Just kidding, but now he wants DNA tests to see if he is an offspring of Thurmond's ancestors who Sharpton claims owned his family.
Is this just an attempted cash grab? Public extortion? Or does Al think he is the result of a tawdry affair between Master and Slave?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070227/ap_on_re_us/sharpton_thurmond;_ylt=AhbZHNJ6g1gbiuW5ywnk6YhG2ocA
2007-02-27 04:07:38 · 14 answers · asked by meathookcook 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Al Sharpton is out for publicity. The more we talk about him the happier he is. If we ignore him he will probably stop.
2007-02-27 04:11:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all, Al Sharpton had no idea that any of this took place until he was told so by some history buff. Also, it is true that Strom Thurmonds family were slave dealers and users. Al wants to know if by some chance he and Strom wrere related. Thats all, no big deal. I really don't think they are related in any way,,,Al is not near as ugly as Strom was.
2007-02-27 13:11:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sharpie Sharpton will do anything and say anything to manufacture a stage for his hateful message. He his black right? It shouldnt be shocking that he is the decendant of a slave!!! Who really cares who the slave owner was. Just remember the Tawana Brawley hoax that he foisted upon us all. He wrecked the career of a policeman to try to extort money. He gives true champions of civil rights a bad name. So does Jesse Jerkson.
2007-02-27 12:17:37 · answer #3 · answered by Devdude 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Al Sharpton is simply an opportunistic sleaze bag who takes advantage of the political climate (of political correctness) for his own personal gain. I do not take him seriously and I am sad for those of you who actually believe him to be a great civil rights leader.
He is garbage.
2007-02-27 12:18:32 · answer #4 · answered by You Ask & I Answer!!! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Professional genealogists, who work for Ancestry.com, found that Sharpton's great-grandfather Coleman Sharpton was a slave owned by Julia Thurmond, whose grandfather was Strom Thurmond's great-great-grandfather. Coleman Sharpton was later freed."
Is it Al Sharpton's position, that his great-grandfather was a descendent of Strom Thurmond's great-great-grandfather, or that his great-grandfather was impregnated by Julia Thurmond or her grandfather? I'm so confused!
2007-02-27 12:38:12 · answer #5 · answered by Michael E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sharpton is a publicity mongor. He'll show up anywhere, anytime there is a TV camera with his name on it. (same as Jessie Jackson, Gloria Allred, etc.)
2007-02-27 12:19:46 · answer #6 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't be surprised if that low-life is trying to extort the family and get some cash. He's certain no "civil rights" leader. That jerk should be in jail!
2007-02-27 12:18:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just his latest effort to make sure his name stays in the headlines.
Is publicity whore too strong a term for him?
2007-02-27 12:12:49 · answer #8 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
His grandfather could have been Strom's grandfather's love child...
2007-02-27 12:14:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No but Stroms grandads dog died with a smile!
2007-02-27 12:23:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋