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The Good Rev. Sharpton Does Not Appreciate the Post's Use of the Word 'Noose'

By Will BrinsonOct 28th 2008 – 12:00PM

Steve Serby is a writer for the New York Post, which means that lots of people read the things he writes on a regular basis. He recently used "Good for [Tom] Coughlin for tightening the noose around Plaxico Burress" as a sentence in the opening graf on a piece re: why Plax deserves to get punished by the Giants.The problem...

Jason Whitlock: What Don Imus Said Warrants Discussion, Imus Himself Doesn't

By Michael David SmithJun 26th 2008 – 2:55PM

The whole Don Imus/Adam "Pacman" Jones uproar didn't last very long, did it? It was like one minute everyone was getting upset, and the next minute everyone was asking, "Why should we care what this guy says?" Even Al Sharpton seems to have moved on.But Jason Whitlock has a column at FoxSports.com in which he argues that...

Al Sharpton Considering Action on Don Imus Adam Jones Remarks

By Michael David SmithJun 23rd 2008 – 6:58PM

This morning Don Imus responded to a report on his radio show about Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones' legal troubles by asking, "What color is he."Within hours, Al Sharpton had issued this statement:"I find the inference of his remark disturbing because it plays into stereotypes. Any use of stereotypes is always...

Tiger and Tilghman: Context Is Important

By Ryan WilsonJan 9th 2008 – 6:00PM

More on the Tiger-Tilghman flap, courtesy of Golf Week's Jeff Rude: Tongue slips are the dark side of on-air banter. But when searching for truth, it's usually prudent to examine intent. Tilghman and Tiger Woods are friends. They call each other. They text each other. She likes and respects him."Tiger and Kelly are friends...

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WATCH: 'SNL' Takes On Al Sharpton

May 20th 2012 - 12:07PM

The latest episode of "Saturday Night Live" took on Al Sharpton, portraying the MSNBC host as someone who just doesn't understand the news.

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Rev. Al Sharpton: 'My Mother Believed In Me When It Didn't Make Sense'

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 13th 2012 - 09:23AM

Rev. Al Sharpton told NewsOne that he regularly called his mother, Ada Sharpton, every Sunday when she was alive and it hurts him that he no longer has those phone conversations with her.

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Gene Marks: What I Learned From Going Viral

By Gene Marks May 02nd 2012 - 11:40AM

Back in December I wrote this blog and it went viral.

AlSharpton News From the Web

  • 05/23/12 Sharpton Suggests Romney's Rejection Of Bain-Bashing... Source: NewsBusters.org Why not just call Romney a racist and get it over with?
  • 05/23/12 Drug Suspect Quizzed On Jean, Diddy, Sharpton Source: The Smoking Gun MAY 23--When accused narcotics kingpin/hip-hop manager James Rosemond met last year with federal investigators to try and strike a cooperation agreement, he was peppered with questions about whether he knew of any criminal activity on the part of Rev. Al Sharpton, Sean "Diddy" Combs, and Wyclef Jean, according to an Internal Revenue Service agent who testified yesterday at Rosemond's trial in Brooklyn federal court.
  • 05/21/12 WATCH: Al Sharpton Parody on SNL Goes After "Jip... Source: The Business Insider In the most recent episode of "Saturday Night Live," the show took jabs at MSNBC host Al Sharpton, mocking his occasional issues with a teleprompter.
  • 05/21/12 The NYPD vs. minorities? No way Source: New York Daily News - New York NY New York City's infant mortality rate continued to drop, adults were smoking less and residents were living longer overall than in the past.
  • 05/20/12 WATCH: 'SNL' Takes On Al Sharpton Source: MEDIAWEEK FEBRUARY 18: Rev. Al Sharpton interviewed by the media after the funeral service for Whitney Houston on February 18, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey.

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