Reply #24: If you only knew... [View All]

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First, his moveon.org interview was clear that he doesn't expect to get anywhere near the nomination, for a number of reasons. But his main concern, and the concern of many others, is that the party be forced to address the issues of people of African descent & Latinos that are consistently ignored, or comprised into oblivion after the election is over.

Second, why should he be apologetic for demanding an investigation? It isn't unheard of for guilty police officers go unpunished for abuses of power or outright criminal behavior. It's his frame of reference and that of many others. Also, as I said in another thread, what's the brouhaha over an apology by Sharpton, when there are innumberable instances where no apologies are issued for egregious cases of malicious prosecutions, wrongful convictions, illegal search & seizures, and everyday racial profiling, without a hue & cry from Democrats, liberals or progressives?

Finally, and again as I said in another thread, Shartpon's career as a community activist didn't begin with Tawana Brawley. He was running an Operation Breadbasket effort long before many of you were born or even knew who he was. His contributions are seen as positive by scores of people, that you don't think so is more likely due to your a lack of information outside of mainstream media. There's no "balance" there.