Word: sharptons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Sharpton discussed his plan to develop "a progressive party of our own" in the New York Senate race. "I think it is atrocious that [Moynihan] is sitting in the United States Senate. I intend to win the primary...
...Sharpton, who recently announced that he will challenge Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan in the New York State Democratic primary, alluded often to his discontent with both national and state politics. "Despite the rhetoric of the new President, there are still 35 million poor people in this country," he said...
...play smoke games with our social issues, trying to hide them from view," Sharpton said. "But when the smoke clears, the poor are still poor, AIDS hasn't been dealt with, and this country's urban centers are no better...
Addressing a question from an audience member about his "non-traditional media image," Sharpton said that he is often misrepresented. "The picture of me in a jogging suit with a medallion was created by the media. I never wore jogging suits, other than to jail--because I didn't want to mess up any of my [formal] suits...
...Sharpton attacked "the media's depiction of rapgroups as a cause of urban violence." He assertedthat factors such as mainstream television aremore destructive...