Rev. Al Sharpton's Rap Sheet of Race Hypocrisy

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:26 PM EDT

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TAX EVASION: In a 1988 interview, Sharpton said he saw no reason why blacks should pay taxes. "If we do not have a justice system that protects us, what are we paying for?" Sharpton has faced multiple charges—and one conviction—of tax evasion.

TAWANA BRAWLY: 1987. Al Sharpton, during the infamous Tawana Brawley case, falsely accused a former assistant district attorney of raping and sodomizing Ms. Brawley. Young Tawana stated that white racists abducted, raped, and sodomized her, scrawling the initials "KKK" on her in human feces. A grand jury later found the entire incident a complete hoax. Most likely, Ms. Brawley, afraid of punishment for staying out too late, fabricated the entire story. This did not stop Reverend Al Sharpton, who accused Pagones an assistant district attorney, of the crime. "We stated openly that Steven Pagones did it. If we're lying, sue us, so we can go into court with you and prove you did it. Sue us—sue us right now."

Pagones did. After receiving death threats, and threats against his child, Pagones sued Sharpton and two others for defamation. A jury unanimously concluded that Sharpton defamed Pagones, ordering Sharpton to pay $65,000 to Pagones. The Reverend promptly announced his intention not to pay. A couple years later, Sharpton's buddies passed the hat and paid off Sharpton's debt, which totaled $87,000 with interest and penalties. To this day, never having paid one penny of his own to Pagones, Sharpton refuses to apologize, "I did what I believed….They are asking me to grovel. They want black children to say they forced a black man coming out of the hard-core ghetto to his knees….Once you begin bending, it's 'did you bend today?' or 'I missed the apology, say it again.' Once you start compromising, you lose respect for yourself."

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biggerthebetter

Al Sharpton is a disgusting hypocrite.

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11 votes

#1 - Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:10 PM EDT

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diverdown

That goes for Jesse Jackson also, remember "hymee town"?...

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3 votes

#1.1 - Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:09 PM EDT

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Pete ZaHutt

Why do people continue to listen to this imbecile?

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5 votes

#2 - Fri Apr 13, 2007 3:50 PM EDT

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Captain Carrot

He is an opportunist and media whore with no sense of accountability. If only he was held to half the standards of those he attacks.

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4 votes

#3 - Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:06 PM EDT

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Robert.Merrill

I was in the New York area during the Tawana Brawly episode, and will listen to Sharpton until he at least acknowledges and apologizes for what he did then.

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#4 - Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:09 PM EDT

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Robert.Merrill

Arrgghh NOT NOT NOT listen to Sharpton until he at least apologizes...

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2 votes

#4.1 - Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:10 PM EDT

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Craig-139771

Well, Al, Jesse, Lets give it some thought, A stupid white guy, doing what he does best, and being paid to be, Wake up your childern are Dying and your not outraged...bad

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1 vote

#5 - Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:54 PM EDT

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Craig19

Well, Al, Jesse, Lets give it some thought, A stupid white guy, doing what he does best, and being paid to be, Wake up your childern are Dying and your not outraged...bad

What the hell? If you cant make any sense stay away will you? I hope people around here dont confuse us.

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#6 - Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:05 AM EDT

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Craig19

"Reverend" Al Sharpton is nothing but a political demagogue. A professional agitator who thrives and makes his living on imagined racial strife. If this is the best the black community can come up with its no wonder it is such a mess. The man never worked a day in his life and is the worst role model young blacks could ever possibly choose to emulate. He doesn't want there to ever be racial harmony because then he would be out of "work". Its about time that blacks and white both stand up together and put a stop to this dangerous rabble-rouser and realize that it is people like him and his "divide and conquer" mentality that is causing blacks to lag behind every other race in the United States. He is a self-absorbed narcissistic wanna-be politician who wont even come out and support the only black man who has even the remotest chance to become president of the United States because it is not himself. He is a crook, a liar, a cheat, and a political pimp who does nothing but stir up anger and resentment in the black community in order to further his own personal self-centered agenda.

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5 votes

#7 - Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:48 AM EDT

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