justin> friend from law school's a conservative Christian fundamentalist, and
justin> an absolutely wonderful person. Very brilliant, too, a PhD
justin> engineer. There are people here who are genuinely awful, of course,
justin> Borks and Bennetts and Matthew Hales, Phil Sheridans and Al
justin> Sharptons.
Al Sharpton is as genuinely awful as Bork and Bennett? Even if you believe the very worst about the Brawley affair, that makes Sharpton as bad as Bork and Bennett?
I admired Sharpton *before* he was the only national political figure to show up in Philly during the 2000 Republican Convention protests, to show some solidarity with jailed protesters. That meant a lot to me, squatting in the park across the street from the Philly Round House jail.
You should read the long and very interesting Sharpton interview in the latest *Transition*. He comes off as vastly more serious, clever, intelligent, well-read, and sympathetic than one might expect. He seems to be making real plans to run for Prez in '04.
When did Bork or Bennett ever spend 30 or 40+ days in prison for civil disobedience over an issue like bombing Vieques? I submit that in addition to being evil, Bork and Bennet are moral cowards; say what you want about Sharpton, he's no coward.
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