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Obama's New Partner: Al Sharpton
wsj ^ | 3/16/10 | PETER WALLSTEN

Posted on 03/16/2010 9:45:58 PM PDT by Nachum

WASHINGTON—With his wavy bouffant and medallion necklaces, the Rev. Al Sharpton famously confronted government officials on behalf of black Americans. Now he has found a new role: telling black leaders to quiet their criticisms and give the government a chance.

President Barack Obama has turned to Mr. Sharpton in recent weeks to answer increasingly public criticism in the black community over his economic policy. Some black leaders are charging that the nation's first African-American president has failed to help black communities hit hard by the downturn, leaving party strategists worried that black Democrats will become dispirited and skip November's congressional elections.

Mr. Sharpton has emerged as an important part of the White House response. On his national radio program, he is directly rebutting the president's critics, arguing that Mr. Obama is right to craft policies aimed at lifting all Americans rather than specifically targeting blacks. One recent on-air fight with Tavis Smiley, a prominent talk show host and Obama critic, grew so heated that it has created a small sensation among black leaders.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: al; obamas; partner; sharpton
The presidential version of.... "Can you top this".
1 posted on 03/16/2010 9:45:58 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping


2 posted on 03/16/2010 9:46:30 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

I didn’t know Rev. Al was gay. Wow! This is weird.


3 posted on 03/16/2010 9:51:35 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (How much did your congressmen's vote go for? Mine got two bits. Her going price.)
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To: Nachum

The Black community not happy. Trouble in Paradise.


4 posted on 03/16/2010 9:52:48 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: Nachum

great news... You know its going bad when you start wheeling out sharpton. Now lets watch as Carter, mondale, and Bill clinton get put up on the box. heheheh


5 posted on 03/16/2010 10:05:17 PM PDT by Walkingfeather
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To: Nachum

6 posted on 03/16/2010 10:10:22 PM PDT by caveat emptor
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To: BunnySlippers
The Black community not happy.

The black community (the ones I know anyway) don't have Rolex's like Reverend Al.

By the way, exactly what has Rev. Al done for black Americans lately (other than fraternize with Obama and his inner circle)?

7 posted on 03/16/2010 10:14:37 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: Nachum
Al Sharpton, Barack Obama, Spike Lee and Tiger Woods walk into a bar...
8 posted on 03/16/2010 10:16:49 PM PDT by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
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To: Nachum

I wonder if Sharpton wants to cut Obama’s nuts out like Jesse did?!


9 posted on 03/16/2010 10:33:45 PM PDT by 999replies (Thune/Rubio 2012)
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To: Nachum

Sharpton would ironically be one of the less outrageous people that the Bummer has engaged to carry out his multifarious agendas. Sharpton is actually making sense, insofar as sense can be had in the Bummer administration. Bummer doesn’t need boiling pots in Afroville and Sharpton is calming this down.


10 posted on 03/16/2010 10:45:44 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: MamaDearest

Calming down unrest seems to be a pretty important thing. Also, we rednecks don’t cotton to angry blacks in our face day in day out. Now if only Sarah Palin can also herd this cat.


11 posted on 03/16/2010 10:48:06 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: Nachum

Most black people I know don’t take Old Al seriously and many of them are Democrats — not good for Obummer.


12 posted on 03/16/2010 11:08:26 PM PDT by Lilpug15 (The Forgotten Man: He works, he votes and he generally prays - but He Always Pays": Sumner)
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To: Prole
Al Sharpton, Barack Obama, Spike Lee and Tiger Woods walk into a bar...

And the bartender says, "Hey! Get the hell outta here!"

13 posted on 03/17/2010 12:16:57 AM PDT by SantosLHalper (Eat some bacon.No, I got no idea if it'll make you feel better, I just made too much bacon.")
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To: Nachum

Obama to Al, “Can I call you Rochester?”


14 posted on 03/17/2010 12:41:13 AM PDT by awaken2spirit (When one fornicates with ignorance, the result of that union is chaos.)
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To: MamaDearest

“By the way, exactly what has Rev. Al done for black Americans lately (other than fraternize with Obama and his inner circle)?”

Being a race pimp is hard work, please don’t diss him for that. Apparently, he is successful at what he does.


15 posted on 03/17/2010 12:45:10 AM PDT by awaken2spirit (When one fornicates with ignorance, the result of that union is chaos.)
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For more than 25 years, Al “The Graft Zeppelin” Sharpton has been NY’s premiere race racketeer, and inciter of violence. The only difference between then and now are the better clothes and some weight loss. The demented Clown prince of the so called inner city..


16 posted on 03/17/2010 1:13:42 AM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: SantosLHalper

Hahahaha!!!!


17 posted on 03/17/2010 2:50:05 AM PDT by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
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To: Nachum
Swell. An endorsement from one of the worst no good jive-a**ed street corner hustlers going.

Movin' on up.

18 posted on 03/17/2010 3:40:12 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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