The self-righteous reverend Al.

I read in the newspapers today that the Reverend Al Sharpton has once again come under the investigative eye of the Federal government. It would appear that the righteous reverend may owe Uncle Sam $1.5 million in back taxes and related fines. Accusations of financial improprieties are nothing new to Al...he's 'been there, done that'. He's used to such claims, and has become all too comfortable claiming it's 'The Man trying to bring stop his crusade'.

I am no so much interested in knowing what the outcome will be as I am in a more salient question: why in the hell does anyone listen to this moron? His entry into the collective American consciousness took place 20 years ago, when he appeared screaming to all who would listen (and there were a LOT of folks willing to listen) that 15 year-old Tawana Brawley had been raped and otherwise defamed by a gang of white males. Turned out that the story Sharpton was selling was completely untrue, but what did it matter (to him)? He gained his bully pulpit.

Now, certainly, some of the issues Sharpton has rallied around are valid. But can we please have a better representative for civil rights than this buffoon? They say that heroes are a reflection of their times. I grew up with the likes of Martin Luther King and Malcom X. Sadly, today's generation has the likes of Al Sharpton.

The story of Sharpton is truly Shakespearean in its telling. He is "a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

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