I don't get the reference, here

[Mairead]

Could someone explain the 'real mobs' bit? It sounds terrible.

[Caution]

1. This is a reference to Al Sharpton's alleged mafia connection n/t

[gWbush is Mabus]

2. i don't get it, but

it sounds racist

[renie408]

6. Jeez

Just because it mentions Sharpton negatively does not mean it is racist.

[LuminousX]

3. It is terrible

It is a jab at Sharpton's ability to raise a large number of people to protest. It isn't implying organized crime, though.

[FightinNewDem]

4. Crown Heights, etc.

In 1991, Sharpton mobilized hundreds of demonstrators in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, following a traffic accident where a young black child was killed by a vehicle driven by a Hasidic jew. Sharpton's mob went on a rampage, leading to the stabbing death of rabbinical student Yankel Rosenbaum.

In 1995, Sharpton organized protests outside Freddy's Fashion Market, a Jewish owned business in Harlem. One of the protestors entered the store, shot the employees, and torched the building, killing seven people.

The reference is perfectly legitimate, given Sharpton's disgraceful history!

[Terwilliger]

5. I think he's calling Sharpton a rabble-rouser

thats the way I read it