my man Al Sharpton was James Brown's road manager for 10 years

[mopaul]

i just think that's cool as hell. love james brown, and i love al sharpton. didn't use to, but he's stepped up the chain of leadership repeatedly and his honesty is so apparent, it hurts.

i've said it before, it's a damn shame al wasn't nominated. i know, he's a bit crazy with the passion, but that's what i love about the man.

[olddem43]

1. I really loved his speech last night, especially the

answers to Bush's questions to the African-American community.

[cmd]

2. He won my husband during the debates

Mr. CMD will probably voter for his warrior buddy Bush*. However, during the debates, he went from being a Sharpton basher to a Sharpton admirer. He totally changed his mind about the reverend. Sorry to say, even Al Sharpton could not turn him away from the cowboy - in - chief.

[trumad]

3. I wouldn't brag about being the wife beaters manager to loud...

;-)

http://www.wife-beaters.com/halloffame.html

[demnan]

4. It seems that the lineup on that page

is disproportionately black.

[trumad]

5. LOL

Damn... I knew those allegations that JB kicked his wifes ass was racially motivated...

Fuck James Brown and any man that lays a hand on a woman, white, black etc....

[demnan]

6. I agree with that

but black guys aren't the only ones who beat their wives. The web site seemed to suggest that the majority of wife beaters were black.

[mopaul]

7. you could add jimi hendrix, al green, etc.

but i know plenty of white men personally who've done it too. i never have and never would, but i am not a perfect man.

i too look loathingly at anyone who would abuse his wife. yet, i love my james brown music c.d.'s. he's a troubled man and he ain't perfect. and i ain't defending wife abuse. if a man does that, he's a peice of shit, sad but true.

[Laughing Mirror]

8. Nobody's bragging

But the experience would have been invaluable for anyone, let alone Al Sharpton. He also toured with Mahalia Jackson. He was a gifted child and is a gifted speaker. What do you have to say about that?

[cmd]

9. Was that reply to me?

Or did you mean to reply to the original post. I don't think I was bragging.