Why doesn't CNN hire Tavis Smiley?

[Jackson4Gore]

He just left PBS and CNN will be cancelling a few of its shows soon. He is a young, very intelligent liberal who would be a good spokesman. Hell, look at MSNBC, Fox, CSPAN all they have is conservative commentators. I say HIRE TAVIS!

[thebigidea]

1. so he can do what, answer phone calls from crackpots?

they don't do inhouse commentary - though Lamb's friday mornings seem to say something, don't they.

(did you just edit that from CSPAN to CNN? in which case, ignore this nonsense.)

[brainshrub]

2. I don't like him as a broadcaster.

I don't know why. I just didn't.

Ideologically I agreed with most of his opinions, but I could never get into his show. (Same with Al Franken)

[xultar]

3. Maybe Tavis doesn't want to go to CNN. n/t

[BulletproofLandshark]

4. You already answered your own question

"He is a young, very intelligent liberal who would be a good spokesman."

There is no room in the MSM anymore for anything other than milquetoast pseudoliberals (Alan Colmes) and right-wing sycophants and whores (just about everyone else). But I have high hopes for Reagan's new show.

[tishaLA]

5. Didn't Tavis leave NPR, not PBS?

I thought he was staying on PBS

[Greenberg240]

6. When he had Maher on,

he said that Karl Rove is the shining star when it comes to poitics. And Bill Maher agreed.