Al Sharpton will find 'racism' in anything. Isn't the idea to eradicate racism? Not once have I seen Al Sharpton attempt to do so. He only incites racism.
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Yet, he is upheld as a successor to Martin Luther King Jr. One of Martin Luther King Jr's most famous quotes, was from his 'I Have A Dream' speech, where he says, 'I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.' Al Sharpton's version of that quote would be, '.where they will not be judged at all, and if judged it must be because of the color of their skin.' Anytime the content of a black individual's character is judged, he plays the race card and organizes protests. Nexuiz controversy. If he truly wanted to eradicate racism, he would organize community outreaches, and try to restore the black family. He should encourage fathers and mothers to stay together and raise their kids, instead of the kids raising themselves. He should encourage young black girls to stop having children out of marriage, and young black boys to stop impregnating them.
He should encourage the black community as a whole to stop blaming the white man for everything, and stop feeling like they're entitled to special treatment because of past history. And lastly, he should encourage the black community as a whole to end the welfare mentality. There's so much opportunity for every person in this country, and they should try to reach their potentials. Instead he excuses any and all problems with a race card.
| PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | New York City (2011–present) |
| Running time | Programmed in hour-long block |
| Release | |
| Original network | MSNBC |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | August 29, 2011 – present |
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PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton is a one-hour political talk show broadcast on MSNBC, hosted by Al Sharpton. It began on August 29, 2011 on MSNBC's weekday 6 PM slot,[1] the first time that the slot had been occupied by a branded series since January 2011.
In August 2015, it was announced that the series would move to just once a week on Sundays at 8AM starting on October 4, 2015. The series aired its final weekday episode on September 4, 2015.[2]
History[edit]
6 PM slot prior to renaming[edit]
PoliticsNation was the formal renaming of the 6 PM weekday slot that had been occupied by a broadcast named MSNBC Live (sharing the same 'generic' title as the primary morning-to-afternoon rolling-news program primarily staffed by anchors.) Sharpton had served as host of the slot since July, and was preceded by Cenk Uygur from January to June. Prior to Uygur, the slot had been occupied by The Ed Show from April 6, 2009 to January 24, 2011 (eventually moving to the 10 PM slot following Keith Olbermann's departure from MSNBC), and by 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue from March 17, 2008 (as Race to the White House) to April 3, 2009.
Al Sharpton and MSNBC[edit]
Sharpton's involvement with MSNBC began after June 29, 2011 when he became the primary substitute host for The Ed Show, leading to press speculation that Sharpton could attain his own series on the network in the vein of Rachel Maddow (who attained her own series in 2008 after serving as Keith Olbermann's primary substitute host on Countdown with Keith Olbermann), Lawrence O'Donnell (who attained his own series in 2010 after having served as Olbermann's primary substitute host) and Christopher Hayes (who attained his own weekend series beginning in mid-September 2011 after having served as a regular fill-in for both Maddow and O'Donnell).
Reception[edit]
After beginning his appearances as substitute host for Ed Schultz, conservative commentators and outlets slammed MSNBC's decision to hire Sharpton as a contributor (and even more so after becoming host of what became PoliticsNation); EURweb cited mockery of Sharpton by such conservative outlets as Breitbart.tv[3] in particular, doubts were raised by at least one member of the National Association of Black Journalists about Sharpton's ability to host a credible political talk show following past controversial comments, and criticism by African-American journalists raised the possibility of MSNBC having hired Sharpton in order to draw ratings. In response, Tamika Mallory, executive director of the National Action Network (which is headed by Sharpton as president) rebutted many of the criticisms in an editorial for TV One's NewsOne website, and also likened black criticism of MSNBC's decision to 'crabs in a barrel'.[4]
Parody[edit]
Sharpton's style of delivery, verbalized understanding of topics on PoliticsNation and a live flub with the teleprompter have been the subject of parody, especially on NBC series Saturday Night Live with Kenan Thompson playing Sharpton. It was the subject of a December 10, 2011 skit parodying the flub[5] as well as a May 19, 2012 skit with guest star Mick Jagger as a JPMorgan Chase executive.[6] Sharpton himself enjoyed the skits, and had Thompson on his show in February 2015. Sharpton returned the favor by appearing on SNL in March 2016.
References[edit]
- ^Stelter, Brian (August 23, 2011). 'Al Sharpton Formally Named MSNBC Host'. New York Times. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^Brian Steinberg (2015-08-26). 'MSNBC Moves Reverend Al Sharpton To Sunday Mornings'. Variety. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- ^'Video: Conservatives Already Up in Arms Over Sharpton's MSNBC Show'. EURweb. September 1, 2011.
- ^Tamika Mallory (September 2, 2011). 'Time For Black Journalists To Stop Criticizing Rev. Sharpton'. NewsOne.com.
- ^'Al Sharpton, MSNBC Regulars Mocked By Saturday Night Live (VIDEO)'. Huffington Post. 2011-12-11.
- ^''Saturday Night Live' Mocks Al Sharpton Talking About 'Jip Morgan' (VIDEO)'. Huffington Post. 2012-05-20.
External links[edit]
- PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton on IMDb