[LiberalBassTurds]

Strange situation. This just may have been one of those rare cases where a quick appology was not the best approach.

LBT
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[sgtbono2002]

Why should Richards apologise to Sharpton? He wasnt at the show.

Sharpton should learn to mind his own business.

[LibLieSlayer]

Hey al... I have two words for you...

TAWANA BRAWLEY! You never apologized, you racist POS!

LLS

[Old Professer]

Comedians not ready to accept Sharpton's apology for Tawana Brawley?

[TET1968]

Tell fat Al it was a botched joke, made by a professional comedian who immediately went on National TV and apologized.
I don't think Sharpton wants to make Time Warner angry....oh No. That would be a big mistake. If he keeps it up and the Seinfeld franchise suffers from it, we may actually see Objective reporting appear in CNN & Time Magazine. Don't bite the hand that feeds you Rev.

[Vince Ferrer]

At least Mel Gibson is happy this happened so we can all move on, especially since this is before his next movie comes out.

[hodaka]

I just saw in the news that Gloria Allred is going to represent the heckler in the crowd and saying that Richard's apology is not enough. I guess everybody is going for Richard's pockets.

[Kirkwood]

The thing is that many people who are racist are never insulting and those that are insulting are not necessarily racist. A person who wants to horribly insult someone can use certain trigger words to push their buttons without ever intending for it to be an insult to anyone else or to a whole race. Then you have the true racists who never say a derogatory word about a given race, yet their actions speak louder than words.

[Goldie Lurks]

"The *Rev.* Al Sharpton said Wednesday *he refused to accept an apology* from actor Michael Richards.." The mantra of the Dim party not so long ago...What would Jesus do? By not accepting the apology, HE (Sharpton) is not assisting in the healing process.

[Revolting cat!]

In the meantime, FRiends, thanks to all this free publicity, sales of Seinfeld episodes DVDs will climb sky high this Thankshopping Weekend. Bet on it! That Jerry Seinfeld is one clever fella...

[savedbygrace]

What Richards should do first thing when he sits down with Sharpton is say, "The thing is, I was totally stressed out because my career's in the toilet and I'm flat broke."

That'll guarantee him a short meeting, and Sharpton will drop the thing like a warm pile of dog poop.

[PISANO]

How does a man,........ who conspired with a teenager to accuse a man of rape.........that turns out to be a HOAX, able to rehabilitate himself to a point WHERE HE is THE spokesman for all BLACK people?

And how does this LIAR credibly DISMISS another human being's apology?

[humblegunner]

"This is not about accepting an apology, this is about starting a process to really deal with the continual problem of racism in this country."

Yeah, Al.

One hack comedian goes off and it's now his responsibility
to deal with the continual problem of racism in this country?

OK...

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

In a video clip posted on the celebrity gossip Web site TMZ.com, obtained from an audience member

Could this possibly have been a set-up by TMZ? They were a non-existent company a short time ago; now suddenly they are everywhere. And positioning themselves very obviously. Have you ever seen the TMZ guy interviewed, with the TMZ logo carefully positioned behind him?

I mean, why TMZ, why not Entertainment Tonight or... or... I can't think of one other show since I don't watch any of them. It's just odd that TMZ would be the one to get the video.

[MovementConservative]

What Sharpton thinks is news?

[danmar]

"I [told Richards] you need to sit down and deal with this," Sharpton told CNN. "This is not about accepting an apology, this is about starting a process to really deal with the continual problem of racism in this country." (Watch Richards' meltdown on stage -- 1:39 )

Translation to that sentence;...listen pal, you are in a shit load of trouble with the blacks.
My price is as followed to keep my clap trap to a minimum! (insert amount of black mail money as you wish!)

[Antoninus]

Michael Richards? I've been wantin' a piece of that guy for years...

[The Brush]

While Richards was great as Kramer, it seems he was typecast. The comments on the previous Seinfeld season releases paint Richards as being a wee bit odd in real life.
Just as many comedians can't act convincingly (Jerry Seinfeld trying to show anger and Gabe Kaplan's consistent smile come immediately to mind) many actors can't do stand-up effectively. Ad-libbing is much tougher than interpreting someone else's lines for some... and vice versa.
. I heard a story on the WLS today about a comedian who worked with Richards at a comedy gig and accidentally knocked his tape recorder off a table. The woman said he went into a rampage calling her the "C word" repeatedly while telling her he'd see to it she never worked in this town again.

[Bonaparte]

"... the obvious problem he's got in his own mind and his own heart, because it couldn't come out of you if it wasn't in you," Sharpton said.

Speaking of problems in mind and heart, what about inciting blacks to kill Jews, Mr. Sharpton? Hmmm?

[Mark-in-Kentucky]

Richards reaction was so over the top that I'm forced to believe that this explosion was the result of him having been heckled by mostly black people over the years. Each time it happened, his inner rage towards those of a darker persuasion built up until it erupted for all the world to see.

I can't say I fault him if that's the case. Each of us can only take so much, and now he's forced to humiliate himself further just to salvage a bit of a career to placate the likes of Al Sharpton.