On his Friday MSNBC show “PoliticsNation,” Rev. Al Sharpton explained that since President Barack Obama sang a few opening lines from Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” at the Apollo Theater in Harlem last week, it sent download sales soaring. And that, he said, boosted the economy, which is something Republicans should be weary of come November. (more)
South Carolina Republican Rep. Tim Scott said Democrats who have suggested that Newt Gingrich appealed to a racist “element” of the GOP to win the South Carolina presidential primary should look within their own party and “talk about Senator Byrd who was a member of the Klan.” (more)
NEW YORK (AP) — A public viewing will be held Friday for singer Etta James, and the Rev. Al Sharpton will eulogize the late legend at a private funeral Saturday. (more)
Florida Republican Rep. Allen West told The Daily Caller that Democratic Rep. James Clyburn and Rev. Al Sharpton claiming Newt Gingrich used race to win in the South Carolina GOP presidential primary is “absolutely reprehensible.” (more)
Thanksgiving can mean different things to different people depending on their point of view, whether it is William Jennings Bryan suggesting it’s an acknowledgement of dependence, or Rush Limbaugh suggesting it is a lesson of self-reliance and a rejection of collectivism. (more)
ATLANTA – So far, no one has proven it’s a scam, but they haven’t proven it’s for real either. (more)
Listen to liberal commentators opine about the recently enacted debt ceiling deal, and you might hear a common theme: Republicans took the government hostage. (more)
Was MSNBC’s decision not to make former 6 p.m. host Cenk Uygur’s role at the network permanent a product of the cable outlet’s desire to protect President Barack Obama at all costs? On Sunday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Reliable Sources,” Uygur suggested that was certainly a possibility. (more)
The Rev Al Sharpton is marking the 20th anniversary of his Harlem based organization by teaming up with President Barack Obama and his top officials to grapple with issues affecting black Americans. (more)
President Obama is making his second visit to the city in as many weeks – and is calling upon an unlikely ally to shore up the support of his political base. (more)
Some are now saying that President Obama should get involved in the NFL strike talks, which raises an interesting question: How would Obama handle the NFL strike talks? (more)
The conservative chairman of the black leadership network Project 21, Mychal Massie, did not mince words Monday afternoon as he spoke at the empty chairs of his three would-be sparring partners — Al Sharpton, National Urban League President Marc Morial and former D.C. Congressional Delegate Walter Fauntroy — all of whom had been scheduled to debate him about the alleged racism in the Tea Party. (more)
Conservative Mychal Massie, chairman of the black leadership network Project 21, is calling on liberal African American leaders to back up their charges of racism against the Tea Party. (more)
It’s clear that the civil rights establishment, knee-jerk toward what it perceives to be discrimination, turns a blind eye to intolerance and incivility directed at conservatives — even when the victims are black. (more)
Matt Labash is the author of “Fly fishing with Darth Vader: And Other Adventures with Evangelical Wrestlers, Political Hitmen, and Jewish Cowboys,” now available in paperback. (more)
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who has vowed to clean up his fiscal house, has a new tax lien to pay. (more)
Some have insisted the chance for the renewal of the Fairness Doctrine is a straw man argument perpetrated by conservatives to stir emotions so that they are able to exploit it politically and that this really isn’t a threat from legislators. (more)
Lucky Luciano would be rolling in his grave. Frank Costello would be appalled. Bugsy Siegel would be disgusted. John Gotti would be ready to kill somebody. (more)
Filling in for Joe Scarborough on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Donny Deutsch wondered on Monday if Arizona had seceded from the union because the state refused to recognize Martin Luther King Day, despite the fact that the Grand Canyon State recognized the holiday in 1992. (more)
This is footage Rev. Al Sharpton probably hoped would have been lost over the years. (more)
