tailgater
6 years ago
than to invite the great reverend Al Sharpton the funeral of George Floyd.
Ney, not only invite. But let him speak.

Ahh.
Can you feel the unity?


tailgater
6 years ago
A coworker just lost his grandmother (non covid for those keeping track).
The lack of a proper funeral prior to burial has weighed heavily on him.

I bet he thought it was OK for that crowd to gather for Mr. Floyd.

Because, you know. Justice.

BuckyB93
6 years ago
The whole thing looked like he was royalty or something. Pretty big shin dig for an average citizen.
rfenst
6 years ago
Sharpton and Benjamin crump are the defacto spokes-people for black people right now. The only way that will change is if someone even more acceptable takes the lead and is accepted by the rest of society as well. Maybe Oprah?That would be nice.[sarcasm]
opelmanta1900
6 years ago
Jussie Smollet, come on down!
tailgater
6 years ago

Sharpton and Benjamin crump are the defacto spokes-people for black people right now. The only way that will change is if someone even more acceptable takes the lead and is accepted by the rest of society as well. Maybe Oprah?That would be nice.[sarcasm]

rfenst wrote:




even more acceptable?
than Sharpton??

Any group that hitches their wagons to Sharpton doesn't deserve any respect.

And this is especially true when the issue is social division. You can't put out the fire with gasoline.
opelmanta1900
6 years ago
gasoline is a liquid, you dummy... you're probably just not using enough...
victor809
6 years ago

gasoline is a liquid, you dummy... you're probably just not using enough...

opelmanta1900 wrote:



honestly... I've never thought about it, but this is likely a true statement.
rfenst
6 years ago

even more acceptable?
than Sharpton??

Any group that hitches their wagons to Sharpton doesn't deserve any respect.

And this is especially true when the issue is social division. You can't put out the fire with gasoline.

tailgater wrote:


BLM needs a new leader/spokes-person instead of Sharpton. We need someone who both blacks and whites trust. Too many non-blacks do not trust him for him to be maximally afective.
HockeyDad
6 years ago

gasoline is a liquid, you dummy... you're probably just not using enough...

opelmanta1900 wrote:



Hold my beer....
victor809
6 years ago

BLM needs a new leader/spokes-person instead of Sharpton. We need someone who both blacks and whites trust. Too many non-blacks do not trust him for him to be maximally afective.

rfenst wrote:



Meh. I'm not going to tell them who they need as a spokes-person.

Honestly... why should they get someone white people trust? Our involvement hasn't made it any more effective in the past.
HockeyDad
6 years ago
It will be different this time.
victor809
6 years ago
Hehe. In this performance of Charlie Brown, Lucy will be played by Le Hockey Dad.
Gene363
6 years ago

Ask the Floyd family.
DrMaddVibe
6 years ago

Jussie Smollet, come on down!

opelmanta1900 wrote:




[frypan] =d> [frypan] =d> [frypan] =d> [frypan]
rfenst
6 years ago

Meh. I'm not going to tell them who they need as a spokes-person.

Honestly... why should they get someone white people trust? Our involvement hasn't made it any more effective in the past.

victor809 wrote:


I won't tell them either, I just think they need someone who is respected by everyone. Kinda, but not really, like someone of real stature like MLK was in his time. Sharpton is not trustworthy to way too many non-blacks.

(Ironically, had a dialogue with my american history professor about this very issue 30+ years ago regarding Jessy Jacson.)
HockeyDad
6 years ago

I won't tell them either, I just think they need someone who is respected by everyone. Kinda, but not really, like someone of real stature like MLK was in his time. Sharpton is not trustworthy to way too many non-blacks.

rfenst wrote:



I’m thinking maybe Joe Biden.
rfenst
6 years ago

I’m thinking maybe Joe Biden.

HockeyDad wrote:


Better yet, Bill Clinton who some used to say he was the "first black" president because of his relationship with the black community and its leaders. LOL.
HockeyDad
6 years ago
Bill has some baggage and had 8 years as president to fix it.

How about Mitt Romney?
tailgater
6 years ago
Does he have binders full of them?
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