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Stinky The Clown

(67,808 posts)
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 08:28 PM Aug 2012

Al Sharpton is a very intelligent, sophisticated, well informed man with whom I generally agree.

To be sure, he has a somewhat controversial, checkered past. But man, I sure find myself agreeing with him as much or more than pretty much any other teevee host I can think of.

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Al Sharpton is a very intelligent, sophisticated, well informed man with whom I generally agree. (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Aug 2012 OP
Same here!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #1
He's one of the few Democrats who sounds like a Democrat Warpy Aug 2012 #2
I agreed with Mathews, during their last argument... liberallibral Aug 2012 #3
Got something against teachers? Cooley Hurd Aug 2012 #5
Now that he has stopped yelling DonRedwood Aug 2012 #4
He cut through the crap giving Chris Hayes a route nt flamingdem Aug 2012 #6
+1000 valerief Aug 2012 #7

Warpy

(111,277 posts)
2. He's one of the few Democrats who sounds like a Democrat
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 08:29 PM
Aug 2012

instead of a mushy middle conservative. I suppose it's because he knows he's got little to lose.

 

liberallibral

(272 posts)
3. I agreed with Mathews, during their last argument...
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 08:30 PM
Aug 2012

Definitely with Tweety on education, as tough as that is to say... Although, sometimes he still gets it right!

Just please, no slobbering over the RNC speeched tonight, like he did with Condy's last night.....

DonRedwood

(4,359 posts)
4. Now that he has stopped yelling
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 08:33 PM
Aug 2012

I find him to be my favorite anchor on TV.

The thoughts he shared tonight in the round table discussion with Maddow were, I thought, some of the best political commentary I have heard in a long time.

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