Copyright NY Post and Sean Delonas (www.nypost.com)

I think Al Sharpton is in the wrong line of work. For years, the good “reverend” has worked tirelessly to secure the civil rights of his African American supporters. Through all his cantankerous grandstanding, however, it appears that Al has been hiding a world-class imagination and an intellect worth of the “special” moniker.

Apparently, Al’s gifts can transport him to a magical world in which the President of the United States is responsible for writing and signing bills. In this world, freedom of speech is a delightful thing so long as Al cannot think of a way in which it might insult him. The best part of Al’s world is the wishing well, also known the National Action Network (NAN). It can give him whatever he desires from gumdrops to ending the careers of his enemies. Obviously the guy should be writing fantasy books or working in Hollywood.

Sharpton’s unparalleled intelligence has given us his latest escapade: calling for the removal of Col Allen, the NY Post’s Editor in Chief, and Sean Delonas, a NY Post cartoonist. Sharpton started the controversy last Wednesday, February 18^th after the Post published a cartoon depicting a dead chimpanzee with two police in the foreground (shown above).

Sharpton immediately seized upon the cartoon, going public with accusations of intentionally poor taste and implicit racism. His fellows at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) called it intentionally racist. The NAACP’s president, Benjamin Todd Jealous, took it a step further, labeling the comic an outright  “invitation to [the] assassination” of President Obama.

Despite the all hubbub coming from the civil “rights” groups, it takes quite a stretch of the imagination to link the cartoon to President Obama. As any well-informed citizen should know, the President cannot write laws. Sean Delonas, in line with Post tradition, seized upon two current events and combined them into one cartoon. The cartoon was intended to mock the haphazard manner in which the Stimulus was crafted, insinuating that even a monkey could have done better. The meaning of the cartoon is crystal clear.

Why then, did Al decide to go after the Post? Why did the NAACP go beyond plausible insinuations of racism to state that the cartoon called for assassination? Is there a more sinister reason behind this brouhaha? Sadly, Mr. Sharpton’s valiant stand against “racism,” may be nothing more than petty revenge. The NY Post has been a proverbial thorn in Sharpton’s side for the past year, covering accusations that he used his non-profit, the National Action Network, to threaten individuals and corporations with racially charged protests unless they donated to the NAN. The Post first ran an article on this alleged extortion in May and then another on the ensuing IRS probe into the NAN.

           Now Sharpton intends to use the national foment he created to damage the Post’s reputation and extort them into firing two honest, hardworking employees. He has even asked the FCC to investigate News Corp and the City of New York to investigate the racial diversity of the Post. This man is and has always been an unabashed racist of the worst sort. He seizes upon any incident that could possibly be construed as racially insensitive to grow his power base and raise more money for his cronies. Now I ask you, do you want to simply sit back and grumble, or do you want to take action?

            Aim below the belt and hit old Al where it seems to count: in his wallet. This guy has been extorting companies into supporting him, and I say we “convince” those same companies that they shouldn’t touch the NAN with a ten-foot pole. Where can we find such a list: why just follow the links below to the NY Post. Here are a few: PepsiCo, General Motors, Chrysler, Wal-Mart, FedEx, Continental Airlines, Johnson&Johnson, Chase, Forest City Ratner, MGM Mirage, and American Honda. Write letters, send e-mails, and leave voicemails. Then, if you want to show your support for the Post, purchase a subscription. Nothing is more convincing to a business than green.

Madas

www.moderncounterculture.com

http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/sharpton_charity_NAN/2008/06/15/104748.html

http://www.nypost.com/seven/05242008/postopinion/editorials/same_old_sharpton__112339.htm

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06192008/news/regionalnews/subpoena_blitz_puts_heat_on_al_116165.htm