{"id":893,"date":"2011-09-05T21:43:32","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T01:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=893"},"modified":"2011-09-05T21:59:16","modified_gmt":"2011-09-06T01:59:16","slug":"msnbcs-al-sharpton-angry-but-dull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/09\/msnbcs-al-sharpton-angry-but-dull.html","title":{"rendered":"MSNBC’s Al Sharpton … Angry, But Dull"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s almost funny on those rare occasions I watch MSNBC<\/em> seeing the hosts rip into Republicans and the Republican party.<\/p>\n

Ummm folks one small problem … it’s Democrats that control both the Senate and the White House.<\/p>\n

The channel’s latest hire, Al Sharpton<\/strong>, changes his playbook about as often as my father changed his lesson plans when he was a teacher … that is to say never.<\/p>\n

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Al Sharpton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My old man was a successful and popular teacher, though … and if it ain’t broke …you know the rest.<\/p>\n

Al Sharpton, on the other hand has baggage and has never given a Republican a fair shake.<\/p>\n

Sharpton is also a pastor that does not speak out against abortion and seems to believe that government handouts, rather than real economic opportunity, is the best course of action.<\/p>\n

Sharpton is also not particularly telegenic and has to work on pronouncing names … though Maria Bartiromo can be a toughie.<\/p>\n

And if he is just going to knock Republicans each and every show that won’t make him any different than the other MSNBC hosts.<\/p>\n

It would be interesting to see Sharpton knock Democrats instead for waste, fraud, corruption and the continuing blight of inner-cities.<\/p>\n

Somehow, I don’t see Al doing that, however.<\/p>\n

…………………………………………………………………………………<\/p>\n

FOR A LOOK AT THE SPORTS OF THE DAY CHECK OUT: http:\/\/www.heapsgoodstuff.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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