Al Sharpton: Criticism of Eric Holder is Racist
- Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:49pm by
Mytheos Holt
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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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Comments (238)
1911GunGuy45
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:18pmYou would think that by now that the race card would be so worn out that it would be impossible to play.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:34pmIt’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.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:43pmIt has no affect anymore. It is just laughable.
Report Post »Kankokage
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:52pmCIRCLE THE WAGONS! THE TRUTH IS COMIN’ TO GIT US!
~ Liberals
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:09pmYup… Black people poop Scented Fruit… never tell Lies… and fly upon Magic Carpets!
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:40pmWonder 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..
Report Post »obfuscatenot
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:58pmImagine 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.
Report Post »KeystoneState
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:35pmI can see the red, green and black “Free Holder” shirts now.
Report Post »TexasHunter
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:34pmNO 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.
Report Post »marhee9
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:24pmIf 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
Report Post »Maji
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 1:16amIt 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???
Report Post »IndyGuy
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 2:06amJuuuust Shut the F up Al…
Report Post »charleyrocks
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 4:54amAl has to keep up the racial tension to make more money! period! Does he have a job ?
Report Post »MRMANN
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 5:27amYes, indeed that race card is ragged, tattered & torn.
Report Post »suttonea76
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:05amHow 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.
Report Post »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.
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:30amAlfred is such a looser, the race card again??? Really??? This fool could not be more insignificant if he tried!
Report Post »SELECT
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 3:02pmNo AL, the with holder is not being treated like a child. he’s being treated like the crook he is….
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:17pmThis puke can hardly put sentences together. Al, you just suck.
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:40pmWOW !!! Did anyone see this one coming ???? NAAAA !!
Report Post »antrancher
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:43pmIsn’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??
Report Post »Couyon64
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:13pmsharpton, you’re the racist. You have to promote racism to pay your bills.
Report Post »SEPARATENOW
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:24pmOne 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.
Report Post »atechgeek
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 8:58amNo .. 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 !!
Report Post »fromo1946
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:12pmAl 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….
Report Post »ImaCountess
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:11pmThis administration is just not mature enough to handle criticism. Sharpton is also not mature enough to understand this.
Report Post »kilo62a
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:09pmWell, there’s a surprise.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:42pmSame here, Al usually takes the high ground.
Report Post »garbagecanlogic
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:08pmHey 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.
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BOGOTSTOGO
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:07pmWhen the race pimp speaks.
Report Post »Spyderco
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:07pmIt 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!
Report Post »firemaker
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:48pmyou are so right.
Report Post »michael48
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:04pmwell by golly, al…I never heard of that before…the race card…imagine that..he’s to smart for me…
Report Post »GramSam
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:04pmOf course it’s racist, that’s the only song Al knows.
Report Post »cassandra
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:04pmAl 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
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 7:57amCASS
Report Post »Sharpo is stuck on PLAY IT AGAIN
He must have zero brains.
Actually I pity him.His parents raised a dummo.
OMG 2012
txjb
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:03pmThe blacks need to shut him up , he is their worse enemy .
Report Post »000degrees
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:10pmracist we much……
Report Post »txjb
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:14pmOOO, where do you see racist in my post ? your reading comprehension needs improving !
Report Post »HoneyBager7x7
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 4:07pmOh 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!.
Report Post »AnAmerican111
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:03pmSharpton is nothing more than a cartoon character gone bad……
Just keeps spewing the same garbage over and over…….
Stupid is….stupid was!
Report Post »IBQuick
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:02pmAl Sharpton, is an embarrassment to all black people of this country. He never promotes good, he can only speak in a negative manor.
Report Post »Daveed
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:00pmAl 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?
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:59pmI’m shocked fat Albert made that charge,who would’ve thought?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:08pmLOL .. 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.
Report Post »db321
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:58pmWe 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.
Report Post »Chromo200
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:04pmGreat comment.
Report Post »Hickory
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:58pmWhen is someone going to get the nerve up to get in Al’s face in public and call him for what he is?
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:58pmVerbal diarrhea from a race-baiter in chief.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:57pmAl Sharpton, his own words and deeds speak of his fruits of the spirit in and of themselves.
Report Post »pissantno.10
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:56pmjust a swinging
Report Post »Rodney777
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:56pmyou Idiot you will know when WE are tiring to put y’all in your place WE will start with you! Stupid
Report Post »Common Sense 24
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:53pmOMG. Enough with the race Bull****. I’ve officially had my fill of it.
Report Post »countryfirst
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 6:27amObama surrounds himself with incompetents, it makes him feel superior. OBAMA – Obvious Blunders A Many Administration -
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:52pmAl Sharpton calling people racist is like Rosie calling people fat lesbians.
Report Post »bigben357mag
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:08pmBINGO!!! 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!!
Report Post »AlexV
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:41pmBuhahaha
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