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SHOCK: SHARPTON BLAMES HOLDER CONTEMPT CHARGE ON RACISM. can he or MSNBC be more Insane??

Space Invader 2012/06/21 22:29:33
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How easy it must be to live your life as Al Sharpton does. Only the race-baiting NBC News star can look at the tragic events of the Fast and Furious scandal that ended with the death of a border patrol agent and see Attorney General Eric Holder as the real victim.

In the Huffington Post yesterday, Mr. Sharpton likened the House Oversight Committee's contempt vote on America's chief law enforcement official to the NYPD practice of "Stop and Frisk" which critics call a racially motivated police state tactic.

As I marched this past Sunday with tens of thousands in New York in opposition to the abhorrent practice of stop & frisk,' I couldn't help but think of our attorney general. Tattered down and publicly humiliated, AG Holder has been mishandled just like the young Black and Latino men (and women) who are demonized on our streets everyday. Chris Matthews of Hardball on MSNBC concurred: AG Holder is being profiled, stopped and searched.

Sharpton informs his HuffPo readership that Rep. Darrel Issa's (R-CA) committee has treated Holder in a snappy and demeaning way:

The highest officer of law and order in this nation has been ridiculed, scapegoated and handled as some sort of criminal throughout this 'investigation.' Turning over thousands of documents and overextending himself, AG Holder was spoken to and mistreated as if he were a child, and reminded that despite his esteemed position, he can and would be profiled.

Of course, the good Reverend never provides an example or a link to back up his claim. The reader is merely left to trust Sharpton on his assertion of racist behavior. And why shouldn't we? After all, his charges of racism in the past have been spot-on and always truthful. When you have a track record like his, you don't need to provide evidence of your irresponsible charge, your word is as good as gold.

Attorney General Eric Holder famously said that America is a "nation of cowards" when it comes to race. This was his first public pronouncement as the newly-sworn AG. If you tend to agree with Holder on this, can't we possibly excuse our hesitance to discuss racial issues on the obvious fact that race-peddlers like Sharpton use race as a cudgel to pound political opponents into the ground? In fact, Sharpton has made a lucrative career out of injecting odious racial politics into every single issue of American life for the past twenty years. And he is rewarded not just by a major broadcast news organization and radio network, but also by this President and Holder, himself.

Let's not forget that weeks ago Holder appeared at Sharpton's National Action Network fundraiser and helped fill the community organizer's coffers with big corporate bucks. The racial hush money is part of Sharpton's business model and the quid pro quo is palpable. Sharpton provides protection and, in this case, runs interference for those who play ball with him. For those who don't, you are susceptible to his bullhorn, thuggish tactics.

To make his "Stop & Frisk" analogy complete, Sharpton compares Holder to "victims" of racial profiling:

Not only did Issa and his counterparts never go after previous attorneys general or the Bush Administration itself, but they continue to treat AG Holder as if he is indeed guilty of the most egregious crime. It is the same sort of tactic we see utilized against the hundreds of thousands of innocent individuals stopped and searched by police. They have no weapon, haven't committed an offense, yet somehow 'appear' as a culprit.

Ultimately, it is Sharpton's own racial bias that permeates the article, his show and his entire world view. Unlike most reasonable American's who see Holder as a man who holds a powerful seat in government but is still accountable to the people, Sharpton sees him first and foremost as a black man. It's how he views Clarence Thomas, Herman Cain and Condoleeza Rice. The evidence suggests that when it comes to political commentary, Sharpton is the one who judges his opponents by the color of their skin first, and not by the content of their character (or lack there-of).

And as long as NBC News lets him get away with it, they are the cowards.

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  • Elaine Magliacane 2012/06/22 12:40:40
    They can and will get worse
    Elaine Magliacane
    +1
    Thankfully they only have 3 viewers.
  • mrdog 2012/06/22 05:52:14
    They can and will get worse
    mrdog
    +1
    when in doubt...play the kentucky derby card...bark
  • PoliticallyIncorrect 2012/06/22 04:27:47
    None of the above
    PoliticallyIncorrect
    +2
    Sharpton, Jackson, Wright, and many others make their money causing friction among the races. They are racists of the worst sort, they hate their own people and want to do nothing less than make money off of them, nothing more than to keep them angry and shackled to racial hatred.
  • Mary 2012/06/22 02:43:55 (edited)
    They can and will get worse
    Mary
    +2


    When circumventing the law and all else fails....RACE CARD!!!!
  • FRED 2012/06/22 02:41:52
    Sharpeton is right
    FRED
    Of course, however the true target is Obama. I know there are decent Republicans who oppose the president on philosophical grounds, not because he is black. But no intelligent person can deny that racism is fueling a lot of the attacks on Obama and Holder They are being fought at every turn by right-wingers who hate them because they are black. Some conservatives as well as the tea baggers are apoplectic because a black man is president of the United States. They can't say what they really believe, and complain that an African-American shouldn't be commander-in-chief. Instead they try to delegitimze Obama by claiming that he wasn't born in this country, and therefore shouldn't be president. It's not just a few militia wackos including Donald Trump who belong to the birther cult, prominent members of Congress have voiced support for this crazy notion.
  • Space I... FRED 2012/06/22 02:56:04
    Space Invader
    +1
    this is about a young man and many mexicans killed..not race
  • FRED Space I... 2012/06/22 03:20:53
    FRED
    Sure!
  • Politic... FRED 2012/06/22 04:29:38
    PoliticallyIncorrect
    +1
    Sorry Fred. It looks like race-barting is a favorite pass-time for you too.
  • Cognito22 2012/06/22 01:50:51
    They can and will get worse
    Cognito22
    +2
    Race baiting and race warring is Sharpton's bread and butter.
    He's just another soldier in Obama's war on America.
  • Ozzyboy 2012/06/22 01:50:09
    They can and will get worse
    Ozzyboy
    +2
    A hispanic shoots a black guy and this country is turned upside down in the name of racism. Brian Terry is killed and trying to find out how that happened is also racism? Like Martin, a man was killed and just like the investigation into that shooting, Brian Terry deserves the same investigation. Sharpton is being hypocritical to suggest anything else.
  • Mr. Smith 2012/06/22 01:44:36
    They can and will get worse
    Mr. Smith
    +3
    Crying "RACISM" is all they have left, they can't defend Obama's record and can't debate the issues without using lies and character assassination. Pathetic!
  • Schläue~© 2012/06/22 01:20:35
    They can and will get worse
    Schläue~©
    +3
    Al had to get out front before Jessie got the drop on him.
    The Martin - Zimmerman circus blew up in their faces, can't mention all the murders in Chitcago .... what is chronic racist to do?

    Gotta keep them dollas streaming into the non-profits somehow.
  • MarinerFH 2012/06/22 01:10:58
    They can and will get worse
    MarinerFH
    +3
    Sharpton is a "one trick pony" and his pony died 30 years ago.
    al sharpton  one trick pony
  • Selkets... MarinerFH 2012/06/22 01:16:33
    Selketskiss
    +3
    LMAO....LOL...cracking me up on his dead pony..
  • MarinerFH Selkets... 2012/06/22 01:20:21
  • TruBluTopaz 2012/06/22 01:03:50
    They can and will get worse
    TruBluTopaz
    +3
    The left has already attacked Anne Romney repeatedly including her therapy for her MS diagnosis. I expect them to start tracking the Mormon faith for hits soon. I kind of wonder if the Broadway musical "Book of Morman" wasn't a preemptive strike.
  • Bearish 2012/06/22 00:59:38
    They can and will get worse
    Bearish
    +3
    I swear, They are trying to start a Race war.. Why? To what end?
    How can they scream Racism when the POTUS is black? What do we as American have to do to rise above the charge of Racist?
    white guilt
  • Selkets... Bearish 2012/06/22 01:27:23
    Selketskiss
    +2
    ...where is the cover.. all black babies are racist with their hand out getting a gov check..
  • Maddog 2012/06/22 00:50:48 (edited)
    They can and will get worse
    Maddog
    +5
    Well now, there's a surprise!

    al sharpton
  • ed 2012/06/22 00:35:43
    They can and will get worse
    ed
    +3
    as for sharpton without sounding racist I would love to see someone stuff his mouth with a black sock
  • apachehellfire65 2012/06/22 00:03:56
    They can and will get worse
    apachehellfire65
    +3
    who would have ever thought this would be his first choice! sharpton and jackson a pocket full of race cards
  • mal 2012/06/21 23:23:30 (edited)
    They can and will get worse
    mal
    +3
    It's a real sideshow. I'll bet these idiots don't know obama is 6.75% black then half " arab" and white
  • Freeranger 2012/06/21 23:18:39
    None of the above
    Freeranger
    +1
    [glances at watch] The good "Reverend" is just about on time. I won't ask for a show of hands as to who is surprised.
  • Ken 2012/06/21 23:10:14
    They can and will get worse
    Ken
    +3
    A racist like Sharpton calling someone else racist, what hypocricy.
  • ☆ QueenAline 2012/06/21 23:00:59
    They can and will get worse
    ☆ QueenAline
    +3
    only the beginning... Al (NOT SO) Sharpton couldn't get more insane....I can't wait for the day someone puts him in his place...he is a sick bastard
  • Mr. T 2012/06/21 22:46:17
    They can and will get worse
    Mr. T
    +4
    Yeah....has nothing to do with Holder not handing over documents like he said he would. One of these days, someone is going to put Sharpton in his place.
  • Simmering Frog 2012/06/21 22:34:32
    None of the above
    Simmering Frog
    +2
    I demand to see Al Sharpton's grades when he attended clown college.
  • Space I... Simmeri... 2012/06/21 22:36:59
  • HarleyCharley 2012/06/21 22:32:57
    Sharpeton is right
    HarleyCharley
    everything racism....
  • ConLibFraud 2012/06/21 22:32:50
    None of the above
    ConLibFraud
    +2
    Sharpton who?
  • ☆ Queen... ConLibF... 2012/06/21 23:02:46
    ☆ QueenAline
    +3
    Al NotSo Sharp...sharpton
  • ConLibF... ☆ Queen... 2012/06/21 23:05:06
    ConLibFraud
    +3
    Just trying to figure out why anyone even listens to this creep?
  • ☆ Queen... ConLibF... 2012/06/21 23:12:33
    ☆ QueenAline
    +3
    I know...he opens his mouth and hate spews
  • ConLibF... ☆ Queen... 2012/06/21 23:25:55
    ConLibFraud
    +4
    I blame the American people for catering to these leaches. If everyone would boycott every media where these creeps appear, they would go away.
  • ☆ Queen... ConLibF... 2012/06/21 23:30:55
  • Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/06/21 22:32:48
    They can and will get worse
    Jackie G - Poker Playing Patriot
    +4
    I think they are just warming up -
  • cm 2012/06/21 22:32:35
    They can and will get worse
    cm
    +3
    I hope they continue to play the race card, it will destroy them in November the American people are sick of it.
  • ☆ Queen... cm 2012/06/21 23:03:07
    ☆ QueenAline
    +2
    indeed...we are
  • Space Invader 2012/06/21 22:30:47
    They can and will get worse
    Space Invader
    +3
    Rev Al, and MSNBC have finally lost their minds.......and with Larry O'Donnell and Rachel Madcow and Leg Thrill Mathews at the helm; it can only get worse...
  • ☆ Queen... Space I... 2012/06/21 23:04:09
    ☆ QueenAline
    +2
    ya think? well...maybe, but I think they take the cake

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