[Lisa]

Al Sharpton
Political/ Civil Rights Activist- Founder and President of the "National Action Network"



Al Sharpton on Clarence Thomas
Al Sharpton said Democrats shouldn't be talking about getting more blacks in high places, but getting the right blacks.

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"If we doubt that, just look at (Supreme Court Justice) Clarence Thomas," he said. "Clarence Thomas is my color, but he's not my kind."

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http://www.foxnews.c...3,90124,00.html
added 06/29/03

Sharpton accused the Republicans of using members of the New York fire and police departments for photo opportunities.

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"It's a political fraud that needs to be exposed."

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http://www.gwu.edu/~...cme051703b.html
added 06/05/03

American Policies Abroad Produced the Attack on the World Trade Center

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''America is beginning to reap what it has sown.''

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http://www.racematte...ononamerica.htm
http://www.rnc.org/News/RisingTideRead.aspx?ID=13

Sharpton Praises Fidel Castro as "Awesome" and "a Great Leader"

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Tim Russert: This is what you said about Fidel Castro in your book ["Al on America"]: "I found Castro to be a very reasonable, intelligent man. . . . I never met anyone with a more rapid mind. He was brilliant. He was absolutely awesome. . . . Fidel Castro is a great leader."

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http://www.rnc.org/Newsroom/RNCResearch/Re...earch030303.htm
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2...18/222644.shtml
added 07/23/03

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"There have been many misconceptions about Al Sharpton. I am not a rabble-rouser. I am not an ambulance chaser. I am not a troublemaker. I am not an anti-Semite or a racist. I am not unpatriotic."

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http://www.observer....ory.asp?ID=6524
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Who Jesse and Al Don't Talk About
Myles B. Kantor
Sunday, Oct. 20, 2002
So now Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are upset about "Barbershop."

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2...18/222644.shtml

Set in a black barbershop in Chicago, this MGM production features a barber who opines irreverently about well-known blacks. For instance, he refers to Martin Luther King Jr. as a "ho."

In "I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.," King supporter Michael Eric Dyson refers to the reverend's "Promethean trysts," "rampant womanizing" and "relentless infidelity." This behavior preceded King's marriage:

Even after he met his future bride, Coretta Scott, he satisfied his ample sexual appetite. King confessed to Coretta that he had cheated on her with an Atlanta girl over the 1952 Christmas break. They quarreled and then reconciled, and then announced their June 1953 wedding. But even after their marriage, King continued to stray.

Dyson later writes:

Besides his many casual carnal connections, King had established relationships of significant affection with three women. One of the women, in fact, had become King's de facto wife, a spousal equivalent upon whom he became emotionally dependent as she replaced Coretta as the primary focus of her husband's intimacy and affection.
The barber's claim seems factually based.

Jackson and Sharpton have appeared on programs like "Crossfire" and "Donahue" calling for the removal of content they don't like in "Barbershop." Sharpton has talked about a possible boycott.

Admirably, MGM hasn't capitulated to these buffoons' demands. "MGM stands behind 'Barbershop,' its filmmakers and artists, and we have no intention of altering the film in any way," it said.

While Jackson and Sharpton target a work of art by black people, they continue to ignore a black population's captivity 90 miles from America.

People of color are a majority in Cuba, and there's no Afro-Cuban exemption from Fidel Castro's totalitarianism. Blacks can't establish a Cuban NAACP, their own newspapers or Web sites, or criticize the white autocrat who suffocates their identity. If they want to leave Master Castro's plantation, they need a pass.

Black Cuban Eusebio Peñalver was an officer in the rebel army against Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship. He soon opposed Castro's new tyranny, participating in the peasant-based Escambray resistance.

Captured in 1960, Peñalver remained in prison until October 1988. In addition to physical torture, Castro's thugs would tell him, "<censored>, we brought you down from the trees and cut your tail!" Peñalver remarks, "That is, they were saying that Negroes were monkeys, that we were on trees and the revolution brought us down and made us persons and therefore we were their slaves."

In "Twenty Years and Forty Days," former prisoner of conscience Jorge Valls similarly recounts how guards would say to his black peers, "You <censored>, how could you revolt against a revolution that is finally making human beings out of you?" Valls adds, "They always got more than their share of the beatings and bayonets."

Peñalver notes Castro's place in the constellation of tyrants: "There is no difference between the Cuban dictator and Stalin, Mao, Hitler, Mussolini, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, or any of the dictators who have terrorized the peoples of the world."

Jackson and Sharpton protested Nelson Mandela's imprisonment, but I don't recall their solidarity for Eusebio Peñalver then or now.

In recent years, many blacks have been persecuted for dissenting from Castro's dogma. Just one example is prisoner of conscience Jorge Luis Garcia Perez, ripped from his family since March 1990.

But I don't see Jackson or Sharpton demanding the liberation of Garcia Perez and his countrymen. In fact, both have been Castro's guests. Sharpton even describes Castro as "brilliant" and "absolutely awesome" in his new book, "Al on America."

Continue your crusade against "Barbershop," Jesse and Al. It's not like millions of black Cubans' rights are being crushed right now.

[Lisa_]

March 3, 2003

WHO IS AL SHARPTON?

Copyright 2003, Republican National Committee

http://www.rnc.org/Newsroom/RNCResearch/Re...earch030303.htm

A Liberal Democrat Out Of Touch With America

"In the last decade it is hard to tell what a Democrat stands for. It is time for Democrats to be Democrats to be Democrats. And that's one of the reasons I am embarking on this race." (Rev. Al Sharpton As Quoted In Mike Glover, "Sharpton Vows To Engage In All Early Tests," The Associated Press, 2/10/03)

THE FACTS ABOUT AL SHARPTON (D-NY)

SHARPTON HAS AN ULTRA-LIBERAL AGENDA FOR AMERICA

* Sharpton Is Against The Bush Tax Cut, Welfare Reform, The Death Penalty, Opportunity Scholarships And Military Action In Iraq.

* Sharpton Supports Universal Government Run Health Care, Public Campaign Financing, Abortion And Gay Marriage.

* Sharpton Has The Ear Of Liberal Leaders Bill And Hillary Clinton, Janet Reno, Al Gore And Scores Of Other Prominent Democrats. (Heather MacDonald, "Al Sharpton Just Won't Let Racial Wounds Heal," The Wall Street Journal, 8/31/00)

SHARPTON IS OUT OF TOUCH WITH MAINSTREAM AMERICA

* Sharpton Said The Attacks On The World Trade Center Are Evidence That "America Is Beginning To Reap What It Has Sown." (Adam Nagourney, "Say It Loud," The New York Times, 12/1/02)

* Sharpton Believes That The Democrat Party's "Road To Defeat" Is "Moderation." (Adam Nagourney, "Say It Loud," The New York Times, 12/1/02)

* Sharpton's Goal Is To Force The Democrats Back To Their "Liberal Roots." (Chaka Ferguson, "Activist Minister Al Sharpton To Explore Bid For Presidency," The Associated Press, 1/4/03)

SHARPTON IN DEPTH

SHARPTON HAS AN ULTRA-LIBERAL AGENDA FOR AMERICA

Against Bush Tax Cut

Sharpton Says He Will "Absolutely" And "Immediately" Repeal Bush Tax Cut. Russert: "Would you repeal the Bush tax cut?" Sharpton: "Absolutely." He vowed to "immediately stop Mr. Bush's tax cuts." (NBC's "Meet The Press," 8/25/02; Remarks At DNC Winter Meeting, 2/22/03)

For Government Controlled Health Care

Sharpton Supports Universal Government Controlled Healthcare. Novak: "I've been waiting for a Democrat to say let's get rid of the private health insurance, let's get rid of the whole private system and have a government-run health system. Are you ready to commit to that? . . . And have the government run it, Reverend?" Sharpton: "Well, I think we need a government health system, but I think we need to do it in a way that we can afford it and guarantee it. . . . [W]e need to make health care a right in a country like this. I think that's what we need to argue about. . . . I think have the government manage it and have the government guarantee it." (CNN's "Crossfire," 1/24/03)

Against Welfare Reform

Sharpton Opposes Welfare Reform. "I believe the welfare reform bill attacked the poor and demonized them as people who did not want to work . . . . I marched in 1996 at the Democratic Convention in Chicago over the welfare reform bill because I felt Clinton's policy was unfair." (Rev. Al Sharpton,Al On America, p. 17, 2002)

For Public Financing Of Political Campaigns

Sharpton Believes Government Should Finance All Political Campaigns. "[I]n my campaign reform plan I talk about eliminating private funds. We must remove any possibility of corruption and injustice by not allowing big business to donate money to politicians. In my reform where elections are paid for by the public, big corporate donors would not have a role at all. None of the money for campaigns could come from the private sector or private donors. Campaigns would be publicly funded." (Rev. Al Sharpton,Al On America, p. 10, 2002)

Against Military Action In Iraq

Sharpton Opposes Military Action In Iraq. "I have opposed the war in Iraq from the beginning. I've said that, clearly, Saddam Hussein is not a man that any of us would support and, clearly, has done grave atrocities. But I do not believe that we have seen the case that the only way to deal with Hussein is military action." (Remarks At DNC Winter Meeting, 2/22/03)

Against Death Penalty

Sharpton Believes Death Penalty Should Be Eliminated Nationwide. "[W]e must also look at eliminating the death penalty nationally. . . . [U]nder no circumstances should our government be involved with putting its citizens to death. . . . I will, as president, fight to change the law. . . I will fight to have it outlawed." (Rev. Al Sharpton,Al On America, pp. 10-11, 2002)

For Gay Marriage

Sharpton Supports Legalization Of "Gay Marriage." Russert: "Are you in favor of gay marriage? . . . Legalize gay marriage?" Sharpton: "I feel that people have the right to choose and I would support that no matter what the lifestyle. . . . Whatever the lifestyle, people should have the right to choose their own life." (NBC's "Meet The Press," 8/25/02)

Against Opportunity Scholarships

Sharpton Opposes Opportunity Scholarships For All Children. Russert: "Do you support vouchers for poor children in the inner city?" Sharpton: "I do not support vouchers for anyone." (NBC's "Meet The Press," 8/25/02)

For Abortion

Sharpton Is Unabashedly Pro-Choice. "I will not stand in the way of a woman's right to choose. If women do not have the right to choose, then it's a civil rights violation. . . ." (Rev. Al Sharpton, Al On America, p. 89, 2002)

Sharpton Vows To Appoint Only Pro-Choice Judges. "I would only appoint justices to the Supreme Court who are for women having the right to choose whether or not they will have an abortion." (Rev. Al Sharpton, Al On America, p. 89, 2002)

Sharpton Has The Ear Of Liberal Leaders

Sharpton Has The Ear Of Liberal Leaders Bill And Hillary Clinton, Janet Reno, Al Gore And Scores Of Other Prominent Democrats. "The Rev. Al Sharpton's status with Washington's Democratic elite just keeps on rising. . . . [H]e commanded an audience with Attorney General Janet Reno and White House aides. . . . Mr. Sharpton has also demanded, and won, meetings with Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, Sen. Charles Schumer of New York and former presidential hopeful Bill Bradley. Last year he shared the stage with President Clinton at a Justice Department conference on police misconduct." (Heather MacDonald, "Al Sharpton Just Won't Let Racial Wounds Heal," The Wall Street Journal, 8/31/00)

OUT OF TOUCH WITH MAINSTREAM AMERICA

Sharpton Said That The Attacks On The World Trade Center Are Evidence That "America Is Beginning To Reap What It Has Sown." "He goes right up to the line in arguing that American policies abroad, to some extent, produced the attack on the World Trade Center - 'America is beginning to reap what it has sown,' he suggests -- though is appropriately careful to make clear that he is not condoning what took place." (Adam Nagourney, "Say It Loud," The New York Times, 12/1/02)

Sharpton Praised Fidel Castro As "Awesome" And "A Great Leader." Tim Russert: "This is what you said about Fidel Castro in your book: 'I found Castro to be a very reasonable, intelligent man. . . . I never met anyone with a more rapid mind. He was brilliant. He was absolutely awesome. . . . Fidel Castro is a great leader.'" (NBC's "Meet The Press," 1/12/03)

Sharpton Believes That The Democrat Party's "Road To Defeat" Is "Moderation." "The Democratic Party acts as if black voters 'are their mistress that they have to hide.' The push to moderation by Democratic leaders is the road to defeat, Sharpton argues, a point of view that seems awfully prescient at this writing." (Adam Nagourney, "Say It Loud," The New York Times, 12/1/02)

Sharpton's Goal Is To Force The Democrats Back To Their "Liberal Roots." "Sharpton, who wants to bring the party back to its liberal roots, said he would bring diversity of views - and color - to the homogeneous Democratic lineup." (Chaka Ferguson, "Activist Minister Al Sharpton To Explore Bid For Presidency," The Associated Press, 1/4/03)

AT ODDS WITH FELLOW DEMOCRATS

"He blamed Democrats for their own Election Day rout, said they should have fought the president on Iraq and the economy, said the party had to get back to its roots. 'They forgot: you don't imitate the opposition, you oppose it,' he said. 'There was no voter registration drive, nothing. I think they got what they asked for. Nothing.'" (Joyce Purnick, "Metro Matters," The New York Times, 11/7/02)

Sharpton Disagrees With Gephardt, Lieberman, Kerry And Edwards On Iraq

Sharpton Is Against Military Action In Iraq. "I think that the present administration is bent on war. There has been no, in my judgment, evidence presented there has (sic) been any weapons of mass destruction." (NPR's "Tavis Smiley," 1/31/03)

* But Senator John Edwards (D-NC) Has "Said From The Very Beginning" That "Military Action Is Something That We Should Be Willing To Do." (Senator John Edwards, ABC's "This Week," 1/5/03)

* But Representative Dick Gephardt (D-MO) Says "Iraq Is A Problem . . . We Should Deal With It Diplomatically If We Can, Militarily If We Must" And Voted For The Resolution Authorizing Use Of Force. (Jim Abrams, "President, House Reach Deal On Iraq," The Associated Press, 10/2/02; H. J. Res. 114, Roll Call #455: Passed 296-133: R 215-6; D 81-126; I 0-1, 10/10/02)

* But Senators Joe Lieberman (D-CT), Kerry, Edwards And Representative Gephardt Voted For The Congressional Resolution Authorizing Use Of Force Against Iraq. (H.J.Res. 114, Roll Call #237, Passed 77-23: R 48-1; D 29-21; I 0-1, 10/11/02; H. J. Res. 114, Roll Call #455: Passed 296-133: R 215-6; D 81-126; I 0-1, 10/10/02)

Sharpton Disagrees With Edwards And Gephardt On The Death Penalty

Sharpton Is Opposed To The Death Penalty. "[W]e must also look at eliminating the death penalty nationally. . . . [U]nder no circumstances should our government be involved with putting its citizens to death. . . . I will, as president, fight to change the law . . . I will fight to have it outlawed." (Rev. Al Sharpton, Al On America, pp. 10-11, 2002)

* But Edwards Says "I Strongly Support The Death Penalty . . . Death Is The Only Fitting Penalty For Some Crimes." (Senator John Edwards, Remarks At The Georgetown Public Policy Institute, 7/16/02)

* But Gephardt Say's He's "For The Death Penalty." (William J. Eaton, "Death Penalty Measure Survives House Test," Los Angeles Times, 4/22/94)

Sharpton Disagrees With Dean, Lieberman And Kerry On Welfare Reform

Sharpton Is Opposed To Welfare Reform. "I believe the welfare reform bill attacked the poor and demonized them as people who did not want to work . . . . I marched in 1996 at the Democratic Convention in Chicago over the welfare reform bill because I felt Clinton's policy was unfair." (Rev. Al Sharpton, Al On America, p. 17, 2002)

* But Dean Thinks It Has Been An "Enormous Success" And Has "Done Good Things." (CNN's "Inside Politics" 6/3/02)

* But Lieberman And Kerry Voted For Clinton's 1996 Welfare Reform Bill. (H.R. 3734, Roll Call #262, Conference Report Agreed To 78-21: R 53-0; D 25-21, 8/1/96)

Sharpton Disagrees With Gephardt And Kerry On Judicial Litmus Tests

Sharpton Is In Favor Of Judicial Litmus Tests On Abortion. "If women do not have the right to choose, then it's a civil rights violation. So I would only appoint justices to the Supreme Court who are for women having the right to choose whether or not they will have an abortion." (Rev. Al Sharpton, Al On America, p. 89, 2002)

* But Gephardt Vowed "As President, I Would Not Make Abortion A Litmus Test For My Judicial Appointments." (Doug Bandow, "Judicial Litmus Tests," Copley News Service, 6/18/02)

* But Kerry Is Against Abortion Litmus Tests For Judicial Nominees. (Senator John Kerry, Congressional Record, 7/31/85)

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Sturm Ruger, on Apr 12 2005, 06:54 PM, said:

Feds Probe Rev. Al

Ian Bishop, © 2005 NYP Holdings, Inc.

April 12, 2005

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WASHINGTON — The FBI, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into the Rev. Al Sharpton, secretly videotaped him pocketing campaign donations from two shady fund-raisers in a New York City hotel room and then asking for more, it was reported yesterday.

One of the donors was later recorded on a wiretap saying Sharpton may not have reported to the Federal Election Commission tens of thousands of dollars in campaign cash, as is required by the law, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

The FBI launched the probe into Sharpton's fund-raising for his failed 2004 presidential run after his name surfaced on wiretaps in an unrelated Philadelphia City Hall corruption case, the Inquirer said.

The Post confirmed the FBI investigation of Sharpton. The two dubious donors whom Sharpton met with in the hotel on May 9, 2003 — Democratic fund-raisers La-Van Hawkins and the late Ronald White — suggested that nearly $90,000 was missing from the official campaign report Sharpton filed with the FEC.

Hawkins is currently on trial in Philadelphia on corruption charges unrelated to the Sharpton case; White also was going to be indicted, but he died before charges could be brought.

An FBI wiretap picked up Hawkins telling White he believed they had raised more than $140,000 for Sharpton in the previous quarter — but Hawkins fretted because Sharpton had reported only about $50,000 on his federal election filing.

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Read the full story at nypost.com.
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ArmyMAJretired, on Aug 29 2005, 03:18 PM, said:

Sharpton's Driver Pulled Over Doing 110 After Sheehan Visit

Monday, August 29, 2005
FoxNews.com/Associated Press

CRAWFORD, Texas  — A driver for the Rev. Al Sharpton (search) led Ellis County Sheriff's deputies on a nine-mile chase at speeds up to 110 mph before state troopers stopped the car, authorities said.

The driver was rushing Sharpton to the airport after his visit anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan (search) on Sunday at her camp outside President Bush's ranch in Crawford.

The car carrying Sharpton and two other passengers was clocked doing 110 mph in a 65 mph zone on Interstate 35 in Ellis County in North Texas, said Lt. Danny Williams.

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