Stephen A. Smith, Host of ESPN's "First Take," hammered the Democratic Party and suggested he has "no choice" but to consider a run for president. "I have no choice, because I've had elected officials, and I'm not going to give their names, elected officials coming up to me. I've had folks who are pundits come up to me. I've had folks that got a lot of money, billionaires and others that have talked to me about exploratory committees and things of that nature. I'm not a politician. I've never had a desire to be a politician," Smith told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl.
They’re prepping the next Cornel West, maybe, having adjusted their approach to someone who has additional mainstream appeal.
I have no idea, never heard of this guy and didn’t bother to read the story. That’s just the first theory that jumped into my head.
Maybe, but at least Cornel West is a legitimate intellectual who has actual political opinions, fringe as they may be. This dude is just some TV personality.