Posted on 04/27/2008 4:12:37 PM PDT by operationchaos
The Rev. Al Sharpton is backing Barack Obama, but he's made the strategic decision to keep his support quiet.
That's the message Sharpton delivered to his flock last Saturday as he boasted of talking to Obama "two or three times a week" - and insisted the Democratic front-runner knows the rev is in his camp.
"I said, 'I'm gonna do whatever I gotta do to help you. Hillary Clinton has never done nothing for us,'" said Sharpton, recounting a conversation with Obama for his followers at his group's weekly rally.
"'I won't either endorse you or not endorse you,'" Sharpton said he told the Illinois senator as the two made their way to a Nov. 29 dinner at Sylvia's Restaurant in Harlem. "'But I will tell you I can be freer not endorsing you to help you and everybody else.'
"If I endorse you, and they jump on somebody in Jena, you're going to want me not to go because the press is going to ask you what about your supporter," Sharpton said.
"Negroes just [ask], 'What, what's Sharpton gonna do,'" he explained. "If you understand strategy, you get somewhere."
An endorsement from the controversial Sharpton is a double-edged sword, impressing some voters and driving others away.
Sharpton told the Daily News yesterday he has no plans to officially endorse Obama, but admitted he's "absolutely supportive" of his White House bid.
"If people got that impression on Saturday, that is the right impression," he crowed
Sounds like Obama may have another ‘pastor’ problem brewing.
NAW....after all look at all the help sharktoon is offering with his “Kill the Cops” demonstrations in NY.
Sharptoon has run for the DNC nomination before, perhaps Barry Hussein will pick him for his VP! ... One can only hope ...
What more besides Affirmative Action (AKA Reverse Discrimination), Billions in Welfare and Medicaid subsidies, Billions more in Housing Subsidies, preferences and financial aid in Colleges, a Legal System that bends over backward and on and on does this A$$hat want done for 'Them'.
As a personal example, my girlfriends daughter couldn't get into a college that her minority fellow students were given full financial assistance to attend. Her grades, participation and overall High School performance were superior but she went to another second choice school and graduated with a mountain of Student Loan Debt.
But that didn't stop him from singing her praises at every opportunity up until about two months ago, when it was finally clear she was a longshot to win the nomination.
REPARATIONS!
More unfairness only breeds more demands - Like a spoiled child in many ways only much more serious.
Is there ANYBODY that Barack Hussein Obama associates with that’s not either a racist, a terrorist supporter, or a crook?
If I remember correctly REVEREND AL SHARPTON /s was involved not long ago with woman he used to "release fluids" or something nice, of that nature. But then again, this is not a problem with his flock... is it?
Bill Clinton? No problem with the scumbag either. On the contrary... He is considered the first black president! Huh :)
This is exactly why besides whites, Many Asians and even Hispanics will NOT vote for Obama. From my understanding, many Asian Americans are even more livid about affirmative action than whites. They believe it’s a fundamental unfairness. Obama, an neophyte who has had ZERO achievements, to many of these minority groups, is a perfect example of affirmative action in action.
A while back I heard Sharpton endorsing Hillary. When did this change?
Obama has aligned himself with the cream of the crap, I mean crop. Extortionists, terrorists, racists, embezellers, criminals of all kinds, lend me your ear. I have come to bury America, are you with me?
I still cannot understand why any sensible American would vote for such an evil scumbag like Obama.
Keep your enemy closest.
Looks like this is sage advice for both of these demagogues.
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