Sharpton gets it wrong in Charlotte
Al Sharpton did show up for a rally in Charlotte last night, the Observer reports ...
And, as expected, he's exactly wrong about the situation there.
"This is about due process and about changing the rules after you have laid out the rules," Sharpton said at a rally in support of Nick Mackey. "When you change the rules after the game, that is a civil rights issue."
Sharpton is twisting the facts. The issue is whether the rules were followed.
Mackey was chosen sheriff in December by the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party in a process resembling caucuses.
Immediately, complaints were lodged that party rules were broken. Some people claimed they were signed up by Mackey and his supporters, for precinct organizing purposes, without their knowledge or consent.
The N.C. Democratic Party's Council of Review, headed by Greensboro attorney Jim Slaughter, will hold a hearing on the matter in Charlotte tomorrow.
The stakes are high because Mackey's qualifications for the job of sheriff are highly questionable. He worked for the Charlotte-Meck Police Department but resigned while being investigated for falsifying work hours. He's filed for personal bankruptcy. Now an attorney, he was found in contempt of court this week for failing to show up in court on behalf of a client.
But this is a civil rights issue, according to Sharpton. Yeah, sure.
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I think it's time for Al and his tired tune to make like Diana and Michael's characters from that iconic cultural touchstone- AKA "The Wiz" and get on down, get on down, the road.
Posted on February 1, 2008 8:53 AM
Come on Doug, give Al a break. You know he's running out of good causes and simply trying to keep his head above water. Why, if things get any worse Al might have to get a job. ;-)
Posted on February 1, 2008 1:05 PM