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In reply to the discussion: Rev. Al Sharpton: Time to Turn in your 'Black Civil Rights Leader' Card [View all]LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)53. This is not an attempt at a WIN or LOST
Instead the point is Al Sharpton exposed himself with this picture period. This is not a cheerleading moment or a time to break open champagne. Instead it is the reality that the true leaders are those kids in Ferguson or NYC or the family or Akai Gurley who all rejected the Rev.'s "help" as they knew he was not sincere. Those are the winners.
By the way, the family of Akai Gurley (look his name up in case if you have no clue) will have their date in court against the Officer that took their family member life:
"On the surface, the police shooting of an unarmed man in a housing project stairwell in Brooklyn seemed like a freakish accident.
The officer, Peter Liang, told his superiors that his gun had gone off unintentionally, the bullet rattling off a wall and into an unsuspecting mans chest, killing him. Even the New York City police commissioner, William J. Bratton, said there was no suggestion that the officer intended to shoot the man, Akai Gurley.
Nonetheless, the circumstances surrounding Mr. Gurleys death led to a manslaughter indictment this week, setting it apart from other well-publicized police encounters that took the lives of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner on Staten Island."
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/14/nyregion/in-police-shooting-of-akai-gurley-lack-of-threat-led-to-charges-against-officer.html
Enough said. Have a great afternoon and keep defending Al.....
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Rev. Al Sharpton: Time to Turn in your 'Black Civil Rights Leader' Card [View all]
LovingA2andMI
Feb 2015
OP
did the reverend al ever have a black civil rights leader card? he was james browns' tour
ND-Dem
Feb 2015
#2
imo, the reverend al has been someone who'd make a lot of noise without accomplishing much of
ND-Dem
Feb 2015
#5
Tell that to Trayvon Martin's parents. Or Michael Brown's parents. See how far you get with
BlueCaliDem
Feb 2015
#8
Uh...SNL invited Palin to their 40th Anniversary. Should we label SNL a conservative media outlet
BlueCaliDem
Feb 2015
#7
So he's not allowed to be seen in public with a white lady at a company function?
NightWatcher
Feb 2015
#13
I will not spare the OPer the Googling of Sharpton's policy meeting with President Reagan. n/t
Orsino
Feb 2015
#56
You actually think I am defending something Sarah Palin said about the President?
Throd
Feb 2015
#36
This is not a well thought through OP, there's no such "card" and Palin is a person
uponit7771
Feb 2015
#46
Really? You would strip a man's lifetime of hard work for his appearance with a clown?
Neon Gods
Feb 2015
#55
I believe this thread will end up on the list of worst threads in 2015 on DU. eom
MohRokTah
Feb 2015
#64