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Off The Hook

Filed under: Politik

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The Reverend Al Sharpton is probably breathing a little easier today!

The Feds have dropped their criminal probe of shady books and tax fraud by the Rev and his National Action Network.

That means no indictment or jail time, or even an appearance before a grand jury.

However, the source says he's agreed to pay millions in back taxes.

Another interesting point: that signals that the government will not pursue allegations that he extorted contributions from corporations in exchange for not protesting against them.

Time to pay off those lawyer's bills!

[Image via WENN.]

107 comments to “Off The Hook”

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  1. megs says – reply to this


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    he got luckyy

  2. Georg says – reply to this


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    Fist!!!

  3. -Kimm says – reply to this


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    1st =D



  4. 4

    187th!



  5. 5

    187th!



  6. 6

    He got verryyyyyyyyyyyyy lucky

  7. kRaZi says – reply to this


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    zzzzzzz yea zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    zzz I actually like Al zzzzzzzzzzzz

    zz Al Sharpton 4/prezident zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    zz at leazt I know who he iz..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    zz gotta luv hiz azzhole zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz



  8. 8

    yesterday I saw him at my job. He's so annoying and obnoxious looking.

  9. JJ says – reply to this


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    OH BOY! ALL WHITE PEOPLE SHOULD GO OUT AND CAUSE A RIOT AND PROTEST AND MARCH THE STREETS NOW THAT HE GOT AWAY WITHOUT JAIL TIME. LET'S GO AND CRY AND CAUSE A BIG SCENE NOW!! IT'S NOT FAIR, BOO-HOO!!!

  10. betty says – reply to this


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    I think he's cute. I like him so much more than obama. I almost wish that I was black, cause at least they have him. What do us white people have?

  11. Lovel says – reply to this


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    No, he didn't get lucky. They had to drop it because they didn't have any evidence. They would not have dropped anything if they thought they could win. Probably the worst they could find is that he owes back taxes. That doesn't mean he did anything shady. As for extorting money from corporations, that is bullshit and they knew it.

  12. miley says – reply to this


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    Re: JJ
    I agree, when do us white people start acting like little Al? If we did that shit, we'd get arrested because our skin is not black.
    What is America coming to? All these idiots voting for someone they don't even know anything about.

  13. wowo says – reply to this


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    Is he still considered King of the N!GGERS???

  14. iLove says – reply to this


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    I am from NYC and I once had an out of town friend ask me a very good question. Why do people listen to Al Sharpton. I concluded it must be a pact with the devil. Now I know it was the IRS

  15. TWP says – reply to this


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    SHARPTON IS A PIECE OF SHIT RACIST!! I HOPE THAT FAT FVCK CHOKES ON A CHICKEN BONE.

  16. wowo says – reply to this


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    Re: ert – he was lookin for other N!GGERS to fuck over, thats what they do

  17. lara says – reply to this


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    Re: CH33S3! – not funny, you are stupid and dumb

  18. kkkkk says – reply to this


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    zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
    z z
    z AL SHARPTON 4/PREZ.
    z z
    zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  19. steve says – reply to this


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    Re: JJ – EXACTLY, lets go burn down the city and OUR neighborhood so we have nothing but a shithole

  20. mom says – reply to this


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    Lovel,,everyone knows he extorted the companies,,it's not bullshit, it is a FACT. This scam artist has been pulling his shit for years. Now the companies would have to come forward and admit they gave his lazy black ass money to shut him up,, which they cannot and will not do,,but everyone knows they were extorted. Thats Shaptons business plan. Sharpton does not work in the whole of the black peoples interests. Sharpton works for HIS interests. And sorry Lovell, yes,,owing millions in back taxes does indicate shady dealings and mismanages books and poorly kept tax records. I guess Sharpton is too busy chasing around the white devils and give press than having his own business in order,,,or,,,you could just say he's a typical lazy ass coon that has made a profitable career off milking the system through quasi religious tax free scams and corporate shakedowns.

  21. !!!!! says – reply to this


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    Fucking Scumbag

  22. Sheri says – reply to this


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    Re: TWP
    I know, don't you just want to fuck his brains out? I love bad guys . No wonder everyone wants to fuck obama, he's just like Al.

  23. jay says – reply to this


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    Sharpton and Jackson are scum of the earth lowlives. I can't even look at this dude's face without cringing.

  24. jnior says – reply to this


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    Years ago (during Brawley Time) I passed Sharpton at a small table in a Brooklyn Thai restaurant. As I passed I heard Sharpton say "I hate white people." I bet he loves them now!-at least the ones at the IRS!

    So where does all his $$millions come from??

  25. becky says – reply to this


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    Al Sharpton. What a joke of a name! It should be Al Dumb-ton. PAY UP YOUR TAXES THE SAME WAY THE REST OF US HAS TO, DEADBEAT!!!! I wonder how long he spends at the mirror combing back that luxurious hair.

  26. sissy says – reply to this


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    Re: mom
    What you mean to say is that he is a true gangster, right? So, in order for them to prosecute him..means that the white collar gangster's which are the Rockefellers and the J.P. Morgan's will have to be arrested. Cause if I know gangster's, they all have their fingers in everything. No wonder Obama has so much money, he's part of these gangster and the one's from the Middle East,huh?

  27. smily says – reply to this


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    Hello people.. it is called, 'THE BLACK MAFIA" do you really think he can get off the hock this easy… please… Martha Steward went to jail owing more taxes.. How did this crook get all that money??? JUDGES got scared and let the man get off…

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  28. longj says – reply to this


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  29. SHEVC says – reply to this


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    Sure hope Don Imus us aware of this

  30. Lala says – reply to this


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    Re: smily – Exactly got scared that they'll be another big riot (LIKE JJ SAID) Better off just letting him get off then facing a bunch of crying idiots…The way out is usually by protesting and whining. We should of all protested when we found out that TAWANA BRAWLEY LIED AND SAID SHE WAS RAPED BY WHITES. Dumb trouble making bitch.

  31. @v@ says – reply to this


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    He made a deal. I wonder if the average person could avoid jail time for the same. I am no fan, but Joe Francis, take note, although I doubt black America would be up in arms if Francis got thrown in the pokey on his alleged tax pecadillo.

  32. Britn says – reply to this


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    I hate people like him, He prays off of people. He acts like this person who stands up for black rights and blah blah blah but really he's a FUCKIN BULLY and he's hustling people for their money. He sees everything as a racial issue so he goes around threatening to protest unless he gets money. I hate people like him, we live in 2008, if you can't let the past be the past and continue to treat people like its the 50's and protest every little thing then you are a bully. I'm Native American my ancestors been through worse you never see us bitch as much as this fat fuck does. It just annoys the shit out of me. I hate how in this day and age everything is based on race. My children are half black and I refuse to raise them thinking that you are defined by that race garbage.

  33. wowo says – reply to this


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    Re: betty – N!GGER LOVER!!! You should be shot. Whites have a fucking brain



  34. 34

    Re: betty – FUCKTARD!

  35. Lovel says – reply to this


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    I love Reverend Al and Reverend Jesse so much more than Obama. You may not like them but at least they keep it real. Obama says he's a Christian but there is something about him I just don't trust. Reverend Al needs to hire better accountants. It's not like he was doing all the paperwork. Yes, he's responsible. That's why he has to pay back taxes but that doesn't mean he did anything shady. As for extorting money from corporations, if they weren't in the wrong why would they need to pay him off? Evidently the contributions they made to him were made in good faith because they wanted to support his organization. GO REVEREND AL! :)

  36. Kent says – reply to this


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    Its only beacause he's black. A loud mouth black at that! I am tired of blacks being given a free ride. They are lazy criminals who steal and suck off the welfare system. I really wish we could ship them all back to Africa.

  37. melis says – reply to this


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    I wonder do you think he got off because of who he tries to be. All he is, is a whore monger. He goes where the publicity is. Where in the hell was he when the mexican man in PA was attacked and killed. All the while yelling racial slurs. However, the police say it wasnt a hate crime. He leaves behind 2 small kids. Where is Al Sharpton now. Extorting companies. ASSHOLE!!

  38. Dave says – reply to this


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    someone should stab him again…this time in his black heart

  39. Britn says – reply to this


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    Re: melis – Al Sharpton doesn't care about shit like that, Mexican isn't black. If that happened to a black person he would be on every station you would never hear the end of it. He would be going off about how "black people need to come together and kill the white devil" or some shit fuck that. AL SHARPTON NEEDS TO GO TO THE SLUMS AND THE GHETTO'S AND HELP STOP BLACK PEOPLE FROM KILLING BLACK PEOPLE!! If he really cared about black people and not money, thats what he would be doing.

  40. Rick says – reply to this


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    Him, Jesse Jackson and Obama the terrorist are the reasons I hate spook, moolie, moon cricket, porch monkees

  41. guy says – reply to this


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    He's a total phoney. IRS let him off because they didn't want to be accused of racism. IRS doing the same thing that most media (especially MSNBC,NBC and Newsweek) are doing with Obama, giving him glowing kiss-ass brown nosing coverage so as not be called racist.

  42. betty says – reply to this


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    Re: LettyB
    Thanks troll, you made my day. I love afros.

  43. Marti says – reply to this


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    The way this busted loudmouth makes money should be considered distortion or blackmail. There is no way he should be any more successful than a car wash attendant. He should have had his nuts cut off long ago.

  44. Sonny says – reply to this


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    Re: LettyB – You little aids infected, turd burgler get a fucking life. I want to smash your stupid queer face in



  45. 45

    Re: betty – YOUR WELCOME FUCKTARD!

  46. betty says – reply to this


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    Re: wowo
    I should be shot. Who the hell did you vote for? Maybe half of America should be shot, you freak.

  47. Britn says – reply to this


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    Re: Rick
    OMG someone called my boyfriend a moon cricket a few years ago and I never knew what the fuck that meant. WTF IS A MOON CRICKET!!

  48. Lovel says – reply to this


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    All of this just reaffirms my faith in God and the gut feeling I have always had about Reverend Al. He doesn't take the easy road. He ruffles the feathers of these corporate devils and government miscreants. If they had been able to find any evidence of wrongdoing by him at all they would have loved to pursue it. That's how I know he is completely innocent. Obviously, they had zero evidence. On the other hand, lets investigate and prosecute the real criminals in the upper echelon. Oh wait, that will never happen. My bad. :)

  49. Lala says – reply to this


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    Not nice PEREZ drawing on on Reverend Al Sharpton's face- very disrespectful!

  50. FUwow says – reply to this


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    Re: wowo – FU! racist

  51. FUtwp says – reply to this


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    Re: TWP – FU! Burn in Hell!

  52. MOM says – reply to this


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    I Love Reverend Al Sharpton !!

  53. FUwow says – reply to this


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    Re: wowo – FU! You are one sick racist fuckhead!Feel like a big Man talking bad to a lady online? little Fag!

  54. FUken says – reply to this


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    Re: Kent – FU! I wish for your White Ass to be sent back to Europe!

  55. Eric says – reply to this


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    Re: Britn – your boyfriend must be black then black= moolie, coon, porch monkee, spook, smoke, shine, spear chucker, jig, nig, lawn jockey, egg plant, schawrtza and my favorite just plain old ni66er

  56. FUric says – reply to this


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    Re: Rick – FU! Do You feel good sitting at perezhilton's website knocking another race?

  57. FUdav says – reply to this


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    Re: Dave – FU! This is a death threat?!

  58. Steve says – reply to this


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    Re: betty – What the fuck is the matter with you!?!?!?! Stupid bitty!

  59. jnior says – reply to this


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    Am I the only one who thinks all these silly messages are actually the same person cursing him/herself under different names?? What are you - 12 and bored ’cause there's no school, the video game is broke and no one wants to play with you?

  60. Steve says – reply to this


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    Re: Eric – HAHAHAHA! I love it!

  61. wowo says – reply to this


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    Re: betty – notice how you said you almost wanna be N!GGER, but not quite cause even stpuid cunts like yourself know dam well it aint fun being a greasy N!GGER, but youll still take that N!GGER monkey cock up your cunt

  62. Agree says – reply to this


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    Re: jnior – Yes, I agree all these racist comments are made by 1 lonely Boy!

  63. Agree says – reply to this


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    Re: wowo – OMG learn to spell little Boy!
    I DISagree with all of Your hate filled comments.

  64. Rev says – reply to this


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    He will do the right thing and make sure the Person at fault will Pay! He's a Man of the Cloth-now!

  65. rick says – reply to this


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    Re: FUric – soooooooo good

  66. wowo says – reply to this


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    Re: Agree – eat my crusty shit covered dingleberry infested asshole fuckface

  67. Chloe says – reply to this


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    yes, he got lucky-he always does. He's such a loud mouth and I cant stand him. I'm going to march in the streets for this inequality-because afterall, if it were a white dude on trial he'd be facing prison time for sure. Whatever, Sharpton and Jesse Jackson's days are coming-they cant be HNIC forever! They're way to damn opinionated. Call me ignorant if you want, I dont care..I can't stand either one of them!

  68. wowo says – reply to this


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    Re: FUwow – homophobe, call me a racist then a fag…..brilliant i can see the hate inside you….hehehehe

  69. wowo says – reply to this


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    Re: Britn – its a N!GGER you stupid N!GGER loving cunt

  70. FUwow says – reply to this


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    Re: wowo – You just talked bad about Yourself and You're too dumb to notice! hahaha!!

  71. Geez says – reply to this


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    What a POS, a disgusting beast of a man. They're always trying to cheat, steal, or lie about something. Can never earn anything honestly.

  72. reClo says – reply to this


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    Re: Chloe – You are ignorant -You said to call You that! lol

  73. lol says – reply to this


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    Re: wowo – You're jealous You don't have a CUN*! lol

  74. FUwow says – reply to this


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    Re: wowo – Please spare Me that skin color and who a person Fucks is the same thing! IDIOT!

  75. Ken says – reply to this


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    Re: Geez – You're talking about "wowo" aren't You? The little Boy with the big mouth!

  76. BLLSH says – reply to this


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    Rev. Sharpton is an embarrassment to black people. He does nothing more than spend his day jockeying for camera time, trying to make himself look relevant. If I had a man like this representing my race, I'd be begging someone to find a reason to lock his ass up!



  77. 77

    Re: Sonny – YOU SHOULD USE FUCKTARD! IT'S WAY MORE EFFECTIVE! ASSHOLE!



  78. 78

    Re: wowo – YES I DO LOVE N!GGERS AND PROUD OF IT FUCKTARD! I HAVE NO LOVE FOR YOUR HILLBILLY ASS THOUGH!

  79. Dave says – reply to this


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    Re: FUdav – Its not a death threat you stupid n!gger loving shit stain! It is a hope that Al will get what he deserves!!!! He should be lynched and you with him



  80. 80

    Re: Dave – SOMEBODY SHOULD CUT YOUR DICK OFF AND SHOVE IT DOWN YOUR THROAT! FUCKTARD!

  81. Geez says – reply to this


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    Re: LettyB

    You sure a lot to be proud of…..if I were you, i'd stick my head/tail between my legs and run.

  82. erika says – reply to this


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    Wesley Snipes should have gotten his lawyer

  83. FUdav says – reply to this


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    Re: Dave – FUCK YOU!
    Why did Your dad waste his sperm on you??????

  84. Agree says – reply to this


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    Re: LettyB – I agree what You said about dipshit Dave!! lol

  85. haha says – reply to this


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    Re: Geez – Geez big man to pick on a little Guy! haha

  86. troub says – reply to this


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    THERE ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE HE WILL CRY DISCRIMINATION AND THAT ITS BECAUSE HE IS BLACK…HE IS ALWAYS DOING THIS SHIT BUT OH JESSE JACKSON CAN MAKE RACIST REMARKS BECAUSE OBAMA IS MULLATO AND GET AWAY WITH IT…RIDICULOUS

  87. NIG says – reply to this


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    Re: iLove

    ITS THE SAME THANG GIRLFRIEND

  88. dick says – reply to this


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    What a piece of SHIT!
    At the very least, this man and the press should stop calling this man a Reverend.
    Definitions of reverend on the Web:
    * clergyman: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
    * a title of respect for a clergyman
    * worthy of adoration or reverence
    This guy is worthy of adoration???
    Another loud mouth trouble maker, poorly representing the black community.
    Blacks wonder why they are stereotyped? Or disrespected?
    Look who they choose as representatives.
    And I thought you were supposed to go to jail for not paying taxes??
    Oh yeah, priests don't pay taxes!!!
    Obviously this guy still has political pull, and they cut him a deal, so people would not protest in NYC and closed down the streets again!!
    Talk about extortion?
    This guy has the Feds and the IRS running scared.
    Maybe he is a good choice to represent blacks!
    BTW: We haven't forgotten about the Tawana Brawley incident, Rev!

  89. dick says – reply to this


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    Tawana Brawley, a 15-year-old black girl, was found smeared with feces, lying in a garbage bag, her clothing torn and burned and with various slurs and epithets written on her body in charcoal. Brawley claimed she had been assaulted and raped by six white men, some of them police officers, in the town of Wappingers Falls, New York.
    Attorneys Alton H. Maddox and C. Vernon Mason joined Sharpton in support of Brawley. A grand jury was convened; after seven months of examining police and medical records, the jury determined that Brawley had fabricated her story. Sharpton, Maddox, and Mason accused the Dutchess County prosecutor, Steven Pagones, of racism and of being one of the perpetrators of the alleged abduction and rape. The three were successfully sued for slander and ordered to pay $345,000 in damages, the jury finding Sharpton liable for making seven defamatory statements about Pagones, Maddox for two, and Mason for one.



  90. 90

    Re: Geez – UMM! WERE ON THE INTERNET, WHAT DO I NEED TO HIDE FROM AND WHY DO I NEED TO RUN FUCKTARD!

  91. K says – reply to this


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    Something happened to Tawana Brawley. Are we supposed to believe she did all that to herself? It smells like a cover-up to me.

  92. Papev says – reply to this


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    I hate this person! From Jerry curl to patton leather loafers!

    For what he said about Barrak Obama's nut sack alone, I believe that he should be just as, if not harder chastised, in public, as lets say, that racist comedian Michael something…( name elludes me right now) or Don Imus.

    Not for racist comments but for reverse racisim comments.

    What an hugee of shit he is!

  93. Papev says – reply to this


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    I hate this person! From Jerry curl to patton leather loafers!

    For what he said about Barrak Obama's nut sack alone, I believe that he should be just as, if not harder chastised, in public, as lets say, that racist comedian Michael something…( name elludes me right now) or Don Imus.

    Not for racist comments but for reverse racisim comments.

    What a huge pile of shit he is!

  94. SGT. says – reply to this


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    FUCK ALL N!GGERS!!!!!! THEY ARE ALWAYS GIVEN A FREE PASS….EVEN TO MURDER LIKE O.J OR RAY LEWIS. FUCK THOSE DIRTY N!GGERS. WE SHOULD BRING BACK LYNCHINGS….THEY BEHAVED ALOT BETTER THEN. FUCK ALL N!GGERS. MURDERING,THIEVING,DRUG SELLING, WELLFARE SPONGING N!GGERS. WE HATE N!GGERS. AL SHARPTON YOU ARE THE LOWEST OF ALL N!GGERS. TO BAD THAT GUY MISSED YOUR HEART

  95. brian says – reply to this


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    When are black people going to take responsablity for there own shit???? It's the white man's fault that there are so many single mom's and black men in jail???? They kill eachother on a daily basis, they loot there own neighborhoods…but it's never there fault. It's because there are not enough social programs , or help for them…That's such BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!and everyone is getting sick of it! Heres an idea, help yourselves!



  96. 96

    Al Sharpton is a FRAUD, SHAKEDOWN ARTIST, MANIPULATOR, LIAR, ABUSER of his OWN RACE, EXTORTIONIST, piece of human garbage.

  97. wang says – reply to this


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    shakedown sharpton is a businessman.
    he's no reverend.
    will he ever march for the justice of white people ?
    i think not.
    he is a repetitive bore who needs to go away.
    fu al

  98. Betty says – reply to this


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    To all the racist pigs that are on here, I can't wait until OBAMA'S dick is president, all you pig farmers are going to drop dead.
    Al Sharpton is a great man.

  99. Rev says – reply to this


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    Rev Sharpton is religious. All you hating racists must be Atheists!!

  100. FUsgt says – reply to this


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    Re: SGT. – FU! Why not do Us all a favor and kill Youself tonight?

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