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  • FLASHBACK: Sharpton claims Giuliani insulted Christians and Muslims over inauguration date

    02/17/2007 7:04:07 PM PST · by AZRepublican · 20 replies · 750+ views
    How many Freeper's remember this from 1994? New York City Mayor-elect Rudolph Giuliani's decision to change the date of his inauguration from the traditional January 1st to Sunday, January 2 was called "the ultimate insensitivity" by the Rev. Al Sharpton. Giuliani changed the date so that his Jewish friends could attend without violating their Sabbath. Sharpton, however, claimed that Giuliani had insulted Christians and Muslims, and that it was "improper to pick and choose between Sabbaths." Sharpton insisted Giuliani's action would "lead to further polarization of the city." Supporters of the new mayor, though, called Sharpton's charges outrageous and wondered...
  • Dick Morris: Fears of Condi Spurred Hillary's Racial Remarks

    01/18/2006 5:52:20 PM PST · by wagglebee · 98 replies · 3,486+ views
    NewsMax ^ | 1/19/06 | Dick Morris
    Sources close to New York civil rights leader Rev Al Sharpton tell me that Hillary used his annual Martin Luther King Day forum to liken the House Republican majority's conduct of the House of Representatives to a "plantation" because she fears a Sharpton challenge in the 2008 Democratic Presidential Primary. Hillary also fears that if Sharpton were to challenge her, it could weaken her in a possible contest against Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the fall, if Rice were to be the GOP nominee. "She is afraid of Condi," one of Sharpton's key people said. "She did not attend...