Posted on 04/14/2010 1:39:42 PM PDT by jazusamo
If the RNC is now a donor to Sharpton’s group, it is another blow to RNC donors, already reeling from the lesbian bondage club episode. It would also mean that RNC Chairman Michael Steele’s staff has been less than forthcoming with me about the RNC’s actual involvement. Steele is speaking at the event this afternoon, an appearance we asked him to cancel. Yesterday, RNC Coalitions Director Angela Sailor insisted to me that Steele’s purpose in participating was to reach the 500-1,000 attendees with the GOP message.
Today, MSNBC’s Mara Schiavocampo, reporting live from the event, said that the RNC told her the same thing in response to her questions about our March 5 request that Steele cancel his speech. Schiavocampo noted the nature of our objections to which the RNC has not responded, namely that Sharpton should not be treated as a “legitimate public figure” and that he has “encouraged anti-Semitism and violence.”
NLPC’s criticisms of Sharpton are carefully documented in our Special Report by Dr. Carl Horowitz titled Mainstreaming Demagoguery: Al Sharpton’s Rise to Respectability, published last year. We provided Steele with a copy on March 5.
While Steele is giving him credibility, Sharpton is busy belittling Republican African-Americans. On Monday, Sharpton claimed on his radio show that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is a member of “the white right voting bloc.” His guest went on to attack Thomas’ wife for being a Tea Partier.
Here’s the transcript:
DR BOYCE WATKINS (GUEST, AL SHARPTON SHOW): Another thought, going even deeper I think in terms of race in my opinion there is not a black man on the Supreme Court. You know hey I am going to get a lot of flak for saying that. Ha ha ha ha. We need a black person on the Supreme Court, why not a black woman?
SHARPTON: A lot of us would like to see blacks [nominated for the US Supreme Court opening], but a lot of us also are reminded that we got a black from George Bush Sr named Clarence Thomas and a lot of us would rather not, I’d rather have someone else who would vote, in my opinion who would vote in line with upholding human rights and civil rights and woman’s rights and prisoner rights then to have someone like Mr Thomas, Justice Thomas, who I think has consistently voted against all of that and has been one of the most inflexible members of the white right voting block in terms of not only the court, but in terms of his own public expressions.
WATKINS: But it is absolutely true. I mean when you talk about Clarence Thomas, you know he’s such an atrocious appointment for the black community that even his wife is a very vocal Tea Party member you know which is to some extent it undermines his integrity as a judge to have a spouse who is so politically active.
I have attempted to reach Sailor and the RNC press office by phone regarding the RNC's apparent sponsorship of Sharpton's conference. I will update this posting when appropriate.
Related:
RNC Chair Steele Refuses to Cancel Speech at Sharpton Event
RNC Chair Steele Should Withdraw From Sharpton Event
Wall Street Journal Is Wrong About New, 'Pragmatic' Al Sharpton
Gingrich Must Sever Ties With Sharpton
Colgate-Palmolive Denies Supporting Sharpton Group In Wake of Rush Limbaugh/NFL Controversy
Sharpton's Corporate Supporters Funded Anti-Rush Limbaugh Campaign
Did Colgate-Palmolive Accept Sharpton Award — or Not?
Sharpton Fined $285K by FEC as Result of NLPC Complaint
Hannity has Sharpton and other scumbags frequently on his shows which only gives these thugs credibility and money in their pockets.
The RNC is funding Sharpton. Just great.
Snuggling up to Sharpton who is also black?
Hmmm?
And there’s still that inconvenient little episode with Dede Scozzafava endorsing her D opponent.
They are not using my money. I don’t give the RNC anything. I give it to the NRA.
Agreed, never have understood Hannity’s apparent love of Sharpton.
The RNC is not a conservative organization. That much is clear. We need to withdraw ALL support from them. Right now.
Hannity has Sharpton and other scumbags frequently on his shows which only gives these thugs credibility and money in their pockets.
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Yep. One of the reasons I refuse to watch Hannity. He loves giving legitimacy to shake-down artists like $harpton and Je$$e Jack$on.
If any FReepers donate a penny to the NRC they should be de-FReeped!!!
and the NRA endorses Harry Reid.
Not a big improvement
Wiskey Tango Foxtrot?
I stopped donating to the RNC about 6 years ago; I donate to candidates directly.
I imagine there’s some but most of us I see here post they won’t give to them but to individual candidtes, that’s what I do.
Ouch.
I don’tmind the bar tab at the lesbo leather bar... (why wasn’t I invited?)
It is a disgrace that a single penny flows from the RNC to the race hustler sharpton.
(even though he is a great club to hammer Dems with and win voters to our side)
Harry reid helps give us leftwing anti-gun judges, he helps elect leftwing anti-gun politicians et al.... and he gets an NRA endorsement.
They need to stop being so shallow in their endorsement criteria.
Is this more of Michael Steele’s attempt at street cred?
It looks like maybe it is. The NLPC has been on Steele’s case about this and it’s done no good at all.
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