Coble on Sharpton
Coble and a note of discord
You can say a lot of things about Rep. Howard Coble. Every time I write about him I get at least a few phone calls or e-mails from folks who don't like his politics and, well, that's America.
But at 76-years-old, Coble pretty much has taken to speaking his mind about the situation at hand, which makes him fun to write about. Case in point, Tuesday's House Judiciary Committee meeting on the headline-grabbing case down in Jena, La.
One of those speaking was slated to be the Rev. Al Sharpton, who was a little more than fashionably late.
"If I were compiling a group of witnesses to encourage the diminishing of racial disharmony, I don't know that Mr. Sharpton would have made my cut," Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.) advised Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.).As if on cue, Sharpton, in a three-piece suit, walked in a few minutes later and, to the tune of hundreds of camera-shutter clicks, took his seat. Conyers asked if he wished to make a belated opening statement, and Sharpton certainly did.
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I agree with Howard Coble 80& of the time but strongly disagree with his position on the borders, and I've written him to tell him so. And unlike other political leaders, Liz Dole being most notable, he always, though we may disagree, answers my letters. Now for Jenna, anywhere Al Sharpton goes he brings only more racism to the equation. The Imus thing was pure stupidity, and I've not heard one black activist, least the black panthers, apologize for the Duke debacle. But that's ok with blacks because of a doudle standard of racism. The Jenna six should have been arrested for assault and battery and Bell should have been charged with a higher crime because of his "Rap Sheet." The Bell kid was not a piller of society. Bottom line: I don't care if Howard is 70 plus years I like him any way.
Posted on October 17, 2007 1:36 PM