I mean, isn't this man an embarrassment to any news network that has a sense of honor and pride?
... "And Sharpton, who now boasts a close relationship with Obama and
Mayor Bill de Blasio, is in a stronger negotiating position than ever.
“Once Sharpton’s on board, he plays the race card all the way
through,” said a source who has worked with the Harlem preacher. “He
just keeps asking for more and more money.”
Legal Insurrection
"When he’s not fighting with the
teleprompter or holding rallies that summon
Black Jesus, Al Sharpton stays pretty busy.
"But how does he make the big bucks?
"Isabel Vincent and Melissa Klein of the
New York Post have the skinny:
Want to influence a casino bid? Polish your corporate image? Not be labeled a racist?
Then you need to pay Al Sharpton.
For more than a decade, corporations have shelled out thousands of dollars in donations and consulting fees to Sharpton’s National Action Network. What they get in return is the reverend’s supposed sway in the black community or, more often, his silence.
"Even corporate behemoths like Sony Pictures aren’t immune to the Sharpton shakedown:
Sony Pictures co-chair Amy Pascal met with the activist preacher after leaked e-mails showed her making racially charged comments about President Obama. Pascal was under siege after a suspected North Korean cyber attack pressured the studio to cancel its release of “The Interview,” which depicts the assassination of dictator Kim Jong-un.
"Pascal and her team were said to be “shaking in their boots” and “afraid of the Rev,” The Post reported.
"No payments to NAN have been announced, but Sharpton and Pascal agreed to form a “working group” to focus on racial bias in Hollywood." ...
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