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Al Sharpton: Criticism of Eric Holder is Racist

Jun. 21, 2012 6:49pm Mytheos Holt

We suppose it was only a matter of time before this happened.

As most of our readers already know, Al Sharpton is something of a one trick pony, and that one trick is finding high profile media cases that involve African Americans, and trying to polarize them along racial lines. Most of the time this works for Sharpton up until the cases become more fleshed out (as in the Trayvon Martin case), but in some of them his argument blows up in his face the instant he makes it.

This is probably one of those. In an article at the Huffington Post, Sharpton makes the case that the criticism of Attorney General Eric Holder by Republicans is (you guessed it) racist. Read the highlights of Sharpton’s unimaginative attack below (emphasis added):

The highest officer of law and order in this nation has been ridiculed, scapegoated and handled as some sort of criminal throughout this ‘investigation.’ Turning over thousands of documents and overextending himself, AG Holder was spoken to and mistreated as if he were a child, and reminded that despite his esteemed position, he can and would be profiled. AG Holder was in essence ‘stopped & frisked’ without probable cause, and after he cooperated, he was made an example of. What Issa just showed us is that no matter what our stature in this world, someone can easily try to ‘put us in our place.’ What could be more outrageous?[...]

As I marched this past Sunday with tens of thousands in New York in opposition to the abhorrent practice of stop & frisk,’ I couldn’t help but think of our attorney general. Tattered down and publicly humiliated, AG Holder has been mishandled just like the young Black and Latino men (and women) who are demonized on our streets everyday. Chris Matthews of Hardball on MSNBC concurred: AG Holder is being profiled, stopped and searched. Where was Issa’s government reform when the ATF gun program began in ’06 under the Bush Administration and was called Operation Wide Receiver? Or when it was the Hernandez case in ’07? Or the Mendrano case in ’08? Why hasn’t anyone from the previous administration been held accountable? Why is it only this AG a few months before election time? The answer is glaringly obvious.

The American people should be very clear as to what they are watching. At a time when we have an endless number of questions concerning high violence rates, oppressive voter ID laws and voter suppression tactics, as well as other serious life and death questions, Issa and others would rather play a game of politics. Have there been mistakes made under AG Holder’s watch? Yes. But was he responsible for creating the Fast & Furious program, or has he been non-cooperative? No. Is he being unfairly targeted and dragged through the mud as a method of delay from other pressing issues? Undoubtedly for sure.

At this rate, one imagines that it’s only a matter of time before Sharpton accuses Darrell Issa of “white privilege.”

H/T Weaselzippers

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1911GunGuy45
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:18pm
You would think that by now that the race card would be so worn out that it would be impossible to play.

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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:34pm
  It’s a money maker for the coke addict,that’s all he knows just stir the pot and the money flows to the racist pig.
  
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- NHwinter
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:43pm
  It has no affect anymore. It is just laughable.
  
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- Kankokage
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:52pm
  CIRCLE THE WAGONS! THE TRUTH IS COMIN’ TO GIT US!
  
  ~ Liberals
  
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- lukerw
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:09pm
  Yup… Black people poop Scented Fruit… never tell Lies… and fly upon Magic Carpets!
  
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- MIBUGNU2
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:40pm
  Wonder if Al will say the same thing when a Grand Jury
  sends O’Blamers Top Cop to the slammer ?? HMMMM
  
  Pretty much a sure bet..
  
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- obfuscatenot
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:58pm
  Imagine a kaleidoscope that only produces one design…..racism- no matter how you shake it, or which light you hold it up to. Al is stuck on one design…racism. The boy who cried wolf.
  
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- KeystoneState
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:35pm
  I can see the red, green and black “Free Holder” shirts now.
  
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- TexasHunter
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:34pm
  NO Al !! Nancy said it was because of Republicans trying to keep the minority (which is no longer) voting strongly. So Racist AL get with Prophet Pelosi and calibrate a story. Say it is because we are trying to keep the black hispanic down!! You libs and dems are truly pathetic. Along with the DOJ and POTUS. Disgrace to America. I would rather change a dirty diaper than listen to you two POS.
  
  That is what grinds my gears.
  
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- marhee9
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:24pm
  If you really think about, we should be thankful for people like Al Sharpton. Without him and Jesse, we might not ever notice the existing racism in things that only they are somehow able to see. In fact, without guys like this, racism could possibly end someday. They’re almost like modern day super heroes if you think about it. Doh! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-WWrGHn5QQ
  
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- Maji
  Posted on June 22, 2012 at 1:16am
  It is racism making a “white senator” be subjected to this liar.
  If Holder wasn’t black the honest man wouldn’t have to listen to him!
  
  That is what Al was saying right???
  
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- IndyGuy
  Posted on June 22, 2012 at 2:06am
  Juuuust Shut the F up Al…
  
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- charleyrocks
  Posted on June 22, 2012 at 4:54am
  Al has to keep up the racial tension to make more money! period! Does he have a job ?
  
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- MRMANN
  Posted on June 22, 2012 at 5:27am
  Yes, indeed that race card is ragged, tattered & torn.
  
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- suttonea76
  Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:05am
  How many race cards does this guy have? It’s like a pinnacle deck full of race cards and welfare food stamps. Pander to the poor with one card and attack conservatives with the other card. Also, when the AG lies to Congress on a couple of occasions why would that be seen as racist if Congress chooses to hold him accountable? If I lied to the cops about how fast I was going, should I be let off with no ticket? Stupid Sharpton and his endless supply of race cards.
  
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- suttonea76
  Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:13am
  @Unbothered – You can’t possible believe this garbage all from a few choice words that were spoken by some ignorant people. You have chosen to self anoint yourself with grand perspective so you can come to such a silly conclusion. You fail to see that REAL Americans hold all presidents accountable regardless of race and partisan belief. Bush was no saint and neither is Obama but you choose to believe that this nitwit in charge is somehow being targeted COMPLETELY based on race. That is pure ignorance as you want to come to a conclusion without any thought so you can move on and feel good about yourself as any fool-hearted lib does. I know 99.9% of people won’t agree with you as the vast majority are smarter than you. You don’t remember the Bush years and the death threats and burning in effigy posters that paraded around all big cities throughout his whole 8 years. Also your ignorance in regards to having him be a one term president is completely acceptable since the focus needs to be on removing a cancer and not compromising with it. People like you would argue that 2+2=4 and say the answer is 6 and then ask conservatives to compromise to make 5 the answer even though it is wrong. You are not enlightened because you say you don’t see color but you do see color from the ridiculous perspective of how we see it. So in essence you have brought race into this and are the true racist as you see all who oppose Obama as racists when in fact we can back up our stances.
  
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- LIBSALWAYSLIE
  Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:30am
  Alfred is such a looser, the race card again??? Really??? This fool could not be more insignificant if he tried!
  
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- SELECT
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 3:02pm
  No AL, the with holder is not being treated like a child. he’s being treated like the crook he is….
  
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TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:17pm
This puke can hardly put sentences together. Al, you just suck.

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- MIBUGNU2
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:40pm
  WOW !!! Did anyone see this one coming ???? NAAAA !!
  
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- antrancher
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:43pm
  Isn’t he the one who said “White people were still living in caves while black people were studying physics” ? What an idiot. He gives question to evolution. Why hasn’t he evolved??
  
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Couyon64
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:13pm
sharpton, you’re the racist. You have to promote racism to pay your bills.

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- SEPARATENOW
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:24pm
  One of the first stories with a moral I learned was, ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’. Sharpton, Jackson, et. al. apparently haven’t been introduced to this story. Or, more likely realize their audience has been conditioned into a perpetual mental state of victimhood.
  
  To say Sharpton and his ilk have doubled down on racism is light by a factor of 50.
  
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- atechgeek
  Posted on June 22, 2012 at 8:58am
  No .. you have it all wrong .. just to cover the bases and make sure he gets re-elected … The only non-racist in this world at the moment is Obama. Come on guys … it’s all ball bearings these days !!
  
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fromo1946
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:12pm
Al Sharpie, you are a wonder of idiots compiled, starting with Oblammie, and all others in that sinking ship…where’s your twin, slick Jessie James, that’s another fine dolt! You’re too easy a target to slander, so, I’ll let you open your mouth and do it to yourself….

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ImaCountess
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:11pm
This administration is just not mature enough to handle criticism. Sharpton is also not mature enough to understand this.

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kilo62a
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:09pm
Well, there’s a surprise.

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- RepubliCorp
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:42pm
  Same here, Al usually takes the high ground.
  
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garbagecanlogic
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:08pm
Hey al sharpless, coming from you – the number one racist in the U.S., that is a pretty tall claim.

Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8

The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
The U.N. Out Of The U.S.

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BOGOTSTOGO
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:07pm
When the race pimp speaks.

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Spyderco
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:07pm
It couldn’t be the fact that Holder BROKE THE LAW AND OUR PEOPLE WERE KILLED BECAUSE OF IT!!! When they have you backed to the wall of truth, deflect attention to something else. Its race, its Bush, its CEOs, its a earthquake, its a tsunami, its anything but our fault!

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- firemaker
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:48pm
  you are so right.
  
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michael48
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:04pm
well by golly, al…I never heard of that before…the race card…imagine that..he’s to smart for me…

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GramSam
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:04pm
Of course it’s racist, that’s the only song Al knows.

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cassandra
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:04pm
Al Sharpton give up on the race card, We have a black president,a black AG, black lawyers,black representatives,black doctors,black business men,black teachers,black mayors,black leaders in every state,black movie stars and the Black Caucus STOP !!!!! using the same ole same ole it dosen’t work anymore and you sound like an IDIOT get a life, your an embarrasment to your race, you have no character or honor

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- GeorgieJo
  Posted on June 22, 2012 at 7:57am
  CASS
  Sharpo is stuck on PLAY IT AGAIN
  He must have zero brains.
  Actually I pity him.His parents raised a dummo.
  OMG 2012
  
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txjb
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:03pm
The blacks need to shut him up , he is their worse enemy .

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- 000degrees
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:10pm
  racist we much……
  
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- txjb
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:14pm
  OOO, where do you see racist in my post ? your reading comprehension needs improving !
  
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- HoneyBager7x7
  Posted on June 22, 2012 at 4:07pm
  Oh I see how it is Blaze. I speak on a touchy subject and my post is deleted. Oh ok. I got. way to be. Looking as if this place is monitored by DHS too!.
  
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AnAmerican111
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:03pm
Sharpton is nothing more than a cartoon character gone bad……
Just keeps spewing the same garbage over and over…….

Stupid is….stupid was!

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IBQuick
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:02pm
Al Sharpton, is an embarrassment to all black people of this country. He never promotes good, he can only speak in a negative manor.

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Daveed
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:00pm
Al Sharpton? Oh yes, the prejudice white people hater. Some people just gotta hate. Well, and get filthy rich off of fueling thate hate. What a cottage industry to hand down to the children. Boy, Al the world is your Oyster ain’t it?

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progressiveslayer
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:59pm
I’m shocked fat Albert made that charge,who would’ve thought?

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- CatB
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:08pm
  LOL .. if anything that hand has been so overplayed … who cares anymore? No one told these boneheaded racists the story of the “Boy who cried Wolf” only ends well for the wolf.
  
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db321
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:58pm
We knew that Sharpton. Anything God Fearing Compassionate Christian White people do is racist in this administrations eyes. Just remember Al. Decent people believe that one day we will be judged for every word and deed we have done in our life. You think, I am going to waste eternity, just to be Racist against Holder and Obama. They are the ones with Blood on their Hands.

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- Chromo200
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:04pm
  Great comment.
  
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Hickory
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:58pm
When is someone going to get the nerve up to get in Al’s face in public and call him for what he is?

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TSUNAMI-22
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:58pm
Verbal diarrhea from a race-baiter in chief.

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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:57pm
Al Sharpton, his own words and deeds speak of his fruits of the spirit in and of themselves.

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pissantno.10
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:56pm
just a swinging

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Rodney777
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:56pm
you Idiot you will know when WE are tiring to put y’all in your place WE will start with you! Stupid

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Common Sense 24
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:53pm
OMG. Enough with the race Bull****. I’ve officially had my fill of it.

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- countryfirst
  Posted on June 22, 2012 at 6:27am
  Obama surrounds himself with incompetents, it makes him feel superior. OBAMA – Obvious Blunders A Many Administration -
  
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Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:52pm
Al Sharpton calling people racist is like Rosie calling people fat lesbians.

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- bigben357mag
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:08pm
  BINGO!!! LOL!! Nail on head!!!
  
  I just want Not-so-Sharpton, Jackson, and the rest of these race baiters, to go to he11! They are the RACISTS!!
  
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- AlexV
  Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:41pm
  Buhahaha
  
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