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Don't worry. This isn't Sharpton-bashing. In fact, I think he did a great job in the debate. I was very impressed with all of the candidates and hope that they all end up playing some role in kicking out King George and his cohorts.
Anyway, I digress. In reference to Mr. Clark's recent entry into the race, Mr. Sharpton said to Mr. Clark (From the transcript at washingtonpost.com):
"And don't be defensive about just joining the party. Welcome to the party. It's better to be a new Democrat that's a real Democrat, than a lot of old Democrats up here that have been acting like Republicans all along." (Emphasis added by me.)
I thought that this was very diplomatic of Mr. Sharpton, and I believe the comment was sincere.
Here's the question: is there any way to interpret the bolded portion of that statement (old Democrats UP HERE) as referring to ANYONE other than one or more of the other candidates on stage with him?
Well, I watched the entire debate, and I think it's incredibly obvious that he was referring to one or more of the other 9 candidates - what else could "up here" possibly mean?? - and I see no possible way to interpret that statement in ANY other way.
In stating that belief elsewhere, however, I was corrected and chastised by another DU poster who insists that it was obvious that Sharpton was NOT referring to the other candidates, and besides, I must be wrong, because that just wouldn't be Al's style.
Now, I'm pretty confident that it would be obvious to anyone that he was referring to some of the other candidates. But, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'm missing something. Maybe I'm losing my mind. Is there some secret Sharpton code that I'm not aware of? Some Sharpton phrase translation guide? }(
I am kind of a newbie on DU, but this is ludicrous. If this is indicative of the level of debate at DU, it's no wonder there's been a lot of bashing going on and so little "real" discussion!!
Sorry, rant over. Opinions, anyone?
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