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  • DragonBallZinn [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    Al Sharpton? The "God damn America" guy?

    What's he doing paling around with Blueliani?

    • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]
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      3 months ago

      No, God DAMN America guy was Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Al Sharpton's a civil rights guy turned TV talking head

      • SSJ2Marx
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        3 months ago

        Last I saw Sharpton he was on CNN doing anti-immigrant race baiting. He may have been cool at one point but right now the guy's a grifter through and through.

        • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]
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          3 months ago

          From what I understand he hasn't been "cool" since the 80's but I'd leave it to someone who actually knows more about it to get more specific than that.

      • CommCat [none/use name]
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        3 months ago

        exact opposite, Jeremiah White was thrown under the bus by Obama while Sharpton has been one of Obama's biggest defenders. He had a confrontation with Cornel West on CNN(?) when West called Obama a war criminal.

        • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]
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          3 months ago

          You mean Al Sharpton is exact opposite of Jeremiah Wright, or exact opposite of what I said?

          I'm pretty sure what I said is a fair characterization but I could maybe word it better.