Al Sharpton, Moral Arbiter? (Updated) 3
Or blustering buffoon?
Too many persons have forgotten that Sharpton first appeared on the scene with the deplorable Tawana Brawley case.
Dick Polman recounts the record.
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April 11, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Resolved: If there had never been an Al Sharpton, we would have never had a Mike Nifong.
April 12, 2007 at 8:22 am
I read the comments on his entry. Both of the named persons should be held to their own standards, but they won’t be.
April 12, 2007 at 4:58 pm
Opie: I disagree. I know enough about fraternities and athletic teams from my college days as a rumor-monger (not as a participant) to know that the dancer’s story was completely plausible.
If Nifong had thought of Sharpton at all, he would have paused and realized that he needed some evidence before he shot of his mouth.
Now all we can do is wish Nifong good luck in his new profession.
Sharpton’s career is a remarkable testiment to what sheer volume can attain, even as on perpetrates one lie after another. Sort of a Rush Limbaugh in his own right.