Posted on 04/19/2007 4:14:52 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Clintons Butter Up Sharpton For Endorsement Former President Rallies Behind Activist At NAN Convention
Marcia Kramer Reporting
(CBS) NEW YORK Former President Bill Clinton was in New York City on Thursday, speaking at the National Action Network convention and rallying behind Rev. Al Sharpton. Though he was there to offer up his support and respect for Sharpton, his real motive was likely to help sway the outspoken civil rights leader toward an endorsement of his wife and presidential candidate, Sen. Hillary Clinton.
With 10 months before the first primary election, a new Washington Post poll currently has Clinton leading her Democratic opponents at 41 percent of the votes. Barack Obama accounts for 25 percent, with John Edwards at 17 percent.
While Clinton humored attendees with stories of playing saxophone for James Brown on Thursday, in the grand scheme of things, it didn't matter what he spoke about -- his goals were reportedly to get Sharpton in Hillary's presidential camp and prevent him from endorsing Obama.
Despite the lead, the Clintons know that a Sharpton endorsement could mean a lot to Obama in terms of support and money. "Al Sharpton has evolved into a person people take very seriously now," New York University Graduate School Professor Mitchell Moss told CBS 2.
Sources tell CBS 2 that Clinton has been wooing Sharpton for months, calling up to give him advice on all sorts of things, including the Don Imus racial slur incident. So Thursday it wasn't so much what Clinton said, but the fact that he showed up.
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Pucker up, Slick. Tastes good, eh?
The first black president and the racist will be serving up ribs and watermelon at the ho down at the Arkansas plantation or down in the holler in the Queens.
Is that a nappy-headed ho down?
Dats a lotta butter kingfisher.
The Republican Party rejected the racist David Duke. The DemonRats embrace the racist Al Sharpton. The Clinton’s love Sharpton even more now since he went after Hillary’s enemy Don Imus. Or was Sharpton working for the Clinton’s in the first place?
People take him seriously now. BS
BINGO!
Al and Der Slickmeister have a lot in common.
They both have long histories of abusing and exploiting women for their own gain.
They sold their souls a LONG TIME AGO.
Slime birds of a feather flock together.
Al is not sharp, nor civil nor right.
That’s about it. No shame. No respect for themselves or each other. Glad I’m not in that crowd. I can look myself in the mirror and be content. Can they?
You are exactly right. If Hitlery gets in the White House, this country is really going to suffer. Or, I should say, the decent people will suffer.
I'm not sure they ever had a soul. Der Slickmeister and Shrillery are the offspring of Satan in my book.
Yes, they can look in the mirror and be content. Sociopaths have no conscience, so a mirror doesn't faze them at all.
How sickening that these people grovel and debase themselves to get support from this scumbag who ought to be in prison. Where are Giuliani, McCain, and Romney calling the Dems for this outrage?
Fact is though, Conartist Al can't deliver much except for de peeps in de hood, and they don't get out to vote much. Conartist Al is all back and no bite, a typical, street hustler who is all bluff.
Correction, that should read that Conartist Al is all BARK and no bite.
“The first black president and the racist will be serving up ribs and watermelon at the ho down at the Arkansas plantation or down in the holler in the Queens.”
hehehehehe... you said ho!
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