yes.... I was on my america 2008!

  • We still live in the land of the beast where the corrupt and greedy are afforded the feast!

  • bonito video

  • I was a McCain supporter at first but then I changed my mind as I hear more about Sara Palin. She is a dumb politician. AM SO GLAD OBAMA WON! I can see future for my children... The MAN is smart, intelligent, Harvard GRAD, and just AWESOME. TIME FOR UNITY! I can't imagine Sara Palin and McCain running this country. OBAMA IS MR. PRESIDENT - CHANGE IT IS! A CHICAGOAN - like me....

  • Did you see the guy,Tavis, on Morning Joe after the election? What a clown...I lost all respect for the brotha.

  • democrats have no morals and are way more likely to skew the vote. they, in general do not believe in God, or may say that they do, a god that they can do whatever they want and it's ok.

    the deal is: everyone has the right to vote, even if you don't agree with it. this is what repubs believe. i'm not sure the dems agree.

  • which god?

  • I KNOW you lyin! With the undisputed trickery and fraud that the Republicans pulled in '00 and '04, I think it beyond comical that you could talk about the Democrats. It's funny how every instance of voter suppression or fraud targeted Dems and not republicans. The repub's didn't want everyone to vote. They knew that new voters were gonna own this election and vote Obama. They did. It's over! No more stolen elections!

  • After all these years, I finally can see how Tavis Smiley looks

  • I( did not vote. or in the past neither why you peaple make it any diffrent to vote. so we can say were rasis I dont think so . Iam not worthy to vote . because of a black man is going to be president racis biget tree mack dadsdy. Its Make no diffrent to me. Iam roman catholic I believe in jesus christ , Hes the vote and you are not going to change that. if I were to vote which these canidats are tied into evil . why bother . the bible is my vote no match for the crucified jesus christ.+

  • Tavis is an Obama Hater. Stings more now that you & Bob Johnson will go down in history as haters for the first African-American family in the White House. Your own people...wow...

  • Hey I'm a white democrat, so when I voted against Bush in 2004 was I hating my "own people"??? The only race is the human race.

  • Tavis acts white when he is interviewing a white person...and black when he is interviewing a black person.... ie hey brother, hey man...etc.... Charley Rose is much better..... It is not legal to video your vote cause you could be angleing yer phone at an angle and video someone elses vote. you dumb bastard!

  • Tavis, are you still hating on the President-Elect?

  • Hi Travis, good to see you here on YouTube. I always enjoy your show on PBS, very informative :)

  • People of Obama, congrats. But I as I told everybody in months in advance, on other blogs. Russia will attack. Today in the news shorting after Russia learning the results of the elections, They started sending threats to the US, and they are bring back 3 nuclear brigadesm that they dismantel in the Cold War. For those of you who was only concern with the color of Obamas Skin, will now see the bigger picture that half of us see. So long america, ..Hello Russia!! Posted by a Real Soldier

  • Russia better back off or we will smite them down!

  • You should go back to school and learn proper grammar. I thought Reagan took care of the Russians.  Wasn't that the right's argument? Why they call him the greatest president? What happened?

  • I love U tavis smiley...

    U r so intelligent

  • does Tavis Smiley ever smile?!! He looks like he is always in a bad mood. Maybe he is overcompensating for his overly happy name :) Oh the irony!!

  • You were on NBC!

  • theres a video where obama says he has visited 57 states and he has 1 state to go.

    you can find it here  /watch?v=EpGH02DtIws

    I guess this is why Rawk4Life claims it =)

  • dude. there are only 50 states. how can he visit 57 states when there isnt that many?

  • rawk4life is retarded...

    Obama won the election...

    He did not say he was muslim; Even if he did, so what?

    He also knows that the US does not have 57 states... where do you even come up with this crap?

  • Well I quote: "It is just wonderful to be back in Oregon...over the past 15 months we have traveled to every corner of the United States.....I have been to 57 states.... I have one more to go..."

    This is what obama said in an interview :P

    This is most likely why rawk4life said what it said.

    If you want to see it search for "Obama 57 states" and it should be there somewhere

  • America just voted a man into the White House who admitted to being Muslim by faith and thinks our nation has 57 states. I guess we'll see "change" in the coming years, but not for the better.

    _____

    Rawk4Life = liar. And today, a loser as well. If you think for a moment that the former editor of the Harvard Law Review actually thinks their's 57 states, that you're a fool. Actually, too bad there aren't 57 states....then maybe McCain would've stood a chance.

  • who won the election?

  • OBAMA! durr!

  • tavis is balck too

  • and his black cool

  • tavis smiley is awesome

  • America just voted a man into the White House who admitted to being Muslim by faith and thinks our nation has 57 states. I guess we'll see "change" in the coming years, but not for the better.

  • Can you please direct me to the video of Obama admitting that he is a muslim and where he said there are 57 states. I never heard him say that. Also, can you tell me if "hypothetically" that he was a muslim....is that against the law of America...is it a sin....or do a muslim not have the right to run or be president? If you are unaware there are a lot of muslims in America. I am an African American native born and I am a muslim. Regardless, I am a proud American.

  • yea!  tavis is great

  • Maryland polls said it was illegal to bring video equipment into the polls. :(

  • Who the hell is Barrack Obama?

  • now that the UN and secret service rigged the election for Obama as head of millions of white folks, its just a sign extinction of humanity is near i guess

  • Congrats to Obama!

    I was a McCain supporter but after watching the acceptance speech I think Obama is gonna do just fine.

  • tavis is a wierd name

  • Congrats Balack Omaba!

  • Hahaha Obama is winning ;D

    Now many republican and fashistic People will be angry ^^ and that is only one small of MANY Punishments for things like the Iraq War and Abductions of People to Guantanamo =D

    Now Obama get's president and will tighten America's Belt ^^ XD

  • neeed 2 vote. u rock barack obama!!!

  • Oooooah ;D many People seem to be angry that Obama is winning ;D

    Hehehe, poor, poor America ^.^ Now the fashistic and republican People show their true Faces ;D

  • Every time I start to write something in the comment section it goes to Hell. He did not get elected by the colored in the USA. There are not enough colored to get anyone elected without the help of the white citizenry.

    Enough said.

  • Who is this friggin' idiot? And who cares?

  • Just wanted to say... I like this guy, he's been around forever. He's great.

  • Question for all those who had their obamagasms lastnight. Why do we need youth brigades? carbon tax? (man caused G.W. has been proven grossly exagerated.). Why do 18yr olds with m-16s need to roam the streets and why did barack reverse his position on warrantless wiretapping?

  • My video comment would include an Obamian middle finger on the bridge of the nose for Tavis and BO.

  • Congrats Balack Omaba! Gringos had expressed and show to the world a beautyfull lesson, I'm impressssss.... gratulerer!!!

  • Tavis - You are a brilliant interviewer and my wife and I love your show. I think you will enjoy the short clips I made in regards to our political scene and election results.

    Again thank you for being Smiley!

  • Ugh don't like this guy.

  • lol 59?

  • I see the jealous pessimism already! Some of us have actually been brain washed to thinking that we'd be worse off with Obama than we already are with Bush.......

    Y'all so funny but I love all Y'all!

    Who would vote for a guy who says "the fundamentals of our economy are strong!!!"??? McCain first said this around the time gas was about $4.50 in Las Vegas. That's when I knew he might as well quit!

    Obama's all about the little people.....I see an opportunity to pay my student loans already.

  • B.O. is just a puppet of a bunch of white guys who created him to be their candidate.

    And he's not the first black president! He's bi-racial. And he says his father is from Kenya. Well, he has nothing in common with American blacks. He isn't a descendant of the slaves, he's a descendent of the slave traders who sold their own into slavery.

  • I'm going to enjoy when all the McCain supporters realize Barack Obama is the real deal. The only real reason to not like Obama is if you're a racist.

  • In his last message "I've Been to the Mountaintop" Dr. King said "there are difficult days ahead" and he was right. He also said "but I've been to the mountaintop and seen the otherside, I may not get there with you, but WE as a people will get there." His words remanin true today.

  • were have been slave for so long, now we are president,thanks king,x douglas parks thanks america now all man are created equal united we stand

  • i forgot my camera but i voted for the loser...

    i hope obama proves me wrong and turns out to be great!

  • The national referendum on affirmative action has passed.

  • is it me or when Tavis smiley left bet the network lost its intellect?

  • I SAW THIS GUY ON THE ITERNET

  • its the end of the world as we know it

    congratulations on voting for communism and socialism you stupid americans

  • Congratulations Barack Obama!

  • it's not interesting -o-

  • Not all americans are on that highway to hell with you some of us are not coior blind.

  • Congratulations Barack Obama!!!!!!

    POZdrav iz Vojvodine!!!

  • so black pride is not racist, but white pride is?

  • Nothing in life is ever successful without the corporate effort of many gifted people who are willing to network and submit their talent, experience, and passion for a common goal

  • I never actually believed americans are really THAT stupid ! Its sad that you chose Obama- a black president!?! Really? Crazy ppl

    This man will destroy u, he is the Antichrist.

  • i voted illuminati  i always win because they are all parties

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  • Does that mean you think all Catholics are white? Oh, you just mean Catholics are an ethnic group. I see.

  • tavis , tavis , tavis.....where were you...I trusted you...what happened?

  • Tavis you are over.  I can't believe the passive attitude you have put out.

  • tavis smiley should shut up and let the guests on his show string more than two words together before he opens his mouth

  • Congratulations Barack Obama and the First Family

    "I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation" - MLK

  • As a hispanic and a Catholic, I must say.. may this be a shinning example to all that reverse racism is no longer needed. If a black man can become president, then let it be known that we live in a great nation and there is no more excuses. let us all carry our own weight.

  • Congratulations Barack Obama and the first family!

    "I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation" - MLK

  • "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."

  • I can't stand Tavis Smiley . . .

  • Tavis, you rock man.

  • very sad... how we American capture the oil of world, how we capture iran, afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, north korea and how we destroy the china... very sad on wrong national decision

  • He is OUR President! He is MY President.

    I have never in my lifetime felt such "ownership" in a president. He gives me renewed hope in and for my country... a hope which has been asleep for quite some time.

    I am white, but the words of our beloved Dr. Martin Luther King are ringing in my ears. A black man has been judged by the content of his character, and has been deamed fit to be the leader of us all.

    God Bless America!

    God Bless Barack Obama!

  • I am a Chinese,though,I also felt excited when I learned that Barack Obama was elected!Yes,he is a man who brings hope,especially at this time.

  • Remember that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King was a Republican

  • He is not my president, I deny him, and you don't know anything about his character, but boy, are you gonna find out....

  • we are in a lot of trouble the last time we had democrats rule both houses and had a democrat for president was carter it was one of the worst times in history and its already began they have ruled both houses the last two years.

  • so we weren't in trouble when the neo cons took over?? We weren't in trouble when Bush kept saying everything was wrong. Please get out of here just take it like this your party lost same happened when Bush beat the liberals both times.

  • livlauphluv you are an idiot, republicans controlled the entire government since 2001 and only passed tax cuts for the richest while going to war in iraq and spending with borrowed money, letting china increase the trade deficit and this is a worse depression than the carter era, in addition George Bush will go down as the worst president and Jimmy Carter will be remembered as a good president and with many other accomplishments since then

  • Oh, you are soooo right! I don't have a problem with President-elect Obama but, I do have a problem with the democrats having such unbalanced power! The republicans had it in bush's 1st term and they screwed things up!! Here we go again!!! :(

  • The end times are finally showing their head. This is the beginning of the end.

  • hahahahahaha, you 'end time' people crack me up. People have been thinking they were near the end for thousands of years, so get over it.

  • kultorthedestroyer, you have NO proof that this is the "beginning of the end times!" Stop trying to scare people!

  • I don't support socialism, this is the worst mistake america has ever made

  • damn true men

  • Congratulations Barack Obama!

  • Congratulations Barack Obama and the first Family!!!!!!

  • CONGRATULATIONS BARACK OBAMA!!!!!!

  • We are going to get screwed with "BO's" change. It will be a long 4 years but that will be about it.

  • you are a god! not

  • GhostDog65, Keep an open mind and see what happens. You may end up being surprised. I remember that a lot of Americans were when Ronald Regan was president.

  • Quiglysmom: I think thats the main Issue, the lack of open minds. I think the world is closing in on a myopic demographic and they are about to act like a cornered animal.

  • Thats cuz the polls were lying I think.

  • And your a "hater"... LMFAO!

  • its been a LONG 8 ghostdog .if nothing else this is a reboot hopefully.

  • long 8 years, wasn't it?

  • Thank god he won! Now, he can begin helping the families of those 10,000 people who died in the Greensburg, Kansas tornado, and provide help to all the other 59 U.S. states that Bush never cared about!

  • ...59?

    ...Really?

  • 59? are you serious? what are you smoking?

  • Wow, all the other 59 states huh?

  • what? lol

    I didn't hear him say 59 states? i'll watch again lol

  • Wow, all the other 59 states huh? You MUST be an Obama supporter.

  • smiley finest ;)

  • i say see Russia from Alaska and also the vice president runs the senate lol. Also my fellow prisoners hmm you must be the party that lost. Badly.

  • Excuse me, eleven people died.

  • 59 states? How could Bush care for states that do not exist?

  • CONGRATULATIONS BARACK OBAMA And the First Family!!!!

  • Merry Black Christmas everbody!

  • Canada support him!!!

    YaaaaaaaaY!!!!!

    BARACK OBAMA IS THE 44th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    We are so happy !!!

    Thank you America!!!

  • OK now i can say we Americans are officially SCREWED@@$#%! WE ARE ON THE HIGHWAY TO HELL!!!! YEA!!!!

  • What makes you say that?

  • Oh so sad! I have an idea... Why don't you leave and maybe you'll be happy! (hint hint!).

  • havent you always been that? screwwed up country

  • Obama sucks! McCain sucks. Anthrax or Arsenic....both just poison.

  • OBAMA WON!!!!

  • Go Barack Obama! I voted for him at 6a.m. this morning, and was voter # 26 in township of just 300 people!!!!!!

  • WOW!!! it's about time!! one more step towards equality. barack n' roll!!!!

  • its funny if you say Mccain you instantly get - comment and if you say Obama you +

  • obama is too unexperienced

  • Congratz Obama, Good Luck , well at least America is now Officially NO LONGER Racist;

    Congratz

  • Obama wins. Now we can turn on him and complain about his flaws.

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  • Americans, you have let down the rest of America...

  • i dont think i know what to do anymore. i thought america was the last haven of democracy until recently. You know we used to be a democratic republic..and now we are democratic socialists. WTF..why did america just shoot itself. anybody who voted for obama is an ingorant disgrace to the country and should be ashamed to even call themselves american

  • bro you are just another one jumping on a single word used by the mccain campaign to create fear. Please explain how the us just became a socialist country?

  • not a black , but the one that evryone has a fare chance to participate

  • Actually you wouldn't understand do some research and home work like what happened in Louisiana. the Crack epidemic i mean there are many cases but yet not everything happends to black people if anything native Americans had it worst.

  • barack wonnnn

  • barack obama is the president of the united states of america!

  • OBAMA WON 08!!!!!!!!!!

  • o yeah Obama the new president

  • OBAMA has won

  • OBAMA WON

  • obama won!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I am proud to report that 30 seconds ago the final results of the election indicateds that Barok Obama has officaly become president.

  • GRATZ OBAMA !!!!!!!!

  • I really hope Obama wins. Dont forget, its not just the President of the US, its also almost president of the world. Plus Palin is just scary. mccain cant make fun of barak for being to young, Palin is just as young. If barak doesnt win, most of the world will have lost faith in the US

  • this for the obama haters we could be slave but we cant be president obamo baby

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  • Let's make it a black hoouse because the white house is a damn mess right now. Palin is in diapers as well in terms of experience.

  • Ameenah79 you sound silly.

    Its not about white or black. Lets get this country back together.

  • you wish ameenah sounded silly

  • My local PBS station sends me letters asking for contributions about every 3 months. I contributed to them for many years, but about 10 years ago I stopped. Last week, I sent the envelope back to them and advised as long as they carry Tavis Smiley, Bill Moyers, and a few others they are wasting postage money asking me to contribute.

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  • 207-135... Black to the Future!!

  • 207-205... Black to the future!!!

  • oh..nice

  • you cant do that voting should be private and nice last name hahaha smiley koool.

  • OBAMA ALL THE WAY!

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  • VOTE NO ON PROP 8!

  • McCain all the way!

  • lets barack this country

  • and watch it go down in flames

  • rboy5boy: Yes! All hail the new god-king! Let us sacrifice goats and chickens under the guidance of wise witch doctors & shamans, as the god-king's half-bro did in Kenya yesterday (his name is Obongo Obama). Check the London Times if you doubt.

    Yep, barack this country right up its obama-rama, then come back in 6 months crying voter's remorse. Always be careful what you wish for. Hoping for believeable change? Believe in change we can hope for? Keep the change? Aww, screw it.

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  • ok if anyone does that we might as pick anyone for president that is close to dying

  • he lost..lol

  • Are you in lala land? McSame lost.