Every major Democrat candidate for President has made the pilgrimage to the throne of Rev. Al Sharpton. The fact that Sharpton has been a divisive force within the country for decades is largely irrelevant. If a Democrat wants the black vote, they bow and scrape and kiss Al’s ring because he’s the Pope of race hustling. Nationally, as well as in many states, Democrats can’t win without a 90% black vote. Al Sharpton delivers the ghetto vote that the Democrats need desperately.
Sharpton stirred up the Crown Heights riot and got people killed when they burned that store down with people in it. Sharpton was a principal figure in the Tawanna Brawley hoax which falsely smeared the NYPD and led to civil unrest. Sharpton was one of the principal reasons that George Zimmerman was charged when he shot and killed Trayvon Martin in a clear case of self-defense. There are a boatload of other examples over the years. Sharpton has made his living off of race hustling.
On Thursday Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) “played back” some of the Rev’s statements over the years during a hearing on policing. Gaetz used quotes from noted liberal Joe Scarborough as part of his exposition. Gaetz exposed Sharpton’s history of bigotry and anti-semitism. And the best part is that it is now part of the Congressional Record.
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