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The Sharpton Shakedown

As the Post notes, Sharpton has skillfully parlayed his record of threats of boycotts and bad publicity into a torrent of cash from corporate America. It's highly unlikely that the many respectable companies named in the piece are stocked with admirers of Sharpton's work, given how frequently his efforts are wrong, irresponsible, immoral, illegal and/or dangerous. Instead, it's quite clear that these corporations have quite reasonably calculated that paying off Sharpton is a cost of doing business:
In November 2003, Sharpton picketed DaimlerChrysler's Chicago car show and threatened a boycott over alleged racial bias in car loans.
"This is institutional racism," he bellowed.
In May 2004, Chrysler began supporting NAN's conferences, which include panels on corporate responsibility and civil rights and a black-tie awards dinner to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Last year, Sharpton gave Chrysler an award for corporate excellence.
In 2003, Sharpton targeted American Honda for not hiring enough African-Americans in management.
"We support those that support us," wrote Sharpton and the Rev. Horace Sheffield III, president of NAN's Michigan chapter, in a letter to American Honda. "We cannot be silent while African-Americans spend hard-earned dollars with a company that does not hire, promote or do business with us in a statistically significant manner."
Two months after American Honda execs met with Sharpton, the carmaker began to sponsor NAN's events - and continues to pay "a modest amount" each year, a spokesman said.
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A businessman who hired Sharpton as a consultant says the flamboyant leader skillfully persuades CEOs by wielding the statistic that African-Americans spend $738 billion a year.
"His way of doing things was, 'If we're going to support you and you're not going to support us, then we have to focus on telling the African-American community not to spend their money,' " said La-Van Hawkins, a partner in Hawkins Food Group, which owns and operates fast-food franchises nationwide.
Hawkins spoke from the Yankton Federal Prison in South Dakota, where he's serving time for attempted bribery.
After Hawkins lost an attempt to sue Burger King in 2000 for denying him franchises, he sent Sharpton, attorney Johnnie Cochran and a Miami lawyer to meet with the company's top execs.
"They ended up settling with me for $31 million," Hawkins said.
Sharpton did not get a cut, but Hawkins Food Group paid him an annual $25,000 fee, Hawkins said. He said he has donated "over $1 million" to NAN.
Sharpton has snagged other gigs as a consultant. Less than a year after he threatened to call for a consumer boycott of Pepsi in June 1998 because the company's ads did not portray African-Americans, the company hired him as a $25,000-a-year adviser until 2007.
Sharpton made the same complaint against Macy's in 1998. The company appointed Sharpton an unpaid adviser on diversity, but also funds NAN's annual conference. Last week, Macy's Senior Vice President Ed Goldberg praised Sharpton as "the kind of guy you can sit down and talk to."
In a dramatic flip-flop, Sharpton in 2000 blasted New York developer Bruce Ratner for paying low wages to workers at his Atlantic Mall in Brooklyn.
"We will not allow you to enslave our communities, Mr. Ratner," Sharpton told a rally. "You must meet with us - you must come to terms with the poverty you are creating using public dollars."
By 2004, the developer's company, Forest City Ratner, had begun to fork over thousands of dollars to NAN. Sharpton now strongly supports Ratner's proposed Atlantic Yards project, which includes a new arena for the New Jersey Nets.
"Just because Pepsi and other companies had me on their board advising them didn't mean that I wasn't blasting them all the time," said Sharpton.
"Look at Forest City Ratner. I blasted them and they came up with one of the best community agreements for blacks and Latinos."
And of course, NAN is now under investigation:
NAN, a tax-exempt nonprofit, closely guards its corporate largesse. Most companies also keep the sums secret, and some would not divulge them. The corporations interviewed by The Post viewed their relationships with NAN as friendly and beneficial.
Anheuser-Busch states on its Web site that it gave the group "between $100,000 and $499,000" last year.
Last year, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo found NAN had failed to file years' worth of financial reports. The group has filed more records, but the AG's office said it won't release them pending the US attorney's probe.
In its 2006 IRS filing, the latest available, NAN reported about $1 million in contributions and $1.1 million in expenses and programs. It owes the IRS $1.9 million in payroll taxes, The Post has learned.
While it's encouraging when companies stand up to the likes of Sharpton, it's understandable that many of them prefer the modest (to their shareholders) cost of buying him off. But political 'leaders' who were genuinely serious about Hope and Change and reforming the old, business-as-usual ways of corruption and racial divisiveness would have nothing to do with the likes of Sharpton. Certainly, if anyone has the juice with the African-American community to stand up to Sharpton, it is Barack Obama. Is that too much to ask? Or will Obama add Sharpton to the list of friends, associates and allies he 'never really knew'? Stay tuned.
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Sen. Mike Haridopolos this morning challenged his Amendment 5 rival, former Senate President John McKay of Bradenton, to at least 10 debates across the state.
But McKay is skeptical of a "dog and pony show."
"I'm a private citizen so I doubt my schedule is as flexible as Sen. Haridopolos might desire," he told the Buzz. "I'm not in the campaign business. I don't think I want to get into a dog and pony show."
Still, McKay said he is open to some forums with opponents of the so-called tax swap, just not as many as Haridopolos envisions. (audio from today's press conference is here.)
"I would be happy to debate this issue with him but there has to be more people than just me involved."
Amendment 5 is commonly known as the "tax swap" and was put on the ballot by the state Taxation and Budget Reform Commission.
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Haridopolos floated the idea during a news conference at the Florida Press Center in Tallahassee, where he formally announced the coalition seeking to defeat Amendment 5.
He said if McKay chooses not to participate, opponents will still travel the state and talk against the ballot proposal.
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Many viewers were offended and outraged when Fox News referred to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's wife as a "baby mama." Michelle Obama is Barack Obama's beautiful Harvard Law educated wife. She is not now and will never be his unwed "baby mama". The Fox News channel has been dubbed "Faux News" or "Fake News" by people who have questioned their media coverage and was the subject of a special National Conference on Media Reform.
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Since Salon's Alex Koppelman caught Fox News characterizing Michelle Obama as "Obama's Baby Mama," there's been an uproar over use of such an offensive term.
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Barack Obama wants government education beginning early-soon after birth. (Hat Tip: Education Watch.)
Obama has a plan to take us back to the 1970s with more than half the income of top earners going to the government, while with gas prices at record highs, the Democrat Congress contemplates a 10 cent gas tax hike.
Barack Obama has been too busy to do his job as Chairman of an important Senate Subcommittee.
In Kansas, George Tiller performs forced abortions illustrating the need for laws against abortion coercion while potential Obama running mate Governor Katheleen Sebelius shows herself such a Tiller Crony that she’s supporting a challenger to a long-time pro-life Democratic State Senator. (Hat Tip: Townhall.)
A liberal explains the art of winning the center to Republicans who are too clueless to get it.
Senator Jim Inhoffe (R-OK) brings forward energy reform legislation that will allow us easier use of natural gas.
A Catholic businessman boycotted by liberals for standing up for traditional marriage.
The World Court tries to intrude on American sovereignty in the execution of Mexican nationals convicted of murder in Texas despite the Supreme Court saying that the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction over us.
A case of tax fraud that endangers religious liberty. (Hat Tip: Club for Growth.)
Shock poll: Hillary Clinton not as popular as Jacqueline Kennedy.
A British father branded a pervert for taking pictures of his own children. (Hat Tip: World Magazine.)
A victory for women everywhere that will make every woman’s life better: Men at Work signs done away with in Atlanta. (Hat Tip: World Magazine.)
Want better education? Get rid of bad teachers. (Hat Tip: Right Mind.)
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+ IHE: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick plans this week to revive his idea of making community colleges free for state residents, The Boston Globe reported. The proposal is expected to be included in broad plans to reform education at all levels in the states.
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Iraq: Where Has All the Money Gone?
The U.S. has spent more than $500 billion in Iraq since 2003. How much of that money has gone missing to fraud, corruption and waste? The Department of Defense says billions were handed out in cash, and some multi–million dollar payments didn't even come with a receipt. Who are the financial watchdogs and what have they found? Have financial practices improved since the beginning of the war? We check in with the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction and Representative Henry Waxman, chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Obama’s using faith talk to garner Evangelical support.
British Children punished for not praying to Allah. (Hat Tip: Education Watch.)
In the name of PC: British Police dogs required to wear booties when doing searches to avoid offending Muslims, even though a leading Iman says it’s unnecessary. (Hat Tip: Reformed Chicks Babbling.)
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Robert Wexler is a surrogate that Barack Obama should be grateful to have on his team. The Florida Congressman squared off against Republican Eric Cantor yesterday on “Late Edition” and did what every surrogate should do whenever the issue of campaign finance comes up; namely point out that John McCain is breaking his own campaign finance laws as we speak.
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I didn’t watch all the Sunday news shows last week, but I’m pretty sure Wexler was the only person — surrogate or otherwise — to make the observation that John McCain has absolutely no standing to lecture others on “failing to keep their word” on the issue of campaign finance reform. Why Democratic spokespeople aren’t on top of this talking point is beyond me.
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Obama’s arrogant new seal.
McCain’s private talks with Hispanics contradicts public statements on immigration according to someone whose been there and a Spanish Newspaper. (Hat Tip: Hot Air.)
An meaningless threat against Israel.
Ross Perot’s back with more charts.
Plus environmental purists make energy solution impossible. (Hat Tip: Magic Valley Mormon.)
Germany cracks down on Homeschooling and a high school hacker faces prison time. (Hat Tip: Education Watch.)
Idaho’s Supreme Court puts the family of a murder victim through Hell. Â
A Washington State Mayor says no to a concealed weapons ban.
The Second Amendment works even while Liberal Republicans push for the renewal of a failed gun ban.
Results of a vegan diet without proper supplements: a 12 year old has the spine of an 80 year old. (Hat Tip: Reformed Chicks Babbling.)
Does prestige matter in college choices?
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America's Business: July 5, 2008
Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Well, weâre halfway through the year. So this week âAmericaâs Business with Mike Hambrickâ will take a look back at some of our favorite guests so far in 2008. Weâll re-air excerpts of our June interview with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich about his push to help America find alternative energy. Gingrich is now general chairman of American Solutions for Winning the Future, a bipartisan group that is trying to solve some of our nationâs most pressing issues such as energy. The group's online petition asking citizens whether they want more oil drilling has attracted more than 1.2 million signatures. âWe believe that the American people deserve to have the least expensive energy possible in an environmentally sound way and in a way that strengthens national security,â Gingrich said. Europe is way ahead of the United States when it comes to developing nuclear energy. This week you can listen to our February interview with Tennessee Republican Rep. Zach Wamp. Wamp say the United States should be the No. 1 nation when it comes to developing nuclear and other alternative energy sources. The news media and the government tend to fan up hysteria about issues ranging from asbestos to global warming. Back in April we talked about this phenomenon with Christopher Booker and Richard North, authors of the book âScared to Death.â Weâll re-play some of that interview. âAmericaâs Businessâ will also re-air parts of a February interview on the state of the nationâs manufacturing sector with Assistant Commerce Secretary Woody Sutton. And weâll take you back to January when we talked with NBC Universal General Counsel Rick Cotton about a campaign to battle intellectual property theft. Cotton is chairman of the Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy. In our regular segment, Renee Giachino of American Justice Partnership gives us the latest on tort reform. And the National Association of Manufacturers President Gov. John Engler will close the program with âThe Last Word.â For more about âAmericaâs Business with Mike Hambrickâ and to listen to the program online, please click here. And for video highlights and more, check out www.americasbusiness.org.
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There are few more reprehensible people in American politics than former Democratic presidential and Senate candidate Rev. Al Sharpton, a man whose litany of public sins and scandals stretches from slander to anti-Semitism to theft to tax evasion to incitement of lethal riots and deadly arson. By Sharpton's own admission in response to a federal investigation that resulted in a raid of his offices in December, "I have probably been under every investigation known to man and I can't remember a time that I've not been under investigation." No decent person would embrace this man.
Of course, Sharpton played his own role in this year's Democratic primaries, playing the 'bad cop' who darkly threatened disorder and litigation if the DNC ruled in favor of Hillary Clinton on the disputed Florida and Michigan delegations. These were not idle threats, as many establishment Democrats recall how Sharpton's falling-out with a pair of white Democrats who had defeated minority candidates in racially-divisive primaries (Bob Abrams, who beat Sharpton in the 1992 Senate primary, and Mark Green, who beat Fernando Ferrer in the 2001 Mayoral primary) contributed to their defeats in the general election. Of course, the DNC caved, awarding Hillary her Florida delegates but effectively handing the nomination to Obama with its ruling on Michigan; mission accomplished. And Gothamist notes that Sharpton's National Action Network does not lack for friends, or at least supplicants, in high places in the Democratic establishment: