Why you cant take Al Sharpton seriously

Al Sharpton is a racist moron, the press is afraid to say it because he is black. people follow him because he allegedly a minister. on offense but the black community needs better leaders

Just like Sharpton's, "I had to rally against Beck's rally so that nothing racist would happen" nonsense. If this guy was just Al Sharpton, or if Jesse Jackson was just Jesse Jackson, not even liberal media would bother to pick them up for comments, much less Fox or any traditional-to-right-leaning medium. But that "reverend" tag carries weight. I can almost understand a little bit about where Al's coming from, in that a minority politician always needing to be in power to represent diversity. I don't agree with it, but I understand it through the mind of Sharpton and those who feel America needs to run ONLY on affirmative action until a 13% segment of the population has a 50% stake in everything. That's not equality and, after decade after decade of trying it that way, it's obviously not how you reach equality either. Not to even mention that it then blatantly discriminates against whites who happen to make up 66% of America. But that's "okay" in social justice land. White people are supposedly all advantaged. This habit of looking a person's skin tone first is absolutely horrific. It really is. The content of a person's character is about the 4th thing examined after race, political standing, and willingness to play a puppet instead of an individualist. I don't care if every seat in Washington is "black," as long as the individual holding each seat is qualified for the job and was voted in fairly. What's wrong with letting qualifications matter over skin tone? Honestly?

If Rev Sharpton were a white minister and supporting and standing up for whites the way he backs the Blacks that person would be crucified by the media.

Al Sharpton is a long-time racist. He was involved in promoting the Tawana Brawley case years ago which proved to be a total fraud. He stirred up a lot of trouble in Harlem along racial lines. I do not know why Fox or anyone else gives him a forum. He is not to be taken seriously

Sharpton is a rascist, and I don't listen to him anymore than I listen to others who spew this kind of nonsense. Hopefully, the people got themselves a decent representative...no matter what the race.