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Reverend Al Sharpton endorsed Senator John Kerry's bid to be the Democratic nominee for president yesterday. However, Sharpton is not dropping out of the presidential race because he still plans to spread his platform, if not campaign aggressively:
I intend to continue my campaign to keep the issues of an urban forward by elected delegates and by appealing to other delegates to deal with things like the situations and conditions of our schools, health care, the problems in terms of policing, and the problems in terms of our urban centers.Gothamist likes Sharpton's attitude, because minority issues are integrated into a lot of policies (it usually becomes a third tier issue). Sharpton's revised campaign plans are also related to potential time constraints - he said he plans to "be on TV this summer," either on a talk or reality show. Which only made us wonder if Sharpton asked Kerry to be his first guest or his lifeline.
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Out of a field of BORING and mundane democratic candidates (Except maybe for Mr Dean Scream), Sharpton stands out as probably the most Entertaining and politically correct of them all. Yes, he knows he doesnt have a chance and few will vote for him, but he's willing to jump on the issues that most wouldnt touch with a 30 foot pole. He's the democratic party's cheerleader and I find his own personal Campaign to be a complete success.
I voted for Sharpton because not only is he the candidate who best represents MY issues as a Black gay man, he has also been the most eloquent of all the candidates - especially when engaging the others in debate.
I voted for him on principle despite the de rigueur sentiment that he won't be President. (Hmmm, see a Black man run for office. Keep saying how nice that is even though he won't win. Blend well, chill and serve up even more American sociopathology over ice cubes ...) I held out because, like Aaron McGruder, I had problems with the image of the first Black American President sporting a perm, but hearing his positions on my issues (marriage equality, renovating our country's infrastructure vs. this stupid-ass war, employment, reparations) eventually made his hair quite moot.
I tell you, I'm really sick of the lousy choices and the lack of diversity that continues to pervade the arena of presidential candidates. I wish this country would fucking wake up ...
Sharpton has proven to be the smartest candidate, if you're looking at the debates. If I were a registered Democrat, I would have voted for him in the primary. His voice certainly needs to be heard, if only to remind other more entrenched/with better chances Democrats that people are sick of the same old rhetoric.