Report: Family ties Al Sharpton to (Strom) Thurmond

msnbc.msn.com ^ | 2-25-07

[atomicpossum]

“And it is wonderful that (Sharpton) was able to become what he is in spite of what his forefather was.”

Yeah. He's become the exploiter rather than the exploited.

[Darkwolf377]

There goes my "descended from space aliens" theory.

[Founding Father]

Wrong, wrong, wrong. It wasn't Strom Thurmond, it was Thomas Jefferson (who by the way is Anna Nichol Smith's Baby Daddy too).

[billorites]

Say what you will about old Strom, he was never one to discriminate.

If it had a heartbeat...
He'd hit it.

[Doctor Raoul]

Hope they kept the receipt, perhaps Strom can get a refund...

[alisasny]

Julias relationship to Strom is 1st cousin twice removed.

And Big Al is still not related so what is the point of all of this...and how is this big news?

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/500577p-422090c.html

Said Sharpton, ""You know for real that you are three generations away from slavery," Sharpton would later remark." "I had no idea about the interlocking past," his face flush with discovery. "I don't know if you know how crazy this is going to be when it gets out.

"It's going to be crazy."

Then he couldn't resist acknowledging the political irony of the two disparate men being joined at the genealogical hip.

"Maybe, I'm the revenge of Coleman," Sharpton joked.

"They [Thurmonds] are just recovering from his black child, now they are about to get the bomb dropped on them," he roared.

[Doctor Raoul]

I was told that they'd have to turn him sideways in the casket to get the lid closed.

[Clara Lou]

Slow news day. Non-story about a non-existent relationship between the parties mentioned.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I love that picture. A lot of folks were mad at Trent Lott for bringing those girls in to celebrate Strom's 99th birthday, thinking he might get so excited he'd have a heart attack.

[Doctor Raoul]

Consider these two ststements:

Coleman Sharpton was later freed.

Said Sharpton, ""You know for real that you are three generations away from slavery."

What freed Coleman three generations ago? Good will? Some form of ransom? The Civil War? Most likely it was the actions of a Republican president that freed Coleman Sharpton from the slavery, the same slavery the Democrat party fought to maintain.

Tell me again what party this ungrateful greatgrandson attacks.

[Tijeras_Slim]

ROFL!

[raccoonradio]

Isn't this kinda like that episode of Family Guy where Peter found he was the descendant of a black slave?

[Recon Dad]

“It’s chilling. It’s amazing.”


If someone told me I was related to Big Al I'd end the family line on the spot to stop the insanity.

[rlmorel]

"...I was told that they'd have to turn him sideways in the casket to get the lid closed...."

[RedEyeJack]

"“I doubt you can find many native South Carolinians today whose family, if you traced them back far enough, didn’t own slaves,”

This is a purely racist, hyperbolic statement with NO basis in fact. Mathematically, since most southerners in 1860 did not own slaves, to say a vast majority (implied in statement)of native South Carolinians today (implied white, native, South Carolinians)are descended from slave holders must be proved with verifiable data if it is to be creditable. The underlying idea is racist: that white South Carolinians today are racist decedents of slave holders. To state it the way Ms Senter does exposes her racism.

[Thermalseeker]

Tell me again what party this ungrateful greatgrandson attacks.

And how long will it be before the "Reverend" Al goes after Strom Thurmond's family for reparations?

[Dog]

ROFL!!!!!

[Dog]

Hope they kept the receipt, perhaps Strom can get a refund...

You are killing me Doc...

[theDentist]

I can imagine that first meeting between Strom and Al...
"Who's your daddy, Al? Who's your daddy??
"You are, Strom. (sigh)"