Sharpton chickens out

[Sangersteve]

What a surprise, Al doesn't want to be held back by rules.




This Friday, the Oxford Union in London will hold a debate about race relations in the United States. MSNBC host Al Sharpton accepted an invitation to the event, but after confirming he would be one of the participants to propose the motion that the United States is “institutionally racist,” he did an about face, shocking his esteemed hosts.

Sharpton was supposed to defend his proposition along with Black Panther leader Aaron Dixon and liberal blogger Mychal Denzel Smith, while SiriusXM host, Breitbart News, and Fox News Contributor David Webb; conservative commentator Joe R. Hicks; and BBC radio host Charlie Wolf would oppose the motion in a structured Oxford-style debate. […]

Sources have indicated that Sharpton, who is an informal adviser to both President Obama and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, has asked Oxford for an opportunity to speak but not debate the counter argument. “He wants to control the event, because he won’t debate the facts and the real issues including how his own conduct impacts race relations in the U.S.,” stated Webb. “He doesn’t want to be exposed for what he really is – a shakedown artist and racial coward. After years of conning people into giving him money by fanning the flames of racism, he’s just too afraid to have a civil, fact-based conversation about the issues of race in America.”

[ralph]

heard about this , Webb was laughing about it on some news show a few days ago .

[BigTex]

I think it's funny that the President talks about everyone paying their fair share, but allows himself an "advisor" who owes millions in taxes.

[GFB]

Another racist thread

[BillB]

I'm waiting for Obama to declare the Sharpton National Holiday.
Sharpton is probably cleaner than King was.

[Red Oak]

I agree Bill.

[crackertoes]

[jellowrestling]

I'm waiting for Obama to declare the Sharpton National Holiday.
Sharpton is probably cleaner than King was.

MLK was a great man of his time.
Sharpton is a parasite.

[BillB]

I'm waiting for Obama to declare the Sharpton National Holiday.
Sharpton is probably cleaner than King was.

MLK was a great man of his time.
Sharpton is a parasite.

King was a plagiarist, a serial adulterer and an embezzler.
He did this while holding himself up as a Christian minister.

Sharpton may be as bad, but he isn't any worse.

[Red Oak]

And a Communist, don't leave that out.

[GFB]

You guys are nit picking.

[planosteve]

And a Communist, don't leave that out.

And protestor against the most senseless war in American history, until Iraq.

[GFB]

I do agree with Jello that MLK was a great man for his time.

His accomplishments for the country and the world were just too great..he essentially took on Presidents, Congress, and everyone else while preaching and living nonviolence the whole time.

That doesn't excuse any personal flaws..great or small..but it does "dwarf" them.