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Posted on 03/03/2003 5:53:43 PM PST by PhiKapMom
“In the last decade it is hard to tell what a Democrat stands for. It is time for Democrats to be Democrats to be Democrats. And that’s one of the reasons I am embarking on this race.” (Rev. Al Sharpton As Quoted In Mike Glover, “Sharpton Vows To Engage In All Early Tests,” The Associated Press, 2/10/03)
* Sharpton Is Against The Bush Tax Cut, Welfare Reform, The Death Penalty, Opportunity Scholarships And Military Action In Iraq.
* Sharpton Supports Universal Government Run Health Care, Public Campaign Financing, Abortion And Gay Marriage.
* Sharpton Has The Ear Of Liberal Leaders Bill And Hillary Clinton, Janet Reno, Al Gore And Scores Of Other Prominent Democrats. (Heather MacDonald, “Al Sharpton Just Won’t Let Racial Wounds Heal,” The Wall Street Journal, 8/31/00)
* Sharpton Said The Attacks On The World Trade Center Are Evidence That “America Is Beginning To Reap What It Has Sown.” (Adam Nagourney, “Say It Loud,” The New York Times, 12/1/02)
* Sharpton Believes That The Democrat Party’s “Road To Defeat” Is “Moderation.” (Adam Nagourney, “Say It Loud,” The New York Times, 12/1/02)
* Sharpton’s Goal Is To Force The Democrats Back To Their “Liberal Roots.” (Chaka Ferguson, “Activist Minister Al Sharpton To Explore Bid For Presidency,” The Associated Press, 1/4/03)
Against Bush Tax Cut
Sharpton Says He Will “Absolutely” And “Immediately” Repeal Bush Tax Cut. Russert: “Would you repeal the Bush tax cut?” Sharpton: “Absolutely.” He vowed to “immediately stop Mr. Bush’s tax cuts.” (NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 8/25/02; Remarks At DNC Winter Meeting, 2/22/03)
Sharpton Supports Universal Government Controlled Healthcare. Novak: “I’ve been waiting for a Democrat to say let’s get rid of the private health insurance, let’s get rid of the whole private system and have a government-run health system. Are you ready to commit to that? . . . And have the government run it, Reverend?” Sharpton: “Well, I think we need a government health system, but I think we need to do it in a way that we can afford it and guarantee it. . . . [W]e need to make health care a right in a country like this. I think that’s what we need to argue about. . . . I think have the government manage it and have the government guarantee it.” (CNN’s “Crossfire,” 1/24/03)
Sharpton Opposes Welfare Reform. “I believe the welfare reform bill attacked the poor and demonized them as people who did not want to work . . . . I marched in 1996 at the Democratic Convention in Chicago over the welfare reform bill because I felt Clinton’s policy was unfair.” (Rev. Al Sharpton,Al On America, p. 17, 2002)
Sharpton Believes Government Should Finance All Political Campaigns. “[I]n my campaign reform plan I talk about eliminating private funds. We must remove any possibility of corruption and injustice by not allowing big business to donate money to politicians. In my reform where elections are paid for by the public, big corporate donors would not have a role at all. None of the money for campaigns could come from the private sector or private donors. Campaigns would be publicly funded.” (Rev. Al Sharpton,Al On America, p. 10, 2002)
Sharpton Opposes Military Action In Iraq. “I have opposed the war in Iraq from the beginning. I’ve said that, clearly, Saddam Hussein is not a man that any of us would support and, clearly, has done grave atrocities. But I do not believe that we have seen the case that the only way to deal with Hussein is military action.” (Remarks At DNC Winter Meeting, 2/22/03)
Sharpton Believes Death Penalty Should Be Eliminated Nationwide. “[W]e must also look at eliminating the death penalty nationally. . . . [U]nder no circumstances should our government be involved with putting its citizens to death. . . . I will, as president, fight to change the law. . . I will fight to have it outlawed.” (Rev. Al Sharpton,Al On America, pp. 10-11, 2002)
Sharpton Supports Legalization Of “Gay Marriage.” Russert: “Are you in favor of gay marriage? . . . Legalize gay marriage?” Sharpton: “I feel that people have the right to choose and I would support that no matter what the lifestyle. . . . Whatever the lifestyle, people should have the right to choose their own life.” (NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 8/25/02)
Sharpton Opposes Opportunity Scholarships For All Children. Russert: “Do you support vouchers for poor children in the inner city?” Sharpton: “I do not support vouchers for anyone.” (NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 8/25/02)
Sharpton Is Unabashedly Pro-Choice. “I will not stand in the way of a woman’s right to choose. If women do not have the right to choose, then it’s a civil rights violation. . . .” (Rev. Al Sharpton, Al On America, p. 89, 2002)
Sharpton Vows To Appoint Only Pro-Choice Judges. “I would only appoint justices to the Supreme Court who are for women having the right to choose whether or not they will have an abortion.” (Rev. Al Sharpton, Al On America, p. 89, 2002)
Sharpton Has The Ear Of Liberal Leaders Bill And Hillary Clinton, Janet Reno, Al Gore And Scores Of Other Prominent Democrats. “The Rev. Al Sharpton’s status with Washington’s Democratic elite just keeps on rising. . . . [H]e commanded an audience with Attorney General Janet Reno and White House aides. . . . Mr. Sharpton has also demanded, and won, meetings with Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, Sen. Charles Schumer of New York and former presidential hopeful Bill Bradley. Last year he shared the stage with President Clinton at a Justice Department conference on police misconduct.” (Heather MacDonald, “Al Sharpton Just Won’t Let Racial Wounds Heal,” The Wall Street Journal, 8/31/00)
Sharpton Said That The Attacks On The World Trade Center Are Evidence That “America Is Beginning To Reap What It Has Sown.” “He goes right up to the line in arguing that American policies abroad, to some extent, produced the attack on the World Trade Center – ‘America is beginning to reap what it has sown,’ he suggests -- though is appropriately careful to make clear that he is not condoning what took place.” (Adam Nagourney, “Say It Loud,” The New York Times, 12/1/02)
Sharpton Praised Fidel Castro As “Awesome” And “A Great Leader.” Tim Russert: “This is what you said about Fidel Castro in your book: ‘I found Castro to be a very reasonable, intelligent man. . . . I never met anyone with a more rapid mind. He was brilliant. He was absolutely awesome. . . . Fidel Castro is a great leader.’” (NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 1/12/03)
Sharpton Believes That The Democrat Party’s “Road To Defeat” Is “Moderation.” “The Democratic Party acts as if black voters ‘are their mistress that they have to hide.’ The push to moderation by Democratic leaders is the road to defeat, Sharpton argues, a point of view that seems awfully prescient at this writing.” (Adam Nagourney, “Say It Loud,” The New York Times, 12/1/02)
Sharpton’s Goal Is To Force The Democrats Back To Their “Liberal Roots.” “Sharpton, who wants to bring the party back to its liberal roots, said he would bring diversity of views – and color – to the homogeneous Democratic lineup.” (Chaka Ferguson, “Activist Minister Al Sharpton To Explore Bid For Presidency,” The Associated Press, 1/4/03)
*Sharpton Is Against Military Action In Iraq. “I think that the present administration is bent on war. There has been no, in my judgment, evidence presented there has (sic) been any weapons of mass destruction.” (NPR’s “Tavis Smiley,” 1/31/03)
* But Senator John Edwards (D-NC) Has “Said From The Very Beginning” That “Military Action Is Something That We Should Be Willing To Do.” (Senator John Edwards, ABC’s “This Week,” 1/5/03)
* But Representative Dick Gephardt (D-MO) Says “Iraq Is A Problem . . . We Should Deal With It Diplomatically If We Can, Militarily If We Must” And Voted For The Resolution Authorizing Use Of Force. (Jim Abrams, “President, House Reach Deal On Iraq,” The Associated Press, 10/2/02; H. J. Res. 114, Roll Call #455: Passed 296-133: R 215-6; D 81-126; I 0-1, 10/10/02)
* But Senators Joe Lieberman (D-CT), Kerry, Edwards And Representative Gephardt Voted For The Congressional Resolution Authorizing Use Of Force Against Iraq. (H.J.Res. 114, Roll Call #237, Passed 77-23: R 48-1; D 29-21; I 0-1, 10/11/02; H. J. Res. 114, Roll Call #455: Passed 296-133: R 215-6; D 81-126; I 0-1, 10/10/02)
Sharpton Is Opposed To The Death Penalty. “[W]e must also look at eliminating the death penalty nationally. . . . [U]nder no circumstances should our government be involved with putting its citizens to death. . . . I will, as president, fight to change the law . . . I will fight to have it outlawed.” (Rev. Al Sharpton, Al On America, pp. 10-11, 2002)
* But Edwards Says “I Strongly Support The Death Penalty . . . Death Is The Only Fitting Penalty For Some Crimes.” (Senator John Edwards, Remarks At The Georgetown Public Policy Institute, 7/16/02)
* But Gephardt Say’s He’s “For The Death Penalty.” (William J. Eaton, “Death Penalty Measure Survives House Test,” Los Angeles Times, 4/22/94)
Sharpton Is Opposed To Welfare Reform. “I believe the welfare reform bill attacked the poor and demonized them as people who did not want to work . . . . I marched in 1996 at the Democratic Convention in Chicago over the welfare reform bill because I felt Clinton’s policy was unfair.” (Rev. Al Sharpton, Al On America, p. 17, 2002)
* But Dean Thinks It Has Been An “Enormous Success” And Has “Done Good Things.” (CNN’s “Inside Politics” 6/3/02)
* But Lieberman And Kerry Voted For Clinton’s 1996 Welfare Reform Bill. (H.R. 3734, Roll Call #262, Conference Report Agreed To 78-21: R 53-0; D 25-21, 8/1/96)
Sharpton Is In Favor Of Judicial Litmus Tests On Abortion. “If women do not have the right to choose, then it’s a civil rights violation. So I would only appoint justices to the Supreme Court who are for women having the right to choose whether or not they will have an abortion.” (Rev. Al Sharpton, Al On America, p. 89, 2002)
* But Gephardt Vowed “As President, I Would Not Make Abortion A Litmus Test For My Judicial Appointments.” (Doug Bandow, “Judicial Litmus Tests,” Copley News Service, 6/18/02)
* But Kerry Is Against Abortion Litmus Tests For Judicial Nominees. (Senator John Kerry, Congressional Record, 7/31/85)
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Found this statement very interesting. Is Rev Al the RATs stealth candidate supported by the Clintons?
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That statement may come back to haunt the good "Reverend" when he stands before God and gives an account on Judgement Day. One would think a "Reverend" would not support the pre-meditated murder of innocents. Of course that is just the humble opinion from this "right wing nut case," etc.
So, you sayin' if I sticks m'butt out on da line, you be givin' me da VP slot?
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