Al Sharpton=Don Imus?

Anyone who actually believes Al Sharpton is the shining symbol for tolerance in the country should have their head examined. I've said this guy is nothing more than a two-faced ambulance chaser. There isn't a better example of his two sides than the comments he made during a debate in New York. During the debate, he stated, "As for the one Mormon running for office, those that really believe in God will defeat him anyway, so don't worry about that. That's a temporary situation." Now when I first read the story last night and saw Sharpton's remarks and thought I'd give him the benefit of the doubt. After all, you've got to be an idiot to make such a statement. Well after listening to the comments quite a few times today there is no doubt in my mind these were stupid comments by a stupid man. How are these comments any different than the ones made by Don Imus? Whatever the intent or the context, it was said and was harmful to a segment of society. Why is it Al Sharpton never comes on to a radio show or television program to explain himself? How about we gather a bunch of Mormons in Salt Lake City for a press conference and talk about the hurt caused by Sharpton's comments? Why does it seem people don't come to the defense of Mormons as vigorously as they did the Rutgers women's basketball team? Could it be people don't want to be accused of being racist or stereotyping black people? If you're a presidential candidate you have to cringe at the thought of this asswipe endorsing you as a candidate. I'm sure he does plenty of good, but idiotic statements like the one he made are certainly much more harmful to anything positive he does and continue to paint him as a caricature.