Al Sharpton fans check in here (Count me as one)

[LynneSin]

Poll question: Al Sharpton fans check in here (Count me as one)

I adore Al Sharpton and think he is a marvelous speaker. He was probably #2 at the Democratic Convention for best speaker (Obama was definitely #1).

Sure Sharpton can be a little bit nutty at time but alot of that was the past and even still if I want some boring-ass politico representing me I'd demand more Joe Lieberman :eyes:

So check in here if you're a fan of Al Sharpton

:hi:

[bleedingheart]

1. I have to agree....he has a way with words. He made the Dem debates

worth watching...

[fooj]

2. At least Al has a heart.

At least the man gives a damn.

Peace.

[LynneSin]

3. He made the dem convention worth watching

I have a link on my home computer of his Dem Convention speech and it was quite powerful!!

I swear progressives who don't like Sharpton are buying too much of that negativity done by the neo-cons who pull this shit with any Progressive African-American speaker. God forbid we allow them to have a voice so instead we'll just trash them in the media

:grr:

[jonnyblitz]

9. even my right wing father liked him in the debates!

he said that is why he watched them.

[bpilgrim]

51. here's an MP3 clip of the speech ---- ------ -------- > LINK

http://news.globalfreepress.com/mp3/cindy/al_sharpton-camp_casey-aar-.mp3

who got the whole thing? :shrug:

peace

[Webster Green]

4. He's great!.....Tells it like it is.

He speaks truth to power.

[growlypants]

5. I like Sharpton cuz he speaks his mind. HOWEVER.....

he's not taken seriously in the MSM, they still refer back to the Tawana Brawley case and think he's a hack. He did make the Political debates worth watching, but the MSM will blow this off as Sharpton trying to get some TV face time.

[katinmn]

6. Another Al fan here!

:pals:

[MoonRiver]

7. Here!

I love Sharpton!! GOOOOOOO AL!!!!!!!! :bounce::yourock::bounce: :patriot:

[jonnyblitz]

8. I am a huge fan!! I saw him speak at an anti-war rally in DC

he gets the crowd on their FEET!!

thanks for this thread!! :loveya:

[Crankie Avalon]

10. I dig him...

...and I'm a New Yorker familiar with his early years. He's grown up a lot. People have a right to change and grow into something bigger and greater than what they started as. Look at Malcolm X.

Just one voting option, though? What kind of a "poll" is that? ;-)

[LynneSin]

38. After some of the anti-Sharpton sentiment here at DU

I wanted to rally around all us Pro-Sharpton fans.

The folks who can't stand him can go sulk in a corner somewhere. Personally I think progressives with issues with Al Shaprton are buying too much of the crap being fed to them by the media.

[progmom]

11. who knew, eh?

he turned out to be one of the really good guys.

[Orion The Hunter]

13. Gotta love Al!!

Al Sharpton really made the debates!

[RandomKoolzip]

14. Well.....maybe.

http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0405,barrett,50745,1.h...

[jonnyblitz]

16. the link doesn't work..nt

[RandomKoolzip]

19. Here's a better link:

http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0405,barrett,50745,1.html

Make of this what you will.....I personally don't trust Al very much because of stuff like this.

[jonnyblitz]

32. things aren't always black and white

I hear ya. :hi:

thanks for the fixed link. i shall read.

[seabeyond]

12. adore a little strong, fan....well no ones fan.... vote yes out of

oh what. to honor the essence of what you are saying. i appreciate his passion. i see how he tries. and i thank him for his smart

[BIG Sean]

15. I've met him twice...and I'm a white guy from New York

coming from a Police Family!

I think he is great. He is smart, makes sense (even when he says things that at first seem nutty) and he has a way about him that you can't help like if you get past the hype and listen.

Do I agree with everything he has ever done? No, but can we say that about anyone?

[wryter2000]

27. Welcome, Big Sean

:hi:

Thanks for your insight. More than most of us have on Al.

[LynneSin]

49. Welcome to DU

:hi:

ANd I agree 100% There is only 1 person with the exact political ideologies and beliefs that I have and well that's myself. Everyone else is a compromise to the core values I've set - some more than others!

[PunkPop]

17. Got to Camp Casey yesterday just in time to see him speak.

He was great.

[madokie]

18. I think Al Sharpton's like most here, a true patriot

A man with a sharp mind a quick wit and love in his heart. I love listening to him speak.

[blueknight]

21. cant stand him,

he is a attention whore and has no credibility whatsoever imho. the tawana brawley thing ruined him in the eyes of the msm,imo.

[madokie]

37. I have no problem with that. n/t

[LynneSin]

40. If I held a grudge against everyone who ever made a mistake in the past...

..I'd be a very very lonely girl and I wouldn't even be able to hang out with myself

Tawana Brawley happened in 1987 and Sharpton messed up on that one. But many of my favorite politicians are from flawed backgrounds. Hell if I was using the Al Sharpton Standards to other politicians I adore and respect then I wouldn't be able to support Ted Kennedy, Robert Byrd, Bill Clinton and even Joe Biden (He plagerised in Law School).

I would hope that people learn from their mistakes and one would suspect that Al grew from where he went wrong with the Brawley incident

[madokie]

42. This wasn't directed toward me, was it.

I could sit and listen to Al for hours on end.
You learn, you change, you grow.
peace

[LynneSin]

45. Sorry, it was for the post above you

:cry:

[madokie]

46. Thanks

Whew

[LynneSin]

48. NP - I'd edit it but the post is over an hour old

and btw welcome to DU :hi:

[madokie]

50. Thanks, I was just worried I had left the wrong impression

Aahhh, it feels good to be part of the awakening of America, and the return of our real values, our love for mankind.

[KG]

20. some people just dont know who is REALLY on their side.

[shugah]

22. crazy about al!

we even watched that bowtie guy show a couple of times because the good reverend was on - that's gotta count pretty high on the fan scale ;-)

not only does al speak truth, he has a great sense of humor!

[WillyT]

23. I Love The Man !!! - Best Speech At The Convention, And...

he actually does much for causes and the debate between right and left.

Unlike some arm-chair critics I could name.

:evilgrin:

[bpilgrim]

52. FLASHBACK: AS Convention Speech from 04 ---------- ----- > MP3

http://news.globalfreepress.com/mp3/al_sharpton.mp3

a real barn burner :bounce:

peace

[wryter2000]

24. Hey! Where's "all of the above"

I loved his convention speech. Yesterday sounded pretty great, too. (Except when he said attribution instead of retribution, but what the heck.) It's nice to hear the Bible from someone who actually knows something about it and cares.

[Dinger]

25. "The Right To Vote Has Been Earned With Blood,

like the blood of four little girls from Birmingham." I paraphrased there a bit, but that part of his Dem Convention speech is one that I will never forget, never. I believe it is that right (to vote) that the repugs have tried to take away (They didn't succeed completely anyway). ATo me, the right to vote and making your voice heard is the top issue, and Rev. Al eloquently brought that to the attention of this country, and I for one, thank him for it.

Also, he was the first of the Dem '04 candidates to Welcome my hero Wes Clark to the party. He said something like, "I'd rather see a new Democrtat, than an old Democrat whose been acting like a Republicqan all along." I loved that!

[wryter2000]

29. I loved the end of the speech the most

The story of Ray Charles and America the Beautiful.

My African American officemate was pretty skeptical. (She's much more Conservative than I am.) That speech convinced her that Sharpton is the real deal.

[miss_kitty]

26. I'm here!

a guy who has done a lot and learned a lot as well...

[peekaloo]

28. Rev. Al......I want him on my team!

:bounce:

[sundog]

30. i love al

and i love your poll Lynne :bounce:

[qanda]

31. Most people don't care what was in the past of other politicians

Heck, Clinton had an intern giving him a bj in the Oval Office, but Sharpton is somehow held to a higher standard. I guess it's because he's black and his hair looks funky, because I have not heard any other reasonable explanation.

[KG]

34. amen, sister.

[Eloriel]

47. About that higher standard

Reminds me of a quote from another African American, this one a journalist --

A minority group has "arrived" only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it. -- Carl Rowan


I think that could be expanded to say, "and when said fools or scoundrels don't have to spend the entire rest of their lives being reminded of it." (Same thing is happening to Jane Fonda, btw.)

[unrepuke]

33. Jesse J. is a lot funnier to listen to, but I'm liking Al more & more

[DemonFighterLives]

35. I don't know his entire past

But he sure packs a whallop and he is on our side. The democratic party is the party of inclusion and diversity and not like our lockstep opponents. Everyone does not need to love him, just stand up for him when the frighties attack.
:grouphug:

[ArkDem]

36. When you see the intelligence in Al Sharpton and compare it

to bush it just makes you sick.

[LynneSin]

39. Now that's just not a fair comparison!!

I mean, Bush is a dumbass - even my cat looks like a fricking rocket scientist compared to Bush

[Laughing Mirror]

41. Wasn't it Rep. Rangel who made the devastating remark

that with the idiot Bush junior placed in power there goes the myth of white supremacy? I wish I had the correct quote. It's one Sharpton himself might have made.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

43. Al! Al! Al! Al! Al! Al!

:yourock:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

44. I have come to really like Sharpton....

Back in the Tawana days, I did not like Sharpton much (and not because of that incident particularly). But I have watched him over the years and found him to be a changed man after the stabbing incident. Today I see him as one of the only folks wiling/able to speak the truth. I was thrilled to see him on the campaign trail because he and Kucinich were sometimes the only two talking about some of the issues I felt were important.

Al is just fine by me. :)

[Flaxbee]

53. NO WAY! Sharpton was WAY BETTER than Obama....

Obama was good, but he didn't have the vehemence in his voice that Sharpton had/has.

Other than that, I agree with ya, Lynne.... ;-)

[LynneSin]

54. I don't know I just was so endeared with Obama after his speech

but you have a valid point. But trying to figure out which speech was better is a definate 'Apples vs. Orange' arguement because both speeches