Al Sharpton — "When George Bush reaches out his hand, he's usually got

[NYCGirl]

something up his sleeve."

Another great quote from Al Sharpton:

GUESS WHO'S COMING TO THE BUSH WHITE HOUSE? None other than the Rev. Al Sharpton. He'll be a guest of Rosa Parks' family today at President Bush's ceremonial signing of a law mandating that a bust of the late civil-rights icon be in the Capitol's historic Statuary Hall. Yesterday, Sharpton praised Bush for backing the Parks statue, but added, warily: "He's reaching out, but why? Because he's at 37%?" Sharpton told me, "When George Bush reaches out his hand, he's usually got something up his sleeve."

From the NY Daily News (via Wonkette)

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/370391p-315063c.html

[xchrom]

1. lol -- i love al.

[kentuck]

2. Ain't it the truth?

Rev. Sharpton knows him well...

[Cha]

3. That's kind of Al Sharpton..

I would say.."Always!"..bush always has something up his sleeve.

[malaise]

5. Up his sleeve this time

are those 98% of the African American votes that are going to the Dems . Too late Bushie, too late. A statue is all well and good, but NOLA exposed your true values and beliefs.

[Beelzebud]

4. I love Al Sharpton. :)

[ISUGRADIA]

6. Too bad the rev has to be the front man for predatory lenders

that charge up to 300% interest. Al is in it for Al.

'Al Sharpton, 2004: candidate for president of the United States. Al Sharpton, 2005: pitchman for car title loans.

In commercials airing locally, the ever-colorful Sharpton stands on a stage with an American flag and happily declares, "Finally, there's someone in Virginia who will loan money to people the big guys won't loan to."

Car title lenders give cash to those who own their cars free and clear, with interest rates that can approach 300 percent annually. The lender can repossess and sell the car if the short-term loan is not repaid on time. The controversial practice is permitted in about half the states, and consumer groups are pushing hard for more regulation. "These are predatory small loans," said Jean Ann Fox of the Consumer Federation of America.'

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/28/AR2005112802025.html