Sharpton Wades in to the 11th
Azi reported this morning that Al Sharpton is about to lend his weight to the Stop Yassky movement by urging black leaders to unify behind a single, black candidate in the 11th.
Following up with Sharpton's office, we were told he has no plans to endorse anybody specifically but will call for the unification at Saturday's Black Brooklyn Empowerment Convention.
In an interesting historical footnote, Sharpton waded into a 2004 Civil Court election -- at the urging of Carl Andrews -- in which he backed a white judicial candidate, Bernard Graham, against three black and Caribbean candidates in the 6th judicial district in Brooklyn. On primary day that year, loudspeakers circled the district blaring Sharpton's voice in support of Graham.
Graham ended up winning by a little less than 1,000 votes.
—Nicole Brydson
I can not believe that in the year 2006, Al Sharpton still has some degree of credibility with some current and potential political leaders in this town. The man is the anti-King Midas.
Everything he touches turns to $hit.
And how exactly is he advocating for a level playing field by attending a Black Empowerment Convention? He is only helping to perpetuate the victimhood mentality (at a cost, of course)...
There were not loud speakers by sharpton on election day and very only one place had palm card. Does the Rev. take credit for the sun coming up every morning
Racist bastard.
On Room8 Rock Hackshaw exposes these hipocrites in an earlier column. It's long and wordy, but worth the read.
I never understood why Sharpton didn't run for Congress from either of the majority African-American congressional districts, because he could have won against either Towns or Owen, unlike all his other races for offices. Of course, I do know, he never wanted the responsibility, even the limited responsibility of a backbench minority party member of Congress.
Race baiting doesn't mix very well with responsibility.
Neither of the 3 black candidates has done a single thing to stand out, to show how they would make a difference in Washington. Are we destined for another incumbent asleep as Major was 24 years or non-existent as an Ed Towns? Shirley Chisholm was an icon, she had a Wesley Mac Holder. All these guys (and a gal) has is Clarence Norman's legacy.
I can't wait to take Sharpton on one-on-one. Come to district, Mr. Sharpton. Make my day.
all sharpton will do is inflame the white voters to vote against his pick, and energize the base of dem voters who actually vote on primary day, allowing yassky to win.
This is why there is still racism. Because some blacks like sharpton think everythin is gonna be handed to them. WORK FOR IT like everyone else
6:58- This could be great news for owens. Sharpton certainly won't pick Chris, and the white vote won't necessarily go to David. After all, Yassky supported Sampson last year, a completely unqualified candidate who ran a racist campaign and whose only qualification was that he was part of the corrupt Clarence Norman machine.
Whoa...9:01 careful with comments like that one. There is still racism for a lot of reasons but this line of thinking certainly doesn't help the cause (newsflash - there are some non-blacks that think the same thing).
We have to stop placing everyone into groups and start realizing that everyone is an individual, defined by more than just skin color, gender, religion, etc.
NY Hotlist... i think 9:01 has a major point. YES we aLL knoww that racism still exsits
BUT seriously when you have these people trying to so openly sideline a white guy... then it liks "WTF??"
This move makes ME scorn Sharpton and black leadership, and I'm Latino!