Sharpton: 'It's Against The Law To Organize Unions' In Alabama
Did MSNBC ever vet Al Sharpton? Seriously. Much of the talk about HBO's Game Change docu-drama is focusing on the vetting of Sarah Palin or lack thereof by the McCain campaign. Is there any minimum standard of knowledge required to have one's own show on the Lean Forward network?
Take Sharpton's mind-boggling misstatement on Morning Joe today. The Reverend Al asserted that in Alabama, "it's against the law to organize unions." Did any of the MJ crew, including Joe Scarborough, Gene Robinson and Steve Rattner, call Al out on his misrepresentation? Of course not. View the video after the jump.
Watch Al Sharpton mangle the truth.
Note: Noel Sheppard has documented that there are over 300 unions Alabama, with a total of about 181,000 members. That represents about 10.9% of the labor force, in line with the national average of about 11.9%. Should the Reverend wish to review a list of unions in Alabama, he'll find them here. For that matter, many union representatives are surely participating in his march. How could he not know?
Note Deux: Maybe Sharpton was focused on the fact that Alabama is a right-to-work state: workers can't be forced to join a union or pay union dues. Perhaps in Al's mind, there's no point in having a union if you can't filch funds from people's paychecks.
Sharpton's whopper came in response to Joe Scarborough's question as to why he had organized a march in Alabama.
JOE SCARBOROUGH: Reverend, tell us about the march, obviously steeped in history, that march from Selma to Montgomery. You're marching for a couple of causes: tell us about it this morning.
. . .
AL SHARPTON: So we're here about voter ID. We're here because the most reactionary immigration laws in the country is [sic] in Alabama where literally they're telling utility companies and hospitals you can't service people if they are undocumented immigrants. And thirdly, workers' rights: it's against the law to organize unions here.
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Hey Bird brain
Submitted by I hate marxists on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 12:30pm.
It's me the hate the marxist guy from washington heights. You remember me right?
Hey I see you lost some weight big time must be the diabetes. Hey how's Tawana Brawley doing you idiot. Of all the race baiters the schmucks at MSNBC hired you. Good thing for affirmative action. Get lost and get a real job you loser!!!
Not only a shill, but a brainless, racist, bigoted shill.
Submitted by drsamherman on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 12:38pm.
MSNBC considers that illiterate moron an authority on anything but race-baiting, perjury and slander?
According to Dr. Thomas
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 12:52pm.
According to Dr. Thomas Sowell on Mark Levin's show the other night if you are a liberal icon then you are considered to be intelligent. Owl Gore and FeFe Kerry were much more intelligent than Bush even though the college transcripts didn't bare it out. The unreverend Al is intelligent because he is a liberal icon. Same goes for Tingles, Madcow, SGT Shutlz, Mika, I could go on and on but you get the picture.
A somewhat serious question:
Submitted by almostacowboy on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 1:28pm.
What do you think Al's IQ is? Room temperature (70) or warm room temperature (80)? Either would put him in the "below average" range.
Do you think it's on par with
Submitted by Rusty Shackleford on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 1:43pm.
Do you think it's on par with Joy Behar?
I lump Al Sharpton into the category of Leftwinger that are so clueless they actually believe what they say. People like Joy Behar, Al Sharpton, and Bill Maher just don't seem to have the intellectual capabilities to understand what they are saying. I'd say most celebrities belong to this category of leftwingers.
The most dangerous group of Leftwingers is the group that wants to exploit it for personal gain. I'd lump Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Barry O, and most journalists into that section.
The other group of Leftwingers is what I could call the general uninformed/ignorant voter. These people aren't necessarily dumb; they're just people who have no interest in government or are too busy with their lives to study it. These people just latch onto whatever position they hear most often and adopt it as their own. I believe most day-to-day lefties belong to this category. (i.e. the "Sarah Palin said she could see Russia from her house!" types that get their news from David Letterman and Access Hollywood)
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Chris Matthews: The Joy Behar of MSNBC.
Bill Maher: The Joy Behar of HBO.
Paul Krugman: The Joy Behar of The New York Times.
Gump
Submitted by Schofield Kid on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 7:49pm.
Yeah, I'd say that's about right, approximately the Gump level of around 75. Back in the 90's they actually featured this clown in the opening sequence of SNL, I guess as some sort of NY icon. Unrelated, but the same opening also shows the woman who killed Phil Hartman.
It all comes down to the definition of "organize"
Submitted by Cappmann1962 on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 12:53pm.
If you can't FORCE workers into a union and can't FORCE them to pay dues, it's obviously not "organized".
⇒ Sharpton's the best
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 12:54pm.
Al Sharpton's the best they've got at delivering the liberal version of the truth.
I, too, worry
Submitted by fivestring_assassin on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 1:02pm.
about the "Rev" Sharpton...he seems to be slurring his words more and more and is less coherent
I hope hes okay...really...I do....really
He needs to stick to sound bites.
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 1:36pm.
That's because he has so much time to fill with talk. The more he talks, the less coherent he becomes.
If he actually pastored a
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 2:02pm.
If he actually pastored a church I'd say he was dipping into the communion wine. Since he doesn't pastor a church then he must be nipping back stage before and during the commercial breaks.
Couldn't care less
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 3:03pm.
I couldn't care less about his health. I treat him and other scumbags like him the same way, just like Ted Kennedy, considering the kind of people that they are, well, let's just say Karma can be a real b!tch sometimes.
So if something's wrong with him, that just means the sooner he's off the air, the better. But then again, there's been plenty wrong with him anyway.
-Jon
way to go Al
Submitted by midwest lady on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 1:03pm.
Nice to see you're listening to Mika Brzezinski. She said "don't lean forward, they'll think you're lying". And there you are standing up nice and straight. Oh wait, we still know your lying.
Invent the facts...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 1:08pm.
...We Much....Much We...We Much Do....Amen....
bigdaddy - Wasn't that...
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 4:22pm.
..."Much We Much?" or "Whatchamacallit We Muchacallit"
Much we continue?
- Grump :o)
I believe it was "resist we
Submitted by Schofield Kid on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 7:51pm.
I believe it was "resist we much."
Mr. Sharpton and the network that should never be named
Submitted by John21 on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 1:11pm.
Have you paid any attention to any of Mr. Sharpton's commentary since the Obama PR department gave him a show?
Stupidity is the norm.
Lack of coherent statements is standard
Race Baiting is an everyday occurrence
Total idiocy is frequent
Fairness is non-existent
Illiteracy is the common standard
Why would you ever expect an intelligent thought to come out of this show? Mr. Sharpton would be much more credible as a standup comedian than as a commentator and not as foolish. What are the ratings on that show now 10-12, and half of those watch for the laughs.
“I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think its hell.” Andrew Breitbart
Hipocracy is their motto.
Submitted by almostacowboy on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 1:30pm.
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Sharpton
Submitted by misterbee241 on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 1:13pm.
is an ignorant uneducated bum. And that's a fact. And that's why he's on MSNBC. He raises the intellectual level there.
Good one...
Submitted by almostacowboy on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 1:30pm.
Mr. B.
Scarborough wouldn't DARE call out Sharpton.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 1:20pm.
In fact, he wouldn't dare NOT address him as 'Reverend...'
...just like all the other cowards at MSNBC.
Dear Al Sharpie,
Submitted by Motormouth KOS on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 1:37pm.
Do you have a phone number for Tawana Brawley?
How about for the Black Panthers?
What qualifications did you have to provide to get your show on MSLSD?
Did you blackmail the CEO?
Get Jesse Jackson to threaten a boycott?
Do tell, you obese criminal.
The Obamination... A crisis leading to a catastrophe..(please donate to MRC)
Of course they vetted
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 1:39pm.
Of course they vetted him.
He's black.
'Nuff said.
No one, black OR white, with this little knowledge would last a week outside of MSNBC.
That's unfair, MB.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 4:58pm.
The vetting process at MSNBC is extremely rigid.
If you are black, you MUST be able to hear thunder, see lightning, and be fluent in Anglis or Ebonics.
⇒ Yeah, Al
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 1:45pm.
Like it's against the law to avoid payment after losing a defamation lawsuit. Oh wait! That really is against the law!
What a crime!
Submitted by Dave the mailman on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 2:15pm.
Those poor defenseless unions cant FORCE people to pay their union dues? There oughta be a law against that!
Bullsh*t we much, Al?
call in the UN
Submitted by kevtheweb on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 2:36pm.
Quick get the UN in here. First to condemn laws requiring proof of identity, then to complain about the inhumanity of alabamas non-existent laws that make it illegal to organize unions.
i enjoy watching rev. al.
Submitted by right of way on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 3:05pm.
i enjoy watching rev. al. it's like watching a one hour snl skit, he makes me laugh at his stupidity.
Sharpton being Sharpton
Submitted by Galvanic on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 3:05pm.
He's never been big on facts, and he's never been apologetic about his errors and lies.
Sharpton still insists that Tawana Brawley was abducted from her neighborhood by an Assistant District Attorney and a police officer, repeatedly raped, placed inside a large trash bag with dog feces, and dumped back out on the lawn in front of her residence. I've seen video of him standing alonside the adult Brawley in front of a black congregation, saying "Well, we all know the truth," with Brawley nodding in acknowledgement and the congregation affirming with praise and applause.
And he still owes $1.6 million to the IRS.
The one good thing about
Submitted by celator on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 3:35pm.
The one good thing about Sharpton's MSNBC gig is that, for those who hadn't figured it out yet, they now know with metaphysical certainty that Sharpton is as dumb as a stick.
Maybe, except
Submitted by Model850 on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 4:19pm.
You might be correct if you're talking about those who don't watch the network.
Unfortunately, likely a vast majority of those who do watch are equally as stupid as Sharpton and view him as an intelligent, well-informed commentator.
M850
Submitted by Jerry Mack on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 4:30pm.
Unfortunately, likely a vast majority of those who do watch are equally as stupid as Sharpton and view him as an intelligent, well-informed commentator
Kinda scary when you really think about it. Wonder if they have IDs.
Who Cares
Submitted by Jerry Mack on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 4:29pm.
March,March and more Marching. Who cares? Wonder if they will pick up their trash after the March? If MSNBC doesn't give the March of Marches full coverage will they be called RACIST by the Rev and other MSNBC host?
Who Cares
Submitted by Jerry Mack on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 4:28pm.
March,March and more Marching. Who cares? Wonder if they will pick up their trash after the March? If MSNBC doesn't give the March of Marches full coverage will they be called RACIST by the Rev and other MSNBC host?
I do
Submitted by mandrake on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 4:42pm.
How do you get an identical post, but one timestamp is out of sequence?
He drives a DeLorean.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 4:44pm.
.
Deja Vu
Submitted by IrateNate on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 9:11pm.
didn't you just ask that?
Al Baby
Submitted by mmilesll on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 5:26pm.
Why is anyone still listening to this poverty pimp. He should be in jail for tax evasion.
MSNBC must
Submitted by nolefan2 on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 5:28pm.
be truly desperate for help to put this buffoon on the air. I NEVER watch the network because it would make blood spurt out of my ears. Alabama IS a right-to-work state. I'm sure Al thinks that really sucks to high heaven. When I lived in northern Al, my neighbor was in the union at Goodyear, so it is NOT illegal, as Al has said, to organize a union in AL.