So in other words... Al Sharpton was an FBI Informant. Al Sharpton: Iâm No Snitch http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...t-claims-are-embellished-crazy-a-stretch.html The reverend tells The Daily Beast he never ratted out the Mafia to the FBI, but The Smoking Gun, which made the charges, is sticking to its story. âIf I brought down the Mob,â the Rev. Al Sharpton demanded on Monday, âI want my ticker tape parade.â The civil rights activist and MSNBC host was referring, facetiously, to TheSmokingGun.comâs meticulously detailed, epic account, rife with court documents and law enforcement sourcing, of Sharptonâs apparent four-year career in the 1980s as one of the FBIâs more valuable mafia informantsâa narrative that can best be described as The Sopranos meets American Hustle. Itâs a colorful chronicle that features con men and homicidal hoodlums with nicknamesâas the Smoking Gun points outâsuch as âBenny Eggs,â âChin,â âFritzy,â âCorky,â and âBaldy Dom.â Also in the mix are famous performers like James Brown, the young Sharptonâs mentor and benefactor; Michael Jackson, Sammy Davis Jr., and rascally boxing promoter Don King, another associate of the fledgling Baptist minister. The latest inconvenient revelation is another chapter of Sharptonâs checkered past coming back to haunt himâor maybe just throwing into sharp relief his amazing rise from rabble-rousing street preacher to member of the Democratic Party establishment as well as anchor of his own weeknight MSNBC program, PoliticsNation. MSNBC had no response to the Smoking Gunâs story. Yet a screaming headline on the Drudge ReportâSHARPTON WAS FBI MOB RATâwas hardly an auspicious way to begin a momentous week. (More at above url) Smoking Gun story link - http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/investigation/al-sharpton-764312?page=0,0
Long before sharpton had a spot on bsnbc, watch lover Glenn Beck called him out in an interview for wearing a solid gold Rolex Presidential. Sharpton didn't have a good answer. Lol! My Pastor has a rather large Church, and from what I know, can't afford a $25,000 watch. interesting...