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May 24, 2013

Al Sharpton Gets MSNBC Show 'PoliticsNation'

by Alex Moaba, posted Aug 23rd 2011 2:45PM
MSNBC has officially blessed the Reverend Al with his own show. Sharpton, who's been filling in on the network's 6 PM hour for the past two months, will now host his own show, called 'PoliticsNation.'

Sharpton began filling in for Cenk Uygur in early July while he was out on vacation, and put up solid ratings in his stead. Shortly after Uygur returned, he and the network had a very public falling out in which Uygur alleged he was pressured to "tone it down."

"I've known Rev. Sharpton for over a decade and have tremendous respect for him. He has always been one of our most thoughtful and entertaining guests," said MSNBC President Phil Griffin in a statement. "I'm thrilled that he's now reached a point in his career where he's able to devote himself to hosting a nightly show. 'PoliticsNation' is going to be an incredibly strong kick-off to our evening schedule."

The move puts Sharpton up against the second hour of CNN's 'The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer,' and Fox News's 'Special Report With Bret Baier' on the nightly cable news dial.

"I am very happy and honored to join the MSNBC team as we collectively try to get America to 'Lean Forward,'" Sharpton said in a statement. "It is a natural extension of my life work and growth. We all learn from our pain and stand up from our stumbling and one must either learn to lean forward or fall backwards. I'm glad they have given me the opportunity to continue my forward lean."

Sharpton has shown himself to be an advocate for the poor and working class, and has recently began to criticize the Obama administration for not doing enough to help the struggling black community.

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James W. Booth
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April 26, 2013






Rev. Al Sharpton
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Dear Rev. Sharpton:

I have been a Democratic all my life, but we completely part company when it comes to abortion.

I’m sure you have heard the philosophical principle, “A thing cannot give what it does not have.” That’s not very profound, but you can’t argue with it, either.

A living fetus has all of its human qualities. If it didn’t it could never mature into a living infant.

A fetus is one stage of several in human life: a blastocyst, an embryo, a fetus, an infant, a child, a teenager, a young adult, an adult, middle age, old age – so long! All are unarguably stages of human life. To kill a living fetus is to murder a human being. There is no logical argument that can refute this.

I don’t argue with women’s right to choose. They can bring their fetus to birth or they can murder it, but be assured when they choose the latter they commit murder of a human being.

If you can rebut any of this with any indisputable logic I’d love to hear it.

Sincerely,



James W. Booth

April 26 2013 at 6:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tracy Beam

Sharpton yelling at some republican for given homeless people t-shirts to gain votes; yet, it's ok if Obama gives out free phones & 250 monthly minutes to get their votes! YOU NEED TO MENTION THIS instead of throwing a hissy!

October 18 2012 at 6:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Timothy C Wilson

Rev Sharpton, Who is checking the checkers on voter suppression????? I'll bet they have a great deal of voters that don't have the correct Identifcation they want the blacks, hispanics and poor to show.

September 26 2012 at 2:01 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Timothy C Wilson

Rev Sharpton, Who is checking the checkers on voter suppression????? I'll bet they have a great deal of voters that don't have the correct Identifcation they want the blacks, hispanics and poor to show.

September 26 2012 at 1:53 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Timothy C Wilson

Rev Sharpton, Who is checking the checkers on voter suppression????? I'll bet they have a great deal of voters that don't have the correct Identifcation they want the blacks, hispanics and poor to show.

September 26 2012 at 1:53 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Timothy C Wilson

Rev Sharpton, Who is checking the checkers on voter suppression????? I'll bet they have a great deal of voters that don't have the correct Identifcation they want the blacks, hispanics and poor to show.

September 26 2012 at 1:52 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dwight Black

I also would like to say this to all the people of this United States of America.
If you are in the 3 million to high five (5) figure income bracket, you are considered middle income.
Now if the republican agenda is not going to benefit me as a black man. What makes you think that its going to benefit you as a member of any other race of people here in america. IT'S IS NOT ABOUT BLACK AND WHITE - ITS NOT TOTALLY ABOUT RICH OR POOR. ITS ABOUT POWER AND CONTROL OVER WHO BECOMES RICHER AND HOW. The only color in that equation is GREEN. While we fight each other over the scraps that are left. They are consistently cutting off more and more of the pie. Soon we will be only eatting the crust.
People history normally repeats so remember this in the 1700's to the 1900's the only crumps passed down to us were the scraps from the left over food we prepared for others. Today we can't hardly afford those left over scraps.
If the agenda on the RIGHT is not in support of me or my people its not going to support you or your people. We earn the same money if you are lucky enough to have a job.

August 10 2012 at 7:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dwight Black

To the Huffington Post and Rev. Al Sharpton
Question??? Now that we have establish from the voice of insider republicans speaking and factual proof has been discovered. Why can't we now file law suits in each and ever state of the union to force the courts to rule on this republican plot to suppress minority votes. There has been proof discovered in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Ohio, Arizonia, Wiscousin, about voter suppression and how the plot was set into motion in 2008 the same night President Obama was sworn into office. This plot by our elective officials to deliberately discriminate against minority and college age voters is a direct violation of the Constitution of the United States of America and its people. If anything makes the United States look weak to other countries it is the fact that we will in 2012 openly attack our own people in order to maintain absolute power over the majority of us. A law suit is called for and it should be files against the government of each state and those congressman and senators in our nations capitol.

August 10 2012 at 7:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gregory Clemens

Rev. Al Sharpton,

Why are we playing around with the Republicans, when we know that this 2012 election is about the President being black. If President Obama was a white President the Republicans would help him fix the economy, debt ceiling and jobs. I am tire of the republican using all these other excuses about how bad he is doing. The reason he not doing the best he can, is because of the republicans. In 2010 they were campaining on getting jobs back for the American people. As soon as they got there foot in the door, they change promise to defeating President Obama as all cost. That includes hurting the 98% of Americans that are not rich.

There use be a time when Americans care about each other, but now everybody(the Rich) are all for themselves.

I am praying that God Almighty will step in and Fix this problem.

Pastor Gregory Clemens of The Church Of God Living Ministry

July 19 2012 at 11:08 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
james robenson

Let’s clear the air. In the deck of social cards that are played every day in our lives, there is a “race card”. The very fact that certain people accuse people of “playing the race card” is an admission that the card does, in fact, exist. That is an undeniable fact of life. Pretending that it does not exist or that it is “not fair” to be used is to deny the reality of coping with our daily lives. It may, at times be uncomfortable, but necessary to move forward in our diverse Nation.
It is interesting that the Republican Party for the 1st time in its history selected an African-American to serve as their Chairman, coincidentally, when this Country has its first Democratic African American President. My hat is off to the reality check on their political strategy to gain as much control of governing this Country as possible. I am surprised that no one pointed a finger at the GOP for playing “the race card”, particularly now that the Republicans have removed Michael Steele to support their far right members for the 2012 elections.
For what it is worth,

April 06 2012 at 3:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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