Where are you Sharpton, where are you Jesse Jackass?

What details ?? Sharpton is an American individual being paid for his services. Just like Huck,Newt and Rick. And dare I say, Christie or the plumber that fixes the sink
Who do you think pays for Santorum to fly around the country and why ? Did Christie just turn up in Dallas ?
Billy Graham back in the day

You seem to not understand, we all have a price. The price to be in the public eye for whatever reason is handsome. Rev can be in 5 different places in a week. do you think I am naive enough to think he gets free airfare and meals ? Or he pays his own way? C'mon man this is another faux outrage. Or, charactor assasination Fox News style.

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I dont remember seeing anyone from anywhere on the political spectrum holding Rev up for sainthood.
not sure your standard for who gets a pass for eating at the sponsors trough and who gets panned for eating at the sponsors trough
 
The character has long ago been self-assassinated. Sorry this bugs you. But I'll agree with you to a certain extent - while at the same time trying not to be too cynical - they all are whores. Sharpton's variety though is to pick a john to threaten with crying nasty things about him if he doesn't pay up. Others have the john come to them offering money for the trick. Bullying, blackmail, bribery - they are all dirty deeds though.
 
Doesn't bug me but I think a little clarity is in order.
Paul Simon once wrote a song called the Apartment Blues where he sang "one mans ceiling is, another mans floor"

My guess is if you spoke with the people around Ferguson, Florida (where Trayvon Martin was killed) or any number of places over the years Rev has stood up and made a spectacle of himself to publicize an injustice you would get the take that it doesn't matter how Rev gets paid. Oh, there was Tawana Brawly and the Duke Rape blah blah blah. Be fair Bedell -- you gotten anyrhing wrong over the past 20-25 years in your work?
He was after-all (with Mellisa Harris Perry ) the bugle call that raised attention to the fact Trayvon Martin was "murdered" and the case was being swept under the rug.
Where and how did Billy Graham get paid ? Not trying to be cynical here or point a finger but, to my eyes Rev is to his congregation what Graham was to his.
I think that a fair comparison .

I remember the same conversation over MLK before he was assainated and annointed sainthood or was simply viewed as not Malcolm X

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Simon also wrote "a man see's what he wants to see and, disregards the rest"
 
I'm really not sure what that has to do with shaking down companies. Not following you. Never said that Sharpton has never done anything commendable or important to many people. I do say many of his practices are dirty (basically extortion) and that his character has been sullied time and again because of these practices.

As for Graham, I'm no expert but as I recall his financials have always be on the up & up. He actually founded the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. Not sure why you want to compare him to Sharpton. Here's a couple of links you can explore. Link. Link.
 
Where does the term "shakedown" enter the conversation ??
The term evokes images of inner city activity and nefarious characters .
Characters in the recent past referred to as "thugs" ???
But we don't use that word anymore. do we?

How is what Sharpton does constitute "shakedown" and what Rev Graham did in the day, not ?
In the links you provide I don't see a donor list
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=glossary.word&gid=66&print=1

So the only way you can say there is no difference is because
a) the Graham people say so
b) well, Sharpton has a reputation of "shake(ing)down" contributors

c'mon Bedell - your characterization of Sharpton is framed by those that have the most to lose by Sharptons advocacy
again , "a man see's what he wants ... "
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For clarity I have nothing against Graham and not in any way suggesting he "shakesdown" contributors. Matter of fact I could care less how Graham Sr or Jr makes his living. Even if it comes from taking poor white peoples money with threats of eternal damnation
 
57Brave said:
Where does the term "shakedown" enter the conversation ??
The term evokes images of inner city activity and nefarious characters .
Characters in the recent past referred to as "thugs" ???
But we don't use that word anymore. do we?

How is what Sharpton does constitute "shakedown" and what Rev Graham did in the day, not ?
In the links you provide I don't see a donor list
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=glossary.word&gid=66&print=1

So the only way you can say there is no difference is because
a) the Graham people say so
b) well, Sharpton has a reputation of "shake(ing)down" contributors

c'mon Bedell - your characterization of Sharpton is framed by those that have the most to lose by Sharptons advocacy
again , "a man see's what he wants ... "
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For clarity I have nothing against Graham and not in any way suggesting he "shakesdown" contributors. Matter of fact I could care less how Graham Sr or Jr makes his living. Even if it comes from taking poor white peoples money with threats of eternal damnation
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Believe what you'd like. If you'd prefer 'extortion' I'll be glad to use that word instead. Yep, and you see what you want.
 
Extortion is a legal term - I don't believe a NY Post hit piece qualifies in a court of law.

you might have been better off with "shakedown"
 
How about Ralph Reed taking money (laundered through various movement organizations) from one group of casino owners in return for his mobilization of the Christian Coalition to lobby against competing gambling interests? Not commenting on Sharpton here, but it seems like a fair analogy . . . perhaps with an extra dollop of hypocrisy.
 
Julio3000 said:
How about Ralph Reed taking money (laundered through various movement organizations) from one group of casino owners in return for his mobilization of the Christian Coalition to lobby against competing gambling interests? Not commenting on Sharpton here, but it seems like a fair analogy . . . perhaps with an extra dollop of hypocrisy.
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Absolutely - good one.
 
I agree with what Anthony Bradley posted:

Stop using Al Sharpton to deflect discussions on important issues. Who actually cares what he thinks anyway? Please pass this post along to FOX News, MSNBC, CNN, BET, and anyone else who keeps bringing up Al Sharpton. Just as there are no "white leaders" for the "white community" there are no "black leaders" for the black community. It really needs to stop. The only people who see Al Sharpton is a "black leader" are mainly white people who still think it's still 1960. Sharpton is irrelevant in black communities all over America and someone really needs to tell white conservatives, white progressives, and the mainstream media this fact. Thanks so much!

And the sooner we all - from POTUS to 57 to Bedell to the businesses that shake in their boots when the Rev comes their way figure this out, the better.
 
BedellBrave said:
I agree with what Anthony Bradley posted:

Stop using Al Sharpton to deflect discussions on important issues. Who actually cares what he thinks anyway? Please pass this post along to FOX News, MSNBC, CNN, BET, and anyone else who keeps bringing up Al Sharpton. Just as there are no "white leaders" for the "white community" there are no "black leaders" for the black community. It really needs to stop. The only people who see Al Sharpton is a "black leader" are mainly white people who still think it's still 1960. Sharpton is irrelevant in black communities all over America and someone really needs to tell white conservatives, white progressives, and the mainstream media this fact. Thanks so much!

And the sooner we all - from POTUS to 57 to Bedell to the businesses that shake in their boots when the Rev comes their way figure this out, the better.
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But what if he tries to make he adopt his hairstyle????????????????????????
 
"On the eve of Martin Luther King’s Birthday, protesters mobilized by the shooting deaths of young blacks and outraged about racial inequality are evoking his work, denouncing what they say is an attempt to sanitize his message and using the hashtag #ReclaimMLK hoping to rekindle a new movement for social change."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/u...y-but-in-era-that-defies-comparison.html?_r=0

“We don’t need people shifting the blame to poor black and brown communities for these tragedies,” said Daniel Camacho, 24, a divinity student from Long Island, who has participated in some of the protests in New York. “I’ve heard enough people complain about sagging pants, gangster music, fatherlessness, black-on-black crime. Who’s focusing on holding the American state, the police, fully accountable?”
 
this guy does have a good point. Why admit truths or take accountability when you can just blame others and pass the buck. Seems like a good way to live a productive life
 
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