“This is the first president in my professional career that hasn’t invited me to the White House.” – PBS host Tavis Smiley shares his disappointment over President Obama’s failure to extend an invitation to him to attend media events at the White House. During a C-SPAN interview, the “Smiley & West” radio show co-host pointed out that Obama was a regular guest on his program before he was elected president, but has not appeared once since he began his term.