Gothamist: Sharpton Throws Jab at Romney

KYJurisDoctor

Thu, 10 May 2007 09:42:15 -0500

Though his comments may have been overboard, I do not see anything wrong with Sharpton calling out Romney on the Mormon faith's discriminatory practices. Now Romney's comment that his father marched with King demands some PROOF. OsiSpeaks.com or OsiSpeaks.org

Rob

Thu, 10 May 2007 07:51:45 -0500

echoing what was said above: let's see, the Mormans didnt let blacks into their church until the late 70s. they supress women (cant be priests, there are parts of their temples that women cannot enter, "good" morman women dont have jobs, they are just baby making factories) and they have been known to give homosexuals electroshock therapy to "cure" them. yeah, sharpton is the bigot in all this...riiiiight

LH

Thu, 10 May 2007 03:19:21 -0500

Tim N recommends reading a book called Under the Banner of Heaven about the "Fundamentalist Mormons" to learn about the LDS church. First off, the "Fundamentalist Mormons" aren't Mormons, they call themselves that, but don't believe or practice the same things. Second, if you want to know about mormons, you should ask a Mormon.You don't learn about chinese food from the pizza guy. They are not related. To get to the real story, Al Sharpton just likes to see himself and hear himself. He enjoys creating messes because then everyone watches him more. It is like yelling "FIGHT!" in a prison yard.

Javier

Thu, 10 May 2007 01:07:00 -0500

Sharpton is a fucking clown !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JimmyB

Wed, 09 May 2007 21:54:08 -0500

What goes around, comes around. I wonder why people continue to follow the blessed Reverend? Perhaps he allows them to express their true hypocritical nature without exposing their natural racist/sexist/bigotry ridden selves. It's really unfortunate that someone who supposedly fights against these types of problems, actually practices them himself. I don't claim to be perfect, but I certainly practice what I preach. It looks like the poor reverend will burn in the hell with the rest of us.

Steven

Wed, 09 May 2007 21:26:23 -0500

Sharpton should be kick right in his balls.

Tim N.

Wed, 09 May 2007 21:04:21 -0500

Don't get me started on the Catholic Church (as a Catholic, I know). And read the book. Better yet, try reading any book.

Sommelier

Wed, 09 May 2007 19:57:46 -0500

15 minutes of fame? "Gimme some mo'"

DJ

Wed, 09 May 2007 18:25:31 -0500

So as long as you are a Mormon you are fair game and no will question the bigoted comments made against you. However, if you are a woman, gay, black, arab, environmentalist, Wiccan priestess, or anyone else for that matter, you are off-limits to even a hint of bigotry. I wonder how Dr. King would feel about his dream now.

go away

Wed, 09 May 2007 17:37:54 -0500

Tim N. is a bigot. "so called Mormon faith?" WTF is your problem? Leave the Mormons alone. a religion that up until 1982 would not admit dark-skinned folks And the Cathlolic Church conspired with the Nazis. And Dartmouth College didn't admit women until like 1972. Whatever. Times change. People and institutions change.

Tim N.

Wed, 09 May 2007 15:47:36 -0500

I'd encourage everyone to read the debate. It was fascinating... and a little dispiriting, for while I don't agree with Hitchens, you can't dispute the points he brings up. And while I'm still ticked at Sharpton over the Imus thing, he was actually at his umbombastic best. And it's no surprise that he would speak out against Mormonism, a religion that up until 1982 would not admit dark-skinned folks and referred to blacks as "beasts." Read Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer if you want to learn more about the so-called Mormon faith.

asdf

Wed, 09 May 2007 15:04:11 -0500

Umm... no.

db

Wed, 09 May 2007 14:43:25 -0500

I call a moratorium on all Gothamist posts that start with "Um", "Ummmmm" or any derivative thereof. Who's with me? First Gothamist, then the world!

Angry Asian

Wed, 09 May 2007 14:38:43 -0500

Um isn't Christianity a big crazy cult as well?

magik undies

Wed, 09 May 2007 14:26:31 -0500

The mormons should take their magic soiled underwear and suffocate sharpton with it. did anyone actually see one of them magic all powerful undies? If you played with Steve young, you did. It makes you superman.

DaveH

Wed, 09 May 2007 14:16:36 -0500

He needs to be Imus-ed and booted from the airwaves, oh wait . . .

Double_Standard_Sharpton

Wed, 09 May 2007 14:08:08 -0500

Fucking racist douchebag! Lets call for him to resign... Oh wait does this clown even have a "job" to resign from. Oh and the great Jesse Jackoff hanging with sharpton like a pimple on his ass. I guess he is going to take Sharpton on a tour of hymietown.

bim

Wed, 09 May 2007 13:53:20 -0500

sharpton also once called the jews who live in crown heights "diamond cutters". he's just such a jerk.

Sharpton should apologize

Wed, 09 May 2007 13:00:20 -0500

Sharpton should apologize to the Mormon community and have to resign from his job (whatever that is).