Broder: When others froze, Al Sharpton took charge

Topeka Capital Journal, KS ^ | September 14, 2003 | David S. Broder

[schaketo]

Early preprimary debates, especially those where the stage is overstuffed with candidates, are notoriously poor gauges of the strength of rival contenders.

President Bush was anything but a dominant figure when he was one of six Republican aspirants in New Hampshire in December 1999. Baited by Gary Bauer and Steve Forbes on his alleged squishiness on abortion and taxes, he appeared to be on autopilot. Rarely did he command the debate scene as he came to control the nomination race.

[schaketo]

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In the upcoming democratic primary (2004) ...

BIG AL NEEDS OUR HELP NOW MORE THAN EVER!
*** Register as a democrat and vote for Crazy Al! ***

During the May 3, 2003 demoncrap debate in Columbia, S.C., our man Al stated “The way to move a donkey is to slap the donkey,” and “I’m going to slap the donkey until the donkey kicks”.

Let’s help Crazy Al slap the donkey until it kicks.

GW has the Republican nomination sewn up. Its time for all good republicans, libertarians, and independents to stand up and be counted. Lets take a page from Sen. McCain’s play book. Prior to the 2004 democratic presidential primary in your state, re-register as a democrat and vote for Al Sharpton!

Lets ensure Crazy Al gets prime time speaking rights at the 2004 nationally televised democratic convention. You gotta love it. Line up, sign up, and send this to all your like-minded friends.

Here is a link to planned 2004 primary dates from the National Association of Secretaries of State:
http://www.nass.org/Issues/04primaries.html

Check here for the rules governing primary voting in your state:
http://www.fec.gov/votregis/primaryvoting.htm

In case you’d like to send Big Al a donation:
http://www.al2004.org/

Anyone need a bumper sticker or button?
http://democraticbuttons.freeservers.com/

How about an Al Sharpton yard sign?
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/victorystore00/pryasi.html

Want to keep up on the latest on Big Al’s progress? Go to the Republicans for Sharpton website at:
http://www.republicansforsharpton.com/

Oh yea, and don’t forget to call the local demoncrap party headquarters and ask them the following before the primary election:

1. Can I get a ride to the polls – help them spend their money during the primaries so they’ll have less during the national election. Have them take you the scenic route and stop off and do some shopping on the way home.
2. Are you giving anything away free for voting democrat? Cigarettes, booze, box of cigars, box lunch, etc. Ask for two of each.
3. Send 25 cents in the mail to the DNC and watch how much they spend on mailing you to give to the party. Always send their solicitation back to them with all associated literature in the prepaid envelope included in the mailing. They have to pay that postage upon return. Great way to help them spend money and keep you up to date on their propaganda.

Democratic National Committee
430 S. Capitol St. SE
Washington, DC 20003

Main Phone Number: 202-863-8000

Can you think of any other questions we should ask them?

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[per loin]

Sharpton is the only Democrat candidate that I'd bother to sit down and have a cup of coffee with.

[mass55th]

"Sharpton is the only Democrat candidate that I'd bother to sit down and have a cup of coffee with."

That's your choice, but I'd rather not sit down or even be in the same room as Sharpton who has started violent riots, made anti-semitic remarks, perpetrated the Tawana Brawley incident...need I go on?

There's nothing special about a big mouth trouble maker. Sharpton has stirred the racial pot far too long. Like Jesse Jackson, his 15 minutes of fame has come and gone. There's nothing to shouting down hecklers if you've got the mouth to do it. Sharpton's been a heckler his whole life, which gives him a unique insight into what it takes to shut them up. I have no respect for Sharpton and I wouldn't even walk across the street to see him. Besides, who's to say the LaRouche people weren't actually Sharpton people who were planted in the audience to start their interruptions so Al could look like a hero to the gullible? I wouldn't put it past the old slick Bastard.

[G.Mason]

Broder shows the "golden fleece"mentality of the liberal.

At the, [ hang on to your hat ] , Congressional Black Caucus debate all he could talk about was Al Sharpton taking charge of the crowd while the white guys stood around like deer caught in the headlights.

I can visualize Peggy Lee singing "Is That All There Is" in the ears of the democratic faithfull, as they read this pap.

Life is good.

[Dudoight]

Me, too. I get a kick out of him. He is the sharpest tack in the bunch. I know, I know, in his rise to prominence he used vehicles antithetical to anything but serving his own ego. But, he shows himself as as a man of talent!

[cajungirl]

Well, Sharpton has experience in dealing with mobs, he directed one that killed people. He wasn't afraid of the audience as he is one of them. The rest of the guys showed their abject fear of "black people" and their racism.

[G.Mason]

"Besides, who's to say the LaRouche people weren't actually Sharpton people who were planted in the audience to start their interruptions so Al could look like a hero to the gullible?"

I would.

You give the "purveyor of puke" way too much credit.

[billhilly]

David Broder is smart enough to recognize, but liberal enough to pretend not to notice, that black politicians don't have the same constraints or fears that whites do. They always get a pass from their constituents for whatever behavior they exhibit, and almost always from the media and political establishment. You can trace it back to Adam Clayton Powell who represented Harlem from the Bahamas. His successor, Charles Rangel, has been the only other Harlem representative since Powell's departure, and we all know of the thousands of utterances by Rangel that would have finished the political careers of all republicans and most democrats.

[headsonpikes]

Sharpton IS the best of the bunch.

That is one H*ll of a sad comment on the state of the Democratic Party.

[mass55th]

"You give the "purveyor of puke" way too much credit."

LOL!! I guess you're right.

[mass55th]

"But, he shows himself as as a man of talent!"

Oh, you mean a bull-shit artist.

[G.Mason]

"David Broder is smart enough to recognize ......."

Thanks for the social lesson.

I'll have to get better at explaining my thoughts via this keyboard.

[Dudoight]

True...b-s'ers are often entertaining. Maybe that is they key, he's pretty entertaining.

[Pukin Dog]

Sharpton is the only Democrat candidate that I'd bother to sit down and have a cup of coffee with.

No doubt he's got a good BBQ recipe to share. Once he told me, I would kick him in the balls.

[billhilly]

"I'll have to get better at explaining my thoughts via this keyboard."

Why should you have to be the one? #;^D

[Thor_Hammar]

Let's see.

Item 1: Al Sharpton is a race-bating twit who is totally unqualified to be President of the United States.

Item 2: Al Sharpton showed that he was the most qualified of the nine nitwits in the debate for any sort of leadership role.

Conclusion: None of the other eight idiots are qualified to be President of the United States.

[G.Mason]

"Why should you have to be the one? #;^D"

I'll be glad when we are able to hear the reflection of the voice on these things.

I think ;)

[jslade]

Let’s help Crazy Al slap the donkey until it kicks.

Is this like "chokin' the chicken"? hehehehehehe

[billhilly]

One of the shortcomings on a board like this is that often where we choose to jump in to reply to a thread can make the one posted to believe it is directed at them.

Please be sure I was not in any way writing to criticize what you had posted.

[G.Mason]

"One of the shortcomings on a board like this is that often where we choose to jump in to reply to a thread can make the one posted to believe it is directed at them."
" Please be sure I was not in any way writing to criticize what you had posted."

I understand and do appreciate you saying so.

I'm rather thick skinned yet do get caught up in the heat of the debate at times.

The fact that we cannot communicate with the keyboard as we do in person is a hindrance.

It's much like the sarcasm tag. I rarely use it, as I think all will understand. I find many do not.