Posted on 02/26/2020 8:14:04 AM PST by Olog-hai
Rev. Al Sharpton is reminding black voters in South Carolina that civil rights leaders faced the same political flak for being alleged socialists that Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist, faces today.
Sharpton, who hosted a half-dozen Democratic presidential hopefuls Wednesday morning at a ministers breakfast sponsored by his National Action Network, made his observation before introducing Sanders.
Noting that Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was also criticized as a socialist while fighting for voting rights and other critical issues to the black community, Sharpton urged attendees to research that history.
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Now that they are stuck with Sanders its lockstep time.
Wait for it, latest polls to show Sanders up on Trump by 10.
Sharpton must think black people are stupid?
I thought that was a smooth move by Sanders at the end of the debate last night when asked what is motto is and he quoted Mandela.
I want Sanders to win this thing.
How many civil rights leaders vacationed in the USSR, Al?
BTW was MLK a fan of castro,too?
Clyburn just endorsed Quid Pro Joe for Senate.
Oh yes, a fellow traveler.
He’s a “reverend”, so obviously. He hasn’t changed since the Brawley days.
Al Shakedown Sharpton is a bigot and greedy man
Well, of COURSE he would.
Anytime grifter Sharpton sees an opportunity coming to be able to take something from Whitey he’s on board with it.
He’s a punk-ass chump thug, nothing more.
The difference is Sanders is an actual socialist. He says so himself. Whereas MLK was slandered as a socialist by the anti-civil rights people but AFAIK never preached anything of the kind.
What is AFAIK? Need to write out acronym the first time.
Oh sure, but here’s Sharpton trying to legitimize socialism by this false association.
Sharpton never speaks out unless his palms are greased well.
As Far As I Know.
Sorry about that.
No prob, thanks. (AFAIK)
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