“I wanted access and I was given that access,” Sharpton said. “And at the same time, when the White House called me about Trayvon [Martin], I was leading the march that night. At the same time, I led the fight in Ferguson. I led the fight for Eric Garner.”“So if they are saying, ‘He stopped doing those things,’ not only did I keep doing them, a lot of these issues that became national concerns under Obama, I was the one leading.
The enthusiasm with which candidates seek Sharpton’s seal of approval is a favorite topic in right-wing media, which remind their audiences of his past stoking of racial tensions in cases such as that of Tawana Brawley, a teenager in upstate New York who falsely claimed in 1987 that she was raped by four white men.
Those long-ago remarks where he talked about Crown Heights diamond merchants? He argues he was making a point not about Jews, but apartheid, targeting only area jewelers selling diamonds distributed by a wealthy South African family.
Why the TheDemocrats will lose
He was Jussie before Jussie even IMAGINED making up a heinous crime to gain sympathy & money. yay
Really? Why? To find out from Al how he can owe the IRS $6 million in back taxes and still be allowed to walk free with no prison time? Sharpton benefits from Black privilege.💥🤪🤩💥
Tawana Brawley. Fake racist violence.
Time to smear the dogshit and blame the devil whites
Sharpton is a hyper rite
The man is tax-dodging disgrace.
Does anyone else find it disturbing that these candidates feel the need to meet with this racist criminal?
They just want tax tips
More proof that the Dem party is the party of antisemites
The guy who completely fabricated a distgusting kidnapping/rape-hoax, who was then successfully sued in civil court over the lies and slander. The guy who organized riots in NY, which directly caused the death of a young man. He is garbage.
Who doesn’t love a race baiter?
Sir, Yessir! RevAl Sharpton (love Green too, but...)
You guys just don’t get it. Still locked in the nineties mindset.
I don't know. I am in favor of black and white separatism though. Can we please talk about this? Many of us want it and it might be a good thing.
The racist who should be in jail for not paying his taxes...what a joke.
Did you see Sharpton's and Jesse Jackson's attitude at Aretha Franklin's funeral ? Motherfuckers in action.
When he pays his taxes, my respect will be there.
Dude is a tax cheat and a race baiter
You were saying?
aaah, yes. rev. all. the voice of reason.
He did such a great job. Look how he stuck up for Tawana Brawley. And just ask those people who have requested his support only to get a massive bill for his services. Should we bring up all his tailored suits, paid for by his charity? Al Sharpton does more to divide than unite
Al Sharpton is the biggest crook ever makes sense for the democrats 🤣
He's not a reverend, he's a shake down artist. And owes about 4 mill in taxes.
*Tawana Brawley, though. There’s that.
Can you tell the House of Sharpton to pay his taxes?
Every *Democratic candidate
Article fails to mention anything about Sharpton being caught in a cocaine deal by the FBI. Doesn't mention his anti-semitic comments about Jews. Doesn't mention his failure to pay taxes. Doesn't mention his involvement in the Tawana Brawley hoax. Yets dems want his approval?
TheRevAl is a race-baiting piece of shit that has blood on his hands, and the fact that he is being wooed by Democrat candidates should immediately tell everyone how evil both Sharpton is and the Democrats. It's Unconscionable that the MSM gives him any credibility.
It's only your actions that matter. BlackLivesMatter
As someone who’s black this is why the democrats are a joke when it comes to so called black outreach... Why pander to a poverty pimp who’s famously attached to scandals like tawana bawley and the duke lacrosse team. AL doesn’t represent or speak for black people.
I find this rather sad.
He’s a fraud