Posted on 01/28/2008 12:19:35 PM PST by seanmerc
ABC News' Rick Klein Reports: Rev. Al Sharpton on Monday weighed in on the raging debate inside the Democratic Party over former President Bill Clinton's advocacy on behalf of his wife's campaign, with two choice words for the former president: "Shut up."
On ABC's "The View," Sharpton said voters are hearing "race charges, race-tinged rhetoric" in the Democratic primary campaign, and called on the former president to cease.
"I think it's time for him to just be quiet," said Sharpton, who was a Democratic presidential candidate in 2004. "I think it's time for him to stop. As one of the most outspoken people in America, there's a time to shut up, and I think that time has come."
Sharpton didn't say which comments in particular bothered him. But many Democrats were particularly upset that the former president made an explicit comparison of Obama's campaign to Jesse Jackson's victories in South Carolina in 1984 and 1988, in an apparent attempt to explain why his wife didn't win the South Carolina primary on Saturday.
For his part, Jackson told The New York Times that he wasn't bothered by the comparison. Still, he told the newspaper that he had spoken to both Obama and President Clinton over the weekend, and told both to "take it to a higher ground."
Ha Ha!!!! For once, I’ll side with Sharpton.
Someone had to tell him!
"And in other news, Hugo Chavez tells Ahmadinejad to 'lighten up'. Film at 11."
Even more I wish Rev. Al Sharpton would shut up. What a fake!
Al Sharpton vs. Bill Clinton THROWDOWN!
Here’s a little message for them both:
SHADDAP YOU FACE!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFacWGBJ_cs.
It could be that the Clintons have crossed the Rubicon and the Democrats have really had enough of them. Bill really has been race baiting, its even too much for the likes of Kennedy and Sharpton. When Rangel turns on ‘em, its all over.
Damn!
“Blood” is thicker than power and corruption?
Is it just a coincidence that 80% of blacks have dumped Clinton and moved to Obama?
Looks like a clear case of racism to me!
But that’s the word that mustn’t be charged against a black....
Let’s see if I get this straight:
Rev. Al tells Clinton to “shut up.”
Rev. Jackson tells Clinton to “take it to a higher ground”
Oh, the irony.
I can’t help loving the way that their identity and victimisation politics are biting them in the azz harder than Jaws on Captain Quint. LOL.
LOL I have to say. . .I’m loving all this drama going on in the Democrat party. Quite entertaining.
LOL!
I love it. The RAT party is going to fracture over this! :)
Al took the bait.
A preview of what the general will be like if B. Hussien is the nominee.
He said that while he was watching Barak's speech after winning SC primary, he was thinking, "That man is going to be president one day, and probably this year."
No, it mean he be impeached ....again.
Did you hear Fred Barnes tonight on Brit’s show?
Good ole Fred.........................................................puke!
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