MSNBC ran an article today, in which Al Sharpton was quoted defending Atlanta Falcon Michael Vick on his dog-fighting charges, saying that the investigation and subsequent attention the case has received was racially motivated. While you only have to ask a lacrosse enthusiast about the steps Sharpton has taken in an attempt to level the racial playing field where athlete-driven crime is concerned, the quote obtained by MSNBC was fake, as in Fakety-Fake-Fake-McFakerson.
And, yes: there were clues. The...
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