December 15, 2007
HEAVENS TO MURTHATROID:
Videotape shows Sharpton cutting a deal (John Shiffman, 12/15/07, Philadelphia INQUIRER)
With a hidden FBI camera rolling inside a New York hotel suite in 2003, an unsuspecting Rev. Al Sharpton, Democratic candidate for president, spoke candidly.Posted by Orrin Judd at December 15, 2007 9:44 AMSharpton offered to help Philadelphia fund-raiser Ronald A. White win a multimillion-dollar business deal, if White helped him raise $50,000 for politics.
White offered $25,000. "If you bring my guys up on this hedge fund, and I have the right conversation," White said, "I'll give you what you need."
"Cool," Sharpton said.
I'm shocked!
Posted by: neil at December 15, 2007 1:59 PMI don't see anything wrong here. He was not promising taxpayers' money in return for contributions. He was making a business proposition. I would worry about him if he promised million dollars of earmarks once he was elected to Congress, or federal subsidies when he moved into the White House.
Posted by: ic at December 15, 2007 2:28 PMI'm waiting for a "the b*tch set me up" defense.
oj: feel free to delete this if it violates decency standards.
Posted by: pchuck at December 15, 2007 2:29 PMHow is this news? Isn't this his business model?
Posted by: Ibid at December 15, 2007 5:31 PM