Who out there can't stand Al Sharpton? What religion is?

[lucki1iam]

I for one find him to be a racist and the title Reverend absurd. All he teaches is hate. I know what he thinks he represents but he doesn't. AND who are those people that are always standing next to him? He will do anything to get in the news. I do believe in freedom of speech and I know he believes in it too as long as it doesn't pertain to African American people. All I know is he needs to shut up. He never makes sense. He always plays the race card and how the white man brings down the African American. Hello AL we have a black American president and many prominent black American figures in high places but you are still in a fog and think its the 1960s. And yes I say black American and not African American because all my black friends are American and born here and not from Africa.

 

[ttrutht]

I for one can not stand the person. He and Jesse Jackson has not been a good role model for Black America, no wonder Obama gained more support from the people.

 

[Choc1]

I appreciate your candor. However, I do like Al Sharpton (I can't say the same for Jesse Jackson). And yes, he's always in the news when he and others feel there is injustice done to the Black community or to an individual within the Black community, he's a civil rights activist - it's his job.

And yes, we do have a Black president, but it would be foolish to think that racial profiling, discrimination, violence and other forms of racism are going to cease with the appointment of Obama. And besides, Al provides a platform to speak for individuals that otherwise do not have the medium to speak for themselves. If Al doesn't stand for some people, who else will?