According to CBS and the people at National Action Network, race-baiting bigot, the Reverend Al Sharpton, has been getting more death threats than normal.
I have a few observations here.
For those of you who are too young or unhip to remmeber this loudmouth, Morton Downey Junior's claim to fame was a talk show in the late 1980s and early 90s on WWOR in New York. Downey's show can probably be called a precursor to both the O'Reilly and Springer formats. While he ostensibly covered issues of social interest, they were really just to provide a jumping board
for him to blow
smoke in the face of his guests and scream.
But towards the end of his career, he jumped the shark like no one else ever has. He stumbled in for TV cameras in San Francisco claiming to have been beaten up by Nazi Skinheads. In fact, he even had a Swastika painted on himself.
It later became widely believed, after no one was able to verify any of his claims, that it was a self-inflicted stunt for publicity.
Now wait just one minute. Doesn't that sound a lot like the Tawana Brawley case?
How could these two have both come up with schemes like this and Al is still around claiming to be threatened by boogeymen?
Could their be any connection between the two?
I have a few observations here.
- It would be a real shame if we were no longer treated to Al's manipulation and hijacking of news stories that have anything to do with race.
- The National Action Network, and Al himself, would have aboslutely no interest in hyping, fabricating or just creating the death threats as a way to garner sympathy. Naw.
- This story does bring back memories of another New York original...Morton Downey Junior.
for him to blow
smoke in the face of his guests and scream.
But towards the end of his career, he jumped the shark like no one else ever has. He stumbled in for TV cameras in San Francisco claiming to have been beaten up by Nazi Skinheads. In fact, he even had a Swastika painted on himself.
It later became widely believed, after no one was able to verify any of his claims, that it was a self-inflicted stunt for publicity.
Now wait just one minute. Doesn't that sound a lot like the Tawana Brawley case?
How could these two have both come up with schemes like this and Al is still around claiming to be threatened by boogeymen?
Could their be any connection between the two?
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