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#38192 01/04/03 03:51 PM
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I was in Cyberarmy IRC when someone showed me an article here it is:

From the Herald Tribune
By CHAKA FERGUSON
Associated Press Writer

The Rev. Al Sharpton announced Friday that he will form a presidential exploratory committee, saying he is probably more qualified than any other Democrat seeking the White House.

"I am running for president to finally put the issues concerning most Americans onto the front burner," the 48-year-old civil rights activist said in a statement.

He expects to file papers with the Federal Election Commission on Jan. 21, spokeswoman Rachel Noerdlinger said.

"I'm qualified, probably more qualified than any other person who is expected to be on the Democratic ticket for 2004, because I actually have a following and I speak for the people," said Sharpton, who has never held public office.

He will make stops in South Carolina and New Hampshire this month to enhance his visibility in the early primary states. Sharpton also will travel to Boston this weekend and is scheduled to speak Monday at Harvard.

Sharpton joins Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry and North Carolina Sen. John Edwards in a crowded Democratic field.

Preparing for the campaign, Sharpton criss-crossed the country last year giving speeches and wrote a book titled "Al on America" that was released in October. In the book, the black leader said presidential politics has become "an exclusive club for white males, of a certain income, of a certain age."

Sharpton, who wants to bring the party back to its liberal roots, said he would bring diversity of views - and color - to the homogeneous Democratic lineup.

"Without me in the race, it will be part of the exclusive club picture again," he said.

Sharpton unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Senate in 1994 and the party's mayoral nomination in 1997.

As head of the nonprofit civil rights group National Action Network, Sharpton has been considered a polarizing figure by many.

But he's moderated his positions in recent years, aligning himself more closely with the party establishment by appearing with Democratic National Chairman Terry McAuliffe, former President Clinton and Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chuck Schumer. He's also visited with Republicans, including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

The national spotlight first focused on Sharpton in 1987 when he served as a spokesman for black teenager Tawana Brawley, who claimed she was raped by a gang of white men. A grand jury later concluded her story was a hoax.

Sharpton later made headlines as a spokesman against police brutality, representing police torture victim Abner Louima and the family of Amadou Diallo, who was fatally shot by police as he reached for his wallet in the vestibule of his Bronx apartment.

Sharpton said his background and experience as a civil rights leader gives him more insight into the plight of ordinary Americans than his competitors.

"They have been on the public payroll most of their life," he said. "I have an experience far closer to the average American, therefore I have a richer base to deal from as I confront what I think is a critical time for the American public."


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#38193 01/04/03 11:06 PM
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Jesus christ!

What is this country coming to? Do you know the new years baby belongs to a lesbo couple? It is a girl. They do not have a name because they excepected a boy. :rolleyes:

It is getting to the point where if you are normal you are a freak. I need a gun. <img border="0" alt="[bang]" title="" src="graemlins/bang.gif" />

#38194 01/05/03 09:58 PM
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He'd be wrong. I don't want somebody with a "far closer experience" to me to be president. i want somebody who's worked in his entire life in politics so he knows what the hell he is doing. Plus, this guy is a reverand? I don't know about the laws, but that sounds to me like a clear violation of "seperation of church and state."


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#38195 01/05/03 11:20 PM
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Deffy, want to move with me to Vinnland to start a new civilization away from Al?


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