Al Sharpton: Republicans In 'Mad Dash To Its Extreme White Wing' (VIDEO)

Al Sharpton tore into GOP candidate Rick Santorum on his MSNBC show Wednesday night, who he described as "one of the most right-wing candidates" in the Republican primary race.

Sharpton was discussing what he called the Republican party's desire to find a "non-Mitt Romney" candidate, which has resulted in the emergence of many "flavors of the month." Sharpton added, "Each one has really been the extremist of the month, and Rick Santorum may just have been the most bitter taste of all."

Sharpton played clips of Santorum articulating his positions opposing abortions and same-sex marriage. He also played a clip of Santorum discussing the "dangers of contraception."

Sharpton summed up his thoughts and said, "Folks, the Republican Party has been in a mad rush to its extreme white wing, and Rick Santorum has been there waiting the whole time." (Of course, Sharpton probably intended to say "extreme right wing.")
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Comments

[Fred Lane]

11:08 AM on 01/10/2012

....white on Al.

[George Dickel]

11:15 AM on 01/07/2012

Sharpton didn't say "white wing" just like Santorum didn't say "Black".

[walkingman50]

08:38 PM on 01/06/2012

Ol' Al said what he said but it's okay because Reverend Jesse has told us that Black people CAN'T be racist.

[maninla]

07:42 PM on 01/06/2012

(Of course, Sharpton probably intended to say "extreme right wing.")

Seems the Reverend Sharpton and I have the same problem.

[cpsummer2457]

06:35 PM on 01/06/2012

Santorum is a joke; I know many children that have a both parents and the children are just as bad if not worse than single parent homes, look at the Menendez brothers had everything and it wasn't good enough, they were still punks and that is just one example, there are many. My children didn't have a father because he died and I wasn't looking for a father for my them so I raised them myself and they did lack for anything, I taught them football, baseball and even how to shoot hoops. Now they own and operate their own business. Santorum doesn't have the right to say anything or judge anybody, I believe he is the flavor of the week.

[R8RBOB]

06:29 PM on 01/06/2012

Sharpton just said on his show that he meant to say "extreme White Wing" No gaffe here.

[Hwrd Sprague]

11:26 AM on 01/07/2012

Resist we much !!

[lucille1937]

06:04 PM on 01/06/2012

hey al,remember tawana brawely,well lots of us do, when you accused that man of rape, you got sued, never paid thejudgement. so your church members came up with the money and paid it for you. you ruined this man's life. this was all written up in new york daily news made tv too

[desertsapien]

05:58 PM on 01/06/2012

Extreme right or extreme white. Why is Allen West there. Is he the one that
serves his masters their coffee.

[silvertongue]

09:15 PM on 01/06/2012

They need a good laugh once in awhile???

[DefeatDems2012]

04:04 PM on 01/09/2012

You mean all the blacks that flock to Dems party like to serve their white liberal masters coffee?

[er2blu]

05:05 PM on 01/06/2012

Never fails to amaze me anyone takes this guy that seriously. He can find racism in how someone washes their car.
People used to be this extreme back in the 50's when they saw a communist lurking behind every bush and affliation

[Binea]

04:47 PM on 01/06/2012

dear Commentors..you are all idiots.

[Carolyn LeBeauf]

04:30 PM on 01/06/2012

white wing, right wing same thing I see no gaffe.

[bdunlap52]

04:22 PM on 01/06/2012

Yeah. Al Sharpton making a racist comment. Wake me up when something surprising is in the news.

[mrscada]

03:54 PM on 01/06/2012

Has he apologized to those Duke boys yet????????????

[alabama lawyer]

02:59 PM on 01/06/2012

Spot on. I'm not seeing a gaffe.

[mrhandyman3105]

01:46 PM on 01/06/2012

That was "no" gaffe. People must remember Sharpton "was" a civil rights leader for the Black community for decades and for some continue to be so. Also, people must admit that the extreme "right" wing "IS" all Caucasian. If anyone of color believes themselves to be part of the "extreme right wing" then they are sadly mistaken. If anyone believes anything to the contrary is only fooling themselves.

[Randian Roark]

05:48 PM on 01/09/2012

How about you just let people have independent thought, and gravitate toward whatever party suits their world ideology?

Oh right. It's better for blacks to be democrat, because they'll fix all the injustices that they've promised for the last 30 years. That good 'ol perpetual voting block.