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SHARPTON CONVERTS 'POLITICS NATION' TO 'CONVICT ZIMMERMAN SHOW'
Breitbart ^ | June 2, 2013 | Larry O'Connor

Posted on 06/02/2013 7:05:22 AM PDT by Uncle Chip

When NBC News granted Al Sharpton the honor of having a prime time news show on their cable outlet, MSNBC, they lauded his role as an "elder statesman" of the Democratic Party.

They named the show "Politics Nation" and positioned the nightly broadcast as a left-leaning political show focusing on national politics as a natural lead-in to "Hardball."

It was a well-orchestrated PR strategy to distance Sharpton from his controversial and odious past as a race-baiting advocate for proven liars Tawana Brawley and the antagonist in the Duke Lacrosse case.

The message was clear: Sharpton isn't the charlatan race-baiter you've grown to loathe; he's now a power player in the Democratic Party and is here to bring his unique, seasoned perspective to the national political conversation.

Oh what a difference a year makes.

These days, Politics Nation has turned into the Trayvon Martin Show as Sharpton goes right back to his roots as a sensationalist willing to advocate for any victim of a crime as long as they are the right race and the alleged perpetrator is white (or "white hispanic" in this case).

Friday night Sharpton had Trayvon Martin's family attorney on to discuss the George Zimmerman trial scheduled to begin in 10 days. Understand that Martin's attorney, Benjamin Crump, has no actual standing in this case as it is the state of Florida against Zimmerman in these criminal proceedings.

Nevertheless, Sharpton allowed Crump to lay out the state's case against Zimmerman with Sharpton cheering and participating in the multi-media opening and closing arguments. By the time the segment was done, Zimmerman was all but tried and convicted with the most inflammatory and defamatory language possible:

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: racebaiter; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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Zimmerman attorneys are suing NBC for defamation and rather than back off NBC decides to double down on the defamation.
1 posted on 06/02/2013 7:05:22 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip

I don’t care what happens in the Zimmerman case. But Sharpton is guilty of inciting riots, severe racism and fraud


2 posted on 06/02/2013 7:12:18 AM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: Uncle Chip

My guess is that NBC is trying to make sure Zimmerman is convicted. This could make it harder for Zimmerman to successfully sue NBC. This is the tactic of a sociopathic organization.


3 posted on 06/02/2013 7:14:44 AM PDT by rgboomers (This space purposely left blank)
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To: Uncle Chip

All four of his viewers already believe Zimmerman is guilty.


4 posted on 06/02/2013 7:15:27 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: Uncle Chip
I forget, isn't Zimmerman half-Mexican or some such thing?

Sharpton is a racist!

5 posted on 06/02/2013 7:16:52 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Uncle Chip

I think author the omitted felony tax cheat. Resist we much.


6 posted on 06/02/2013 7:17:27 AM PDT by TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl
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To: Uncle Chip
Ignorant black man..
7 posted on 06/02/2013 7:20:52 AM PDT by PLD
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To: Uncle Chip

oh but he was just a child out buying ice tea and skittles. give me a break. the trayvon supporters are rabid in their support of the “victim”. I say, what difference does it make? maybe they should go to chicago and try to make a difference and save more “children”.


8 posted on 06/02/2013 7:21:17 AM PDT by Qwackertoo (Going into Politic Free Zone Momma Grizzly hibernation for a while after this week, maybe forever.)
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To: GreenHornet

For the Sharpton hour....if they have more than 200,000 viewers across all of America watching him....I’d be surprised. They must have fifteen people coaching Al through each hour because he’s continually looking to the left or right of the screen. He’s a lousy news host, and they’d do better with some college kid hired off the street.


9 posted on 06/02/2013 7:26:42 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Texas Eagle

George Zimmerman’s Black Ancestry is Revealed
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2876811/posts

George Zimmerman: the black, Hispanic, Peruvian, kind-hearted non-white, not-racist poster boy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2876692/posts

George Zimmerman Has ‘Black Roots’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2876518/posts

“white” George Zimmerman is more black (1/4th) than “indian” Elizabeth Warren (1/32th)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2882435/posts


10 posted on 06/02/2013 7:27:41 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's next run. What'll you do?)
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To: Uncle Chip; Last Dakotan

Last Dakotan offered a good point on another thread: if at some point Sharpton seems to be making less noise about this trial than he is now, we’ll know it’s going the way of the Duke Rape Hoax.


11 posted on 06/02/2013 7:29:07 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: realcleanguy

The state was hoping for a cooking down period. Sharpton won’t let that happen.


12 posted on 06/02/2013 7:30:31 AM PDT by MNDude (Sorry for typos. Probably written on a smartphone, and I have big clumsy fingers.)
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To: TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl

Lol, I love that....resist we much!!! What a maroon!!


13 posted on 06/02/2013 7:31:13 AM PDT by NoGrayZone (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)
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To: Uncle Chip

Are you suggesting that NBC is trying to influence a criminal trial in order to protect itself from a defamation suit, by committing more defamation? If I were to sit on the civil suit against NBC, NBC would owe roughly the national debt for it malfeasance and malice. Al Sharpton has already sold his soul, I find my self in an awkward position of wishing that Beelzebub would collect from Big Al promptly.


14 posted on 06/02/2013 7:31:25 AM PDT by DaveyB (Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. -John Adams)
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To: Uncle Chip

It sounds like all the evidence exculpating Zimmerman means nothing to frauds like Sharpton and the Martin family atts. They’re still going with the lying narrative that Zimmerman ran up to Martin and shot him down in cold blood. Watch for scores of riots in many cities if Zimmerman gets acquitted.


15 posted on 06/02/2013 7:34:32 AM PDT by driftless2
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To: Uncle Chip

Come on, the trial is almost upon us. Obviously there are riots that need to be ginned up.


16 posted on 06/02/2013 7:34:48 AM PDT by denydenydeny (Admiration of absolute government is proportionate to the contempt one has for others.-Tocqueville)
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To: jiggyboy

300 at most showed at the lie-fest yesterday while they were expecting 1000. I think it’s already gone downhill.


17 posted on 06/02/2013 7:37:44 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip
NBC hiring of Sharpton is enough to make ME never watch or tune into their network..

Sharpton like obama is EVIL,

18 posted on 06/02/2013 7:38:29 AM PDT by haircutter (,,,)
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To: rgboomers
My guess is that NBC is trying to make sure Zimmerman is convicted. This could make it harder for Zimmerman to successfully sue NBC. This is the tactic of a sociopathic organization.

You could be right - not a lot of integrity over at NBC... They fired the guy who doctored the tapes, but that' probably because they got caught doing it...

19 posted on 06/02/2013 7:39:53 AM PDT by GOPJ (Swedes bring their cars..savages their flames..burning cars a metaphor. D. Greenfield)
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To: TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl

20 posted on 06/02/2013 7:40:04 AM PDT by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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