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The Reverend Al Sharpton, who has been representing the family of police shooting victim Sean Bell, weighed in about the taxi driver who Bell shooting cop Michael Oliver allegedly assaulted 12 years ago. Sharpton held a press conference, where he said that revelations about Oliver show that's he's "inappropriate at best, and biased and racist at worst."
Oliver allegedly told immigrant Moussa Ndiyae "I don't know what you're doing here. I'm going to send you back to Africa" after pushing him roughly into Ndiyae's cab. Sharpton accused the NYPD of concealing information from the Queens DA's bell shooting investigation. So far, the Queens DA's office hasn't commented while the NYPD denies concealing any information.
And Sharpton is in the news for reasons relating to the 2008 Presidential race. New York magazine's Intelligencer reports that Barack Obama's campaign believes that Sharpton has an "agreement" to support Senator Hillary Clinton. Sharpton and Obama supposedly mended fences a few weeks ago, but talking doesn't mean endorsements! A Sharpton source says that the Clintons are working hard to ensure Shaprton's favor; for instance, "Bill called Sharpton to offer condolences after James Brown’s death, the source says; Obama only wrote a note." Well, two things are for sure: Any sort of Shaprton-Obama feuds make for good rumors and Sharpton won't run for president in 2008.
Finally, Sharpton and Russell Simmons held a rally this morning about the alleged incident where G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo assaulted the 14-year-old son of a rival management company. Last week, Sharpton criticized the violence, saying, "The blood that binds us is deeper than the record labels that divide us."
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Ummm... Hip-Hop violence...
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It's "Sharpton." S-H-A-R-P-T-O-N. Sharpton.
[i]"The blood that binds us is deeper than the record labels that divide us." [/i]
Sharpton addressing a real problem in the black communit, one that was caused by blacks?
While it is about freakin' time he actually did something positive for black people, it is too little too late.
Hip Hop "culture" is ruining generations of black people who worship cars and champagne instead of education and family.
...and this is coming from someone who listens to hip hop (but listens to it as entertainment, not as a guide to how to live my life)
Al Sharpton is the black John Liu
#5 - That not correct since Al has been around MUCH longer than Liu, remember the fight with Roy Innus, Tawana Brawley, etc. Kids these days need to know their NY based African American activists/media whore history.
Irony is that Sharpton has complained that Obama has not done anything for the black community. He's SOOOO jealous of Obama's appeal and knows that he has no chance to be President.
Sharpton has no desire to undertake a serious run for elective office. First, he knows he can't win.
He took a shot at running for mayor of NYC. His campaign died in the Democratic primary when he lost to Manhattan Borough president Ruth Messinger. He knows he isn't capable of winning an office higher than city councilman.
Winning an election, meanwhile, is bad news for Sharpton. He'd have to reveal way too much about his life before he'd pass any conflicts-of-interest investigation. He'd never do it.
An investigation into his background would probably lead to prosection for tax evasion and it might destroy his credibility with blacks who would have to face the fact that he's ripped them off for the last 25 years at least.
Meanwhile, Sharpton abandoned his wife and daughters. The daughters had been attending Poly Prep in Brooklyn. The heavy tuition had been paid by James Brown until he died. There's no way to know if his estate is still paying that bill, but it's a whopper.
Sharpton has no desire to undertake a serious run for elective office. First, he knows he can't win.
He took a shot at running for mayor of NYC. His campaign died in the Democratic primary when he lost to Manhattan Borough president Ruth Messinger. He knows he isn't capable of winning an office higher than city councilman.
Winning an election, meanwhile, is bad news for Sharpton. He'd have to reveal way too much about his life before he'd pass any conflicts-of-interest investigation. He'd never do it.
An investigation into his background would probably lead to prosection for tax evasion and it might destroy his credibility with blacks who would have to face the fact that he's ripped them off for the last 25 years at least.
Meanwhile, Sharpton abandoned his wife and daughters. The daughters had been attending Poly Prep in Brooklyn. The heavy tuition had been paid by James Brown until he died. There's no way to know if his estate is still paying that bill, but it's a whopper.