Posted on 09/27/2009 9:28:34 PM PDT by nickcarraway
What do the Rev. Al Sharpton, John Cena and Triple H have in common? They'll all be at Times Union Center in Albany for the latest installment of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw."
Sharpton? That Sharpton? Yes, the one and only minister and politician who has courted controversy over the years will be the guest host for the night's entertainment. Sharpton at the microphone, of course, is nothing new: He spoke at Michael Jackson's memorial service recently and has his own radio show, which can be heard at http://www.sharptontalk.net/.
But wrestling?A publicist for WWE, Kevin Hennessy, says Sharpton's current work on education reform dovetails nicely with WWE's own campaign for youth literacy, Get R.E.A.L. Read at 1,800 libraries nationwide. (The R.E.A.L. stand for Respect, Education, Achievement, Leadership.)
Meanwhile, Sharpton plans on hitting the road on Tuesday, the day after his Albany WWE appearance, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Education Secretary Arne Duncan on a four-city tour to help raise awareness for the achievement gap facing U.S. schools. The tour will go to Philadelphia, New Orleans, Baltimore and Atlanta to highlight the Obama administration's efforts to reform public education.
What WWE will give Sharpton is a platform from which he can give his message of education reform to the audience in Albany and the more than 5 million viewers who watch "Monday Night Raw" each week (9 p.m., USA Network).
But will he, like previous guest hosts Jeremy Piven, Seth Green and Cedric the Entertainer, don wrestling garb and get in the ring? The WWE publicist couldn't say for sure, emphasizing that what a guest host does depends on what he (and it has been men only so far) is comfortable with.
As for the wrestling, Cena and Triple H are expected to team up against bad guys Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes.
Rev Al was the only thing that made the Dem debates worth watching when he was running. Wish he had run when ZERO was running — would have loved to see that debate. Somehow Rev Al being at the WWE fits.
He can be the black Capt. Lou Albano.
This ought to be good ... Michelle vs. Hillary as the main event - Bush vs. Gore as the undercard ???
I don’t find the racist, anti-Jewish Al Sharpton to be entertaining or amusing. He deliberately tried to frame an innocent man in the Brawley case, encouraged riots in Crown Heights that resulted in the death of an innocent Jew and poured gasoline on the flames of the Freddy’s massacre. He should be behind bars. Instead, he is a fine upstanding member of the scum Democrat Party and is treated like a celebrity by amoral, show-biz degenerates.
He should be behind bars. Instead, he is a fine upstanding member of the scum Democrat Party and is treated like a celebrity by amoral, show-biz degenerates.
%%%
Well said! I get so sick of all the TV pundits who give that jerk legitimacy by having him as a guest. I change the channel.
He already is Al “The Graft Zeppelin” Sharpton, The Master of Disaster and The Ayatollah of All Crapola!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.