Twenty-five Years Later, Sharpton Still Defending Role in Brawley Rape Hoax

Just another liberal scumbag

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That’s Al Sharpton for you. Never hesitant to cry racism and never eager to apologize if his accusations turn out to be wrong. During the course of his discussion with Geist, Sharpton made this claim about the 2006 Duke lacrosse rape case: “[Y]ou've got people right now, Willie, that says he shouldn't have gotten involved in Duke lacrosse. I didn't get involved in that. Not one time. Never went to North Carolina.”

Well, that’s not exactly true. Sharpton may not have gone to North Carolina, but he certainly spoke out on the matter. In April 2006, after two white Duke lacrosse players had been charged with raping a black stripper, Sharpton appeared on Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor and claimed, “I think that there are certainly a lot of racial factors,” and “there is a lot of racism that's in the air.” Given Sharpton’s public stature, speaking out on the case qualifies as getting involved.

In addition, Sharpton had said earlier in this Morning Joe discussion, “I was never one to advocate violence.” But it was Sharpton’s harsh anti-Semitic rhetoric that helped to escalate already-high ethnic tensions into a full-scale race riot in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood in 1991. Those rioters looted stores, beat Jewish residents in the streets, and fatally stabbed one Jewish student. Sharpton repeatedly hollered at the rioters, “No justice, no peace!” Does that not qualify as advocating violence?

The reverend needs to realize that not every situation in which a black person is wronged is an instance of racism. He needs to heed the warning given on Morning Joe on October 8, 2013 by... Al Sharpton. Here is what he said to Geist: “[P]eople get carried away in the emotions because they just broad-stroke.”

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I saw this yesterday. These flaming liberals have zero intellectual honesty and try to rewrite history to their advantage almost daily.