Thurmond child says Sharpton overreacted

AP on Yahoo ^ | 2/27/07 | Katrina A. Goggins - ap

[TravisBickle]

Why do I think that Sharpton is primarily interested in a financial settlement more than anything else?

[TYVets]

Al Sharpton is out to prove himself a bastard ?

[Eagle of Liberty]

Remember this is all about a second cousin of Thurmond's grandfather.

Well, its also kinda about the fact that one of Thurmond's relatives owned slaves, specifically a relative of Al Sharpton, and then Thurmond himself ran on a campaign of segregation in a bid for the Presidency. I'd say there is a little more to it than discovering that a distant cousin has been arrested for drunk driving.

[Sue Perkick]

Sharpton? NEVER!!

LOL

[Sue Perkick]

They must have him confused with someone else. :-)

[Young Werther]

I once met an albino. All others, myself included, are "people of color!".

Mitochondrial DNA analyses points to a common Gramma 140,000 years ago and she lived in the horn of Africa. That means we're all cousins and African-Whatevers!

So George Washington was African-Whatever and our first colored president! Once all this hooey is put aside, we're all human, (except Spock) so lets put this racial razzmataz to bed!

[Cultural Realm]

You're going to have a very long "sleep", T-C. LOL.

[D-fendr]

Sharpton is twice the racist that Thurmond ever was.

[ElkGroveDan]

I'd say there is a little more to it than discovering that a distant cousin has been arrested for drunk driving.

My point was that it has little or nothing to do with Thurman. As noted above, the arcane relationship was his grandfather's second cousin. If this was about a different second cousin of the Senator's grandfather who was NOT named Thurman, this would be a non-story.

[kalee]

Like Romney's polygamist ancestors?

The MSM is willing to overlook Obama's polygamist father but gleefully jumps on Mitt's great-grandfather. Talk about unfair and unbalanced.

[ErieGeno]

Al Sharpton is out to prove himself a bastard ?

Doesn't the word 'miserable' fit in there somewhere too?????

[kalee]

No, Al is trying to figure out a way he can get them to pay reparations.

[bannie]

Am I understanding this correctly?

The Extortionist Sharpton's ancestor was not owned by Thurmond's ancestor: TES's ancestor was owned by a cousin of Thurmond's ancestor?

[TYVets]

No, Al is trying to figure out a way he can get them to pay reparations.

If I had buried a fruit jar full of money in a 40 acre field and forgot how to find it:

I would offer Al half the money, I bet with his nose for money he could find it in 10 minutes or less.

[MeanWestTexan]

"Al Sharpton is out to prove himself a bastard?"

I prefer the term "mamzer" for Sharpton.

[Tax-chick]

... a very long "sleep" ...

Do you think I'll be able to get up sooner if I wait for Barak Obama to self-identify as a Marxist?

[JCEccles]

Why is Ms. Washington-Williams "biracial," while Barak Osama is "black"?

Same reason Bill Clinton is "black" and Clarence Thomas isn't.

[Tax-chick]

It really stands out, how sensible and normal Ms. Washington-Williams is - not because she's ... er, whatever race she is ... but because through no fault of her own she's usually associated with politicians!

[Cultural Realm]

LOL! That ditty might even take longer, T-C. We know *what* he is, but he and his socialist-commie minions won't ever admit The Truth, IMO. That's secreted, forever.

[Oztrich Boy]

So being black is paternal, line

No, A white woman can have black children, but a black woman can never have white children. It's a rule