Memo to Fox News Commentators

Specifically to Misters O'Reilly and Hannity: please stop inviting Al Sharpton to either your TV shows or your radio shows, as he speaks for neither black Americans nor Christians but only for himself and the easily deluded--or reasonably well-compensated--who surround him.

Barack Obama made a call for nonviolence in the aftermath of the Sean Bell verdict - infuriating the Rev. Al Sharpton, who accused the presidential candidate of trying to "grandstand in front of white people," sources told The Post.

And please don't be fooled by the statement regarding Obama's repudiation of Jeremiah Wright, which Sharpton issued today.

Sharpton, a politician and reverend, said, “What Barack Obama did was a profile in courage,” and said it demonstrated the kind of leadership “I not only respect, but support.”

Trust me, he only said this because he's beleatedly thinking about those invitations to your shows as well.

One more thing: rid yourselves of the out-dated notion of "black leader" in spite of what would-be black leaders try to tell you. Among most black people I know (including myself), if they have an earthly leader outside of their families, it's.....wait for it....

The pastor at the place of worship where they regularly attend. Right Senator Obama?

Sincerely,

baldilocks

(Thanks to Hot Air)

Comments

[notropis]

O'Reilly's and Hannity's fascination with Sharpton is sort of akin to Maury Povich's fascination with paternity testing, or Geraldo's with skinheads.

It's out of all proportion to the actual relevance of the subject, but I don't think you'll ever get them to stop booking someone so easy to make look loony.

Sadly, they'll probably also start booking Rev. Wright on a regular basis from now until whenever Barack is no longer an important public figure (September, November, 2012, 2016?)

[Omnibus Driver]

For another "neutral" take on the issue, go here. I'm punting this one over to you, and you'll do far more justice to this than I aver could.

[DarkStar]

In Sept 2007, I wrote:

Isn't this more proof of the symbiotic relationship the media has with "race hustlers"? Isn't this even more proof that Sharpton and others are more important to the media than to those who the same media claims these people "lead"?