The Rev. Al Sharpton has made a career of fighting for the injustices of all people, but mainly black people. He's actually parlayed it into a nearly million dollar a year annual salary position. With the President-elect being a black man, Gary Bauer writes in HumanEvents.com that it's time for Sharpton to dust off his resume because of the election of Barack Obama, and the fact that 80% of the people who voted stated that "race" was not a factor in the election.
Bauer of course is writing from a conservative perspective in this article. His sentiment on the surface is very closed minded, when I hear reports of students going to school the day after the election with Obama shirts on and being heckled by white students. I think that black people are allowed to have this moment of celebration, and in the end look at the qualities that Obama exhibited to become president: brilliance; savvy; hard work; good decision making, incorporate them into our everyday lives and shoot for the stars, not worrying about what the rest of the world believes or thinks.
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Folks - Black and white - need to understand that President-elect Barack Obama is the President of the United States. He is not the President of Black America. Therefore, I think Al's job is quite secure...probably on the path to making another million.
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