Donald Trump Says Con Man Al Sharpton Gets Away With Murder
Donald Trump Says Con Man Al Sharpton Gets Away With Murder, New York Divided Because Of Cop Killings and Race Baiting ...
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Niger Innis on Your World with Neil Cavuto - Al Sharpton #39;s Ultimate Goal Is To Just Stay Relevant
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Outside of the president, Al Sharpton might possibly be the most powerful man in America right now. And no, that isnt an overstatement.
Think about what the 60-year-old activist and MSNBC host has going for him right now:
Power Indicator #1: Sharpton has been to the White House to advise President Barack Obama, his senior advisor Valerie Jarrett, or both. No big deal, right? Plenty of MSNBC hosts have visited over the past six years.
Care to guess, according to the White House Visitor Log, just how many times Sharpton has visited since Mr. Obama took office? Five times? Nope. 15 times? Try again. 25 times? Getting warmer. Hes visited at least 35 times. Quite the feat considering Sharpton is an unelected official living about 250 miles away from DC.
Do you think any other civilians have that kind of frequent access?
Power Indicator #2: Nobody controls him. Need proof? Just look at all the protests happening Tuesday night around New York after his former BFF, Mayor Bill de Blasio, asked him to cease and desist until after the two slain Brooklyn officers were laid to rest later in the week. This isnt a compliment, but Sharpton showed once again he doesnt take orders from anyone.
His approval rating among blacks stands at 69 percent (yes, Quinnipiac conducts polls on Sharpton despite him not receiving one vote to represent any district or state). And when city residents were asked in the same poll who their most important leader was, Sharpton finished first, beating even President Obama and longtime Rep. Charlie Rangel in the process.
Talk about polarizing: Almost 80 percent of black people say hes been a positive force for the city. Almost 60 percent of Democrats feel the same way. But 81 percent of Republicans say hes been a negative force. How does Sharpton become the epicenter in every story involving race? Simple: He looks at those numbers and knows he can play one side against the other and puts himself in a position of power accordingly. Understand: The only contingent Sharpton cares about is that of the African-American community. Protecting his brand among blacks is the only thing that matters.
Power Indicator #3: Sharpton has a national television platform for a full hour Monday through Friday on MSNBC. For Sharpton, its just a daily trip to the podium. Opposition? Dissent? Youre kidding, right? Sharpton is almost never challenged by his guests because theyre booked based on the premise of agreeing with the host on whatever topic is being discussed. And as stated here on a few occasions, echo chambers never make for compelling television, and the Nielsen numbers for Sharptons PoliticsNation especially reflect that sentiment.
Despite being in the middle of many of the biggest stories of the year, the Revs return on investment is equal to whatever the ruble is trading at these days. On Monday, for example, on a day where his name was front and center again following the reaction to the execution of two police officers in Brooklyn, Sharptons program couldnt generate even half the audience in the key demo of Wolf Blitzer on CNN, who finished a distant second to Foxs Special Report (guest anchored by John Roberts that evening). Overall, Sharpton gets beat anywhere from 2-1 (CNN) to 3-1 and even 4-1 by Fox. So despite the spotlight he seems to generate outside of 30 Rock, he cant seem bring that interest over to his program. And heres why
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Al Sharpton Arguably Now the Most Powerful Person in America
Veteran civil rights leader Al Sharpton, who has tried to play the statesman during heated protests over police shootings, now faces accusations of incitement after the killings last weekend of two officers in New York City.
The Rev. Sharpton has worked over the years to shed his reputation as a firebrand, and in recent months, he had provoked the ire of younger protesters who favor a more confrontational approach. Sharpton, for instance, angered some young activists by rebuffing them when they unexpectedly asked to speak at a march his nonprofit group organized in Washington.
But after the deaths of the two officers, momentum has shifted away from the protesters, at least temporarily, and now some of the most intense pressure is coming from those who say police have been unfairly vilified.
Rep. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.) and former New York governor George Pataki have blamed Sharpton for using rhetoric that they said fostered an anti-police environment. Former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik said Sharpton and others had blood on their hands. Conservative commentators posted pictures on Twitter of Sharpton with President Obama to paint the president as a radical on issues of race.
The 60-year-old Obama adviser and MSNBC talk-show host has endured sharp criticism from both flanks, from conservatives who have long seen him as a race-baiting radical to protesters who accuse him of using their movement for self-promotion.
Several hundred people marched in New York City to protest police brutality despite public officials' calls for a break in protests until after two slain officers are buried. (AP)
A less experienced civil rights figure might find these waters perilous, but Sharptons legitimacy goes deeper than the currents of public opinion. He has been working on issues of police brutality for three decades, and he is the first call many African American families make when they feel that a loved one was unjustly killed by police.
All of the critics, those people have to ask themselves: Why, if Sharpton is so bad, are the families standing there with him? he said in an interview last week.
In the wake of the police officers deaths, Sharpton has presented himself as a peacemaker, condemning the killings while defending the rights of protesters to continue to decry what they perceive as racist police tactics.
All the while, he has touted his high-profile role. He even concluded a recent news conference by denouncing death threats directed at him playing one such voice mail for the microphones. The language is: Hey, n-word, stop killing innocent people. Im going to get you, he said. I have several like this.
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Rudy Giuliani: Now Hollywood has Al Sharpton as Jury and North Korea as Censor
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