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Article: Right Wing Loves Rev. Al Sharpton.(Politics&Opinions)
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- The New York Observer (New York, NY)
- Article date:
- May 5, 2003
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Byline: Joe Conason
Al Sharpton will forever be his own biggest fan, blithely forgiving himself every trespass against truth and decency in his pursuit of video face-time.
Almost equally adoring is his perennial entourage of supporters in the National Action Network; and a significant minority of black voters, particularly in New York, admires him, too. But lately, the clever reverend has developed a substantial following in another, more powerful quarter.
As a newly declared candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination, Mr. Sharpton has garnered the chortling support of almost every conservative pundit in the nation. They're suddenly ...