Some memorable Sharpton moments
Following is an excerpt from a section of the deposition that explores Mr. Sharpton's ownership of his clothing:
Q. Reverend Sharpton, how many suits do you own?
A. Well, you would have to -- I debate whether I own it because a lot of that is business expense, but I have, I have access to about 10 or 12.
Q. And you say that you -- you say they are business expenses. Are they paid for by someone other than yourself?
A. Some.
Q. Are they paid for by National Action Network?
A. No.
Q. Are they paid for by Rev. Als Productions?
A. Maybe a couple.
Q. Any other wearing apparel of yours paid for by other parties?
A. Yeah, I would say half my suits are gifts. The suit I have on, a guy gave me.
Q. Have you ever purchased a suit for yourself?
A. Not lately.
query.nytimes.com
A federal sting operation in the 1980s unexpectedly caught Sharpton, dressed in a cowboy hat with a cigar in his mouth, as he had an extended conversation with an FBI agent posing a cocaine kingpin.
“Every kilogram we bring in — $3,500 to you. How does that sound?” asks the ersatz dealer, as Sharpton nods on camera. “So if we bring in 10, you’ll make $35,000.”
“I hear you,” Sharpton responds.
Sharpton threatened legal action after HBO aired the tape, claiming there was a “second tape” that exonerated him. That tape has yet to surface.
dailycaller.com
"White folks was in caves while we was building empires. We taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it."
from a speech at Kean College, 1994 |
