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glasshouses

(484 posts) Wed Feb 4, 2015, 08:48 PM Feb 2015

“F*** Al Sharpton!” Ferguson protesters chanted. Unreceptive to Al Shartpon’s civil rights advocacy, young activists have been shrugging off the reverend as a parasite; a spotlight-hungry leech on the #BlackLivesMatter movement. And Sharpton is not having it, CapitalNewYork reports - See more at: http://madamenoire.com/508462/cant-stupid-rev-al-sharpton-lashes-young-activists-denounce/#sthash.oqJ2iRXp.dpuf

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“F*** Al Sharpton!” Ferguson protesters chanted [View all] glasshouses Feb 2015 OP

Good for them. nt F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #1

The chant of a group doomed for failure. Ykcutnek Feb 2015 #2

You should tell them that. Throd Feb 2015 #4

In my own experience, he stopped representing me a long time ago. Glassunion Feb 2015 #9

how soon people (?) forget CatWoman Feb 2015 #16

From the same article; Rev defends himself: Cooley Hurd Feb 2015 #3

"a spotlight-hungry leech" LittleBlue Feb 2015 #5

Don't forget Tawana Brawly. (sp?) ryan_cats Feb 2015 #6

how can anyone CatWoman Feb 2015 #11

He's a race baiting POS greytdemocrat Feb 2015 #7

Care to explain? nt BklnDem75 Feb 2015 #8

i'd like to hear that explanation as well............ CatWoman Feb 2015 #10

What? HappyMe Feb 2015 #13

explain please nt steve2470 Feb 2015 #15

Just another comcast/msnbc paid liar. AngryAmish Feb 2015 #12

People sure do want to silence Sharpton... BklnDem75 Feb 2015 #14