Rev. Al Sharpton addresses an audience at New England College in Henniker, N.H. Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner, FILE)
Posted on 05/23/2006 10:20:32 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Alabama Democrats should get rid of a candidate who denies the Holocaust and another who has advocated killing illegal immigrants, activist Al Sharpton said Monday.
While state party officials say they are powerless to remove the pair from the ballot because the June 6 primary is so close, Sharpton said: "There's no room for these two men in our big tent."
Larry Darby, seeking the party's nomination for attorney general, denies the Holocaust occurred and recently spoke at a gathering of National Vanguard, which describes itself as a "pro-white" organization.
Harry Lyon, who wants to become the Democrats' gubernatorial candidate, has advocated killing illegal immigrants as a way to keep them out of Alabama.
State party chairman Joe Turnham said both are "so far out" that neither has a shot at winning and to attempt to remove them from the ballot at this point could provide ammunition for a legal challenge.
Sharpton, a New York minister and former presidential candidate, said the party's response was inadequate.
Rev. Al Sharpton addresses an audience at New England College in Henniker, N.H. Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner, FILE)
I don't know, but it sounds like the Democratic Party I've always had to deal with.
I'm sorry Rev Al has just found this out.
Nice for him to have yet another platform to speak from however. I'm sure he's happy about that, at least.
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There's room enough in the Democrat party for virulent anti-Semites like you, Al, so why shouldn't there be room in the tent for those other whack jobs, too?
The only thing here that is inadequate is al.
Anyone who remotely thought of albert sharpton as presidential timber is legally brain dead.
Looks like Al does not like those "white interlopers" working his side of the street. Too bad he can't just have one of his people burn them out, like he did with Freddie's Fashion Mart up on 125th St.
BTW, did you know that Rev. Al's accountant was upstairs from Freddie's Fashion Mart? It seems that all those tax records that were being sought by the IRS under subpeona at the time were destroyed in the Freddie's fire. How about that? What are the chances?!?
When I grew up in the 60s and early 70s every Ku Kluxer in North Louisiana was a registered Democrat. Republican? What the hell is that?
A picture of the Democrat National Convention after ALL the racist, anti-semites are booted out of the party....
There seems to be room for Lippy Louie Farrakhan and also for Himself , the one of Twana Brawley fame?
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