Sharpton the shiester remains true to form.

Sharpton, not Beck, distorts MLK’s legacy

Sharpton came to fame as a result of the Tawana Brawley mess, where the words “dignity,” “disciplined” and “principled” never applied. Sharpton and others accused a white prosecutor of raping Brawley, who was then a teenager. Charges that the white man raped the black girl were never proved, and some claimed they were downright false.

King’s “I Have A Dream” speech of Aug. 28, 1963, was hailed for his exhortation that his country judge people by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin. Sharpton gained notoriety during the boycott of a white-owned business in Harlem. The good revvum called the owner a “white interloper.”

I viewed King’s speech in its entirety that summer day in 1963. I must have read it a dozen times since then. The words “white interloper” aren’t in there. No, Sharpton isn’t the guy fit to preach to Beck or anyone else about “distorting” King’s dream.
Sharpton and other black activists, leaders and pundits are fond of chiding conservatives who quote King, claiming we take his words out of context. But there are some King words Sharpton and other blacks absolutely wouldn’t dream of quoting. Even conservatives have steered clear of them.

“Our crime rate is far too high.”

And your rhetoric is pathetic.

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