January 11, 2004

Al Sharpton, idiot and race pimp

Gosh, I hate to defend Howie Dean, but:

Under fire in a campaign debate, Howard Dean conceded grudgingly Sunday night that he never named a black or Latino to his cabinet during nearly 12 years as governor of Vermont.

"If you want to lecture people on race, you ought to have the background and track record to do that," Al Sharpton snapped at the Democratic presidential front-runner in an emotionally charged exchange in the final debate before next week's kick-off Iowa caucuses.

Gosh, why could that be? Has Al Sharpton ever been to Vermont?

I mean, as the article later makes clear:

...[Vermont has] a population that is nearly 98 percent white.
Former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, who is African-American as is Sharpton, defended Dean. "Rev. Sharpton, the fact of the matter is we can always blow up a racial debate and make people mad at each other."

This is not in any way damning (against Dean that is), despite Drudge's attempts to make it so.

Posted to Politics at January 11, 2004 09:06 PM

Comments

Al Sharpton is a race monger. He feeds off racial tension. Thats all he does. He offers nothing new, nothing good, nothing to repair, only harm. He is economically irresponsible, and thinks nothing of destroying innocent peoples names if it means furthering his own bank account and level of fame. shame al, shame.

Posted by: Ree at February 20, 2004 02:02 PM

Sharpton and Jackson both DO NOTHING for the African American community! They are not only race pimps but vultures.

Posted by: John Morrissey at December 24, 2006 07:10 AM