SHARPTON COMPARES RUDY TO BOZO THE CLOWN

TheTopRead | 10/1/01 | TheTopRead

[TheTopRead]

NYPOST September 30, 2001 -- Mark Green yesterday accused Fernando Ferrer of narrowly viewing the World Trade Center horror through "the lens of The Bronx," while the Rev. Al Sharpton slammed Mayor Giuliani for hogging too much credit for uniting the city, saying "Bozo" could have done as much. Two days after Green and Republican Michael Bloomberg accepted, and Ferrer rejected, Giuliani's pitch for a three-month term-extension, Sharpton - a major Ferrer booster - sharply criticized Giuliani for trying to stretch his term.

"We elected you mayor, not Messiah," Sharpton said at his Harlem headquarters during a rally attended by Ferrer.

"You didn't bring us together, our pain brought us together and our decency brought us together," Sharpton said.

He added, "We would have come together if Bozo was the mayor."

A spokesman for Ferrer, who has praised Giuliani's handling of the crisis, said later, "Although [Ferrer] would have chosen different words, he agrees that our city's unity" comes from New Yorkers' shared grief.

Giuliani wouldn't respond to Sharpton's jabs, which came hours before Green, who spent most of the mayoral race avoiding conflict, ripped into Ferrer, his Oct. 11 runoff foe.

Outside Brooklyn Borough Hall, Green said Ferrer has a "short-sighted" view of rebuilding more than 20 million square feet of lost office space.

"While I tried to show leadership by proposing big plans given this big crisis, I thought that the borough president of The Bronx reflected a business-as-usual and politics-as-usual attitude," said Green.

Green bashed Ferrer for "first comparing the unprecedented criminal attack on the trade center to - his word - the ‘rubble' he inherited in The Bronx 14 years ago and by being largely silent on how he would respond to needs of reconstruction and security.

"The planes that attacked the World Trade Center did not attack The Bronx, with all due respect," Green added. "The Bronx of 14 years ago has very little to do with the crisis in downtown Manhattan, New York and the world now."

Green noted he has a plan for a reconstruction authority - and chided Ferrer for saying the city's financial center should be decentralized.

"I think we have to take not a narrow borough approach, seeing it through the lens of The Bronx," said Green.

Ferrer sought to keep the spotlight squarely on Giuliani, calling the mayor's plan "unprincipled" and charging Green ditched his promise not to go negative.

"What caused Mark to abandon his principles and break his word?" Ferrer said. "I think he thinks he has to say these things and do these things to win an election, and I think that's a shame."

Meanwhile, Giuliani insisted his term-extension bid is for the good of the city and not about politics. "When you have watched 10 or 12 of the people you really care about die, you've gone to as many funerals that I've gone to . . . you really don't care about political spin," he said.

[Neets]

Hey Dog!!! Wanna hear a joke on your birthday???

AL SHARPTONGUE</FONT SIZE>

[windsor one]

There is an operation that will correct that problem, its called cranius extractus rectum !!!!!

[StarFan]

Many thanks. It's on its way.

[swampfox98]

Al is just jealous because he knows Rudy won't let him steal the relief money coming into New York. If there had been a Democrat Mayor, billions would been stolen from the people and given to Sharpton and the rest of the Democrats. Al is always open to grab some slave reparations for himself.

[chinatlc]

i'm not sure where the anomosity is coming from My opinion of Rudy, is just that, as yours is yours. What i didn't agree with in your post was your analogy of NYer's coming together possibly in a negative manner. As a NYer and watching a symbol of our city fall to dust along with all those people, i took offense to your comments. As far as voting, my personal choice was my personal choice. But i will answer you.. Yes, I voted for Clinton, the first time around, No, I didn't vote for him the second time. No, I didn't vote for Hillary or Schumer and as a resident of the Bronx..I will not and did not vote for Freddie. Whether you like it or not does not matter to me in the least. again, if you don't like what i have to say..Don't read it...just disagree and move on.And lastly, DO YOU KNOW TAWANA BRAWLEY???? TOPREAD, thank your for welcoming me aboard. STARFAN, I think you should go back and read my post...I stated that the mayor had stated that he wanted to stay on as mayor during this crisis. Whether he changed his statement after the fact and after getting a negative reaction is kind of irrelevant. such as the thread about the superbowl coming to ny, someone stated that it was a knee-jerk reaction because of everything that has happened here. If you were able to vote for him in the upcoming election, would you have the same "knee-jerk reaction" because you think he's done a fine job during this disaster???? And I'm not sure I understand your points about his personal life. I have no problem with him being an advisor. I have a problem with him being mayor after his term is up as he wanted to do initially.

[StarFan]

Happy Birthday Dog -- mine is the 28th.

Oneida - I've been calling him sharptongue for years now but don't recall who gave him the handle. BTW, when I sent the photo, I addressed it to the Rev. Al Sharptongue.

[calmseas]

Another memorable quote from the Right Rev. Al Sharpsh*t destined for the manure pile.

[Liberty's Pen]

..best joke I've heard...

Sorry, here's a better one; "Sharpton for President". Hmmm?

[Jorge]

SHARPTON COMPARES RUDY TO BOZO THE CLOWN

Actually Sharpton didn't compare Rudy to BOZO.
He simply said that NY "would have come together if Bozo was the mayor."
In essense he was denying Rudy any credit for bringing NY together...which along with his other comments like Rudy not being the "Messiah" show Sharpton's jealousy at the praise and attention Rudy's gotten since the attacks on NY.

Let's face it, Sharpton is REALLY ticked that ANYTHING has brought New Yorkers together..because his career depends on dividing one group against another.

[DJ88]

Yeah, what you said, StarFan. It just shows you what idiots democrats (well, some) are...to follow in this idiots shoes shows that not only does he not care what his fellow man has been through, but he's helping a race-baiting, chicken-eating, I'mherefordamoney, SOB Sharpton.

I think I'll write a 1,000,000.00 check to Ferrer and than write across it in RED..."JUST KIDDING...I was CLOWNING AROUND, ISN'T THAT FUNNY, FERRER?"

Think he'd charge me for the bounced check charge? HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[StarFan]

When you send him your mil, why not also enclose this

[DJ88]

Well, I think I just will do that....LOL!!!!! That is too funny!!!! :-) Deej

I have free tickets to the circus....should I send those too? ;-)

[DJ88]

If you want to write something and you think people aren't going to like it, and then you tell them they shouldn't read it if they don't like it, AND THEN you think they're not going to read it and respond to it, then you are sorely mistaken.

As for Rudy, and what you think his motives are about staying on, I think you're way off base. HE was there to bring the people of NY together, HE is on TV everyday to give press conferences on the situation, HE has attended the funerals of many people, HE is STILL the mayor of NYC. Like it or not, he's made people feel comfortable.

If you don't like what I wrote, don't read it, and don't respond to it, ok? Practice what you preach.

[Neets]

Other than the fact you just plain ROCK!! I knew there was another reason you n I got along so well!!! Mines is the 19th....

[fightu4it]

It must be lonely being a third string black poverty pimp. Behind the likes of Jesse (who's your daddy) Jackson and (calypso Louis) Farrakhan.

[RaceBannon]

That's a Bozo NO-NO!!

LOL!!!

[TheTopRead]

WG, very succinct. Nuff said.

[F.J. Mitchell]

The last half of Sharpton's name used to describe him, but after his hunger strike, neither the Sharp or the ton fits. Shouldn't take him long to grow back into the last half of his name though, but the first half will just remain a joke.

[TheTopRead]

It's a nauseating thought Pat. It's bad enough the Bent-One and Dole are joining forces to raise money for the children (who else). The guy just refuses to go away. I guess I'm going to have to leave the country when Hitlery takes office in 2004. God, what an awful thought. Tell me it's not possible!